JM, how much force does it take to pop off the belt clip? In other words, if you tried to clip it on a belt, would it be easy to just pop it off and have the light fall off, if you got it jostled. Something like getting in and out of the car and the light hit the door frame, if you know what I mean, or walking through a tight doorway and hitting the door jam.
Just curious, as I have had that happen to several clips of this type.
Also, is the clip smooth? Or would it scratch the ano over time, if you removed it several times?
It’s on there tight. I gave a half-hearted try to pop it off and got nowhere. I will say that I’ve slid it side to side a bunch and there are zero marks on the ano from it. I know what you are saying about hitting doorways and such. What usually destroys my clips is the darned seat belt. It gets behind the light and when I get out of the car it rips the light off my belt and bends the hell out of the clip. That said, this one is pretty stiff and is on really tight. Not gonna say it’s not possible to pop it off the clip but would certainly be tougher to do than on other lights I have.
Nice and powerful review Jhonny, as usual
Just a question about fit/battery, you said: “I only use unprotected cells and lately, IMR cells at that”.
Well, I use only protected cells, 2400Mah Eagletac and Sanyo, very popular battery (and I think a lot of people use too). Do you think their will really fit without problems? Thanx a lot!!
EDIT:
Sorry, which is the best protected battery for you, for this flashlight?
My longest cell is 69.3 mm long and it fits somehow. If yours are the same or shorter you should be fine. Longer might still fit but I can’t prove or disprove it.
And as I mentioned in the other thread, and considering the additional comments; I don’t think the o-ring at the lens will be an issue even if submerged. I will be happy to test it when I get mine from the GB. The actual sealing at the tail-switch is typically more suspect. If properly recessed and trapped below the washer, this too can be a decent seal. Most designs do not actually trap the sealing profile and the seal can creep which often happens with thermal cycling. Easy to fix but should be part of the design if you want submersible.
BTW: with IE11, there is no View Image option with right click. I had to paste the link into another window.
I am really looking forward to having one of these.
One gripe I have, is that with all of the nice machining, they go & whack self-tapping screws in there to hold the emitter down. A machined screw would b a little nicer!
The issue of the front O-ring leaking was brought up a while ago. I believe it was Cereal Killer who discovered his stock light was immediately filled with water when submerged. This issue needs to be checked and verified fixed before rolling out 500+ for the GB.
Thanks for finding that. Modifying the reflector as stated above the last image of the O-rings will affect that “proper gland design”. The dimensional stack-up is highly dependent on every element between the pill and lens. A quick fix may be to add a second very narrow o-ring to take up any additional space required.
I really want the lens up against the bezel. I know I can make it work but if Eagle Eyes can solve this, all the better.
I think the issue is that there is a flat space in that depression around the edge of the reflector. If it was a simple bevel, then the lens would press down on the o-ring, and the bevel would press it against the body of the head, sealing against the important surfaces.
Thanks for the excellent teardown and review JohnnyMac.
I’ve own a lot of C8s already and I was thinking to skip this GB, but now it got me considering again… it really looks good, waiting for your driver review, current and lux measurement and I will make my decision after that.
I swear my wife said Id be mad not to get 5 …Im sure thats what she said. She was looking at me funny, I explained all the work put in and that its a hotrod light from the manufacturer, this is unheard of to which she said with a big smile so you know she was keen, “oh really, youd be mad not to get 5”, its hard to know as she was busy and returning to her things while shaking her head. I think she must have realised she forgot something she was doing.
