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    Suggestions for 10000 lumen adjustable beam flashlight

    Well, on the off chance I may be completely wrong, if you mean adjustable beam means you can change brightness, pretty much all lights will do that. You could do a lot worse than looking at an Emisar D4 (floody) or D1(throwy). These allow you to ramp up & down in brightness to wherever you...
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    Is it possible to fix the soft switch on my Zebralight SC600w ii L2?

    No, not quite - I sent it to China in August, they replied that it was on the way on 16 October and it finally arrived a few days ago. Not sure if Australia post added to the delay though - it can take 10 days or more for a package to arrive from the east to here in the west - twice as long as a...
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    Is it possible to fix the soft switch on my Zebralight SC600w ii L2?

    Update! I realise this is has taken a while but today I received what appears to be a shiny new replacement for the unit I sent in. Naturally this was a day after I sent a query asking how much longer I was likely to wait given the package was sent on 16 October. So after a quick test the...
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    Is it possible to fix the soft switch on my Zebralight SC600w ii L2?

    OK, to close out - I contacted CS who promptly replied saying they will repair out of warranty torches for $15 which seems eminently reasonable. All I need to do is send it to China which carries some risk of course not to mention a few weeks elapsed time to return. There are two RMA numbers...
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    Is it possible to fix the soft switch on my Zebralight SC600w ii L2?

    Well, the sc600 was my first real high-end-ish purchase, I bought an Olight S15 around the same time as well which is great but AA and horrible tint but great in other ways however the Zebralight blew me away. It seems to me that in all aspects bar the infamous tint lottery and the switch -...
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    Is it possible to fix the soft switch on my Zebralight SC600w ii L2?

    Why did I overlook the obvious? I will follow your advice and give them a call, it simply never occurred to me to do so. I guess I assume that once I’ve bought something it’s usually too much trouble than it’s worth to get on the merry-go-round with customer service. I’ll give Zebralight a go...
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    Is it possible to fix the soft switch on my Zebralight SC600w ii L2?

    I’ve had this for a yea or two and like it other than the sloppy switch which seems to be getting worse. I have a SC62w as well which has a nice crisp switch in comparison - it may be this which makes me think the SC600 is getting softer. I’d like to keep it if the switch can be fixed, I...
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    Circuit driver / Booster explanation?

    What a great explanation, I am very ignorant of electronics in general and have wondered the same thing. Good question and great answer! We are fortunate at CPF to have such a wide range of knowledgable people who are prepared to chime in.
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    I`d like some help and feedback on my Eneloop website please......

    This is just excellent. An amazing effort and you deserve many kudos. And from what I can see, objective and an excellent reference,
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    Help - can’t charge protected 18650 above 3.8V - how do you reset the circuit?

    Good idea, can’t lose anything by trying. I imagine it’s an NCR18650B under the wrapper. I’ll give it a go running it down and maybe have a fiddle with my hobby charger at different charge rates before removing the wrapper & PCB. I have no real problem using an unprotected battery in the S2...
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    Help - can’t charge protected 18650 above 3.8V - how do you reset the circuit?

    I have the same understanding. I was hoping there might be a way go rebooting the circuit. I’ll keep experimenting but with no real expectation of succeeding. A shame, I am not a fan of protected batteries but there are uses for them, in this case in a convoy S2 where there is not a...
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    Help - can’t charge protected 18650 above 3.8V - how do you reset the circuit?

    I’ve got a pair of protected Olight 3400mAH 18650s, and am trying to charge one that has been lying around for a few months unused. When I put it into my i4 the yellow lights blink as expected, starting with just one, then a few seconds later it either jumps straight to 3 illuminated indicating...
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    Looking for a smart lithium ion discharger. Have you come across one somewhere ?

    ^^^ what Overclocker said. You can find all sorts of hobby chargers with this facility and far greater flexibility setting charge and discharge rates, cut-off voltages etc. I have been getting a lot of my stuff from Hobbyking for many years - wide choice, good prices but best to do your...
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    Where to buy

    G’day - I have bought regularly from BG, Gearbest and other Chinese & HK based sites with no issues, you just have to be patient unless you choose an expedited shipping option. I bought a C8 from BG in November last year, very pleased with it. Others recommend Aliexpress to obtain a wider...
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    Headlamps with good beam length - opinions and options

    You might want to check out Spike Lights - designed for night sports & navigation with a 300m spot and a flood for up close in a single head-mounted unit. Programmabe UI and all sorts of goodies, can run off 1 or 2 18650s. I don’t have one but know people who do and they are full of praise for...
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