mdmvrockford
Newly Enlightened
To moderators:
(a) I could not find an "elegant" "permanent" solution I am looking for via google search and CPF search. If topic already exists then I apologize and please tell/show me the link to prior post/thread.
(b) By "toilet-plunger shaped" flashlights (sorry if there is more professional term), I mean in my case Olight M3XS-UT Javelot. On quick CPF review search it appears similar shaped toilet-plunger-shaped like Fenix TK47 and Acebeam T21 suffer from same rolling problem. My M3XS-UT already rolled twice off kitchen counter top onto tile floor. It survived unscathed both those ~ 1 meter falls. I want to avoid future unnecessary durability tests.
QUESTION:
(a) I want something that is permanent & elegant and IMO (aargh....) should have been included from the get-go from the manufacturer.
Need for anti-roll appears significant issue for others too such as mentioned in this thread: http://www.candlepowerforums.com/vb...important-to-you-is-Anti-Roll-in-a-flashlight
(b) Hopefully the proposed solution will not break my current USA bank (i.e. want under $30 US dollars but in six months I can increase budget to <$75 USD). Currently I already have accessories for the M3XS-UT that has upped its price: two filters and remote tailcap switch and extra 3600mAh protected LiIons.
MY CURRENT SOLUTION but not "elegant" nor "professional" (please see picture):
#1: 181mm long nylon cable tie through the hole in the factory original metal grip ring (that ring is 35.0mm diameter but alone it is not enough wide enough to provide anti-roll).
PROS: Cheap as I got 50 ties for around $5 and still can use factory holster (whose tailcap opening is 38.5mm semistretched).
CONS: It looks like a hack job and certainly not elegant nor professional nor permanent.
#2: Olight OEM filters have a lanyard hole tab (see the metal arrow pointing to it in picture) that serves as antiroll feature.
PRO: Looks professional and elegant.
CONS (and they far outweigh the pros): Anything but a clear filter will significantly decrease throw, the primary raison d'etre for throwers like the Olight M3XS-UT Javelot.
Already tried and does not work or meet above criteria:
* pocket clip from the Olight M23 Javelot attached to the M3XS-UT does NOT prevent roll
* asymmetric addition of grip tape to tail cap of M3XS-UT; A true hack job and it catches on the factory holster (or any holter I suspect).
I continue to learn more about flashlights from CPF and internet. It appears to me the best and most cost-effective solution would be a custom-made new tail cap that is asymmetric (rather than current OEM perfectly round one). So even if diameter of the proposed custom-made tail cap were same as OEM greatest diameter 35.0mm it would still work with the factory holster. I could not find any prior posts for custom-made tail caps for Olight M3XS-UT. And unfortunately making my own would (until proven otherwise) cause traumatic amputation(s) with power tools like a lathe.
Thanks.
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(a) I could not find an "elegant" "permanent" solution I am looking for via google search and CPF search. If topic already exists then I apologize and please tell/show me the link to prior post/thread.
(b) By "toilet-plunger shaped" flashlights (sorry if there is more professional term), I mean in my case Olight M3XS-UT Javelot. On quick CPF review search it appears similar shaped toilet-plunger-shaped like Fenix TK47 and Acebeam T21 suffer from same rolling problem. My M3XS-UT already rolled twice off kitchen counter top onto tile floor. It survived unscathed both those ~ 1 meter falls. I want to avoid future unnecessary durability tests.
QUESTION:
(a) I want something that is permanent & elegant and IMO (aargh....) should have been included from the get-go from the manufacturer.
Need for anti-roll appears significant issue for others too such as mentioned in this thread: http://www.candlepowerforums.com/vb...important-to-you-is-Anti-Roll-in-a-flashlight
(b) Hopefully the proposed solution will not break my current USA bank (i.e. want under $30 US dollars but in six months I can increase budget to <$75 USD). Currently I already have accessories for the M3XS-UT that has upped its price: two filters and remote tailcap switch and extra 3600mAh protected LiIons.
MY CURRENT SOLUTION but not "elegant" nor "professional" (please see picture):
#1: 181mm long nylon cable tie through the hole in the factory original metal grip ring (that ring is 35.0mm diameter but alone it is not enough wide enough to provide anti-roll).
PROS: Cheap as I got 50 ties for around $5 and still can use factory holster (whose tailcap opening is 38.5mm semistretched).
CONS: It looks like a hack job and certainly not elegant nor professional nor permanent.
#2: Olight OEM filters have a lanyard hole tab (see the metal arrow pointing to it in picture) that serves as antiroll feature.
PRO: Looks professional and elegant.
CONS (and they far outweigh the pros): Anything but a clear filter will significantly decrease throw, the primary raison d'etre for throwers like the Olight M3XS-UT Javelot.
Already tried and does not work or meet above criteria:
* pocket clip from the Olight M23 Javelot attached to the M3XS-UT does NOT prevent roll
* asymmetric addition of grip tape to tail cap of M3XS-UT; A true hack job and it catches on the factory holster (or any holter I suspect).
I continue to learn more about flashlights from CPF and internet. It appears to me the best and most cost-effective solution would be a custom-made new tail cap that is asymmetric (rather than current OEM perfectly round one). So even if diameter of the proposed custom-made tail cap were same as OEM greatest diameter 35.0mm it would still work with the factory holster. I could not find any prior posts for custom-made tail caps for Olight M3XS-UT. And unfortunately making my own would (until proven otherwise) cause traumatic amputation(s) with power tools like a lathe.
Thanks.
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