Nitecore Tiki magnetic ultralight headlamp adaptor

Background and options

I searched for a ultralight trekking headlight and decided to use my nitecore tiki (LINK) wich is ultralight and super useful:

• extra small and ultra light
• almost watertight - rainy weather is not a problem (IP66 rating)
• dimmable front LED with 4 options
  • 1 lumen for 40 hours
  • 15 lumens for 4 hours
  • 60 lumens for 1 hour
  • 300 lumens for a few minutes
• 3 side LED options
  • ultra violet LED for 45 minutes
  • 22 lumens CRI LED for 1,5 hours
  • 22 lumens CRI LED flash mode for 20 hours
• USB-C charging port
• keychain adaptor

Combined with a head strap (for example this) and 4 neodymium magnets (Ø6x2mm) it is an ultralight alternative to regular headlamps.

You can disconnect the light from your head without taking off your head strap.

You are free to rotate the flashlight in the TPU mount to light up the path in front of you using the CRI LED on the side. 

If you want to safe battery capacity you can wear it on the side of your head using the front LED wich is dimmable.

The magnet connection is very strong and you can use the “MagMount” standalone to put your Tiki on metallic surfaces. 

Weight - extremely important for ultralight trekkers ;)

• over all - 37g (in comparison, a nitecore NU25 weighs 54g)
  • Nitecore Tiki - 12,41g
  • printed parts - 5,9g (magnets included)
  • headstrap - 18,69g

Options for the mount:

• “Tiki_MagMount” optimized for printing vertically (my recommendation)
• “Tiki_Mag” and “Tiki_Mount” printed separately and glued together with CA
• If you don't want to use TPU, you'll have to scale this parts a little larger because it has a nice tight fit (too tight for non flexible filament)

Print settings:

For “Tiki_Strapmount” I used ABSX but you can also use PETG or PA.

For “Tiki_MagMount" I used TPU

I used 5 wall layers (100% infill)

Due to the strong magnet connection you have to glue the magnets to the printed parts using CA glue to avoid pulling them out of the holes.