Twisty head to change mode - how does that work?

LED Flashlights – General Info
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I am thinking of getting a light that uses a twisty head to change modes…but have never handled a light like this before :nerd_face: . The specific light in question is the L3 L10 (1AA, Nichia 219, 4 modes with firefly) and it lists this:

Mode switch: Tighten and loosen the head to switch between modes.

How precise is this? Are you simply making/breaking electrical contact by unscrewing the head or is there some kind of electro-mechanical switch with as precise amount of turning?

*oh fudge :cry: , I should have bought last night as I now see it is out of stock/backorderable with unknown restocking potential. Regardless, I am still interested in learning how this and similar lights work.

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Yep, just loosen it to break contact and retighten it. In some lights this can be very finicky, but my L10 is great. Easily the best twisty I have bought yet.

3

is there any kind of tactile response, such as a ball detent, so you feel when you have rotated it correctly?

4

No it just goes off, so then you turn it back on. It sounds complicated but it is well worth the space it saves.

5

Also See: Mag 2AA LED works this way.

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Lights that have this function should have the battery board contacts reenforced to hold up under the additional wear. Additional solder or springs, etc.

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That's for colors other than black.