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Re: Lumintop TOOL Ti

JKolmo said:
That guy has tiny hands. The AAAs look like AAs or even bigger...
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ronniepudding said:
It's in Japanese, actually. Speaker starts with "Konnichiwa" :) Not that I understood any of what followed...

Interesting video, though some of the content has me slightly worried about the execution of this light.

1) The click-off-and-then-on-again method of changing modes is pretty lame IMHO. Why not take advantage of the fact that you have an electronic switch and have shortcuts to different modes via different types of clicks (e.g., fast click = high, long click = low, double-click = medium, etc.), and have the option to click-and-hold once the light is on to cycle through the modes? I sure hope there are more UI options on this light than were demonstrated in the video.
2) If the video is any indication, Lumintop seems to be sticking with their standard Medium-Low-High mode order. Not my favorite, but if they added shortcuts to different modes via different types of clicks... ;) that would fix it for me.
3) I know it's hard to judge tint via a video, but dammit that beam is yellow. Judging from the box at the beginning with the "Cree" sticker on it, I'm presuming the emitter is an XP-G2... though it doesn't look like a CW to me.

Perhaps a member who speaks Japanese could confirm that the light demonstrated is a pre-production sample, etc.?
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Are we sure that clicking on and off to change modes is necessary?? I've seen people do videos and the whole time they click off and back on to change modes when in reality the light is fully capable of mode changes through soft press. I do agree with you though, that would be LAME if you had to do that.
 
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gurdygurds said:
Are we sure that clicking on and off to change modes is necessary?? I've seen people do videos and the whole time they click off and back on to change modes when in reality the light is fully capable of mode changes through soft press. I do agree with you though, that would be LAME if you had to do that.
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i think the video was pretty clear
 
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Hmm... a little worried titanium might not diffuse heat well enough.
 
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So who's going to be carrying this? Amazon, Goingear? I want to replace my Maratec twisty Ti.
 
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gurdygurds said:
Are we sure that clicking on and off to change modes is necessary?? I've seen people do videos and the whole time they click off and back on to change modes when in reality the light is fully capable of mode changes through soft press. I do agree with you though, that would be LAME if you had to do that.
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Those lights that people seem to (unnecessarily) click on and off are reverse clicky switches. This Tool variation seems to use a simple electronic switch, it's neither a forward clicky (with momentary on before the click) nor a reverse clicky (with momentary off after the click.)

I think it's safe to assume the only change over the other Tools in Lumintop's lineup (other than materials) is just the switch itself. The electronics remain unchanged, which why I don't think there will be anything more to the UI than what we see in that video. I'd even hazard a guess that the old reverse clicky would work on the Ti models and the new electronic switch would work on the old models that have the reverse clicky (assuming the threads are compatible.)

I don't see it as a big deal that you have to turn the light off and on to switch modes, realistically you have to do that anyway with twisty and other clicky lights that change modes with their primary switch and if one is proficient enough, you may be able to triple click from off to get to low with minimal "preflash" from medium.
 
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BuildingSerenity- If you click on the underlined words in the above post, you are taken to the listings... :)
 
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Thanks for the info! I just placed an order for an XPG2. Ah, the waiting begins.
MikeSalt said:
I've just ordered my Nichia 219-powered one from eBay, Cree-powered also available. I was a bit shocked actually, I thought Amazon would be the first to carry these.
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Thanks for the heads up! Order placed for an N219!
 
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MikeSalt said:
I've just ordered my Nichia 219-powered one…
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Thanks for stepping up, I look forward to your impressions.. I was just getting ready to post the link, and came here to see you woke up earlier than I did.. LOL!

any other test volunteers, free sample with a $59 donation.. :-)
Lumintop TOOL Ti Titanium AAA Nichia 219 High CRI 80lm LED Flashlight

then y'all wont need to be speculatin 'bout how hot it gets, what kind of switching it has, whether its a counterfeit, etc.. just get your hot little hands on one, and tell us what you learned :-)
 
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