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I've been fighting it off, but I feel my resistance dropping to terminally low levels, especially with the "stimulus package" tax rebate thingy on the way, it's pretty much a given that at some point within the next two weeks, I may be ordering a Novatac, the A2 can't stave off my urges much longer
the only question is, which one?
the 85P from Lighthound, or the 120P from yourcornerstore dot com?
I've had great results with Lighthound, and I've spoken with the owner of YCS on the phone, and he seems to be a nice guy, and a fellow New Englander (he lives in NH, yet he has his inventory drop shipped from a big warehouse in California)
shipping times/costs are roughly equivalent, so it basically comes down to;
85P or 120P?
Black or Olive?
I've read that the older stock models (85P) are easier to mod with a glass lens and/or trit bezel, the 120P has red Loctite holding the bezel closed, and I've read that the black ano shows wear a little more readily than the Olive, and that the 85P has a bit more runtime on Max than the 120P...
I really like the idea of programmability, and the RCR123a support, my current Pocket Rocket is a SF E1L-SR (Seoul P4 and McR reflector in a KL-1 head) I don't know the exact lumen output, but I think it's in the 90 lumen range, and it's sufficient for everyday use, and I prefer runtime over raw brightness anyway
What say the Novatac experts?
the only question is, which one?
the 85P from Lighthound, or the 120P from yourcornerstore dot com?
I've had great results with Lighthound, and I've spoken with the owner of YCS on the phone, and he seems to be a nice guy, and a fellow New Englander (he lives in NH, yet he has his inventory drop shipped from a big warehouse in California)
shipping times/costs are roughly equivalent, so it basically comes down to;
85P or 120P?
Black or Olive?
I've read that the older stock models (85P) are easier to mod with a glass lens and/or trit bezel, the 120P has red Loctite holding the bezel closed, and I've read that the black ano shows wear a little more readily than the Olive, and that the 85P has a bit more runtime on Max than the 120P...
I really like the idea of programmability, and the RCR123a support, my current Pocket Rocket is a SF E1L-SR (Seoul P4 and McR reflector in a KL-1 head) I don't know the exact lumen output, but I think it's in the 90 lumen range, and it's sufficient for everyday use, and I prefer runtime over raw brightness anyway
What say the Novatac experts?