Thanks Derek. I haven't had any luck finding the 1/2-inch split rings. Still lots of places to look.
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I took my Zebras for a walk this morning. Cool and foggy.
Interestingly, the SC31w and SC51w fared much better that I thought they would, having plenty of throw and flood compared to the SC600. I thought they would be blown away but both didn't blink in the face of the bigger brother.
I think the warmer light color plus the throwy beam helped. I've found that throwy lights penetrate the fog better. Additionally warmer lights tend to be less scattered by the fog. This is a subject covered in another thread so I won't re-cover this material. And I may have the information wrong but my observations have biased my opinions for lights in fog.
I'm finding that the SC600 to be a great general use light. Size to performance is great, run-time to brightness is great, great compromise of flood and throw. It is not a light that can do everything but it does most things you need a light for very very well.
Outside I find the slightly green tint in the lower levels to be not noticeable. I do prefer the neutral tints with accurate color rendition but not essential. And I do own several lights that are too green or blue or purple for me to even use anymore. However, walking about I haven't worried about how color accurate the doggy dirt was rather I found myself concerned about stepping in it.
If you need a thrower look elsewhere. The SC600 does not appear to be a dedicated throw design. It throws well enough for me.
If you need a "wall of light" you can strap to your head, look elsewhere. It does not appear to be designed for that either. Floody enough for me but I don't want to strap it to me head.
It does put out large volume of light in a practical pattern IMHO. Interestingly I do not EDC this light. My job makes that impractical. But if I know for sure that I am going to need a light I find a way to carry this one (and backups). Right now it is my "choice" light.
My criticisms. Clip: flimsy compared to the SC31 and SC51 that I can barely budge. Tint: hint of green, cooler than I'd like (but that was a purchaser's choice not the fault of the company) and why "turbo"? Personally it was something I could have lived without. I program one of the lower levels (H2) to whatever purpose I am going to be doing based on run-time and have forgotten about H1.
I was against buying another battery type, wanting to stick with the NiMH AA or RCR123 that I already owned but curiosity got the better of me. I have looked at other 18650 lights but every time I have to give up something. You can find others that will out-perform the SC600 is some aspect but that comes at the expense of some other performance category. No shelf queen for me. She's going to earn her keep.
