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SpecialEd
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Oct 6, 2017
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SpecialEd
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Aug 1, 2019
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CromulentWhile I admire your self-confidence, saying a thing is so, does not make it so. Not even in 2019.
Did I mention the Nightcore Tube is rechargeable? That's basically the opposite of garbage.
That above comment from me currently reads "2Y" which was 2 years ago, and my Tube is still cranking, and it hangs exposed from a carabiner on my belt-loop. Every so often it does come on unintentionally, contrary to my previous report, but it's bright enough I usually notice....if not, it recharges quick and easy.
Cromulent
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Aug 2, 2019
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SpecialEdGarbage. Less than five minutes of beam-on time after a year of being unused. I did computed tomography on it:
SpecialEd
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Aug 4, 2019
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CromulentNope, not my image, I just googled for pics, they're all similar. Looks like 1 board for the driver, button, and LED, and a battery. Not sure what 4 wires would do for 1 battery...? Thermocouple?
ChuckDee
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Aug 5, 2019
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SpecialEdI bought several Nitecore before giving up. The charge doesn't last long so it's never ready when I need it, and out of 6 Nitecore tubes purchased, 3 have been bad. I'd rather have batteries so I don't have to worry if it is going to be charged when I need it.
SpecialEd
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Aug 5, 2019
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ChuckDeeI give them as gifts....maybe I need to follow through, but the only 1 that has failed me took over 2 years to do so. That averages to under $0.50 / month, and I'm pretty happy with that.
To clarify, I'm more loyal to the rechargeable feature than to this product specifically.
I simply think it's a more economical investment than the advertised item.
Also, I still think TEC should consider making a similar product or a slick Ti shell for the Tube.
ChuckDee
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Aug 6, 2019
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SpecialEdI'd love the rechargeable aspect also, except for in EDC use, I've been glad that I've had my bullet light as a backup, as a good 75% of the time that I've wanted to use it (especially after I've not had to use it for a while) it's been discharged. I like my EDC to be dependable, which is the reason that I think that you see that a lot of the flashlights still use plain batteries.
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TEC, consider designing something with similar durability, or even just build a trick housing for the Nitecore guts, which you could likely source for a few $'s. Did I mention it's rechargeable?