It would reduce resistance, just like wires bigger diameter=lower resistance.
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newts
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Short answer is no. In practical terms I couldn't see any difference in performance. Brass is a reasonable electrical conductor but still only half of aluminum or a a third as good as copper. but a rod or certainly 2.5 cm chunk of it makes up in size what it lacks in conductivity for this application.
Why would you encase brass in a polymer? if you want a smaller lighter conductor use copper.
letschat7
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Seems like common design for dummy cells I see for sale on the net.
M@elstrom
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All this talk of Delrin, brass and PVC makes my old wood D cell spacers look stone age 🤣
Yeah, back when I started on CPF for a while I was making Surefire 6R spacers out of bored-out broomstick segments with aluminum conductors.
alpg88
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Like I promised, I bought ml25, there isn't any mechanical RPP, batts made good contact either way, inserted batteries backwards, turned it on, no light, put the batts the right way, light came on, No ill effect noticed during revers polarity tests, lights works just fine. I strongly suspect ml 50 and ml 150 would also suffer no issues from reverse polarity.
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letschat7
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That is the kind I use.
What's your opinion about them? I have not had time to try them yet.
letschat7
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In brand new latest incan 6D Mag it flickers in use. Alkaline batts. I can do pic and vid of problem if u are interested.
I just tried it in an old 6D without and flickering or other problem.
Chicken Drumstick
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I have bought from them a number of times. Not sure who makes their stuff exactly. No real issues. The only things I'd say negative are generally poor tints, often blue'ish or green'ish. There is also visible PWM on the multi mode drop ins. I don't think this is exclusive to The Torch Site, but all Maglite 3rd party drop ins I've come across.
Because of Brexit they don't sell to any of the 27 EU countries.
alpg88
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You probably would not buy even if they did, EU would tariff the crap out of it and make it much more expensive than it worth.
letschat7
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I sometimes pay whatever it takes to get a light.
Same. Though it has to be something truly special.
letschat7
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It has to be outside my market and unobtainable through the usual places. Right now I'm in talks to pay 1000$ over what the retail price of a light from the EU that is exceptionally rare.
I've never gone that much. But if you do snag it, please make a topic about it.
letschat7
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Well I have been interested in it since 2009 and no one on the forums seems to get one being exclusively for use of mil/gov types. I bought an accessory for it that is rare leading me down a rabbit hole all the way to Austria.
Chicken Drumstick
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It says the opposite on their website....
Europe EU (European Union) Countries (Please see image below for prices)
Royal Mail International Standard (EU) European Union Countries.
We offer this postage to the following European Union countries. Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark,
Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Romania,
Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden
Royal Mail EU International Tracked
We offer this shipping service to all the above EU countries .
