OLIGHT i7R EOS - The symbol of dks & Eth's generosity

[N_N_R]

(Yeah, if someone does me some good, I want the world to know about it I hate anonymous generosity, lol)

As promised, some pictures of the Olight i7R.

Of course they aren't professional and on top of everything I was impatient and took them at night at the light of the regular room lamp. So... that's why there are some weird angles.

Anyway, if someone else has some impressions of the light, please feel free to share 

So far I adore it. What's not to adore about it - low low and HIGH high, and a VERY quick access to the actual light - just pull the magnetic tail cap and 

It came with an Olight rechargeable battery, unless one of you guys put it in? 

Anyway, the pics will come in a while I love doing that, don't I 

[N_N_R]

On top of everything the camera would focus on the background instead of the object 

But you'll get the general idea and hate how pic-heavy it is




The box is wooden and cool




That's how nicely the whole system is laid in the box:




All the box contents:





Find the Olight (the fenix key-ring and the clipper metal part kept sticking to the magnet  )








Compared to its battery:













The bottom without the cap:



































A couple of lame beamshots.

Dark gray wall 2-2.5 metres away, high mode:




The same wall, but about 10cm away because the camera wouldn't catch the low mode from farther:







What can I say, it's been just a few hours and I love it. Mostly because it has low mode, comes on low first, it can be held in the mouth very easily (! shut up you! ) , I just used the magnet and it turned to be very convenient!!

Overall 10/10 so far. I guess the only bad thing will be the too short run time on high, but oh well. That's more than clear, what can you expect from a tiny light like this and whoever doesn't like it, they'd better read some reviews before that.

I've just found my new love 

[dks]

great, now we want pictures of you holding it without using your hands....   

Nice beam.

[Etherealicer]

Holymoly, it came with a carabine , never seen that one

Glad you like it

[N_N_R]

great, now we want pictures of you holding it without using your hands....   

Nice beam.

No problem. I'll attach it to the metal frames of my shades

Holymoly, it came with a carabine , never seen that one

Glad you like it

   Hey, it was in the tiny box where the charging cable was

[Etherealicer]

Holymoly, it came with a carabine , never seen that one

Glad you like it

   Hey, it was in the tiny box where the charging cable was

Explains it, never unpacked it, as I used the charger from my S10R... see how much loved it was here

[N_N_R]

I'll love it like no-one else

that one lumen definitely looks like more, btw

[Aloha]

I spy a wedding ring on your hand NNR 

The light is really nice.  It must be super light even with battery.  I watched a quick review and am impressed with the charging base and magnetic on capability.  I saw that it can run on regular AAA's so thats a win however the rechargeable LIon cell is sweet.  I find even 1/2 lumen is nice so 1lm must be very usable in many situations.   

I'd wear it on a lanyard myself like I do my Preon P0. 

   to DKS and Etherealicer for your very thoughtful RAKing.   

[N_N_R]

I spy a wedding ring on your hand NNR 

The light is really nice.  It must be super light even with battery.  I watched a quick review and am impressed with the charging base and magnetic on capability.  I saw that it can run on regular AAA's so thats a win however the rechargeable LIon cell is sweet.  I find even 1/2 lumen is nice so 1lm must be very usable in many situations.   

I'd wear it on a lanyard myself like I do my Preon P0. 

   to DKS and Etherealicer for your very thoughtful RAKing.

 


That's not a wedding ring, sadly No, not sadly, I hate marriage, but that's another topic It's just a couple of gold rings my sister bought for me when I was a kid Well, when i was a kid, I had smaller hands, too, so now that finger's the only place the rings fit

As for the AAA, it reads in the manual, too, that you can use an alkaline AAA in case of emeeeergency, though. So I'm wondering why a regular AAA would be a last resort. Of course, I'll use the Olight battery as recommended as much as I can.

I constantly carry my phone charger with me, just in case it needs to be recharged and I have where to recharge it. So now I've added the Olight charger in that case as well

That's my first ever li-ion battery, so some time ago after having read lots of info on what to do and what not to do with these batteries, I got pretty scared, lol, and now I hope I won't do something wrong.

Yeah, the low-modes are just awesome.

[dks]

You hate marriage ?   

The problem with LiIon batteries is mainly with cheap batteries on cheap chargers - Your phone, camera and other "toys     "/electronics probably use LiIons too, but you do not worry about it.

Using an AAA will not damage the light, but should lower the output.


Low lumens: The same way we have people trying to get the brightest light, we also have people trying to get the lowest brightness, useable, light.

