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rsaavedra · 04-15-2008, 11:40 PM

Any of the flashlight-fiers care to comment on the specs of this little behemoth:

LED Loupe Light Homepage
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My brother is a dentist and sent me those links.

ianp · 04-18-2008, 05:29 AM

That's one of the beauties of the internet, all the niche interest groups can have a forum. Now, what's the URL to that 1930s flypaper forum again ?

Edwood · 04-25-2008, 12:22 AM

Yes. I have officially lost my mind.

vibin247 · 04-25-2008, 05:52 AM

Anyone check out the specs on the upcoming UA2 Optimus and UB2 Invictus from SureFire? I'm looking at the UB2 Invictus myself. There's also the T1A, Titan Aluminum. It's all in the latest catalog that's downloadable on the company's website.

archosman · 04-25-2008, 08:10 AM

anyone here have any problems with their Surefires? I had two that failed on me. I believe it's in the button as one of them no longer clicks properly. I love the light output but I'm pretty disapointed with 2 dead flashlights that are well into $200 territory.

Edwood · 04-25-2008, 08:25 AM

Originally Posted by archosman

anyone here have any problems with their Surefires? I had two that failed on me. I believe it's in the button as one of them no longer clicks properly. I love the light output but I'm pretty disapointed with 2 dead flashlights that are well into $200 territory.

Nearly all my flashlights are customs now. But there are plenty of modded and replacement parts for Surefires out there. Sort of Surefire "Legos" if you will.

There are some two stage switches here.
Sandwich Shoppe Surefire Mods

I don't know if McGizmo Mclicky switches that will fit your Surefire, but they are very reliable.

The only Surefire I may end up owning will only have the KL4 head and glass, everything else is completely custom.

-Ed

Edwood · 04-25-2008, 08:26 AM

Originally Posted by vibin247

Anyone check out the specs on the upcoming UA2 Optimus and UB2 Invictus from SureFire? I'm looking at the UB2 Invictus myself. There's also the T1A, Titan Aluminum. It's all in the latest catalog that's downloadable on the company's website.

In case you haven't seen it, the big CPF thread about it is here.
Surefire Optimus and Invictus - CandlePowerForums

-Ed

vibin247 · 04-25-2008, 03:06 PM

Originally Posted by archosman

anyone here have any problems with their Surefires?

I have dropped my A2 a couple of times, and it stills works. Sometimes it's hard to screw back on the tailcap when you change batteries, but nothing out of the ordinary. That's unfortunate that you've got 2 of them go bad, but SureFire customer service is pretty darn good. I remember getting my A2 for the first time and looking at the incandescent bulb that came with it, and it was definitely crooked. I sent an e-mail, and a couple weeks later, they sent a new incandescent bulb, free of charge.

marvin · 04-25-2008, 06:35 PM

Originally Posted by archosman

anyone here have any problems with their Surefires? I had two that failed on me. I believe it's in the button as one of them no longer clicks properly. I love the light output but I'm pretty disapointed with 2 dead flashlights that are well into $200 territory.

I also had a clicky problem in one of my Surefires. The clicky internals are plastic and a bit of flashing found it's way into the clicky mechanism making for an inconsistent click. A couple of minutes with a screwdriver, sandpaper, and some oil and it was back to functioning correctly.

Originally Posted by vibin247

Anyone check out the specs on the upcoming UA2 Optimus and UB2 Invictus from SureFire? I'm looking at the UB2 Invictus myself. There's also the T1A, Titan Aluminum. It's all in the latest catalog that's downloadable on the company's website.

The Optimus looks almost EDC-capable. I'll have to look into it some more...

warubozu · 04-25-2008, 07:35 PM

Originally Posted by archosman

anyone here have any problems with their Surefires? I had two that failed on me. I believe it's in the button as one of them no longer clicks properly. I love the light output but I'm pretty disapointed with 2 dead flashlights that are well into $200 territory.

Wow, that's a bummer. I never had any problems with any of the Surefires that I've owned over the years. About the only things I've had to replace on them were the headlamps when burn out and the rubber o-rings on the tailcap and head sections of some models.