Also, fabric actually has a cleaning effect on the contacts. The only issue seems to be lint/fuzz on certain types of fabric, but on fabrics such as my cotton Wrangler ripstop jeans it’s a non-issue.
A specially designed contact with certain grooving and channels and/or dual contact points could virtually eliminate the lint issue.
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Obviously the aluminium is not as strong as other metals and obviously soon or later will show degradation…. But perhaps we could find a fix for that…
Of course, more powerful flashlights that need more amps will suffer more with that issue… But the main idea was that the clipswitch is designed for pocket flashlights… And most pocket flashlights dont require such high current…
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Samgalax, The hardest part about reversing the process on the Microstream USB is removing the tailcap (since it’s glued on). Once it’s off it’s just a matter of removing a little nail polish and a couple pieces of sticky paper. The removal of the anodization during the clip switch mod doesn’t affect the normal operation of the light.