You may remember in my previous post that I was in a quandry about a LED backup/EDC light. I got several lights to test and came up with the L1 as the winner for dept. issue. Small, 2-stage, 1 cell, good throw. Can't go wrong with that.
In my testing I got an L4 and right away discovered that it was too bright for most uses. On suggestion of several folks here I ordered a McTailcap w/ 22ohm board.. I first got a Trim, but could not reliably activate it with gloved hands. Cindy was great about it and traded it out for a Standard.
I have EDC'd this thing for almost two weeks now and I love it! I started with the Standard cap, then installed the McE2S module in the Z57 cap for a while. I found that the button was too easily pushed while carrying in my pocket, so moved back to the Standard.
I've used it a lot. I just ran through the original batteries yesterday. The low setting was still the same, and the high would be a bit brighter before dimming to the low setting. I put the batteries in my 6P and it wouldn't make the filament glow at all. I saved the batts, and will see how long they take to run dry one of these days.
I just ordered a KL1 head to play with. I'll have a light with the same throw as the L1, with more versatility. I saw a post on here about the Exec. series being like Legos. They certainly are. I also have a M651 Scout light on my M4 carbine, and will be able to swap out KL1 or KL4 heads if needed. I can also swap out the tape switch for the clickie cap or even the McTailcap if I wanted to get really crazy with it. May even get an E1e type body one of these days too.
I'm sold on the Exec. series, and the McTailcap makes the lights 100% more useful than they are out of the box. I wonder if SF has had a look at this simple mod, rather than making their lights an inch longer than they need to be for the sake of a regulated first stage.
Thanks for the suggestions! /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif
In my testing I got an L4 and right away discovered that it was too bright for most uses. On suggestion of several folks here I ordered a McTailcap w/ 22ohm board.. I first got a Trim, but could not reliably activate it with gloved hands. Cindy was great about it and traded it out for a Standard.
I have EDC'd this thing for almost two weeks now and I love it! I started with the Standard cap, then installed the McE2S module in the Z57 cap for a while. I found that the button was too easily pushed while carrying in my pocket, so moved back to the Standard.
I've used it a lot. I just ran through the original batteries yesterday. The low setting was still the same, and the high would be a bit brighter before dimming to the low setting. I put the batteries in my 6P and it wouldn't make the filament glow at all. I saved the batts, and will see how long they take to run dry one of these days.
I just ordered a KL1 head to play with. I'll have a light with the same throw as the L1, with more versatility. I saw a post on here about the Exec. series being like Legos. They certainly are. I also have a M651 Scout light on my M4 carbine, and will be able to swap out KL1 or KL4 heads if needed. I can also swap out the tape switch for the clickie cap or even the McTailcap if I wanted to get really crazy with it. May even get an E1e type body one of these days too.
I'm sold on the Exec. series, and the McTailcap makes the lights 100% more useful than they are out of the box. I wonder if SF has had a look at this simple mod, rather than making their lights an inch longer than they need to be for the sake of a regulated first stage.
Thanks for the suggestions! /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif
