Weight difference Titanium-Aluminium PD-S

alex in germany · Nov 5, 2007

Hi,

i searched the FAQ but i did not find the weight of a McLuxIII PD.
Is there a noticeable differenc to the Titanum PD ? Or will the brass Piston make them equal?

regards, Alex

beach honda · Nov 5, 2007

Its just like comparing the weight of steel to that of aluminum...except titanium is like 45% lighter than steel....

go from there

lolittle · Nov 5, 2007

FWIW, the FAQ says the Ti-PD (original luxeon version) weighs 98 grams, the Ti XR-19 weighs 105 grams. Also FWIW, I couldn't tell the difference in weight between the Aluminum PD-S I had and the Ti PD-S I have now...

:)> · Nov 5, 2007

I am too lazy too look up the thread, but the information that you are looking for exists.

The titanium PD-S and the aluminum PD-S feel similar in weight; this is because the brass piston in the aluminum PD-S is significantly heavier than the titanium piston in the titanium PD-S.

Switch the pistons out and see for yourself just how light the aluminum PD-S can be with the titanium piston.

greenstuffs · Nov 6, 2007

from handling both i would say they are about the same weight because the Al version has a brass piston, The Ti might feel a hair heavier. Of course the Ti has a sturdier touch than the Al. You can't go wrong with either, yet i wish Don made the Al with Ti piston its very light.
Once you Ti you never go back.

jumpstat · Nov 6, 2007

My aluminum PD-S feels much lighter than Ti Mule though......

tino_ale · Nov 6, 2007

I believe it really won't make any practical difference :shrug: but good question

AlecGold · Nov 6, 2007

hey hey, if you are a superlightweight-every-gram-counts-backpacker, 30 grams of difference are realy a lot!
Then again I think a aluminum Orb Raw would be a better choice.
But we are Flasaholics, so we want to know everything about the light!
I made a file with every bit of data on my XR19-C and my McLuxIII-Ti so I know exactly what is where and which o-ring is to be used.
Call me nuts, but I realised that the weight isn't on this file!
I'm off, gotta get it in the file

alex in germany · Nov 6, 2007

I have a Ti PD-S, but i need a good reason to buy a Aluminium :thinking::nana: Or maybe im just crazy. :sssh:

Alex

AlecGold · Nov 6, 2007

now that is the CPF spirit! Nothing wrong with that!

iconoclast · Nov 7, 2007

ok, just for the record (and the benefit of the scale impaired) this is how mine come out...
Ti PD-S: 80.6 g
Al PD-S (slate coating, Ti bezel): 74.3 g
and for the sake of completeness
Ti mule: 66.9 g

That's all without batteries of course. Also worth noting that the Ti items have trits in the pistons, while the Al doesn't.

AlecGold · Nov 7, 2007

Grandpa (McLuxIII-T) weights in at 67 g, but my scale ain't very good.

alex in germany · Nov 7, 2007

Thank you very much Guy´s. :twothumbs

6.3 gramms are not that much. :candle:

best regards, Alex

ianb · Nov 9, 2007

although for Ti XR-19 vs Al-PD...

https://www.candlepowerforums.com/posts/1933234&postcount=6

Ian

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