I am going to go out on a limb here and say both the Jetbeam and Sunwayman look too big/performance compared to the Q50 to me....
Say Scubie, how exactly did you measure the performance of the Q50?
Nap.
I am going to go out on a limb here and say both the Jetbeam and Sunwayman look too big/performance compared to the Q50 to me....
Say Scubie, how exactly did you measure the performance of the Q50?
Nap.
Can the Jetbeam Pa40 head screw onto the Fenix LD40 & function off the dual tail switch design?
I much prefer Fenix UI to the UI used on the PA40.
I find the PA40 to be the larger light. It is much longer and really not much thinner. The M40A clearly has a larger bezel but overall it is a smaller light. I'll try to snap a pic of them side by side. When you see them side by side, the M40A is clearly much smaller.
PA40 and M40A:
From selfbuilt's review:
http://www.candlepowerforums.com/vb...iber-body)-Review-RUNTIMES-BEAMSHOTS-amp-more!
Selfbuilt says the heads can go onto each other's bodies, and since they're both 4xAA lights, the voltages should be identical, so I'd guess they should, but I check into it further if it were me.
Do you think the tail buttons will function correctly?
Surpringly, it does work: I just swapped the PA40 head on the LD40's body and battery carrier, and the light worked with the LD40 user interface (i.e. four output modes, from Lo to Max, selected by the secondary switch).I doubt it will work. The circuits are designed differently.
Yes, I put the PA40 head on the LD40 body and battery carrier. So I'm thinking the same thing - I wonder if the driver isn't located in the tail region of the carrier, under the switch? After all, there has to be something located there to allow for the electronic mode switching of the LD40, and battery indicator of the PA40, in that region.Interesting results. Thanks selfbuilt. I can't explain that. I don't recall seeing any space for the driver in the body. When you put the LD40 body on the PA40 head, did you also use the LD40 battery carrier? I'm wondering if the driver is part of the battery carrier.
Also remember when talking about the PA40 and the M40A XM-L that these lights aren't really even in the same price range. A PA40 can be had for 67 dollars brand new, while the M40A XM-l is around 135$ out the door.
I would certainly expect a light that is about twice the price to be better. But is it twice as good? Probably not.
The PA40 is certainly more pocketable and easier to carry IMO.
Well said! :thumbsup: This seems to be a point often missed in these forums ... that price is an important factor .... relative to performance it is the most important factor too me.
I will pay for performance if there is no other choice, but if I can get 80 - 90% of the performance at 50% of the price, I'll go that way everytime.