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Bold work, Walter. I'm far too chicken (and cheap) to try such modifications, but I certainly enjoy hearing of the improvements you and Madi05 are performing.

That's a very interesting new avatar, BabyDoc. Just slightly disturbing in a good way. 😱oo: Self portrait? :nana:
 
That's a nice looking clip setup Lite me - it seem you might be able to make it even stronger if one could get a small ring through the lights tail and around the inside of the clip. I'm thinking as I type that there must be something to tie it to the light so it can't move as I suspect it could do now with some force. I like clips to be very solid and you have me thinking on this one.

Here I thought BabyDoc was a pediatrician but now we see he's really a tiny doctor.
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BabyDoc said:
Is that clip on their permanently or do you think you could get that clip off without scratching up the light? .
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Yes, it's on there permanently, but I'm sure I can get it off. 😛 What I really mean is, I don't plan on taking it off. Not unless something better comes along. It would probably mar the surface just a bit if I were to slide it back off again tho. I would probably slide it up far enough to get a grip on it with my modified needle nose pliers again, and spread it to remove it the rest of the way to save any further marring.

matrixshaman said:
That's a nice looking clip setup Lite me - it seem you might be able to make it even stronger if one could get a small ring through the lights tail and around the inside of the clip. I'm thinking as I type that there must be something to tie it to the light so it can't move as I suspect it could do now with some force. I like clips to be very solid and you have me thinking on this one.
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That thing is on there tighter than you must think. I can't budge it and I've tried forcing it with much more force than it would encounter under use. Pushing on it hard sideways, it won't twist, and lifting on the clip hard enough to take a fingernail off, it stays put! It's for a AA size light and is actually too small for a barrel the size of the LF3XT. It took a good deal of effort to spread it enough to get it on. That's why it's staying. :grin2:

Love the avatar BabyDoc! 🙂
 
Lite me, That's nice it's already on that tight. I guess that leaves me with a choice now of buying a light just for the clip or waiting until my shop is back together and making one like that in Titanium. I'm still trying to think of a way to use that one hole in the tail to attach a clip rather than forcing one on. Did putting your clip on scratch the anodizing at all? I know it's type III so maybe it will hold up but I think some type III seems thicker than others.
 
matrixshaman said:
Did putting your clip on scratch the anodizing at all?
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So you want me to remove it to see if it scratched/scratches my light? 😱 :laughing: Kidding aside, I'm sure you'd be able to see some tell-tail signs it was there if you removed it. Mainly because it's on there so tight. I was only able to spread it and place it about half way down the length of the mounting section of the clip and had to slide it the rest of the way. I can't see any damage now while it's on there. It didn't damage the two sections of the tail cross where it passed over them, but they may be recessed a bit, not sure.

I'm very pleased with how it came out. It's quite compact and unobtrusive. It slips onto my jeans pocket easily and although not as grippy as my D/EX10, it holds pretty well. As I think I said earlier, I wanted it on there for it's anti-roll properties as much as anything. The one caveat is that you need to lift the clip end when unscrewing the light for changing the battery as it will drag on the knurling a bit and may mar it some there.

I'll say it one more time, this clip sits on there real tight and it follows the contour of the light. I wasn't sure it would do that when I first compared them and considered trying it. I think it's the best option we have right now.

As an aside, I'm really enjoying the light. I've been carrying a D or EX10 since they came out and I'm finding I really appreciate not loosing my default setting when using the Hi-Lo shortcuts. I leave it in the CUI. I like it best.

Now, I'm praying for a AA version near the same shape/size as the D10. :poke: :popcorn:
 
That clip does look good on the light. I'm still debating whether to try to squeeze one on mine, or just wait.

Lite_me said:
Now, I'm praying for a AA version near the same shape/size as the D10. :poke: :popcorn:
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Or, I could just save it for the AA model.

Geoff

Edit: Just found a cheap ($5.50) snap ring plier set at Northern Tools. Now I've no excuse, except risking scratches, not to try my clip. Still not sure I'll risk it.
 
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Flying Turtle said:
Or, I could just save it for the AA model.
Geoff
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I don't think we are going to see a AA model, different from the LF5XT that is already out with the same FUI as the LF3XT. The only thing being planned, as far as I know, is an accessory 2xAA battery tube for the LF3XT. I had written to the US distributer about this and this is what I was told on 1/22/09:

Hi Bill,

Thank you for checking with us. Glad you asked. I just talked to LiteFlux last night and I didn't forget to "push" the 2xAA expansion tube. It was supposed to be released 3~4 months ago, but it kept being interrupted by their other projects. They promised to work on this one during their Chinese New Year holidays
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. There is a 9 days long holiday, starting this weekend, in Taiwan to celebrate the Chinese New Year. So, hopefully, we will have it in (early) Feb.

Have a great weekend!!

Thanks again,

Gary

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h2oflyer said:
I only do real world comparisons with lights that I own. I don't have a TK11.
The quality of a Q5 beam has nothing to do with how many cells are behind the reflector. The LF3XT has a ringless beam and so does the TK10 which is a lot older. LiteFlux has done a great job, but they didn't invent the ringless Cree beam.

Walter
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You are correct that Q5 beam quality has nothing to do with how many cells are behind the reflector, but usually the more cells a light has, the larger the light and the deeper the reflector. With more compact single cell flashlights, you usually have more shallow reflectors making it more difficult to get the correct depth and focus needed for the ringless cree beam. The TK10 is not a small light, nor is its reflector. Furthermore, if you do a side by-side-comparison of the LF3XT to the TK10, I think you will see that the LF3XT has an even smoother spill area and hotspot/spill transition. Liteflux may not have invented the ringless cree beam, but they certainly have improved it. This is quite a feat for a light as small as the LF3XT, when nobody else, to my knowledge, has been able to do it, even Fenix; i.e. none of the newly released smaller Fenix models have a Cree beam as smooth as the compact LF3XT.
 
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BabyDoc said:
Thank you for checking with us. Glad you asked. I just talked to LiteFlux last night and I didn't forget to "push" the 2xAA expansion tube. It was supposed to be released 3~4 months ago, but it kept being interrupted by their other projects. They promised to work on this one during their Chinese New Year holidays
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. There is a 9 days long holiday, starting this weekend, in Taiwan to celebrate the Chinese New Year. So, hopefully, we will have it in (early) Feb.
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Yes, but this doesn't say anything about there not being a new AA version. "Other products" could be a new AA. 😀

When I go back to my D10 briefly, I find I really prefer the size/shape feel of it. If it had all the bells & whistles - beam quality of the LF3XT, I think I'd wet myself. 😱 :grin2:
 
We're a tough to please bunch here. I'd buy a redesigned LF5XT before I'd get a 2AA battery tube for the LF3XT. Wouldn't think it would stress their engineers much. While they're at it, count me in for a nice short clickie version of the LF2X, too.

Geoff
 
I would buy the extension tube for my LF3XT. It would not be an accessory I can imagine using every day. However, for an outing where increased runtime would be useful, and where in a pinch I could use AA alkalines, this expansion tube could be a really useful. With this tube, I think I can retire my L2D which isn't seeing much service now anyway.
 
Lite_me said:
Yes, but this doesn't say anything about there not being a new AA version. "Other products" could be a new AA. 😀

When I go back to my D10 briefly, I find I really prefer the size/shape feel of it. If it had all the bells & whistles - beam quality of the LF3XT, I think I'd wet myself. 😱 :grin2:
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That's pretty funny! You might need my services if that becomes a frequent problem for you.😗 We can only guess as to what those other products might be, but since the LF5XT is hardly a year old, I am not expecting a new AA light. Of course, you can argue Fenix did that with the TK10 and then the TK11 coming out only a few months after the TK1, and being very similar lights.

What I am hoping to see, even before the expansion tube and another AA light (I have 2 -LF5XTs), would be an official clip for the LF3XT and the LF5XT. Perhaps, clips are one of the "other projects"? When you think of the LiteFlux lineup of products, they have all the single cells covered, aaa, aa, and cr123. Perhaps, they will be coming out with larger and brighter double cell lights with greater throw and runtime . Any other guesses?
 
Flying Turtle said:
Bold work, Walter. I'm far too chicken (and cheap) to try such modifications, but I certainly enjoy hearing of the improvements you and Madi05 are performing.

Geoff: I quit being chicken a long time ago. I think I have the skills and tools to try different experiments and learn something. As you have probably figured out by now, I'm not sycophantic about a light, but like to explore the good points along with deficiancies and anything that I think I can change.

Sharing results of trying and doing is what it's all about. I'll let you know how my "spot" removal works out.

Walter
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bugsy714 said:
Nice! What clips did you use for the lf5xt and lf3xt? I need to get a clip badly since I can't edc a light without one
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My friend sold me several clips stripped from his stock (actually obsolete) flashlights. :naughty:
 
Geoff :

I have a couple of clips identical to the ones shown by juplin. I stripped them from two unused Kel Lite aviation lights . One is chrome, the other is blackened( not quite as black as light). I have opened them up for a tight fit on LF3XT.I can get them on and off without scratching.

They are yours for the asking - no charge - PM me if you want them.

The chrome IMO looks best with the alum. cap. I don't use clips.

Walter
 
Thank you for the generous offer, Walter. Actually I have a very similar Mini-Mag clip, but at this time I think I'll wait for one that's longer and extends to the end of the tail of the light. I might just skip the clip idea, too, since I'm beginning to like the lanyard.

Thanks again

Geoff
 
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