[kwkarth]

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I have never cleaned it.  It goes to maximum brightness and dims after a few seconds or minutes.  I can get it to maximum again by switching it off and on.  It might be the circuit causing the problem.

Yes, you might be right, but it may still be a simple matter of cleaning and lubing the threads.  Why not call their customer support, which is very good in my experience, btw, and describe the problem to them.  They will give you an RMA if the light is defective.

 

[kwkarth]

Since you're in OZ, you may consider using Skype for your call.  About 2 cents a minute.  Or if you have a local dealer, that's first option anyway.
Best of luck!

 

[Audio-Omega]

 
Thanks kwkarth.  In the meantime I might get Fenix PD20.  

 

[Edwood]

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I have never cleaned it.  It goes to maximum brightness and dims after a few seconds or minutes.  I can get it to maximum again by switching it off and on.  It might be the circuit causing the problem.

Yeah sounds like it.
 
Are you using both primaries and rechargables?
 
-Ed

 

[kwkarth]

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Yeah sounds like it.
 
Are you using both primaries and rechargables?
 
-Ed

At the same time???  

 

 

[Edwood]

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At the same time???  

 

LOL, well if it were a two cell light, that would be a disaster. 

I meant does he switched back and forth between them.
 
I find my Saint Minimus does not seem to like 3.6V Lithium Ion cells when they get low.  I think it trips some kind of protection circuit as it won't turn on with a freshly charged cell.  I have to put a 3V primary CR123A in, power it up, then put a rechargeable in.
 
-Ed

 

[Audio-Omega]

 
It takes a single cr123 and I don't have a rechargeable to try.  The good news is that I have ordered a Fenix PD20.  

Its functions are quite similar to Quark 123.  I wonder what's its build quality is like though.

 

[white_feather]

I have the Fenix PD30 and it is awesome!

 

[kwkarth]

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It takes a single cr123 and I don't have a rechargeable to try.  The good news is that I have ordered a Fenix PD20.  

Its functions are quite similar to Quark 123.  I wonder what's its build quality is like though.

Build quality between Fenix and 4Sevens is very comparable.  If you like one, you'll like the other.

 

[Lazarus Short]

Nooz flash!
 
I was at Sears the other night with my wife, who was looking for some sewing machine parts.  I spied the flashlights, and wandered over, to see the usual stuff, including the new LED Maglights, and that is exciting enough, but there were also drop-in LED replacements for conventional flashlight lamps.  Just the lamp now, not the entire assembly.  They were about $15, so we bought one, took it home, and I dropped it into a double-D-cell Maglight.  Slick. The fit is excellent, the beam is bright & beautiful, and it still focuses.  I'll be upgrading our other Maglight soon.  Note that this a Sears item.
 
Also for sale there was a 220 lumen flashlight, for only about $30, but my enthusiasm waned when I saw that it was rechargeable.

 

[immtbiker]

I've got 2 220 Lumen rechargeable lights (one Fenix and one Streamlight) and they last a long time.
 
I changed over all of my AA Maglights to LED with on/off click switches, but didn't know that they had one for my Double-D!

 

[Edwood]

I'll be bringing at least two flashlights to CanJam, for anyone that would be interested.  They're two that I EDC anyways.  One's my Surefire L4 modded by Arcmania with a 15W Ostar.  It's hella bright at it's brightest setting and burns through batteries quickly.  

  The other is  an Arcmania Extreme III Cree version, my favorite AAA powered light.
 
-Ed

 

[wolfen68]

If there's an unofficial FlashJam starting, I'll have to bring my Eagletac P20A2 MKII.

 

[Audio-Omega]

Fenix PD20 is not bad at all.  The exterior is very smooth to hold and its switch is solid.  The light is white unlike my Quark 123 which has a tint of yellow, but I could easily live with either tint.  The only thing I dislike is the clip but it can be removed.

 

[Edwood]

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If there's an unofficial FlashJam starting, I'll have to bring my Eagletac P20A2 MKII.

Actually, members at CPF do have something like that called Photon Fest.  And it's been running longer than CanJam. 
 
-Ed