Metallic switches - unreliable?

LED Flashlights – General Info
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I have only two lights with metallic switches, both made by Lumintop, and both switches seem to have failed.
HL3A after around 2 years of use around the house. Switch not registering multiple clicks, basically now it’s just on-off light.
And FW4A (the one designed by BLF), switch doesn’t work at all. LED seems ok because it does flash when I insert battery.
The weird thing is that I haven’t used FW4A at all. It was just standing on the shelf for more than 1 year:)

Sellers advertise these type of stainless switches like they are some premium thing, but looks like they are not so good if the fail so easily…

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From the inside they are just a regular switch with a silicone cover and a metal button on the outside.

Try to clean all contacts and tighten the tailcap, then the head.

3

The issue with the FW4A is more complicated. There is a signal tube to carry the switch signal and it’s common for there to be contact issues there

4

Yes , agree. IMHO, these lights are novelty lights, very cool but not to be used as an EDC.

If you want something to get you home, you can’t beat something mechanical like the S2+.

It’s not the fact that it’s metal that’s the problem, it’s because it’s electronic.

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If the switch still makes a clicking sound, it should still be fine. Electronic switches should last a long, long time!

The Noctigon M43 Meteor boasted the following:

  • Electronic soft touch switch (ALPS SKRBAAE010 with 1,000,000 soft press cycles)
6

novelty ha

i have had zero problems with mine since they came out {FW3A}

3 years, 365 days, 25 times a day = 27000 operations

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i have noctigon kr4, it also has a tube inside and metal electronic switch, so far no issues, however this set up needs to be clean and undamaged, as well as tightened properly from both ends to work reliably.