Nitecore EA4 Problems, fit and finish, flaws (take your poll here:)

[Lite_me]

Lite me : I read your post #55 and that is exactly my problem too - I consider it solved now.

Good to hear. :thumbsup:

 

[Verndog]

I guess my button doesn't count?

It is super awesome in how well it fits, i will rate it to IPX-8 (survived in my bathtub for an hour plus)..

Make it so you can still check voltage with blue led and you have my vote.

 

[Hamilton Felix]

I have no problem with how it operates; I learned that ahead of time. But ever since getting my EA4W I have been watching the cheesy and poorly fitted rubber cover over the button. Recently, that cover came apart and "rubbed off" against my excellent new holster from Thor's Hammer Custom Leather. Fortunately, I did not lose the little black nail shaped piece of plastic from the button. Right now I have a piece of scotch tape over the button and it works better. NiteCore could have done MUCH better with that button cover. That's my Fit & Finish complaint.

 

[Slazmo]

But ever since getting my EA4W I have been watching the cheesy and poorly fitted rubber cover over the button. Recently, that cover came apart and "rubbed off" against my excellent new holster from Thor's Hammer Custom Leather.

So the new holster works but ruined the torch - its a love and hate world aint it... I put my EA4 into its OEM holster with the button facing the side - when it reaches the bottom I twist it 90 degrees and have it facing towards the rear of the holster, so far so good...

 

[Hamilton Felix]

Love the new holster. I have been expecting that switch cover to go bad before long. It never did fit terribly well, certainly was not flush with the surface of the light. Just happened to be the rub against the new holster that did it. Actually, the scotch tape works better. Maybe NiteCore should be taking notes.

 

[Slazmo]

Can you show us a pic of what you did with the scotch tape?

 

[Hamilton Felix]

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Don't know if I did that right. Took me a few tries. Should be two images, one with the blue switch lit. In any case, it's simple 3/4" Scotch Tape across the button, but around less than half the circumference of the light. There's enough flexibility in Scotch Tape to let me press the button. It's transparent. It is thin and does not snag on the holster. It is cheap to replace if necessary.

 

[Showmethelight]

Can you show us a pic of what you did with the scotch tape?

Im in the minority but still wondering if everyone having issues is running alkalines or a cheap charger that isn't a smart charger and or bad discount bunch of batteries. Both my EA's can run very very hot without issue.

 

[Dirtbasher]

Running black Eneloops but have used Hähnels as well with no issue so far on my switch cover.

I use i4 charger or IQ-328.

 

[Divine_Madcat]

Im in the minority but still wondering if everyone having issues is running alkalines or a cheap charger that isn't a smart charger and or bad discount bunch of batteries. Both my EA's can run very very hot without issue.

Using Eneloop XX, nitecore i4 charger.
It did not happen while running btw. This happened sitting in my camper.

 

[SCEMan]

Has anyone with a recent EA4 purchase had switch problems? If not, perhaps Nitecore changed the switch material? I've had mine since April with no issues (fingers-crossed)...

 

[jak]

I have a ring of light outside of the spill on my EA4w. I find this more annoying than any bezel gap, rattling switch, pink tint, etc.
Anyone know how to fix that? (Or does anyone else have this problem?)

 

[Showmethelight]

I have a ring of light outside of the spill on my EA4w. I find this more annoying than any bezel gap, rattling switch, pink tint, etc.
Anyone know how to fix that? (Or does anyone else have this problem?)

Sounds perhaps like your washer between glass and reflector could be miss aligned, but I'd think you'd notice an odd non totally circular beam pattern then also. Doesn't really make sense otherwise given how smooth the reflector is.
as goes the other issues, you'd be the first to report a pink tint or rattling in the switch.

 

[Slazmo]

I have a ring of light outside of the spill on my EA4w. (Or does anyone else have this problem?)

Yep I made a thread on how to fix it - find it and do what I did and it'll be fixed.

 

[macgyver35]

Here's a problem a number of us are having with this light.

http://www.candlepowerforums.com/vb...e-EA4-Ballooned-Melted-switch-Repair-Write-Up

 

[Cereal_Killer]

My ea4 is having a fatal problem. If it suffers just a small bump (about the force of a hand clap) it will shut down instantly and not come back on till I break electrical contact. Even the indicator light/locator beacon doesn't work.