I just realized while holding this as a flashlight you would risk losing your keys constantly since the magnet will come apart. Hard pass from me unless they have a way to secure it.
the key ring and the cards would be in the same pocket, yes. it would depend on how strong the magnets are, actually. If this is a tiny light that weighs nothing, maybe the magnets aren’t that strong.
If a light has an XP-G3 and a reflector (whether SMO or OP) avoid like the plague or be prepared to do an emitter swap.
If it has a TIR instead then that should help smooth it out (especially a TIR with pebbled surface) but I personally haven’t seen an XP-G3 with a TIR so can’t really comment on that…
Here’s what Nitecore NU32 looked like stock, also with an SMO reflector like the TIP2 and an XP-G3.
(16th picture from the top or just search for “my aim”)
I bought that one my sister as a christmas present and completely forgot about the problems the XP-G3 has at the time of ordering.
Imagine the look on my face when I first turned it on… At first I thought there was something wrong with it but nope, Nitecore confirmed that’s business as usual and not a problem and then I searched a bit and was reminded of the problems with XP-G3’s in reflector lights.
I couldn’t gift it to my sister like that so thankfully I had a Nichia 219B on hand… Had to reflow it which I had never done before, didn’t have proper tools for so I just (quickly) cooked the PCB’s on top of an electric stove (lol) and miraculously I didn’t kill the Nichia in the process. Managed to dedome and kill the XP-G3 though in the process, good riddance.
Not so. I like it a lot. I just need them to offer a sst20w/LH351 version before I actually consider buying one.
Or wait until somebody with more financial freedom than I tears one down for us to see the mod friendliness of this one.
I’m out - the magnet is a no-go with all the magnetic-strip entry cards I have to carry. I’m sorry to have to avoid this light - looks very useful, otherwise. I love my TIP 1 and TUP.
Nitecore’s ads say the magnets can hold 2.5 kg (5.5 lbs). That seems like really strong magnets for a keychain light. Unless your keychain is substantially heavier than a BLF GT, it’s not going to fall off this light.
Due to the risk of accidentally demagnetizing magnetic strips in my wallet, this light is not for me. While I normally keep my light in the opposite pocket from my wallet, I still wouldn’t trust it when a moment’s inattention is all it would take. Especially with such strong magnets.
Why would anyone need a key chain light magnet that can hold 5.5 lbs?
Aren’t all the regular keys going to be sticking to this light all day long?
I have a cob workshop light that has very strong magnets and literally everything in my shop that has metal in it climbs onto this light. Whenever I want to use this light I have to remove 4 screws, metal dust, nuts and whatever else clings to it.
It is useful to have a magnet that can hold the light onto a surface, but it shouldn’t be more than that?
5 lbs isn’t even enough in many situations. Holding them static is no issue. Pressing sideways or getting keys caught and a slight tug can easily exert many times 5 lbs… Bye bye flashlight or keys (depending which one you were holding onto). They might be in water, grass, parking lot, or down a drain and now you can’t drive home or get into your home.
This should have been made as an option with also offering a solid version IMO.