EagleTac D25C2 Mini with "clicky" switch?

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I understand that there may be an EagleTac D25C2 Mini with "clicky" switch coming out in the future. Any info on this?
 

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i would take a Titanium clicky.
titanium threads are never as smooth and slippery as anodized threads.
 

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No titanium for me ever. More complaints than praises...pita ymmv so go ahead....flame me..:party:

btw: I have the twisty D25C S2 mini in aluminum...and it's da bomb :party:

twisty ='s no chance of clicky switch failure...

 
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I was just thinking... i wish it came with a clicky. There's a lot of similar small edc lights like this, but they all seem to be lacking one feature or another that im looking for. I like the quark minis, but i wish they came with a clip and a clicky. A preon 1 with a clicky could fit the bill, but i'd really like to have a AA/CR123 option also. The eagletacs are nice but again, no clicky. The jetbeam E3S is also nice, but it doesn't come with a clip. Something small/slim, nice clip, clicky switch, AA/CR123, available in some sort of pretty finish (ti or ss :naughty:). Is this too much to ask? Even if it's a metal switch like on the E3S or an electronic type switch like on the zebralights, to keep it smaller, that'd still be fine by me. So news of eagletac adding clicky switches to these is definitely good news imo :popcorn:
 

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No titanium for me ever. More complaints than praises.
titanium on twisties are a challenge, you need special lube. super lube wont do it.
once you have a clicky, the threads and lubing are not of concern anymore.
and it's easy to lube a clicky. super lube.
 

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I understand that there may be an EagleTac D25C2 Mini with "clicky" switch coming out in the future. Any info on this?
Eagletac customer service specialist Christina says "Yes, the D25 RC clicky version and D25A RC TI will be released in the coming month.". today is February, coming month is March.

i am going to buy the D25A rear clicky Titanium!!

And this is a new video on youtube. not very informative or interesting :
 
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Awsome!^^^

I was dissaponted with Ti also till I droped it on cement and nothing happened to it. Then I was like hummmmmmmm this is my new edc lol
 

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The Clicky option is going to make these really nice option.

I was going to purchase the AA size and 2*AA size twisties but after having a 4Sevens 2*AA mini I dont want the twistie route any more.

Its important for me to have momentary on/off and AA or 2*AA size. Having this tailcap clicky should give me instant on/off via tailcap.

Anybody know the size of these?
Are they increasing the lengh much?

Thanks,
bigC
 

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big chelis, the clickies are reverse clickies. no momentary activation as in Quark Tactical
 

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Eagletac customer service specialist Christina says "Yes, the D25 RC clicky version and D25A RC TI will be released in the coming month.". today is February, coming month is March.
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Are all of the EagleTac D25 lights being released with the clicky option? I was just about ready to buy the EagleTac D25LC2 Mini in the twisty version, but if there is a clicky version coming in March, I might just wait another month. (I know that another option would be to buy the clicky body separately; that way I could swap them out if I wanted to. Tod at illuminationGear told me that the clicky tubes should be available for about $10 - $12.)
 

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:DI've been checking these D series lights out for some time now, and the only thing that has stopped me from buying one of these was that it did'nt have the clicky. After finding this thread it was good news to me. I will be picking one of these up with the clicky, it would make a great EDC light.
 
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Wish they would have went with a forward clickie on these, just my preference but it makes it easier to select a mode before turning it on fully and you get momentary activation.
 

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Wish they would have went with a forward clickie on these, just my preference but it makes it easier to select a mode before turning it on fully and you get momentary activation.

fully agree.

I am okay with reverse clicky. Its better than NO clicky at all.

Im just concerned the light is going to get longer now.

bigC
 

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The clicky model will be slightly longer, which is understandable because of the switch on the tail. The twisty EagleTac D25C2 Mini is about 4 1/4" long, so figure on about 1/4" longer.
 

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Wish they would have went with a forward clickie on these, just my preference but it makes it easier to select a mode before turning it on fully and you get momentary activation.
what makes this light different from others (which are already the perfect EDC) are *mainly*:
+ its Titanium looks (see Quark Mini AA Ti)
+ its form factor (see Quark Mini AA)
+ its clip (Quark Mini AA doesnt have a clip)
+ its looks (it looks highly attractive -- although i dunno why; competing products iTP, EOSLAMP, Q-Mini pale in comparison)
+ yes, at least it has a clicky (and maybe you can exchange the cover boot!)

Nobody claims that this is a perfect light or the perfect EDC. compared to the Quarks (not the Minis) it lacks important features, which makes the Eagtac Titanium clicky far from perfect:
- the clip is not reversible (see Quark) (you could still clip to the side brim of a baseball cap!)
- it doesnt support the huge set of Fenix LD20 head add-ons (21.5mm series: diffusers, etc.)
- in particular, it doesnt support any kind of diffuser lens or flat diffuser cap (see Eagtac T20, and Eagtac G25C2)
- it has no momentary activation (which is not too bad. see Quark Tactical)
- it goes into unregulated direct drive mode for 14500's (THIS IS BAD. Quark AA has full support for 14500's, buck boost driver: amazing)

So when it comes to functionality and versatility and efficiency, a Quark AA (not the Mini) is still THE BEST light in this size class. It's light-weight, kinda robust, and smallish.

The D-series AA Titanium is even smaller and slimmer, which is nice .. but in actual gain in everyday "usage" the only *main* aspect is:
the increased joy over a most amazingly attractive Titanium clicky flashlight.

The gain is the looks. And its the looks which makes its desirable to purchase. If you already own a Quark, then you certainly dont need the Eagtac imho.
 

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It is a pretty light, I have the D25C Ti but there are a few things holding it back from being a great light. For the price it has a lot going for it though, especially for a Ti light.

Here's a couple things I'd like to see:

1. Regulation on 14500/RCR123's
2. Forward clicky with memory
3. Neutral/warm XML versions in Ti

Personally I like the clip, probably one of the more solid designs out there. I wouldn't think it would tale much engineering for them to design a diffuser cap for it if there was enough interest.
 

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yours is the XML U2 CoolWhite emitter? .. so how would you describe the tint? good, greenish, premium?

Slight bit of green to it but I like that better than blue... actually a pretty nice tint.
 
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