Thanks for the update FF2. I have’t got around to doing this yet. I am waiting on a driver. Might as well tear it all the way down.
How much pocket carry has it gotten ?
Thanks for the update FF2. I have’t got around to doing this yet. I am waiting on a driver. Might as well tear it all the way down.
How much pocket carry has it gotten ?
Another day and another pocket destroyed by my Emisar D4. Oops! Even with my switch button trim I still had an accidental pocket activation. GRRRR.
To try to protect my remaining pants from the Emisar deep fry, this time I tried something new:
Flip up switch cover for Emisar D4.
Hopefully this will protect my pants pockets from being burned.
I like it.
Warning, firing switch enabled
If only in made a Zippo lighter sound when you flipped it up.
That light looks really nice, though I would use alu tube as well; it’s the part with the least damage exposure…
Is there anything to make sure the cover doesn’t open by itself?
The sides of the cover cover curve outwards and then inwards so that when the cover is closed the side edges grip the edges of the head around the button.
The result is it takes some pressure digging my thumbnail under the bottom of the cover before it unlocks and then flips upwards. I can adjust how much pressure is needed with a long-nosed pliers. I thought of filing a groove on each side of the head for the bottom edges of the sides of the cover to slip into, but I think it isn’t needed. It seems to work quite well as-is.
Once the cover is unlocked it opens the rest of the way easily. Possibly too easily since it now tends to swing all the way forward. I might try adding a drop of super-glue into the hinge pin to add a little resistance so it will stop about halfway.
Twice in 3 days many holes in my pocket.
Hahaha yeah.
I experienced something similar. It’s what gave me the incentive to make my flip-up cover.
3 weeks ago, burned a 1” circular hole in pocket. No damage to exterior of pants or my leg, but giant hole in pocket. Then a couple days ago burned a hole in a brand new pair of pants. This new hole isn’t a full circle and it’s near the edge. Maybe I can sew it up and save the pants.
I think one of the problems is the electronic lockout is way too inconvenient. 6 clicks for lockout is waaaaaay too awkward. 3 clicks would have been much more sensible.
Try to reflash your light with Anduril. Lockout is 4 clicks, 1 more than you would like, but less than 6. I agree 6 is way to many for lockout. 4 is manageable IMO. Also get the bonus of when you press the button in lockout you can get some light, which IIRC is the bottom of the ramp. So if you are locked out, and need a little light, you can get it quickly. If the button is pushed accidentally during lockout you won’t run down the battery.
3 clicks is battery check, temp check sunset, and beacon mode.
Left in lowest, then driving home,hmm something is burning, oh its me.
Ill get some pics up later.
I like Anduril. Just got my E07 yesterday and I find the 4-click lockout acceptable. Still much slower than flipping up my cover and pressing once for turbo though.
I’ve never reflashed a driver, but how hard can it be? … maybe I should get the equipment and give it a shot.
I’ve never reflashed a driver, but how hard can it be? … maybe I should get the equipment and give it a shot.
It’s not that hard, but if you don’t have all the stuff already it’s not that easy either. If you wanted to mail me the driver I could do it for you. PM if if you are interested. I have already done a couple correctly.
I like Anduril. Just got my E07 yesterday and I find the 4-click lockout acceptable. Still much slower than flipping up my cover and pressing once for turbo though.
I’ve never reflashed a driver, but how hard can it be? … maybe I should get the equipment and give it a shot.
You can do it
Filed down a nickel plated brass #14 finishing washer today. The plan is to mount it on a D4 around the switch boot to give more of a raised rim and make accidental pocket activation less likely. I haven’t decided which D4 to put it on, so it isn’t glued down yet. Once I decide, I’ll glue it on with arctic alumina.
Here’s the filed down #14 washer sitting next to an unmodded #14 washer from the same box:
Here it is sitting on a cyan D4:
And on a bare Titanium-copper D4:
Also did a little more work on my flip-up cover. I glued in a bit of paper clip bent into a “U” on the inside of the cover. This fully encloses the bottom of the boot when the cover is closed and provides a hard-stop so the cover doesn’t depress too much.
My conclusion:
Functionally, the flip cover seems more effective. When it is closed it locks into place from to the sides of the cover clamping down around the switch housing. To unlock it I have to slide my thumbnail under the back of the cover and press until the tension releases. There’s pretty much zero chance the light will ever accidentally activate in the pocket with the cover down. It gives me the confidence to EDC it when turned off in Turbo mode… something I wouldn’t dare do even with the ring or switchboot mod.
Very nice
Wow, that’s actually a very practical mod you did there Chadvone, great for lurking around protected urbex sites.
Here is my old post of my switch mod
Same as already suggested.
[Imgur] I have had my new Kitorch ER16 several weeks now and really like it. The one thing that really bugged me was it kept accidently turning on in my pocket. I turned on the lockout mode and was surprised to see that did not help. It kept turning its self on. Seams the double tap to strobe is live all the time (even lockout). My solution was to put a “dome” around the switch button to make it recessed; and also, make the switch easily locatable by fe…
Sweet switch mod.
Added red
That’s cool, what’s happening there?