900 Lumen EagleTac Megalight

[Kremer]

Got a 2xAAA minimag borrowed from a friend for testing clipped to my pocket right now:thumbsup:
I think the difference might be noticeable:shrug:

You might have to look closely for the difference.

 

[Helmut.G]

You might have to look closely for the difference.

Might be true. The AAA alkaline batteries read "best before 2007". That's as good as new, I think it should be really bright 😉

 

[HKJ]

I got the light today (In the P7 version) and have to agree that the spacing on the ring is not the best, the Turbo mode is a bit hard to hit.

I also did a ceiling bounce and compared it to some of the other P7/MC-E light, it was in the low end.

 

[brightnorm]

...at least go buy some pepper spray. I recommend (and carry) Freeze +P..

Have you had a chance to compare Freeze with FOX 3.2? Or have your colleagues ever used the FOX; how effective has it proven to be? I live in a gun-hating city so the effectivenes of pepper spray is important.

I realize that pepper spray isn't nearly as effective as a taser, especially on drugged or enraged individuals, but I hope it will disorient or stun an attacker long enough to permit me to escape. Is this realistic?

Brightnorm

 

[BirdofPrey]

Have you had a chance to compare Freeze with FOX 3.2? Or have your colleagues ever used the FOX; how effective has it proven to be? I live in a gun-hating city so the effectivenes of pepper spray is important.

I realize that pepper spray isn't nearly as effective as a taser, especially on drugged or enraged individuals, but I hope it will disorient or stun an attacker long enough to permit me to escape. Is this realistic?

Brightnorm

I've not directly compared the two but I have taken a hit from FOX brand pepper spray. It wasn't cool whatsoever and I was in pain for some time. The reason I use Freeze+P is that some people are able to deal with OC and some people are able to deal with CS. However, few can deal with both.

You best hope for spray is to disorient and take the attention off of you and onto the pain of the spray.

Just remember that if you use the spray, contact your local PD ASAP and report an attempted assault and that you used spray on them. If THEY contact the PD first then they are the complainant and you are the assaulter.

 

[brightnorm]

I've not directly compared the two but I have taken a hit from FOX brand pepper spray. It wasn't cool whatsoever and I was in pain for some time. The reason I use Freeze+P is that some people are able to deal with OC and some people are able to deal with CS. However, few can deal with both.

You best hope for spray is to disorient and take the attention off of you and onto the pain of the spray.

Just remember that if you use the spray, contact your local PD ASAP and report an attempted assault and that you used spray on them. If THEY contact the PD first then they are the complainant and you are the assaulter.

Thanks for the advice. I never even thought about the legal aspect. So ironic, you defend yourself against an attacker and then you have to worry about HIS complaint. I'm sure that as a former LEO you must have had to deal with some extremely frustrating circumstances, in addition to the dangers of the job.

Brightnorm

 

[Mike Painter]

Thanks for the advice. I never even thought about the legal aspect. So ironic, you defend yourself against an attacker and then you have to worry about HIS complaint. I'm sure that as a former LEO you must have had to deal with some extremely frustrating circumstances, in addition to the dangers of the job.

Brightnorm

In California your action would be a battery and theirs *might* be an assault.

PC 12403.7 (e) (1) No person shall purchase, possess, or use any tear gas
weapon that expels a projectile, or that expels the tear gas by any
method other than an aerosol spray, or that contains more than 2.5
ounces net weight of aerosol spray.

 

[brightnorm]

In California your action would be a battery and theirs *might* be an assault.

PC 12403.7 (e) (1) No person shall purchase, possess, or use any tear gas
weapon that expels a projectile, or that expels the tear gas by any
method other than an aerosol spray, or that contains more than 2.5
ounces net weight of aerosol spray.

There's no mention of pepper spray so it is probably legal. The "more than 2.5oz" appears to refer to tear gas.

BN

 

[bkumanski]

Yes, case law counts pepper spray as "tear gas" now in CA. However, in CA, you can't even buy one that has more than that anyway unless you are LE, so you don't have to worry. This limit is for the active chemicals, however many brands have liquifies propellants or inert ingredients which make the volume higher, but still fall within the limit of active ingredient. I also recommend a combo OC CN/CS spray. Pepper doesn't bother me much, but gas suks.

BTW, 2.5 OZ is more than enough. That's about 5-10 sprays. Usually 1 or 2 is all it takes...

 

[Mike Painter]

There's no mention of pepper spray so I hope that means it is legal. The "more than 2.5oz" appears to refer to tear gas.

BN

The beginning of the code section explains that any reference to tear gas means pepper spray, mace, etc., etc.

In fact the section came up on a search for pepper spray.

 

[brightnorm]

...If you glue a 1 cm shim to each end of the slot...

Great idea. What kind of glue did you use?

Brightnorm

 

[Kato]

Great idea. What kind of glue did you use?

Brightnorm

I used LocTite Super Glue. A plastic shim probably would have worked better than the slivers from the paperclip, but I just used what was at hand.

 

[brightnorm]

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BN

 

[swiftwing]

I used LocTite Super Glue. A plastic shim probably would have worked better than the slivers from the paperclip, but I just used what was at hand.

I've done the mod too. Cut the clip off a Stabilo pen cap and Loctited it to the head. The ring turns less smoothly now though, i think the plastic piece is a little too thick, but it works perfectly. No more strobing myself while playing with my M2C4.

 

[jzmtl]

Finally got mine today. 😀

The top of body tube does leak from the 4 little screws, will email eagletac for fix o rings.

Did the solder fix, now strobe is not as easily activated, but I think I'll lock out the strobe and off since I installed clickie.

There is something weird with clickie kit, the light doesn't come on as soon as the switch is pressed, but take a fraction of seconds to do, I suppose it's becasue the chip needs some time to react?

 

[Kato]

There is something weird with clickie kit, the light doesn't come on as soon as the switch is pressed, but take a fraction of seconds to do, I suppose it's becasue the chip needs some time to react?

Mine's like that too. Not a deal breaker, but I'd prefer a more responsive switch.

 

[houtex]

could one of you guys post pics of the strobe fix please?

 

[jzmtl]

Mine's like that too. Not a deal breaker, but I'd prefer a more responsive switch.

Yeah the switch on T10C2 was pretty good, this one not so much.

could one of you guys post pics of the strobe fix please?

Nothing fancy, just two 6.5mm long pieces of paper clip superglued to the end of track.





Urg, more bugs.

Pre-flash is back. 🙁 Any mode other than turbo will flash a much brighter level for fraction of second before settle down.

And try this, turn selector ring to off, turn clickie on for a second and then off. Now turn selector ring on, the light will briefly flash even thou clickie is OFF.

Not happy about the light right now. 😡

 

[Lite_me]

And try this, turn selector ring to off, turn clickie on for a second and then off. Now turn selector ring on, the light will briefly flash even thou clickie is OFF.

Not if you wait a few seconds in between. So setting the light down, even briefly, will eliminate this. So I see this one as a non-issue.

 

[Kiessling]

Little signs that more thought and design work should have been put into the light. A great concept, but the product itself has unnecessary weaknesses.