What "feature" do you dislike the most in budget segment

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I know all of the above is tempting but it something really irritates you the most click that. :)

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Unnecessary strobe modes.

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Mostly the first four.

I always wondered where they go the pre-popped bubble wrap.

5

LMAO!!

( my vote goes to it )

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Build ..A bad body can't be fixed

Horrible PWM

Flashy modes

Terrible Tint .....purple ,gastly green ,blue ....argh

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I think that bad assembly, glued emitters or heads, holes in heatsink, are the worst, because they are the hardest to fix.

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I picked 1)Strobes but you missed an equally annoying “feature”…crenelated bezels and body fins.

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Only when in the wrong place, which is most of the time!

For me its a combination of the first 4 too, the un-repairables...

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Definitely Blinky modes.

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I cant really vote just for one.

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I have a few gripes but the seemingly default blinky modes irritate me. But the bigger concern for me is the uncertainty of if I will receive a reliable, long lasting light. Love the prices, but I'll pay a bit more for better reliability.

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I agree totally! Would be so nice to depend on getting a quality product and one that is exactly as described! (ie. described with glass lens and aluminum reflector but you get it and it has a plastic lens and plastic reflector.)

-Garry

(Edit - What do you know! My quote worked! Even editting to only include the part I wanted!)

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that's why you have Lighthound, ShiningBeam, and GoingGear to shop at!

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Poor machining is probably the worst of the offenses for me. I actually CUT MY HAND on a SkyRay heatsink during dis-assembly.

I don't think torches should slice you open, but that's just one man's opinion.

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Drop-ins can be replaced and switches fixed. If a light comes off the lathe too soon however, if threads are poorly cut, if paint poses as anodization, that flashlight will suck and it will never stop sucking. That's why I make such a big deal of machine quality. I've yet to find a burr, nick or rough surface cutting that can hide from my camera. Drivers can be swapped, the wrong color boot changed but good machine work is a number one priority to me.

/02Foy

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I just tried to make my custom drop in for a two cell 502d. The drop-in stuck, the head threads we worn, the tab on the positive side popped, but could finally make it work (after burning a driver and ruining a pill while trying to adjust and attach new springs on the drop-in). Will never pay more than $5 for a 502x-501x.

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LOL! You've just described the three mode Sipik 68 clone. I have two on order and if they're any good another half dozen will follow. My perfect edc!

I guess on the list I'd most hate badly machined and put together; with a torch like that, poor switch and threads usually seem to come as part of the same package.

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As far as I’m concerned, if the hard components of the light are made poorly and threads look like they were gnawed by a beaver then everything else is a mute point.
Jhmo

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Oh yeah. What foy said.