Fenix has a largish 21700 rotary that looks pretty nice. I want one but it would be financially silly since I have no use for a monster light like that.
An American company that likes to sue other companies has patents for some designs of rotary flashlight switches. That may be a reason why we don’t see too many of them.
the problem with rotary is, it takes 2 hands to change light levels
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the problem with rotary is, it takes 2 hands to change light levels
I have 3, all used with one hand…0_0
ok well i can;t do that.
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I have 1 rotary light (a small one) and 1 handed operation is quite easy. It looks easy on the Surefire light (Minimus headlamp) that used it, but I haven’t tried. On bigger lights I could imagine it being more difficult.
When I posted about the Olight i1R EOS keychain EDC that’s a twisty, a few people were like “Meh, not one handed, that’s a pass.” I’m like, seriously? I activate mine one handed all the time. I guess they forget that such a light is anchored to something larger, like a keychain, which serves as an assist with twisting. So easy…
But if this one has a very firm detent, or is rather large, it might be too clumsy to do one handed.
FWIW… I think the FW3A’s main draw is Anduril. Rotary? It won’t be Anduril then. So I’m not really sure why FW3A was mentioned. Maybe a single LED with 1” deep reflector could be a good host, but then… there’s that patent problem again.
Anduril would still be useful with a rotary to allow programming the levels, if the rotary is a digital switch. Yes the code would have to be extended but it shouldn’t be too bad, just some more FSM event handlers.
A patent is supposed to cover only the specific implementations documented in it, so if you can find another implementation method you are in the clear. The Surefire PD40 is a really great looking rotary. I have no idea if they encountered any patent hassles but I expect they knew about the situation.
Anduril would still be useful with a rotary to allow programming the levels, if the rotary is a digital switch. Yes the code would have to be extended but it shouldn’t be too bad, just some more FSM event handlers.
A patent is supposed to cover only the specific implementations documented in it, so if you can find another implementation method you are in the clear. The Surefire PD40 is a really great looking rotary. I have no idea if they encountered any patent hassles but I expect they knew about the situation.
IIRC, Surefire was actually the one who created the patent.
Doh! I got dyslexic when I typed that. I meant Fenix PD40. There is a link further up the thread. It looks amazing. I don’t have a real use for one and I’m not in the greatest financial shape to buy more useless lights right now, but I’m tempted to grab it anyway during the promo.
Rotary as HDS or infinite brightness via magnet as in RRT01?
Rotary is only HDS…
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Fenix has a largish 21700 rotary that looks pretty nice. I want one but it would be financially silly since I have no use for a monster light like that.
https://www.fenix-store.com/fenix-pd40r-v2-0-flashlight/
That shop has a 20% off sale this weekend so it’s just under $100, shipped in CONUS.
An American company that likes to sue other companies has patents for some designs of rotary flashlight switches. That may be a reason why we don’t see too many of them.
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I did not realize they have a patent on the rotary.
the problem with rotary is, it takes 2 hands to change light levels
"You never have the wind with you - it's either against you, or you're having a good day."
Daniel Behrman, "The Man Who Loved Bicycles".
It never gets easy, you just go faster. -Greg Lemond.
,ø¤º°`°º¤ø¸,ø¤º°`°º¤ø¸,ø¤º°`°º¤ø¸
I have 3, all used with one hand…0_0
WTB Titanium 4sevens 2xAA tube
ok well i can;t do that.
"You never have the wind with you - it's either against you, or you're having a good day."
Daniel Behrman, "The Man Who Loved Bicycles".
It never gets easy, you just go faster. -Greg Lemond.
,ø¤º°`°º¤ø¸,ø¤º°`°º¤ø¸,ø¤º°`°º¤ø¸
I have 1 rotary light (a small one) and 1 handed operation is quite easy. It looks easy on the Surefire light (Minimus headlamp) that used it, but I haven’t tried. On bigger lights I could imagine it being more difficult.
When I posted about the Olight i1R EOS keychain EDC that’s a twisty, a few people were like “Meh, not one handed, that’s a pass.” I’m like, seriously? I activate mine one handed all the time. I guess they forget that such a light is anchored to something larger, like a keychain, which serves as an assist with twisting. So easy…
But if this one has a very firm detent, or is rather large, it might be too clumsy to do one handed.
FWIW… I think the FW3A’s main draw is Anduril. Rotary? It won’t be Anduril then. So I’m not really sure why FW3A was mentioned. Maybe a single LED with 1” deep reflector could be a good host, but then… there’s that patent problem again.
Anduril would still be useful with a rotary to allow programming the levels, if the rotary is a digital switch. Yes the code would have to be extended but it shouldn’t be too bad, just some more FSM event handlers.
A patent is supposed to cover only the specific implementations documented in it, so if you can find another implementation method you are in the clear. The Surefire PD40 is a really great looking rotary. I have no idea if they encountered any patent hassles but I expect they knew about the situation.
IIRC, Surefire was actually the one who created the patent.
Doh! I got dyslexic when I typed that. I meant Fenix PD40. There is a link further up the thread. It looks amazing. I don’t have a real use for one and I’m not in the greatest financial shape to buy more useless lights right now, but I’m tempted to grab it anyway during the promo.