teacher
(teacher)
January 31, 2019, 8:17pm
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@ DB Custom…. What is the advantage of the Sapphire “Window” & why is it so expensive??
I did a search for Flashlight Windows and came up with nothing.
I did a search for Flashlight Lens and came up with Flashlightlens.com ….
But unless I missed it, there was no info on a Sapphire “Window”.
Just curious about it’s advantage & high cost.
cabfrank
(cabfrank)
January 31, 2019, 8:40pm
6799
It should be highly scratch resistant, for one thing, but it is also more prone to breakage than mineral glass.
Klayking
(Klayking)
January 31, 2019, 8:55pm
6800
At the rate flashlight technology is advancing, it won’t be long until someone installs Windows on their driver…
teacher
(teacher)
January 31, 2019, 8:57pm
6801
That’s probably true Klayking……
P33
(P33)
January 31, 2019, 9:12pm
6802
Exactly, quite the opposite of bulletproof actually.
Klayking
(Klayking)
January 31, 2019, 9:16pm
6803
I can see it now. You’re exploring a cave and decide to turn off the flashlight for a moment to appreciate the total darkness. When you try to turn it back on, Windows catches you with the ol’ “Please wait, installing update 1 of 24…”
hodor
(hodor)
January 31, 2019, 9:23pm
6804
Or a wall of blue light from a BSOD
teacher
(teacher)
January 31, 2019, 9:35pm
6805
Klayking:
I can see it now. You’re exploring a cave and decide to turn off the flashlight for a moment to appreciate the total darkness. When you try to turn it back on, Windows catches you with the ol’ “Please wait, installing update 1 of 24…”
Ain’t that the truth…… :person_facepalming:
Or when you try to turn it off it hits you with the “Do not turn your machine off, downloading updates…… ” .
…….
BSOD…… :+1: … :person_facepalming: …
joechina
(joechina)
January 31, 2019, 9:50pm
6806
teacher:
@ DB Custom…. What is the advantage of the Sapphire “Window” & why is it so expensive??
I did a search for Flashlight Windows and came up with nothing.
I did a search for Flashlight Lens and came up with Flashlightlens.com ….
But unless I missed it, there was no info on a Sapphire “Window”.
Just curious about it’s advantage & high cost.
Sapphire watch glass should bring some better results
teacher
(teacher)
January 31, 2019, 10:41pm
6807
And so it did joechina!! Thank you for the tip…. :+1:
I see now why it is good & pretty expensive too.
Everything You Wanted To Know About Sapphire Glass, But Were Afraid To Ask [Q&A]
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SAPPHIRE GLASS… in pictures
Sapphire glass is a synthetically produced crystal second only to diamond in its hardness, making it extremely durable. It is typically grown in cylindrical sticks called boules, and is slow, expensive and energy-intensive to produce .
Vortexbig
(Vortexbig)
January 31, 2019, 11:34pm
6808
Put me down for two please!
Windows? That is just asking for trouble. Your flashlight will just crash without reason. You will have to call Geek Squad to remove spyware and malware from your flashlight. Or you will get an email telling you to send bitcoins to someone that is holding your flashlight software hostage. Some 12 year old kid halfway around the world will be turning on your flashlight remotely in the middle of the night.
Just a quick gif to show something cool the button does…
(apologies for the large file size, slow loading, and shaky camera)
(edit: moved to imgur for faster downloads)
ActiveAl
(ActiveAl)
February 1, 2019, 1:19am
6811
Thanks for this tip nvanlaar!
At Mountain Electronics there is an XP-L mod option that can be added when purchasing a Carclo 10507:
Anyone know what this option is about? Thanks.
ActiveAl
(ActiveAl)
February 1, 2019, 1:26am
6812
It will make my day when you do! Take care, and Thanks!
teacher
(teacher)
February 1, 2019, 1:27am
6813
@ ActiveAl…… He opens it up a bit to fit over XP-L emitters. This DOES NOT gave to be done for the XP-L HI.
joechina
(joechina)
February 1, 2019, 1:39am
6814
Maybe sth from this thread HowTo: Modify Carclo Optics for XP-L Use--For $0.25
HD has a dome
HI is flat
Edit:
Massive advantage for drilling the optic. Cereal_killer explains it perfectly here: triple XP-L project, need your input. Problem solved?
teacher
(teacher)
February 1, 2019, 1:29am
6815
ToyKeeper:
Just a quick gif to show something cool the button does…
(apologies for the large file size, slow loading, and shaky camera)
That is neat!! Thanks for showing that TK……
The original XP-L doesn’t quite fit into Carclo triple optics, because the dome is slightly too big. It’s a really close fit though, so the optic can be expanded a little to fit.
This is completely irrelevant for XP-L HI and LH351D though.