Could you add a link to the corresponding thread in TLF?
Can you guarantee that in this light?
3B Tint is aviable too. But this is the warmest.
https://www.mouser.de/ProductDetail/Cree-Inc/XHP50B-00-0000-0D0BJ450E?qs=sGAEpiMZZMu4Prknbu83y0lyJaBIkSJsf%252B7XLpo6PKOOSl1IQs%2FgBg==
That kind of equipment is very basic. My pistol has only one trigger and one magazine release. Handcuffs all use the same key unless your agency bought Chubbs. My knife has only one blade and its lock is rated at 425 pounds. My baton has no buttons or control settings. Air tanks have only one valve, one hose and one mask. Fire hoses have only two holes. Even the AED’s have pictures and talk you through their use. K.I.S.S. is the rule that we live by. Key rule is very simple very durable. However our Motorola radio has an 120 page instruction manual and needs a teen to reprogram.
If you take it to the extreme with an active shooter, down power lines, multi car crash or a large fire with injuries. Complicated and/or delicate equipment gets lost, broken or left in the fire. We use tools, not really tactical or tacticool. Our equipment is more functional and durable than cool but that makes them cool too me. Don’t get me wrong we cherish good gear beyond rational control.
Being practical not rude, is this flashlight really a tactical flashlight to be used by first responders? Or tacticool to sell to the masses. Please remember good quality functionally simple gear can do both. Think of gear that has withstood the test of time. Screwdriver, Colt 45, rope, blanket, matches, corkscrew, sword, spear, bow, axe, etc. they all do one thing well.
Interested
Interested
The USB port in the threads is nice. With a “normal” design the driver, E-switch and USB port are in the same part of the light, commonly the head, and with some rubber cover for the USB port. With the USB port in the threads of the tube, there has to be a contact plate of some sort in order to avoid needing cables between the tube and head?
I’m curios as I’ve done a bit of dual switch driver development with USB ports myself, but I’ve always used hosts with the “normal” design that have the USB port in the head.
Count me in.
I have started liking the 'Tactical flashlights" idea not so long ago. It was only after I got my hands on some 'real' tactical lights, not the ones eBay listings call 'tactical'.
When I'm out in the field doing beamshots I like having a flashlight that will produce X with 1 click on a button. A Anduril UI or anything similar doesn't belong in a tactical flashlight.
For me, a tactical flashlight has a UI you don't need to remember! The UI should be self explanatory without hidden modes, multiple clicks.
1 click for ON (high/turbo)
if possible 1 click to Strobe.
UI should go from High mode to low mode, not vise versa, unlike and EDC light.
Another BLF light in the making.
Should offer two options
1.low cost model at affordable price
2.optimum design/specs = high cost but on limited offer
Hello texas shooter,
You mentioned a bunch of desirable features on a true tactical flashlight. How about switch position? Is a side switch or a tail switch better?
That’s why a “tactical knife” like a Ka-Bar doesn’t have a bottle-opener or other nonsense attached to it. It does one thing but it does it flawlessly.
Anyone who wants a SAK can certainly get one, and they’re quite handy (just ask MacGyver), but it won’t be “tactical”.
I prefer a physical forward clicky switch in the tail. Very easy to find when you’re looking else where.
I’m not convinced a dual sleeve design is a good idea for a light designed to handle constant repeated impacts / recoil. Also onboard charging will be a real pain to get potted properly to stand up to the same abuse.
I’m with Texas Shooter, but I think we’ll both be disappointed.
Random Dan
I’d be interested in that!
Thank you for your insights!
That’s how I have my Quark Smart QSL set up too and I like it a lot (side switch turns on, off, and changes brightness…with blinky modes disabled; and the rear switch is full power momentary only).
Thank you all for your valuable feedback so far. I have designed a new draft design that hopefully reflect most of your input. I also drafted a basic dual switch UI for this flashlight, see OP on this thread. Please feel free to comment on this new design. Thank you!
The spot you found for the USB port is challenging. The socket is where the battery tube threads into the head. Unless the head and battery tube is one piece but that requires an unconventional method to assemble the driver.
I tried to adopt Zanflare's design of their F1 for orientation. What spot would you suggest to use best?
