Timothybil
Flashlight Enthusiast
GaryM, did you track your shipment via USPS. I got an email Tuesday telling me mine had shipped, along with a tracking number.
Nitecore Tube
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GaryM
Newly Enlightened
I never got any information. Maybe I didn't set up an account? I did get my PayPal verification. I printed my PayPal data and will call longhorn tomorrow. Thanks.
GordoJones88
Flashlight Enthusiast
TUBE!
Timothybil
Flashlight Enthusiast
Its Here!
Well, I have mine and I really like it. It is not much larger than a faxton and weighs about the same. It comes slightly charged, since I only had to charge mine about thirty minutes and it was full. First click is 1 lumen low, and if you hold the button it steps up to high. If you hold it all the way it goes back to 1 lumen. Two presses from off gets you the 45 lumen high. There is a regular flat led die behind the dome. I believe the dome is help spread the beam out. There isn't really a hot spot, just a nice almost circular beam with a very faint spill around it. It is definitely on the cool side, with a light blueish cast. It comes with a small and a medium keyring, both of which are substantial and go on easily. I will probably post more after I play with it after dark tonight.
Well, I have mine and I really like it. It is not much larger than a faxton and weighs about the same. It comes slightly charged, since I only had to charge mine about thirty minutes and it was full. First click is 1 lumen low, and if you hold the button it steps up to high. If you hold it all the way it goes back to 1 lumen. Two presses from off gets you the 45 lumen high. There is a regular flat led die behind the dome. I believe the dome is help spread the beam out. There isn't really a hot spot, just a nice almost circular beam with a very faint spill around it. It is definitely on the cool side, with a light blueish cast. It comes with a small and a medium keyring, both of which are substantial and go on easily. I will probably post more after I play with it after dark tonight.
Timothybil
Flashlight Enthusiast
Thread merge, no need to start a new thread when there is an existing thread in which you've already posted. - Norm
Its Here!
I don't know how many of you were following it, but Nitecore introduced a new T-series light, the Tube. It is a keychain light that offers a 1 lumen low, a 45 lumen high, and infinite dim in between. It is also rechargeable via USB. MSRP is US$12.99, but most places are charging US$10. There was a promotional sale earlier this month, and I ordered two.
Well, I have mine and I really like it. It is not much larger than a faxton and weighs about the same. It comes slightly charged, since I only had to charge mine about thirty minutes and it was full. First click is 1 lumen low, and if you hold the button it steps up to high. If you hold it all the way it goes back to 1 lumen. Two presses from off gets you the 45 lumen high. There is a regular flat led die behind the dome. I believe the dome is to help spread the beam out. There isn't really a hot spot, just a nice almost circular beam with a very faint spill around it. It is definitely on the cool side, with a light blueish cast. It comes with a small and a medium keyring, both of which are substantial and go on easily. I will probably post more after I play with it after dark tonight.
There has been a thread on this in the Budget Lights forum if you want to see more.
Its Here!
I don't know how many of you were following it, but Nitecore introduced a new T-series light, the Tube. It is a keychain light that offers a 1 lumen low, a 45 lumen high, and infinite dim in between. It is also rechargeable via USB. MSRP is US$12.99, but most places are charging US$10. There was a promotional sale earlier this month, and I ordered two.
Well, I have mine and I really like it. It is not much larger than a faxton and weighs about the same. It comes slightly charged, since I only had to charge mine about thirty minutes and it was full. First click is 1 lumen low, and if you hold the button it steps up to high. If you hold it all the way it goes back to 1 lumen. Two presses from off gets you the 45 lumen high. There is a regular flat led die behind the dome. I believe the dome is to help spread the beam out. There isn't really a hot spot, just a nice almost circular beam with a very faint spill around it. It is definitely on the cool side, with a light blueish cast. It comes with a small and a medium keyring, both of which are substantial and go on easily. I will probably post more after I play with it after dark tonight.
There has been a thread on this in the Budget Lights forum if you want to see more.
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NoNotAgain
Flashlight Enthusiast
Before mine get delivered tomorrow do you have any idea how long the light will run on high.
I've got 10 coming for stocking stuffers. Real good price when ordered.
I've got 10 coming for stocking stuffers. Real good price when ordered.
Wow they sure managed to bring the price down from the MSRP didn't they! :naughty:
Those are pretty sweet. I want a pink one and a green one! I wonder how long it takes to charge on USB. I guess it depends on what source the usb is getting it's power from aka voltage/amps. Still shouldn't take long to recharge regardless since the battery is probably not too big.
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Timothybil
Flashlight Enthusiast
Ok wise guy, you got me.
Nitecore says an hour on high, and forty eight on low. I may time it one of these nights, but probably not tonight. They also state it takes about two hours to recharge. It will not light up while recharging. The cap on the charging port is a substantial plug, not just a cap. It takes a little fiddling to get it open, but it closes nicely.
Further observations: The beam is more oval than I realized, in the horizontal plane, which makes sense given the stated 100 degree beam angle. There is not a sharp edge to the beam, it just fades quickly into a kind of fuzzy edge, and then very light spill. There were no artifacts that I could see in the beam, and it was very smooth and even. I have a fairly standard living room, and on high it lit up almost all of the fifteen foot side from about ten feet away.
