Much appreciated for the answer and the time you took for it
Please don’t see my questions as a rush to make things faster, despite I’d like to have “this” flashlight in my pocket “the sooner, the better”!
I was just questioning if - in the end - “will it worth it”! Of course, in the name of flashlight science, it will, and if the “crew” involved on this is successful, it will be a breakthrough in this field (BLF is a micro cosmos for that, as we’ve seen, and we must be proud and acknowledge it right away)!
As you mentioned “The real challenge is to get the best of both worlds in one flashlight”, so the question is will it be possible to get those worlds into one. We will deal with different types of batteries that have different working voltage, different cut-off, different drain, different power to the Led… and a “special” UI that needs to be carefully tuned for both with much prejudice for one type or other type of cell!
Not saying it will be impossible, but it will take a lot of time, effort, resources and so on to get to that eventual driver! And in the end, this will probably not work 100% as if it was used with only 1 type of cells.
I’m not being defeatist, never, but it will be something… I do trust the involved people, though, and if someone is able to make it real, it’s them! :+1:
About this question: “So, why do most people look for a dual-use flashlight that can run both with NiMH and Li-Ion?”
Not a general answer, only mine. The reasom why I like the SP10A/B is because I can use it with both types of cells, if I’m at home/city I can use it with 14500s and I will charge when I arrive home, when I travel I will take it because I will always get AA alkalines to put inside of it, without issues. Versatility is something useful and convenient and I love it!
But Anduril is more than “convenience”, it is versatility and something so specific that needs to be admired and played with beyond the boundaries of simple EDC use!
Again, sorry for this questioning, and don’t see it as “doubting” I will still be in! Even if this takes more than 2 years as the FW3A
Thank you all for your efforts and work!