Does the Quark regular tailcap have momentary on?

[Crescendo]

Hello all,

I have a Quark Regular tailcap (tail standing) attached to my Quark AA2 Tactical.

The Regular tailcap does not appear to have a "momentary on" function. That is, I have to click the clicky to the on position before the flashlight actually turns on. When the flashlight has been turned on, only then can I momentarily depress the clicky with any effect--except now it acts with a "momentary off" function.

This is in direct contrast to the Tactical tailcap, which has a "momentary on" action that functions without having to fully depress the clicky.

I could have sworn that the Regular tailcap had a "momentary on" function when I was first using it about a week ago. Perhaps I am misremembering.

In any case, I have two questions:

(1) If my memory is accurate, why is my Regular tailcap now operating in "momentary off" mode?

(2) If my memory is inaccurate, why is the Regular tailcap intentionally designed to have a "momentary off" function? My flashlight ignorance is probably showing, but to me a "momentary off" function seems cumbersome and impractical in most situations.

Thank you in advance for your help, and I apologise for no doubt using incorrect terminology.

 

[gswitter]

Your regular tailcap is working as intended. Many (most?) prefer the momentary off for cycling through the modes of a light like the regular Quarks.

 

[Outdoors Fanatic]

No, they are exactly like the Fenix PD Series.

 

[Crescendo]

Okay, thank you both for the information. I guess I misremembered.

 

[CaNo]

You need a tactical tail for momentary operation. I ended up buying the tactical tail from 47's, because the Regular Quark's UI is perfect for my lifestyle, the only thing that was missing was the lack of momentary on. This definitely did the trick and solved my problem.

 

[Crescendo]

CaNo, I already own a Tactical tailcap--it came with my Quark Tactical AA2. I bought the Regular tailcap in addition to the Quark Tactical AA2 so that it can serve as a "candle" when the power goes out.

After re-reading my original post I now realise that I wasn't explicit about owning both, so thank you for taking the time to offer a solution. :thumbsup: