Comments on: Nitecore EZ 123

By: James Mathews

James Mathews — Sat, 25 Sep 2010 02:51:40 +0000

Bought this light just to try out a nitecore. There is a bit of distance between modes, though not a major problem. However, twisting from low to high is a hard two hand effort. In spite of that, I think the performance of this light is worthy of the price. Knowing what I know now, I wouldn’t hesitate to buy it again. Simple two mode lights can be refreshing.

By: -o0(GoldTrader)0o-

-o0(GoldTrader)0o- — Sat, 06 Feb 2010 00:32:50 +0000

We were back in the woods, and my girlfriend lit up her led headlamp that had one of Newton’s telescopic focus lens on it. The light went way off into the woods. She was proud of the throw on her new toy.

I loaded up a Nitecore Ez AA R1, with an Aw 14500 for power. The next time we were in a clearing, dark of night, about 50 yards to the surrounding trees. Her batteries must have been worn, but as soon as I went on high she remarked, that it was a bright light. She knows lights. She asked where I got it, I said it was just an old key chain light. Which was true, I did not say how old, about a week She took a very close look…

When she drove off, in her old Toyota her lights were so weak, that the Nitecore’s lighting up the clearing, and reflecting off of the trees, overpowered her headlights. The road was lit so much by the hired aimed key chain light, that the car was plunged into relative darkness when she drove through the curve that led out of the clearing.

By: Sgt.

Sgt. — Mon, 26 Oct 2009 06:44:27 +0000

Just make the solder blob a bit bigger

By: Dave Wise

Dave Wise — Sun, 20 Sep 2009 16:05:08 +0000

That is exactly what causes the distance. The problem is that the only way you can easily bend the spring is outward which increases the distance rather than decreases it. Thankfully mine is relatively close together and easily usable.

By: Brian

Brian — Sun, 20 Sep 2009 15:40:09 +0000

I think the distance between high and low has a great deal to do with the length of the spring at the head. When the positive side of the battery touches the spring, it goes into low mode. When the spring touches the solder blob underneath it, it goes into high mode.

I just haven’t had the guts to bend the spring!