Maratac AAA Q5 (Part 4)

[Beacon of Light]

Yeah I know, I have 4 of the AA ones. I meant finally doing this for the AAA models.

Yes it sure is!



Sure is and I might add that they actually started doing this a long time ago with the AA light.

 

[Mockingbird]

Anyone plan to coat their copper flashlight with lacquer to prevent tarnishing?

 

[Beacon of Light]

Anyone plan to coat their copper flashlight with lacquer to prevent tarnishing?

Wouldn't that mess up the heat dissipation with lacquer coating the outside of the light?

 

[Mockingbird]

I think that even with a thin coating of lacquer, the copper would still dissipate heat better than aluminum, but I don't know.

 

[Beacon of Light]

Well not to hijack but I did want to post a heads up I will do a Maratac Copper AAA (Low/Medium/High) Group buy for the people in the US that want one or more of these Copper Maratac AAA's that have the preferred low/medium/high UI.

 

[Patriot]

Just posted the Youtube review here

I made it late last night so please bare with ....

 

[applevision]

Must... resist... my 4th Maratac AAA... must try....

ugh... Copper... so... gorgeous... such a cool metal... want to put it on my keychain... yet my QMini 123 is so perfect in Ti...

Help me, CPF friends! You're my only hope!

 

[Beacon of Light]

Do itttttttttttttttt!!!!! Resistance is futile!

 

[sabre7]

Just wondering about the conductivity of the copper when it eventually turns brown with oxidation like a penny... will that affect the operation, and will the contact area at the end of the tube and/or threads always need to be kept shiny?

 

[rumack]

Must... resist... my 4th Maratac AAA... must try....

ugh... Copper... so... gorgeous... such a cool metal... want to put it on my keychain... yet my QMini 123 is so perfect in Ti...

Help me, CPF friends! You're my only hope!

You're looking to a bunch of flashlight geeks for help in not buying a sweet looking solid copper flashlight? You chose ... poorly. :devil:

My concern would be the tint. I seem to remember a lot of people saying they got the angry blue tint with their aluminum or stainless Maratac AAA, but that might have just been the usual tint lottery issues. Too bad these aren't a guaranteed tint like, say, neutral white.

 

[Nebuchadnezzar]

Do itttttttttttttttt!!!!! Resistance is futile!

I thought it was just voltage divided by current...

 

[applevision]

You're looking to a bunch of flashlight geeks for help in not buying a sweet looking solid copper flashlight? You chose ... poorly. :devil:

My concern would be the tint. I seem to remember a lot of people saying they got the angry blue tint with their aluminum or stainless Maratac AAA, but that might have just been the usual tint lottery issues. Too bad these aren't a guaranteed tint like, say, neutral white.

Methinks I doth protest too much...:naughty:

 

[Patriot]

My concern would be the tint. I seem to remember a lot of people saying they got the angry blue tint with their aluminum or stainless Maratac AAA, but that might have just been the usual tint lottery issues.

Going back in memory I don't remember tint being one of the complaints associated with the AAA. They're using the well sorted out XP-E and have since the beginning. There was grumbling about CC's shipping cost and the key ring attachment strength but that's about it.




Update: I cleaned the threads and head with a bit of white gas and re-lubed everything, which has taken care of the minor mode selection issues I ran into.

 

[Nebuchadnezzar]

 

[Patriot]

Nebuchadnezzar, those are nice close macro's. Just a reminder, the maximum allowed image size is 800x800 so you'll want to size those down a little bit.

How are you liking your new light?

 

[Nebuchadnezzar]

Fixed, sorry didn't remember that rule.

It's a great little light, if only the SS models were low-med-hi I would of bought several by now.

Here's a size comparison shot with a Lighthound freebie and a .45 Golden Saber.

 

[s.c.]

It's not switching on to high perfectly each time so perhaps I just need to clean the threads. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-uXt1vOmzZk&feature=player_embedded

Does anyone else have this problem? Its driving me insane. My regular aaa works flawlessly, but if I put the regular head on the copper body, I have the same issue of it skipping modes (or not changing modes at all).

 

[Chauncey Gardner]

Fixed, sorry didn't remember that rule.

It's a great little light, if only the SS models were low-med-hi I would of bought several by now.

Here's a size comparison shot with a Lighthound freebie and a .45 Golden Saber.

Thanks, that's a good shot. I had always thought they looked larger than the ITP, but it's more the styling I think.

Need to pick a couple of these up. Sweet little light & love the solid copper.

 

[jtivat]

Does anyone else have this problem? Its driving me insane. My regular aaa works flawlessly, but if I put the regular head on the copper body, I have the same issue of it skipping modes (or not changing modes at all).

Yes mine does this also.

 

[Let It Bleed]

Just got a copper and a nat. alum. AAA Maratac and the copper was more difficult to change modes. After some use it's better. I did notice that I had to twist it a little farther to get consistent mode changes. Also have to twist it on tighter, which makes one hand mode changes a little more difficult.

I checked function by using both hands and being deliberate in twisting it a little farther than necessary. Since everything worked doing this, I'm confident mine just needs some use and a little clean/lube to slick up the action.

I hope we'll see more copper lights in the future.