That is a pretty horrible misdesign or maybe manufacturing defect, if live voltage is supplied to the external contacts like that. It is even a safety hazard. It's enough to make me want to stay away from the light without wanting to know anything else about it. Ouch. I'd take off way more than one star for that. I can't see this light paying any reasonable certification or type acceptance, if such a thing exists for flashlights.

I do appreciate the very detailed data table right at the start of the review. I wish other reviewers also did that.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago (1 children)

@solrize it's an issue for all the Skilhunt lights with magnetic charging. It's not nearly as bad as when Olight did the same thing, but Olight fixed it.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Thanks but that turns me off from the whole brand. It's almost like a light that explodes. I had thought of the magnetic charger as a smaller alternative to a cradle charger and I hope no cradle lights do anything like that. They should not have approved production of a light with this flaw. If Mag or Streamlight had shipped this, they would probably have to do a recall. Ouch.

I still love my Skillhunt E3A though.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

For clarity, there’s no risk of the light (battery) exploding itself. The current shuts off immediately when shorted.

The scenario where there could be risk is if a metal shaving arcs the pad and there is a combustible gas or liquid in the immediate vicinity of the light. I would be way more worried about sparks from other sources (metal on metal, static electricity) in that environment than I would be about this flashlight.

Not really an issue for the vast majority of users but worth the disclaimer and the one star hit IMHO.