More Useful, Flexible EDC Utility Light
"I purchased both the Niteye JA10 and JC10 lights, and have reviewed the JC10 version as well. I've also purchased the JetBeam H10A, which is very similar to the Niteye JA10. All three are extremely useful and flexible utility lights, the Niteye's are sold as just that - right angle, magnetic base and screwed on pocket clip mount, variable brightness plus strobe utility lights. The JetBeam is this plus comes with a good headband for use as a headlamp and sports a low brightness red blinking LED for finding the headlamp in the dark. The Niteye JA10 and JetBeam H10A are more useful than the Niteye JC10 only in that they use standard AA size Alkaline and Lithium Primary cells. (The JetBeam HA10A also can use and benefit from using a rechargeable 14500 cell, which the Niteye can not. ) All three are attractive, solidly built, and have good magnetic base strength to keep the lights solid on metal surfaces like machinery, fenders, hoods, etc. The User Interface is very nice, with no visible PWM even though these dim up or down from a very nice low for in-tent or late night walks to an adequate high brightness for exploring into the distance. Level memory lets you keep your desired level, and holding the switch will take you either up or down, depending on how you got to your level previously. A ~1/2 to 1 second press turns on or off, and once on, a double click brings up the strobe - at the memory level of brightness; so if you want these lights to serve for safety sake when walking in the night, be sure to turn the brightness up so the strobe has good effect if you need it, and practice turning the light on, then invoking strobe. . . ~1/2 sec press on, ~1/2 sec pause, quick double click."
