Still got my fingers crossed for DEFT-edc that will take primaries and RCRs.
I haven't bought a flashlight in a while, so I'm sitting on a pile of flashlight cash. Make it happen and I'll buy it in a heartbeat.
Do you realize that if you used some of that pile of flashlight cash to buy an 18650...you could have the LR+?
I use RCRs, and carry primaries as spares. With the way I use my lights, accepting primary batteries are critical.
Interesting...how DO you use your lights that accepting primaries is critical? Weapon use?
Lighting up something at a distance and/or over a wide area. This is why my TN11 gets a lot of use since it projects a massive spot out to a considerable distance while still having equally massive side spill to act as a capable floodlight at close range if necessary. But, still, it wouldn't be bad to have a more powerful dedicated thrower because all that intense spill means that sometimes there are crap in the way that shine the light right back towards my face. That's not to mention the fact that TN11 drains a lot of juice to achieve that throw and output, so I have to carry spares. I carry an extra set of RCRs, apart from the ones already in the light itself, and rotate them when needed, and haven't gotten to the point where I had to use the spare primaries, but the possibility is there. On RCRs, I get around 15 minutes of runtime on max. I could use the extenders, but the current size is perfect and adding any more length would mean that the light's tail will be sticking uncomfortably out of my pocket.
Oh, and, the way I carry my batteries also have something to do with my desire to see a DEFT-edc taking CR123A and RCR123A. I carry all of my spares in the Delrin battery lockers, which are just about the most indestructible pieces of battery storage cases I've ever seen. Unfortunately, they don't make the things to hold 18650, which is the reason why I try to stay away from 18650s. I purchased some Keep2Go tubes to experiment with 18650s, but they are as nowhere as durable as Delrin cases.
OK, but you are only getting 15 min of runtime, so you carry spare batteries, but with the 18650's I get closer to an hr per cell in the edc LR...so you don't need as many cells...one 18650 would replace 2 123's in size, but if they last an hr...and it takes 2 123's for 15 minutes, that's 8 123's to run an hr...vs ONE 18650.
Otterbox and Pelican cases are too large for pocket carry. Delrin cases are perfect for me.
The whole point of me looking at DEFT-edc is so that I can reduce my inventory with a farther throwing light.
Well enomoski, you can forget it. Saalbuster had said in the first post that he wont make DEFT EDCs anymore and that they are out of production... But that's GREAT news for me! As it means we'll get the real DEFT very soon hopefully!
It may be awhile. 5-6 months maybe.As a follow-up of my previous question from another thread regarding DEFT-edc with CR123A and/or RCR123A compatibilities; when can it be expected?
So, I would appreciate it if you can stop ruining it for me. D:<
If are that adamant about it I may be able to fit an alternative circuit into a host for you. I wouldn't expect the same performance but it would be close. Just PM or email me.
I'm in the middle of putting the kids down so give me a while and I'll clear my inbox. You are welcome to use the contact page as well.I tried PM, but it said that your inbox is full. As for your email... I can't even begin to think where to find it, unless I can use the contact form on OMGL.