SureFire help: Z32 bezel on 6Z

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If any of you followed the previous thread on "Defect or Durability Problem"--you'll know that I purchased a Z32 Shock Isolated Bezel for my SureFire 6Z last week after breaking one P60 lamp in a drop.

Well, the Z32 arrived, and I've now replaced the standard bezel on two different 6Z's I own, and neither of them function properly after the swap-out.

Do I need a different tail-cap switch assembly? The tail-cap is what no longer "feels" the same after putting on a Z32?. The Z32 "instructions" indicate only the need for replacing the std. bezel with the Z32-unit.

Any/all help, suggestions, input appreciated.

Ron
 

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Hmmm. Not heard that one before.

Please can you give some details about what isn't working or feeling right. Is the TailCap very difficult to press?

My hunch is without a LockOut TailCap (I assume you didn't upgrade your 6Z with a Z41 LOTC?) the pressure of the Shock Absorbing System is messing with your TailCap by forcing the lamp contacts and therefore the batteries too far down the body...

However, I have tried using the M2 Bezel on the G2 (it works fine) and with a P90 & Z20 and the original TailCap in the 12PM. (It also works fine).

So unless there is something I am missing here and others can help you out, I can only suggest you call SureFire and let us know what you find out.

[sorry]

Al
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Kogatana-

Thanks for the valuable insight.

I tried again this morning replacing the 6Z's standard bezelwith a Z32 bezel. Same problem... Arrgghh...

Orig. bezel works fine, Z32 no go. You can twist the end cap to constant-on position (full clockwise), and still no light. Tried intermittent positions of the end cap until its almost fallen off--still no light. Looks like I'll have to call SureFire.
 

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Al (Size15s) wrote:
My hunch is without a LockOut TailCap (I assume you didn't upgrade your 6Z with a Z41 LOTC?) the pressure of the Shock Absorbing System is messing with your TailCap by forcing the lamp contacts and therefore the batteries too far down the body...<HR></BLOCKQUOTE>

I'm hoping you're right, Al. I mean, a flashlight is not a space shuttle, right? So, it must be something do to with the Z32 combined with a standard, non-upgraded 6Z tailcap, that messes with the circuit continuity.

Will keep you guys advised of what SureFire says...
 

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Sounds like a problem where you gotta contact SF Customer Services.

Just one thing to check - the Z32 has a foam band as part of the Shock Isolation System, I believe. Is it seated flat against the bezel, and moving back and forward smoothly when you push on the collar that the LA fits into ?

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Update: Spoke with Stewart at SureFire Tech Support today, and he could offer no explanation for the non-functioning of the Z32 with my older model 6Z.

Oddly enough, I have a third 6Z at my office, and the Z32 bezel seems to work okay on it without a problem. Strange. If you bump this unit with the Z32 bezel on, the light turns off (even with tailcap screwed to constant-on). A rearward bump seems to restore the light.

I will be trying the Z32 on a 9P I am getting, and will let you know how it works.

Ron
 

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I've sold 30 or 40 6Ps, 9Ps, 6Zs, 9zs, Z2s and Z3s upgraded with Z32 bezels with no problems. I think you got a bum one somehow. The only combo that didn't work was with the old 3P (as reported earlier). I was going to put the Z32 and a lanyard on the 3P and make the cutest little CombatLight.

Good luck!
 
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