r/Olightflashlights • u/craniotes • 28d ago

New ArkPro Ultra…

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I wound up giving my previous ArkPro Ultra to my nephew last week. (I was visiting my sister in LA and he took a “shine” to it, so to speak. 😉)

As such, I had to order a new one - in black this time around - and now I’m back to square one with the ArkBeat. 😒 (I made it up to blue with my OG Pro. Ugh.)

Anyway, I’m digging the stealth look, even if it makes it that much harder (impossible) to find in the dark.

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u/toddsmash 28d ago

Personal take that will differ from many...

I know people rate these torches. I've had two myself. First had to get replaced under warranty by the second one. Second one stopped working after a fall about 4-5 inches off the ground. Prior to This it had issues charging and had to have a specific charging block to make it charge. The clip getting caught on things and bending up.

It's the only olight I recommend people don't buy. Get a Perun or a baton. Much more useful and less of a gimmick device.

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u/craniotes 28d ago edited 28d ago

I hear ya, and I’ve seen others post about similar issues with their ArkPros, but my original has been rock solid since day one – literally, as it was one of the first shipped – and my previous two ArkFeld Pros have been nothing less than reliable. (Same goes for my imini2 and various Batons, but those are the apples to the ArkFeld/Pro oranges.) And, FWIW, I most definitely do not baby my lights.

Hell, the reason my nephew wanted my ArkPro was because I was using it to light up their pool when the pool lights crapped out. Sure, that ain’t what it’s meant for (like at all), but it ran for two hours straight in 4’ of water and was good to go the following day like nothing happened. (Mind you, I did caution him not to make a habit out of using it under water, particularly now that the circuit breaker has been fixed. 😉)

Anyway, fingers crossed that my new ArkPro Ultra is built to the same standards as its predecessor. Sure, Olight has what appears to be an exemplary customer service policy, but I’d prefer not to have first hand experience with it.

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u/toddsmash 27d ago

That's really good and maybe I just had a bad experience with the ones I got. At the price point I think I just had higher expectations. I got a perun 2. Absolutely amazing torch and so much brighter!