a furry tale…
n a cold winter day the postman brought me a wooden box:
a nice, tiny box
i opened it and found a light and some accessories
i got distracted for a short time - because the chippie must have small hands…
pretty angles and nicely cut
hardly to see where it opens
but i wated to tell the story of a little light i got for christmas:
i putted the box away and here is what it contained:
a Olight i7r - a charging dock with USB cable - a magnetic holder
a carabiner - a manual - two O-rings
together with the dock comes a sticky foil to fix it somewhere
(due to magnets in the light in any position)
the magnetic cap with a plastic pin
the cara “s-biner”
if you turn the middle bar you get why its name is “slidelock”
aaand:
the Olight i7r EOS
hard to get the real color with a mobilephone…
perfect finish - but a bit slippery tough
since the surface is not only hard and scratch resistant but also electrically conductive there is only a second rear contact
this contact is spring loaded to connect the negative side from the battery to the lights body
when standing in the charging dock the middle (negative pin) opens this contact and the outer ring is positive via the body.
to enable charging the light has to ON (why is it not mentioned in the manual??)
the head also have a soft knurling and some grooves for better grip
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the clear lens is made from polycarbonate (should be scratch resistant)
inside the orange peel reflector you find the LED
Olight used a Cree XP-G2
the light connected to the mgnetic holder connected to the s-biner
unscrewing the head gives access to the battery
Olight delivers a own brand 10440 LiIon battery with 320mAh
there are two O-rings to achieve IPX-7
in the head there is also a spring loaded contact
in the back of the battery tube there is a PCB with the negative pin
since i am a curious man - i had to get the pill out
custom PCB
looks copper-ish
the plastic ring has to go also
tadaa
and without the positive contact yu can see the principle of this 2 mode driver
only contact to the spring -> LOW
full closed contacts the outer ring -> HIGH
the beam is quite floody with a wide angle
some wite walls i hunted…
a short video to show a little how it works
and i made pictures from the manual for you also
some numbers…
the official specs:
table(table#posts).
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|Product name:|Olight i7R Ti EOS EDC LED Flashlight|
|Brand:|Olight|
|Model:|i7R EOS|
|Emitter Brand|CREE|
|Emitter Type:|XP-G2|
|Material:|Titanium alloy|
|Mode:|hight(120lumens),low(1lumen)|
|Runtime:|25min(high),17hour(low)|
|Battery Configurations:|1 x 3.7v AAA/10440 lithium battery(included)|
|Switch Type:|twist|
|Switch Location:|body side|
|Impact Resistant|1.5 meters|
|Peak beam intensity:|150cd|
|Brightness:|120 lumens|
|Range:|24meters|
|Lens:|Polycarbonate|
|Waterproof:|IPX-7 Waterproof 1 meters|
|Color:|black|
|Weight:|23.7g without battery|
|Size:|68mm x 14mm (length x body diameter)|
i measured:
0.005 A on LOW and 3 Lux@1m (LiIon)
0.007 A on LOW and 3 Lux@1m (Alkaleak)
0.570 A on HIGH and 280 Lux@1m (LiIon)
0.950 A on HIGH and 260 Lux@1m (Alkaleak)
Amps on HIGH drop ~ 20% in 30 sec with pill only
(maybe due to the thermal safety sensor)
my conclusion:
when i got the light i was not happy with it…
the battery rattles when the light is OFF and the charger did not work!
sure - its a wonderful looking, very lightweight little light in a beautiful wooden(ish) box…
and everything you need is in there also…
and its bright with a simple UI (close for LOW and full close for HIGH)…
but - rattling batteries are a NO GO for me!
i gave away my nitecore sens because of that - and i love the acebeam L10 because it has some foam to prevent ratling…
but when i found out that the pin in the magnetic holder works as a tail switch to open the circuit and i figured out that the light has to be on to be carged my opinion turned 180°
all my cons are gone and i am happy now with my gift.
you can get yours here: link to banggood.com
maybe banggood likes my review and we get a Code…
stay tuned!