There is a whole subculture on sublumen lights, that you can only "see" if your eyes have adjusted to darkness.

The idea is that these low brightness settings allow you to see, without affecting your night vision, and are used for dark walks, map reading at night, possibly burglaries, going behind enemy lines, or, mainly, going to the toilet at night.....

[Corwyn]

Why are your walls black? 

[N_N_R]

@dks

I loathe marriage

I know what people claim about the low lumens, but for me it's really .... just because I feel discomfort when at night I shine a brighter light to find the remote or do some simple tasks like this

Lol, thanks about the battery insight

I wonder if I'll be able to charge the Olight battery on a smart charger that supposedly charges all sorts of batteries. It probably should charge it


@Corwyn,

They aren't black

[dks]

if it has a totally standard, flat bottom, -ve end, you should be able to charge it.
However, if it has 2 circles, then it is designed for olight rechargeable models and can not be charged on normal chargers.

post a -ve bottom (      minds out of the gutter... ) picture, or I will just have a look through google

[Corwyn]

You hate marriage ?   

Same... well I just hate MY MARRIAGE so... I guess it's close enough 

[dks]

You hate marriage ?   

Same... well I just hate MY MARRIAGE so... I guess it's close enough 

I hope you are just kidding... what happened ?

[Crow]

You hate marriage ?   

Same... well I just hate MY MARRIAGE so... I guess it's close enough 

I hope you are just kidding... what happened ?

You have a kid on the way, so isn't that a bit harsh to say?

[N_N_R]

@dks,

I'm afraid I have no clue what you're talking about, so you should probably google



@Corwyn,

Why? I have my reasons, but as people said, your case should be different?

[N_N_R]

Did I mention it's sort of bullet-shape, too

[dks]

basically post a picture of the -ve end of your battery  and I can tell you if it can be charged in a regular LiIon charger   

[N_N_R]

Which one is called -ve end ?? The plus side? At least that's what google shows (Thank God)

[dks]

negative (-) side; the flat side...

Just take pictures of both ends then   

[N_N_R]

negative (-) side; the flat side...

Just take pictures of both ends then   

Pfff, you should've said so     What does -ve even stand for?

[dks]

negative, minus, -,..... or -ve   

OK, yes, they are standard type, protected LiIon batteries, so they can be charged on LiIon chargers.

However, i would suggest, unless you want to have spare batteries, to use the supplied charger.


some olight batteries have both the positive  (+ve) and the negative (-ve) poles on the flat end, so as to work with specific olight chargers/lights/systems.


see the 2 circles on the battery shown below:


Now, if you try and charge a battery like the one shown above on a regular charger, it will shortcircuit the two circles and destroy/damage the battery.

[N_N_R]

@dks,

Thanks!

Yes, I always try to use the recommended batteries. I have that cheapo one, the Sipik clone that also uses one of the "special" batteries of 4.2 V, I'm not sure what the battery is
I tried to charge it in a regular charger, but it showed that the battery was charged way too fast. Since then I've been using its provided charger only

[dks]

Feel free to post any pictures of the chargers or batteries, if you want any advice on them. 

[N_N_R]

Feel free to post any pictures of the chargers or batteries, if you want any advice on them. 

Sure, thanks!


I just wrote a very brief impressiosn-kind-of-review/not review thingie on Amazon regarding the light You already know that I love it, but still.

http://www.amazon.com/review/R14EBOT6PYA4FI

[dks]

I read it... you need to post a necklace picture on amazon...   

[Etherealicer]

Feel free to post any pictures of the chargers or batteries, if you want any advice on them. 

Sure, thanks!


I just wrote a very brief impressiosn-kind-of-review/not review thingie on Amazon regarding the light You already know that I love it, but still.

http://www.amazon.com/review/R14EBOT6PYA4FI

What's complicated about the charging?
To be honest, I didn't use the i7R much, but with the S10R, I just put it on the charger, that's all.

[N_N_R]

I read it... you need to post a necklace picture on amazon...   

Yyyyeah, what if people start looking to buy the other.. products.



@Eth

I don't know, at first glance it looked even a bit intimidating, lol. I haven't had another light that charges this way. It only looks complicated to me, it isn't really. But I'm just not used to having to charge a flashlight itself (while it seems you've got other such models) and charging from the PC looks really really weird to me It's like a shuttle ready to take off next to my mouse, lol.

But it's just me That's why I was wondering if I can charge the battery into a regular charger.

[N_N_R]

To be honest, I didn't use the i7R much, but with the S10R, I just put it on the charger, that's all.

So, you've got your charger always plugged in the PC?