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I love these lights. My kids each have one that they use in their rooms and take camping. They are so inexpensive I don't worry about them losing them, and so tough that I don't have to worry about them breaking em'. I have two of my own, (one natural and one black) and have them setup at two different brightnesses. The natural one has been left "stock", while the black one has a pretty heavily sanded LED for lower brightness and more flood. Also I use the chapstick diffuser but have wrapped the sides of the chapstick cap in black electrical tape so light only escapes through the top. Combined with the sanded LED it makes a PERFECT moon\firefly mode for dark adjusted eyes in the middle of the night. Probably my favorite flashlight.
 
gurdygurds said:
I love these lights. My kids each have one that they use in their rooms and take camping. They are so inexpensive I don't worry about them losing them, and so tough that I don't have to worry about them breaking em'. I have two of my own, (one natural and one black) and have them setup at two different brightnesses. The natural one has been left "stock", while the black one has a pretty heavily sanded LED for lower brightness and more flood. Also I use the chapstick diffuser but have wrapped the sides of the chapstick cap in black electrical tape so light only escapes through the top. Combined with the sanded LED it makes a PERFECT moon\firefly mode for dark adjusted eyes in the middle of the night. Probably my favorite flashlight.
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In 2015 you can buy something almost the same in most tat shops for a £1 so now the EO1 is nothing more than a well overpriced dinosaur with junk status.
 
mcnair55 said:
In 2015 you can buy something almost the same in most tat shops for a £1 so now the EO1 is nothing more than a well overpriced dinosaur with junk status.
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If by almost the same you mean lower overall quality, poorer tint and not potted for ruggedness, then maybe yes.

why always negative?
 
Wait.....on second thought mcnair55 is right. They're garbage. Anyone want to buy mine? Somebody send mcnair55 a puppy quickly!
 
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The E01 came out before everyone was using ANSI lumens and runtimes and was I think 10 emitter lumens and the runtime was 11 hours of regulation plus 10 hours of unregulated output. Users here measured that they were typically 7 OTF lumens, but found that the E01 had useable output for much longer than 21 hours.

It wouldn't surprise me one bit if the runtime has not changed at all in real use, but the 16.5 hour runtime we are now seeing is just a switch to ANSI.
 
Actually, mcnair is right. The E01 is way overpriced now. Dim, crap tint, you can pick up 10 lights like that for the price of 1 E01.

mcnair is dead wrong in his sig, though. But I suppose if I had an E01, I would feed it alkalines, in the hope that they'd leak and ruin it.
 
Actually WalkIntoTheLight mcnair is WRONG!!! And if YOU or anyone else talks poopy about my favorite flashlight again I'm going to tell on you!!
 
If/when I find out from a retailer that the emitters have indeed been updated (and from the other posts/beamshots, it looks like they have been) , and they have the updated ones in stock, I will be getting a couple more.

Unless someone actually wants to suggest a light that is 'better' for less than $10 bucks... For me, it needs to be as (or more) durable/trustworthy as the E01 otherwise I am not interested.
 
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jabe1 said:
If by almost the same you mean lower overall quality, poorer tint and not potted for ruggedness, then maybe yes.

why always negative?
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Not negative just living now and not when purchased,great then crap now.

gurdygurds said:
Actually WalkIntoTheLight mcnair is WRONG!!! And if YOU or anyone else talks poopy about my favorite flashlight again I'm going to tell on you!!
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imo mcnair is right chappy.I can buy a better light in Poundland for a £1.The EO1 is a stitch up in today,s world,should be on sale on a counter top impulse buy for a max of 3$ US&A money.
 
I also like that it's single mode, simple twist, tailstands, & has 10hrs of regulation + as many more useful hours.

mcnair55 said:
imo mcnair is right chappy.I can buy a better light in Poundland for a £1.The EO1 is a stitch up in today,s world,should be on sale on a counter top impulse buy for a max of 3$ US&A money.
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Does anyone know if any of these better, cheaper lights' electronics are also potted?
 
Alright mcnair I tried to warn you. I'm calling my mom right now. Next time I'm in North Wales I'm going to shine my E01 right in your eyes!

mcnair55 said:
Not negative just living now and not when purchased,great then crap now.



imo mcnair is right chappy.I can buy a better light in Poundland for a £1.The EO1 is a stitch up in today,s world,should be on sale on a counter top impulse buy for a max of 3$ US&A money.
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chazz said:
If/when I find out from a retailer that the emitters have indeed been updated (and from the other posts/beamshots, it looks like they have been) , and they have the updated ones in stock, I will be getting a couple more.

Unless someone actually wants to suggest a light that is 'better' for less than $10 bucks... For me, it needs to be as (or more) durable/trustworthy as the E01 otherwise I am not interested.
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I haven't seen a more durable/trustworthy light for less than $20.




leon2245 said:
I also like that it's single mode, simple twist, tailstands, & has 10hrs of regulation + as many more useful hours.


Does anyone know if any of these better, cheaper lights' electronics are also potted?
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You don't need potted electronics with watch batteries. :D
 
LightWalker said:
You don't need potted electronics with watch batteries.
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What about with all those aaa's that are better & cheaper than the e01- are any of them potted to your knowledge? Just out of curiosity, not really in the market.
 
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