Hi folks,
Instead of derailing Five-Mega's interest thread here's a place we can discuss Tad's Customs bi-pin adaptor for our A2's.
I just bought my A2 used a couple days ago and it has yet to arrive. I've never owned any Surefire before so when my A2 arrives it will be SF #1. In any case, I've preemptively ordered a few different things for it including one of Tad's Custom's bi-pin bulb adaptors.
Tad and I have exchanged several emails over the last 24 hours. He is gauging interest on the forum before doing a full-production swing. I should have his adaptor, a 4.8v bulb and a 3.7v bulb by the end of next week to pit against the stock Surefire bulb. Obviously, I won't be able to vouch for long-term endurance but I will be sharing my subjective opinions on the product with Tad and on this forum.
Tad's been very proactive about this so far. I think this is a good guy who is trying to fill a niche here and I'm happy to take the initial plunge and see how his stuff works. I don't see it as a rip on Five-Mega either; I'll still happily buy one of his as his workmanship and quality are legendary. Tad's just working on another option for us, so I thought it worth looking into.
Before rushing to the order page at Tad's Customs for A2 adaptors let some information spill in over the next couple weeks. He said he wants to make sure he's offering something people actually want before swinging into any sort of full production. He sent one of his two already produced units to another CPFer and is sending unit two to me. He told me he had produced these in the past for the Asian market and it was a successful product.
Anyway, that's the deal as of now. I'll add to this post as more things happen and more information becomes available.
Instead of derailing Five-Mega's interest thread here's a place we can discuss Tad's Customs bi-pin adaptor for our A2's.
I just bought my A2 used a couple days ago and it has yet to arrive. I've never owned any Surefire before so when my A2 arrives it will be SF #1. In any case, I've preemptively ordered a few different things for it including one of Tad's Custom's bi-pin bulb adaptors.
Tad and I have exchanged several emails over the last 24 hours. He is gauging interest on the forum before doing a full-production swing. I should have his adaptor, a 4.8v bulb and a 3.7v bulb by the end of next week to pit against the stock Surefire bulb. Obviously, I won't be able to vouch for long-term endurance but I will be sharing my subjective opinions on the product with Tad and on this forum.
Tad's been very proactive about this so far. I think this is a good guy who is trying to fill a niche here and I'm happy to take the initial plunge and see how his stuff works. I don't see it as a rip on Five-Mega either; I'll still happily buy one of his as his workmanship and quality are legendary. Tad's just working on another option for us, so I thought it worth looking into.
Before rushing to the order page at Tad's Customs for A2 adaptors let some information spill in over the next couple weeks. He said he wants to make sure he's offering something people actually want before swinging into any sort of full production. He sent one of his two already produced units to another CPFer and is sending unit two to me. He told me he had produced these in the past for the Asian market and it was a successful product.
Anyway, that's the deal as of now. I'll add to this post as more things happen and more information becomes available.