Hi, I found this ebayseller that has a nice variety of drivers that are way too expensive, some nice sizes and thickness of AR-coated lenses, and a switch that they say is rated at 6A. I ordered a switch and will do some testing up to 16A :evil:
http://cgi.ebay.nl/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=141172162679
Anxiously awaiting your results. I have this in my watch list since I’ve been melting switches lately.
I purchased a driver from this seller in the past and he did get it to me very quickly.
Here it is on US eBay.
From the picture, it looks to be held together with screws. That would be cool if you could disassemble it.
IDK they look a lot like plasti-welds like how the large omten is assembled (which can be disassembeled and reassembled if you’re careful)
They actually look very similar to the small omten (like comes in the ZY-T08 and lots of fenix lights)
...except this one is 17mm diameter
Oh yea, definitely not the same but the build looks similar. I ordered 5, when they come I’ll tear one down to see what’s inside.
I have a omten switch from cnq or so which has no problems and zero resistance at 5A, I am always suspicious about these clicks but it stands aup very well.
http://www.cnqualitygoods.com/goods.php?id=1529
Subscribed, thanks!
I have an Omten switch of about the same size, I will compare them :-)
I have a few of these switches. I haven’t done anything with them yet however. Would be interested to see how they rate when someone tests them.
I ordered just one, so that one will have to be the test case to represent them all. I will try different currents (using a power supply and a test load), and meanwhile measure the voltage over the switch.
Has any of you guys a good idea what test regime is most representative of the performance in a real flashlight? Like: should I do 100 on-off switch cycles, or is a better test leave it on for an hour? Would the switch be cooled better or worse when built into an actual flashlight instead of in open air?
Unfortunately I have no idea what would be the best test situation. I would assume it would be better to keep shocking it by turning it off and on?
I have no equipment available to test, so will be keen to see your results when you get around to it.
That’s exactly why I’m awaiting your results, I don’t have the equipment to test with any meaningful results or true measure of the switches ability.
The failures I’ve encountered were all current related so that will be the most important data to me.
Most clicky switches are rated upwards of 40,000 clicks so I don’t think much will be determined by a massive amount of repeated cycles. That being said a minimum amount of cycles should be performed at different current levels and interval lengths of time.
Scaru did some neat multiple-click testing on the Tofty switch, and ran it for 24hours at 10 amps (the switch survived with flying colours). Not sure if I am going to spend the full 2kWh on this test 
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Still waiting on my eBay ones but these came today, already installed one in my MT ZY-T08 and its running now.
Here are some detailed pic’s of one, grid is 5/in)
This thread popped up when I was searching for switches… djozz, did you ever get one and test it?
Thanks! I’d actually read that thread some time ago and forgot all about it.
It happens to me too!