Re: Eagtac Titanium Clicky
Excellent p*o*ographic material, ESC, the pictures cant get any better than this, thanks a million for your efforts and sharing. With these photos in mind I will be mentally prepared and for sure not disappointed when my D25A sample finally reaches me, it is still in transit sent from IlluminationGear. We can see now the critical points which HighlanderNorth was addressing: the wall thickness is thin (as is expected with compact SS and Ti lights!) and therefore the threads grooves cant be very deep at the tail. No problem to me because: the tailcap isnt used for twisting operation (UI), should rarely be opened, could easily be sealed with sticky silicone grease, and is made out of strong material after all: Titanium alloy!
I am sure that the tail cap threads meet the sufficient strength requirement to be long-lasting for at least
10 yrs (see the FREE performance guarantee/warranty policy by Eagtac). Thanks to the generous Eagtac warranty and the friendly customer service (by the manufacturer), there is nothing to worry about. The length of the tail cap threads (2 full turns before it screws off) should be sufficient as well, let's trust the Eagtac designers and engineers.
The o-ring .. hmm yah.. could be replaced by a thicker one, if wanted. No big deal.
The clicky switch itself looks to be of standard quality. If you want to know what a
really cheap clicky switch is have a look at the spare clicky packaged with Xeno S3A and Xeno E03.
That is of cheap build quality!! As can be seen from ti-force's legendary
Quark lego thread, the Quark clicky switch is of identical build quality and i find it's very good standard quality. I have yet to see clickies (assembled with China-made production lights) of much better build quality, maybe someone could share photos of such. Afaik, Klarus, Jetbeam, 4Sevens (and maybe Fenix and SWM too!) use the same build quality switches in their premium lights. Yes, they cost less than 2 bucks shipped!
It is a good idea to remove the pocket clip before fiddling with the tail cap. Somehow i like the minimalist constructional design of the tail cap switch (loose clicky + washer + rubber boot cover). We learn from this example that it is impossible to design a clicky tail which is even shorter (smaller) than this, great example!!
By the way, i am deeply impressed by the flawless finish of the Titanium. Hand polished it looks!! Thanks again for the great photos.
How would you guys describe the tint and beam beauty on your samples?