The 4* nichia is 100mm long. The 2* xpg3 is 98mm long. The difference is in the bezels. Upon checking this I found an o-ring missing on one of the heads The threads are also anodised so feel a little rough, no biggy but just saying.
The pocket clip on the e14 is a steel one that came as a spare with a used light I bought a couple years ago. It looks a lot like the ti mcgizmo clips that Lightknot was selling a short time ago but it looks like heās sold out and I donāt know where you can get them now.
With the sudden surge in demand, QC issue can arise from smaller manufacturers is inevitable. If you got a DOA, just contact customer service for full refund.
The good:
-Much better build quality than expected
-Decent output and lots of room for modding
-Nothing is glued (except for driver)
-The clip is extremely solid
-Aluminum pill does an good job, but this light is not ready for some FET action. Iāll be keeping the stock driver.
The bad:
-Rear switch doesnāt have a spring but a brass plate that is very thin and rather large in diameter, so if youāre using batteries that are wrapped a bit more towards the center or have double wrapping it wonāt work. Maybe this is why many are reporting DOA units. Fortunately that can be fixed with a spring but youāll have to take the light apart.
-Front oring needs to be thicker
For those who canāt remove the tail cap, itās most likely the clip that is pressing against the body. Just take off the clip and youāre good.
Overall a very nice flashlight and great value for the money. Iām modding mine soon and post the outcome here.
I wondered what was going on with my light last night. Turned out to be low voltage warning. Last night I checked the battery and it seemed to kick in the warning (on high mode) about 3.6v. Today at work I played with it again and the frequency of the dimming seems to have increased as the voltage gets lower. I donāt know if the light will shut off at some point and am reluctant to run the battery down to find out as it is unprotected and I have no multimeter or charger to check the battery voltage.
Low the voltage higher the frequency
Edit: when I was able to check battery voltage I kept running the light. Voltage got down to 2.7v with no shut down.
HELP!
I just got my Amutorch AT40 Nichia from the mail and its DOA! It is Not workingā¦ Can somebody tell me what can possibly be wrong with it? Iāve searched the internet and it seems to have some problems and I just canāt get it to light upā¦ Thanks in advance!!!
It is DOA is always a very difficult question to answer. It helps enormously if you start by checking the obvious yourself first (like does the battery make contact on both sides)
Yes, Iāve checked and both positive and specially the negative on the tail do have contacts. Iāve also checked to see if the battery is working and it is working.
I got mine from Amutorch direct. I didn't know they packed differently for their resellers.
@will34 suspect it is the tailcap switch giving the problem. See if you are able to power up the light by connecting the tube and battery cathode with a wire?
The threads are also anodised so feel a little rough, no biggy but just saying.
