New guy here. I’ve been doing a lot of searching and reading and hence learning.
This all started because I got a 1aa zebralight headlamp for backpacking. Then I got an olight t15 which is a 1aa light to go with the headlamp (I like to standardize batteries across my packs). From a preparedness standpoint I got a t10 body for a cr123. I like this for if I’m ever lost or trekking or the ‘end of the world’ hits and I can only find a certain type battery, then I have multiple options.
Well I really like the zebralight programming- hold to ramp, and double tap for the other intensity of that mode. I could care less about SOS and beacon crap.
I don’t like the olight’s programming- I just prefer tail clickys (reverse, forward, tactical, tail stand, etc. I don’t care I just prefer to push a button on the tail. The olight has a mix of button pushing and twisting for modes and extra SOS and beacon crap that you have to toggle through every time.
So, how do I get my cake and eat it too? How can I have a t10/t15 with a tail cap and zebralight-like programming? I’ve seen the threads about building your own lights and like the idea but I’m also wondering if I can reprogram my olight?
What do the talented and knowledgable people here think?
Your asking for alot here man! But I also have been wondering if possible to get the driver that drives the zebralight and put it into some other light. The biggest problem I have encountered is that those ZebraLights are damn expensive, when all I really want is the driver inside of it.
Maybe someone can chime in, and suggest a zebralight clone driver that is almost as efficient as the zebralight driver.
I’m still continuing my research and I came across the dereelight c2h. It is a p60 style host that takes a single cr123 and has an extension tube for 1aa. Couldn’t I then get my own p60 style reflector with brass pill, led (type left open for now), and a uc-controlled driver and program it myself? I could just replicate the zebralight programming and omit the SOS and beacon stuff that way.
I’m too new to this to know if that would work. I know you would have to be conscious of the voltage difference between the two battery’s when selecting components. That’s no big deal, I’m not looking for anything crazy bright, just so long as I could get near the same output as the olight I’d be happy
I got a dereelight c2h yesterday. So far I really like it… Better than the olight. My only complaint is the medium setting is not that different from the high setting. I still wish I could find a way to mimicking the programming of the zebralight.
Any thoughts? Would this get better exposure in a different section?