ID of the 3D tube? I have not measured, but I can tell you it's the same (within a couple thou), as a Maglite D tube. A maglite switch fits in just like it would fit in a Maglite, with a hint of drag. A Maglite ID is like 34.15mm, if that helps.
I snagged two of them at the Home Depot in Richardson, TX at Plano Rd & Buckingham. They were stored on the high boxes above the flashlight section. Dude with the Big Stairs got them down. BTW, they come six to a box, not five.
Both of mine were DOA due to the o-ring problem mentioned in post #19!!! Something tells me this is going to be causing Home Depot a LOT of grief.
Crammed it into the Sphere ’o Many Mysteries. Using their D batteries:
Put the rubber bumpers on and it should weigh more than the Shocker.
Edit: Are they on there??? Can’t tell…
Edit2: Yeah looks like it’s on there. NVM :zipper_mouth_face:
Specifically the o-rings? Try tightening the tailcap with an extra ‘oomph’ at what seems like the end of its travel. That should allow the contact point to engage even though the o-ring initially blocked it.
>>>>>>>>Also, when I took the tail cap apart, I bent the contact tab on the white clicky outwards, slightly…
Did that to mine also. PLUS the switch tab wasn’t going through the spring but off to the side or on top of it. I forget which, but it wasn’t making any kind of reliable contact.
Looks like it wasn’t a happy day on the assembly line.
This Defiant has issues. If you are getting it for/or recommending that a non-flashaholic buy this light, you will have to make sure the clicky in the tail cap was assembled correctly, and fix it for them. I have both HD lights, and though the 3 D cell has some advantages, I would stick with the 3 C cell. The 3 D has reflector issues, and assembly issues, and the 3 C has a cleaner hot spot and throws better — not too impressed with the 3 D version.
I think the tail cap on the 3D was a bit over-engineered. To many parts for something that should have been simple. The ArmorMax 3C version (not the Super Thower) has the same type of tail cap design too, including a super long spring.
However, none of this is anything BLF members can’t deal with to improve.
its at the bottom of my list of about 6 mods i have ongoing (waiting for parts, deciding on drivers etc)
i figure maybe i will wait till mouser has the new 90cri XML2 warm white 3200k in stock, stipple the reflector and make a nice incan looking beam out of this one