HIDblue
Enlightened
Easily, the Jetbeam RRT-0 XM-L. It pretty much does everything I need in a pocket-sized light.
GLOCK 22 said:I'll PM you on how to get started.
I didn't see it mentioned yet, but my Zebralight SC51 is in my pocket when the SC600 is too bulky to take along. I got one from the first batch, and it's held up well to everything that my wife, kids, and myself have thrown at it.
Torture test: http://www.candlepowerforums.com/vb/showthread.php?321619-Zebralight-Torture-Test
It's really too bad about the SC600. If they had just made it trimmer and lighter it would be just about as close to perfect as you could get (for my uses anyway).
Hi
Great looking light you built. I'd also be interested if you could pm me the details. Would a surefire e1e body suit the job?
what's the overall length of the light?
Cheers
Matt
Well, to its credit, the SC600 is actually one of the smaller 18650 lights around... Maybe look at the SC60. It's probably what you are looking for. The smaller, light brother of the SC600.
GLOCK 22 said:PM sent:thumbsup:
I guess the question I should have asked was ... "Is there a light out there that packs the punch of a SC600 (in terms of both power and runtime) in a smaller lighter package"? It can certainly be done because Zebra Light does it with their own HD600 (only a little less power but a longer runtime and a much smaller lighter package).
In a practical sense what good is extreme throw? I had the Quark Mini123 which has hotspot that, at first glance, is far more impressive than the MiniX123 that I eventually settled on (particularly indoors). The MiniX123 is more of a flood and out in an open field at night the extra lumens and spread are immediately obvious and, to me, far more practical. The SC600 is impressive in terms of throw but it's the fact that it floods the night and lights up a relatively large cone in front of you that really impresses me. Think about how we live. We flood our homes and streets with light, we don't generally spotlight tiny little patches. I really don't get how extreme throw is of any real use except maybe on a weapon or to impress your pals.
A dealextreme $0.48 shipped cow light. It has two 5mm led's in it, it came with the button batteries in it too. Only annoying thing is that it's only momentary activation.