It is on the blue side of cool, but that shouldn't be a problem given the probably uses of the light. Its not like we are going to be doing wiring diagrams with it, although it could be used for that in a pinch - it would definitely be easy to hold between one's lips while using both hands.
All in all, a nice little light, and definitely worth the price, especially the $5.00 I paid during the promotion. I will probably order a few more one of these days.
Nitecore says an hour on high, and forty eight on low. I may time it one of these nights, but probably not tonight. They also state it takes about two hours to recharge. It will not light up while recharging. The cap on the charging port is a substantial plug, not just a cap. It takes a little fiddling to get it open, but it closes nicely.
Further observations: The beam is more oval than I realized, in the horizontal plane, which makes sense given the stated 100 degree beam angle. There is not a sharp edge to the beam, it just fades quickly into a kind of fuzzy edge, and then very light spill. There were no artifacts that I could see in the beam, and it was very smooth and even. I have a fairly standard living room, and on high it lit up almost all of the fifteen foot side from about ten feet away.
It is on the blue side of cool, but that shouldn't be a problem given the probably uses of the light. Its not like we are going to be doing wiring diagrams with it, although it could be used for that in a pinch - it would definitely be easy to hold between one's lips while using both hands.
All in all, a nice little light, and definitely worth the price, especially the $5.00 I paid during the promotion. I will probably order a few more one of these days.
Timothybil
Flashlight Enthusiast
Further observations: The beam is more oval than I realized, in the horizontal plane, which makes sense given the stated 100 degree beam angle. There is not a sharp edge to the beam, it just fades quickly into a kind of fuzzy edge, and then very light spill. There were no artifacts that I could see in the beam, and it was very smooth and even. I have a fairly standard living room, and on high it lit up almost all of the fifteen foot side from about ten feet away.
It is on the blue side of cool, but that shouldn't be a problem given the probably uses of the light. Its not like we are going to be doing wiring diagrams with it, although it could be used for that in a pinch - it would definitely be easy to hold between one's lips while using both hands.
All in all, a nice little light, and definitely worth the price, especially the $5.00 I paid during the promotion. I will probably order a few more one of these days.
It is on the blue side of cool, but that shouldn't be a problem given the probably uses of the light. Its not like we are going to be doing wiring diagrams with it, although it could be used for that in a pinch - it would definitely be easy to hold between one's lips while using both hands.
All in all, a nice little light, and definitely worth the price, especially the $5.00 I paid during the promotion. I will probably order a few more one of these days.
Timothybil
Flashlight Enthusiast
Ok, so I am a fool. I stayed up and tested my Tube. It ran on high for an hour before dropping down to about 10 lumens. I got tired of waiting for it to drop any further so I plugged it in and went back to bed. When I woke up again two hours later, it was fully charged. So those numbers seem to be accurate. I am pleased that it stayed in regulation for the whole hour. I guess I should have expected it, given the sophistication of the UI, but hey, its a $10 light.
So it should make a great stocking stuffer, or a light to hang on every coat and jacket zipper in the house. I'm going to order a couple more just to have them around.
Night all.
So it should make a great stocking stuffer, or a light to hang on every coat and jacket zipper in the house. I'm going to order a couple more just to have them around.
Night all.
I got every color but opened the clear one to keep for myself. I think the other colors actually look better.
Been playing with mine a bit. I doubt a lot of people will have a micro usb cable sitting around, but after digging through my mess of cables I actually had one.
You will definitely know it when it's charging as the blue light is very bright.
No flash:
with flash:
Been playing with mine a bit. I doubt a lot of people will have a micro usb cable sitting around, but after digging through my mess of cables I actually had one.
You will definitely know it when it's charging as the blue light is very bright.
No flash:
with flash:
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Don't most people have a smartphone nowadays?
Hondo
Flashlight Enthusiast
I think that's why they went with Micro-USB, even our older non-smart phones use them now. I have them upstairs, downstairs, at work and in my car. My wife has hers likewise, as well as the kids. So no worries as I gift them the pink ones this Christmas, they WILL have a place to charge. And they are cheap if you need more, I got extras for my work smart phone so I could charge anywhere. Like $5 on the flea, shipped, genuine Motorolla's.
Only device I had using micro usb is a wireless headset... the other gazillion charges were some other standard.
Apple?
NoNotAgain
Flashlight Enthusiast
I also received my shipment of Tube lights today. 10 lights shipped for $50, not a bad deal at all. Now it's off to monoprice for the micro usb cables and it's one more item off the Christmas shopping list.
I quite like the UI, at least from what I hear and 1lm is low enough to me. Also the rechargeable aspect really appeals to me, I hate to have to buy coin cells for some other lights in this categorie, as mentioned by Jay611j.
I would like to ask if anyone noticed any visual PWM?
I would like to ask if anyone noticed any visual PWM?
Mr. Shawn
Enlightened
I received one Tube and really like it. Sure, the beam is quite blue, but the light will serve as primarily a backup light for me since it has replaced the Photon on my neck lanyard. I dig the UI and am glad it always starts in low mode. I would buy another one at the normal $10 price.
thedoc007
Flashlight Enthusiast
My big question is: how likely is the light to come on in your pocket? It looks like it has a prominent switch, and since the UI has constant on as default, I'd be worried about accidental activation. Thoughts?
