Re: ***Aluminum E Series heads & tubes/tails***TnC EDC-Flex Interest/Sales Thread***
Back to the actual matter at hand --- TnC parts. I've personally lagged behind in making up a driver for the Aluminum head I bought. Oops. Looks like life gets in the way of life sometimes.
It looks like several things have happened since I bought the head. Body tubes were made available, the larger heads were almost made available, and clones started popping up. I personally haven't seen the clones yet but I've sort of been away from all light related things for awhile too.
1 - Heads - What options for larger heads are available / soon to be available? While I originally wanted a 38mm Aluminum, I'm finding Ti a bit more irresistible nowadays. Ti tends to be more expensive though, which means planning out purchases with a longer time frame. I was planning to try a nice multi-LED head, but since I haven't done the driver work for a single LED, that's on the back burner now too.
2 - Bodies - I hadn't planned on purchasing a tube (I have some spare e-series and c-series compat laying about) but the C-Flex series caught my attention with the availability of AW's C-sized cells. Looks like I'm outta luck on that one until his IMR26500 comes out though. I have many pocketable lights but nothing to replace my 3C M@glite yet. I'm holding off on this, as I seem to have a collection of many many parts, but nothing I can put together to make a complete light!
3 - Light Engines - Have you decided whether or not to offer a light engine for this series? It looks like the K2 TFFC LEDs are starting to be available again, and it was a favourite before the recall, so that might be a compelling option. I still need a light engine, and buying pre-built may satisfy me for the time being. Looks like CPFMP is back from maintenance so I might pick up a few LEDs right now too...
4 - Clones - IMO cheap clones shouldn't deter most buyers of Ti parts, as they know they're getting some of the best stuff available. Clones are fine for throwing things around, hacking apart, and general experimenting, but they generally don't last, and people know they're not getting the best quality. :candle:
Okay, that's enough for now, until I get my own stuff sorted out and ready to show off.