Sgt. LED
Flashaholic
OK here is a sad story for the day. :shakehead
My very loved 1st gen Cree KX2 head that I got just after I arrived at CPF is half gone. I modded it myself to a nice Q3 5A and the optic took to it fantastically. I got it as perfectly centered as anyone ever could and the beam was flawless. I loved the runtime I got from 1 18650 cell too. It was the one I would never get rid of because of the sentimental value.
I had the top of the head off, you know the part that has the lens and optic in it, thinking about putting in a couple of trits. I got called away to help do something and when I return what do I find lying on the bed? Not both pieces that's what! I can only blame the dog because nobody else was here. He isn't a big enough dog to swallow it without strangling on it but he did take off outside very shortly after I was called away.
All I can figure is that he grabbed it and ran and dropped it somewhere outside. I looked all over the yard. I did more than looked I actually mowed the lawn in frustration just so I might find it that way and got nothing!
:mecry:
So here I am in the custom section to ask, what now? I got the bottom half of the head with all the goodies in it and doesn't seem to of been touched. It works just fine. So does anyone have any ideas? I can't call SF and get half a head back and if I send it in I'll lose a good LED and the superior, IMO, 1 mode electronics. I need a top half of a bezel and a lens plus an optic/reflector. Is there anything that is known to fit or am I screwed? I guess I could find someone to make a new bezel top out of Ti or SS but then I'd have to find the right size gasket, lens, reflector, and such. That's going to be difficult at best and pretty expensive. I do not want it to turn into a mule head either.
:sick2: Tomorrow may be the dog's last day.
My very loved 1st gen Cree KX2 head that I got just after I arrived at CPF is half gone. I modded it myself to a nice Q3 5A and the optic took to it fantastically. I got it as perfectly centered as anyone ever could and the beam was flawless. I loved the runtime I got from 1 18650 cell too. It was the one I would never get rid of because of the sentimental value.
I had the top of the head off, you know the part that has the lens and optic in it, thinking about putting in a couple of trits. I got called away to help do something and when I return what do I find lying on the bed? Not both pieces that's what! I can only blame the dog because nobody else was here. He isn't a big enough dog to swallow it without strangling on it but he did take off outside very shortly after I was called away.
All I can figure is that he grabbed it and ran and dropped it somewhere outside. I looked all over the yard. I did more than looked I actually mowed the lawn in frustration just so I might find it that way and got nothing!
:mecry:
So here I am in the custom section to ask, what now? I got the bottom half of the head with all the goodies in it and doesn't seem to of been touched. It works just fine. So does anyone have any ideas? I can't call SF and get half a head back and if I send it in I'll lose a good LED and the superior, IMO, 1 mode electronics. I need a top half of a bezel and a lens plus an optic/reflector. Is there anything that is known to fit or am I screwed? I guess I could find someone to make a new bezel top out of Ti or SS but then I'd have to find the right size gasket, lens, reflector, and such. That's going to be difficult at best and pretty expensive. I do not want it to turn into a mule head either.
:sick2: Tomorrow may be the dog's last day.
Last edited:
