Does your board have two little holes? Mine is red and does have them, so I figure itās unscrew-able. However, yours is of a much older fare, so they may not be the same. If you could post a pic of the board, itād go a long way.
My preference is the Massdrop flat tail switch versions. They come on L-M-H and can tail stand. Otherwise internals are the same great stuff. By far my most carried light (brass version).
What do you think? Should I apply more force to remove it? To be honest, I am already quite pleased with my light, and itās my EDC so I wouldnāt want to risk ruining it haha
Good stuff, Gerald. It looks very similar to mine, holes and all. But again, I was speculating, I didnāt try to open mine.
Thatās the link to your album; you have to use the URL of the image itself, like this:
If youāre happy with it as is, well, that changes things. Iād only dedome lights I donāt exactly like as they currently are, so IMO itās best to let sleeping dogs lie
Nah, battery tube also screws in regularly. It feels a bit like the threads got damaged in some place and it gets stuck there. Man this is so frustrating, this is the second light this week I canāt get open. And I tried!
Oh man. I wish you could open it. It throws very well and the tint is perfect. I usually over think like what to take on a vacation. Need spill, throw, good tint, compact, easy access to battery, lightweightā¦ After dedomed it; this light is THE light for traveling.
I mean there are definitely people who got it open. I wonder if the newer batches may have threadlocker now. I just got it delivered yesterday from Banggood. I really canāt imagine how anyone could open this up.
Alright so you were right and I feel like the most stupid idiot on this planet. Vinh explained it to me. Although the head screws on regularly, the pill screws in a different direction. Iāve never in my life seen that before.
Thanks for the help with attaching the image here, Jack. I do like the light as it is (thatās why I labelled it the almost perfect EDC) but looking at the posts here, I am so tempted to get better throw and nicer tints! Argh conflicted.
So you managed to unscrew yours? Do I turn it clockwise or anti clockwise? Iāve turned it both ways and Iām afraid I might have just made it tighter for myself haha :person_facepalming:
Yes, mine is a AA 2.0 though. It unscrewed clockwise. If you get the direction right it really isnāt THAT hard. Itās not lose but also not super tight, you can hold it by hand, thereās no need to clamp it. Try heating it up if yours wonāt move.
I got a SST-20 4000K in and it looks really lovely. Next up is an Oslon version and maybe also a dedomed XP-G. So many possibilities. :sunglasses: :+1:
Ohh ok. I heated it up to the point where it was too hot to touch (I wrapped a t-shirt around it), made multiple scratches to the pill, worked up a sweat, and still nothing. Doesnāt budget. I can see some traces of red underneath. Do you think that might be threadlocker?
Is your light the Tool AAA also? And is it the earlier version that came without the additional magnetic tailcap? I tried turning it to the right (clockwise) and Iām pretty sure I enlarged the 2 holes in the pill, but it still wouldnāt move.
I definitely did. Banged it on the floor a few times out of frustration too. I can attest to the manufacturing quality of this light. No loose parts for sure hahaha.
Can you share some photos of the pill fob unscrewed? That might shed some light.