Olight i5T Died - Discontinued

April 13, 2026, 02:43 PM

P250UA5

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Originally posted by P250UA5:
Update:
Got the i3T
Noticeably thinner than the i5T, and the low/high brightness is more distinct. I like that the low setting is pretty dim, useful if you don't want big light right off the start.

Didn't realize how often I was using the i5 until it wasn't in my pocket.

Props to Olight, could see adding a few more of these & putting them in each car.
Have picked up a few of the orange WalMart Ozark Trail folders & have one in both cars.
Cheap throwaways that aren't a heartbreaker if lost or broken.

Update 2:
Put some extended use into the i3T over the weekend, crawling around under my Midget.
The body gets noticeably warm, much more than the i5. Also the light started flickering, wasn't sure if it was a state of charge 'alert' or heat induced.

Still happy with it overall, just more mindful about extended runtime.

April 13, 2026, 03:53 PM

vthoky

My i3t hasn't gotten hot when on for long periods on the dim setting, but on the bright setting it'll get warm quickly.

I don't know, but I have just figured the flickering is a "battery's getting low" warning, and I've gone ahead and changed the battery.

April 13, 2026, 04:11 PM

P250UA5

quote:
Originally posted by vthoky:
My i3t hasn't gotten hot when on for long periods on the dim setting, but on the bright setting it'll get warm quickly.

I don't know, but I have just figured the flickering is a "battery's getting low" warning, and I've gone ahead and changed the battery.

Yeah, I had it on high, trying to diagnose my failed clutch on the Midget [hole in the hose from the master to the slave]