Huny74, I think that there's very little risk of losing the tailcap if you carry it slightly unscrewed. It requires very little turning to break the connection, it still remains almost totally screwed on.
Thanks for the info. I already like the light, mostly because of the UI. It will also be my first light shining sideways. Can't wait till it arrives (well, I'm afraid regarding this I don't have much choice...)
How does this feel on your head using it as a headlight? Do you think you can leave it on for a couple hours or more? I'm curious because I've been thinking about a headlamp for fishing since my buddy bought a boat just recently. Also, I'd like one that is almost all flood with 2 or 3 modes but without strobe or sos. Thanks guys.
My light arrived today and as expected I like it though something seems to be wrong with the driver circuit. It ramps as described and remembers the last setting but trying the SOS mode it sends out an "OS" and then stops. I have seen a few faulty SOS modes (most of them spelling STTTS) but this one is really the winner of the uselessness contest. I do not really need or want a SOS mode but there is also a clearly discernible PWM flicker in the lower settings, so I'm not sure whether the driver circuit is working properly.
Well, will write to Jim and see what he thinks about it.
Same here. I don't mind strobes (heck, I own one of the 8-mode MTE P7s that seem to have mysteriously vanished from DX -- no idea what's up with that) but I don't really find myself needing the SOS mode all that much so I never bothered to check until now. There's no discernible PWM though (protected 14500 TF). No buzzing sound either.
And even though I haven't been able to play with it more than a few minutes last night, I can already tell that I'm definitely going to like this one.
Mine arrived today, I like it. Correctly working SOS, but I don't need it. High - no PWM visible....everything else but high - PWM visible with fast moving objects.... like my old Maratac/ITP A3. I like it .... actually this is my first Ultrafire I really like. I need several tries to hit total high and total low. But a nice pseudo-Zebralight for 24 bucks, it's a steal. I already removed the magnet in the tail... I don't need no credit card eraser ;-)... but it was easy to remove. Thanks to everyone who reviewed it, the longer I look at it the more I like it.