wasn't that due to the possibility of overdischarge, tho?

are the batteries replaceable with v.2?

possibly...but with such short run times on high...and no battery indicator...well...could be...
but then again there is no reason for them to just change the battery if thats the case...even more so to a lower capacity one which reduces the runtime on high by 25%....
so i still say v1 has battery issues...

waiting for more hands-on review of this... but it does appear that the battery is still not replaceable. and you may be right that v1 probably had some battery issues... but even so, why go with a lower capacity replacement?

v1 and v2 diameter largely the same, just v2 is longer by 3mm...so maybe the LED is also longer...so need to reduce batt capacity abit more? just a guess...wait for someone to go dismantle it

i'm more curious on the new nitecore tiki...its a sgd39 light...so probably be slightly cheaper once it reaches here.

oo... nice!

sharing here for your references... these are my own testing results, all cables are bought from retail shops or online retailers...


the lower the reading, the better (which means it can potentially charges faster). the results are only testing the cable impedance, not durability in usage.

I'm surprised that the Aukey gold plated has lower charging than the normal Aukey non-plated cable.


This post has been edited by Justin.Loong: Dec 27 2019, 08:23 AM

it's probably manufacturing tolerances difference in this case but in hifi world where they go nuts bout conductivity, gold is lower than copper in conductivity where silver still taking the lead

Haven’t cleaned out my flashlight collection for a while.

Taken them all out for a battery refresh.

Any other Surefire users out there?

So means majority of high end Hi-Fi cables have copper cores?

My last 2 Surefires were ED2.

Too expensive to buy (in Malaysia).

FYI.
Nitecore Tube V2.0 and TIKI LE has arrived in Gadgetworld.

Nice! I haven't got an ED2 but when I first started working after graduation, I asked an ex special forces colleague what torch should I use, he answered, "if your life depends on it, Surefire."

Honestly I've used these for night time shooting, camping and abused them quite heavily at work. I have Surefire Saint Minimus I've used at work on site for many years, even after hitting steel and concrete has functioned super well.

the TIKI is quite a dissapointment...but its cheap so nevermind

Oh yah... also have an old E1e and G3D.
True on the bolded parts. Both my E1e and ED2 were used without mercy. And still functions well till today.

E1e is using the old incandescent bulb.
Originally wanted to mod it to LED but didn't happen. Lol...

Not sure why I bought the G3D though. Underused.

Although some online reviewers complained that the TIKI looks and functions similar to the RovyVon (and also has the previous PWM issues found on the earlier RovyVon), I don't mind due to the price point.




Unfortunately, when I bought the TIKI, only the LE version was available.

lower impedance meaning lower resistance thus faster charging as it allows more current to flow... if you are referring to the 2A testing, Gold Aukey cable reads 124 mΩ while the normal Aukey cable reads 144 mΩ, so the Gold plated cable is slightly better than the normal Aukey cable.

ahhh... OK! I got confused there a bit.

End-of-year 18350 lineup (Standard S2+ for scale)

L to R: D4V2, FW1A, S41, S2+

#CHODEGANG

very nice lineup there... Love the picture!

and so i got these twins over the festive period. i had the thrunite t01 as my keychain light, but the tiki le has most definitely bested that workhorse simply because (i) higher max lumens; (ii) practical lumens levels (direct access to moonlight); and (iii) the auxiliary flash comes in really handy during breakdown emergencies (i have it on my with my car keys). whilst i can understand the thought that went into user interface, it still sucks. double press for constant on? like seriously? the button is stiff enough as it is so i very much doubt it would be accidentally activated easily. but that's my only gripe really. overall a nice keychain light with practical auxiliary light (can't wait to try out the uv light on my next hotel stay )

This post has been edited by WingNut: Jan 30 2020, 03:31 PM