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Nitecore TIP

wales Offline Smashie

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Nitecore TIP
on: March 26, 2018, 03:50:54 PM
Well I bought a TIP about a month ago as I had been using the Tube since last June and they are great little lights.

I went to charge it this morning as I’d been using it at the weekend and this happened.



Now I’ve emailed Nitecore but I suspect as they sell the clips on the website they will treat it as a consumable item.
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Re: Nitecore TIP
Reply #1 on: March 26, 2018, 04:32:33 PM
Bummer, hopefully they will send you a replacement.


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Re: Nitecore TIP
Reply #2 on: March 26, 2018, 04:57:07 PM
Well that sucks  :td:

with how cheap the clips are on their site I'd be surprised if replace it


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Re: Nitecore TIP
Reply #3 on: March 26, 2018, 04:58:30 PM
Well that sucks  :td:

with how cheap the clips are on their site I'd be surprised if replace it

Yeah that was my thought as well  :-\
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Re: Nitecore TIP
Reply #4 on: March 26, 2018, 05:03:44 PM
I have several Tip' but have never even seen this clip before.

Do they also have the lockout that they did in the beginning?


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Re: Nitecore TIP
Reply #5 on: March 26, 2018, 05:32:21 PM
I have several Tip' but have never even seen this clip before.

Do they also have the lockout that they did in the beginning?

No lockout, I think they revised the TIP last year.

Oh and I got a reply and yes it's a consumable item so I've just bought 3 (just in case), the pain is although they are only £1.50 they charge £3 for for postage  :twak:
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Re: Nitecore TIP
Reply #6 on: March 26, 2018, 05:42:14 PM
never had a TIP with a clip either... ???
Didn't know they existed until now... :ahhh
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Re: Nitecore TIP
Reply #7 on: March 26, 2018, 11:08:19 PM
the clip has to be slid off, did you try to spread it over the sides? kinda looks like it snapped that way, when you get new one slide it on from either end.
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Re: Nitecore TIP
Reply #8 on: March 27, 2018, 08:11:43 AM
sorry, didn't mean to sound like a know it all, just wondering how it happened.


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Re: Nitecore TIP
Reply #9 on: March 27, 2018, 12:08:47 PM
sorry, didn't mean to sound like a know it all, just wondering how it happened.

Yeah, both "wings" simultaneously seem strange. Maybe it was faulty (in which case they should replace it).

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Re: Nitecore TIP
Reply #10 on: March 27, 2018, 04:28:19 PM
I was sliding it back to expose the usb port and one of the wings broke off then the second went quickly after
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Re: Nitecore TIP
Reply #11 on: March 27, 2018, 09:53:07 PM
 :facepalm:

So I went to look at mine, seemed like it was too loose, it's cracked on the wing :rofl:, hasn't broke off yet but it's pretty useless. I was only using this one on a neck lanyard, but I also slid it down to expose micro port to charge about a week ago, and left it in that position without removing clip from light, maybe thats where we went wrong, but I would think it's probably just cheap plastic poorly made.
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Re: Nitecore TIP
Reply #12 on: March 28, 2018, 12:50:53 PM
Ok, that's it! No more Tips with Clips! Just the plain clipless version...

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Re: Nitecore TIP
Reply #13 on: March 28, 2018, 01:59:03 PM
Ok, that's it! No more Tips with Clips! Just the plain clipless version...

 :facepalm:

Same here,it looks like the clip really makes the light bigger and clunky compared to no clip?

I use the Lockout every minute mine is in pocket but it still turns on every single day anyway.
Too much stuff in pocket.
Twisty lights rarely do that to me.


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Re: Nitecore TIP
Reply #14 on: March 28, 2018, 02:34:13 PM
The oneI have is on a keychain, so the clip was removed as soon as I got it
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Re: Nitecore TIP
Reply #15 on: March 29, 2018, 06:24:40 AM
geez, that was a nice dose of karma I got there(if thats a real thing) for opening my big mouth  :rofl:, or pure coincidence or just some garbage plastic they use.

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Re: Nitecore TIP
Reply #16 on: April 18, 2018, 06:29:04 AM
had my keys in sweatshirt pocket:TIP cri model, vic classic, car key fob and house key, found tip was turned on 3 times today. removal of lockout was not a great idea, clip broke like I mentioned, no point in getting another if they are gonna snap so easily. recommend the previous version like the winter edition that has lockout mode, for now putting trusty Olight I3 eos back on keychain.


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Re: Nitecore TIP
Reply #17 on: April 18, 2018, 01:19:39 PM
Ok, that's it! No more Tips with Clips! Just the plain clipless version...

 :facepalm:

Same here,it looks like the clip really makes the light bigger and clunky compared to no clip?

I use the Lockout every minute mine is in pocket but it still turns on every single day anyway.
Too much stuff in pocket.
Twisty lights rarely do that to me.

I had some small twisty open up completelly and spill the batteries on my pocket...

 :facepalm:
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I don't have OCD, I have OCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ.

I'd give my right arm to be ambidextrous.

Eff the ineffable, scrut the inscrutable.

IYCRTYSWTMTFOT



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Re: Nitecore TIP
Reply #18 on: April 18, 2018, 01:49:53 PM
I have too but to me I would still prefer this as the batteries still probably work when reinstalled too.
I finally took the Tip off the keychain as it is just always either dead or on in my pocket anyway.
I have the Ti 4/7 Mini Mkii on the chain now and trust me that one is not going to twist on its own ever!
I can barely twist it when I want to.

Ok, that's it! No more Tips with Clips! Just the plain clipless version...

 :facepalm:

Same here,it looks like the clip really makes the light bigger and clunky compared to no clip?

I use the Lockout every minute mine is in pocket but it still turns on every single day anyway.
Too much stuff in pocket.
Twisty lights rarely do that to me.

I had some small twisty open up completelly and spill the batteries on my pocket...

 :facepalm:


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Re: Nitecore TIP
Reply #19 on: April 19, 2018, 02:20:18 AM
I haven't had a twisty go rogue on me like that, but time will tell. The thing that annoyed me about the tip was it was in a sweatshirt pocket, not even a pants pocket, I found it very strange, I imagine it would be much worse in pants. I usually use them around the house on a neck lanyard, but wanted something brighter on my keys.


 

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