*NEW* Surefire Titan-A (1*AAA, 15/125 lumen)

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run4jc said:
I feel almost guilty. I have 3 of these, serial numbers A00040, A00070 and A04578. First one (70) had only the twisty difficulty (which has since loosened up a bit.) The next 2 have NO problems and have been in regular use - 40 as a 'drop in pocket' EDC when at work, 4578 lives on my key ring, 70 sits on the night table. I can use any battery, any time, any of the 3. 70 is just a bit snug with a couple of type of cells, but I can still get them out and my preferred cell, the Eneloop pro fits perfectly.

Except for my SC62w for dog walking duty, these are all I use.

It's unfortunate that so many CPF members had some a less than good experience to start out - going forward hopefully all these issues will go away.

run4jc out
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Maybe report back after an accidental trip through the wash. I never not washed a 1XAAA at least once if EDC. LOL!
 
run4jc said:
I feel almost guilty. I have 3 of these, serial numbers A00040, A00070 and A04578. First one (70) had only the twisty difficulty (which has since loosened up a bit.) The next 2 have NO problems and have been in regular use - 40 as a 'drop in pocket' EDC when at work, 4578 lives on my key ring, 70 sits on the night table. I can use any battery, any time, any of the 3. 70 is just a bit snug with a couple of type of cells, but I can still get them out and my preferred cell, the Eneloop pro fits perfectly.

Except for my SC62w for dog walking duty, these are all I use.

It's unfortunate that so many CPF members had some a less than good experience to start out - going forward hopefully all these issues will go away.

run4jc out
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Shame on you for getting 2 out of 3 proper lights. It looks like you have indeed one the TITAN lottery. For now.....

Woods Walker said:
Maybe report back after an accidental trip through the wash. I never not washed a 1XAAA at least once if EDC. LOL!
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^^^^^ITS A TRAP! That would be one way to get some very clean rapid disassembly shots....
 
ForrestChump said:
Shame on you for getting 2 out of 3 proper lights. It looks like you have indeed one the TITAN lottery. For now.....



^^^^^ITS A TRAP! That would be one way to get some very clean rapid disassembly shots....
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I'd say 3 for 3. Again, the head has loosened and I can get any battery in any light. Tint is consistent - no sloppy sealing around the lens. I've said it before - I am NOT a Surefire fanboy and I am NOT a Titan fanboy. There's no doubt some have suffered with bad quality.

So I did indeed win the lottery, I suppose. More people report bad news than good news - maybe I'm not alone and others either a) don't belong to CPF or b) aren't speaking up? Who knows.

So, again, it's sad that there are so many legitimate QC issues out there. I just ain't one of 'em....
 
run4jc said:
I'd say 3 for 3. Again, the head has loosened and I can get any battery in any light. Tint is consistent - no sloppy sealing around the lens. I've said it before - I am NOT a Surefire fanboy and I am NOT a Titan fanboy. There's no doubt some have suffered with bad quality.

So I did indeed win the lottery, I suppose. More people report bad news than good news - maybe I'm not alone and others either a) don't belong to CPF or b) aren't speaking up? Who knows.

So, again, it's sad that there are so many legitimate QC issues out there. I just ain't one of 'em....
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If the light is now functioning after some break in.... I would consider that in spec. But of course I had a knee jerk reaction to call the 3rd a lemon, statistically the odds were better....

Im genuinely glad they all are doing their thing.

Good luck.
 
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FYI-mine is still working as good as the day I got it-no issues at all. I realize there have been legitimate problems with this roll out, but not all have been lemons. Most of the lights that have problems are well documented, but how many people bought it, used it without any problems and thus never even looked for this thread? At least the problems are being remedied.
 
Is the poll really necessary? If you like the light, buy it, if not then don't. This is getting completely over analyzed. We already have a couple of threads going on this very light, we don't need another.
 
Kilovolt said:
Some dealers say it will be available after July 15th, others after August 15th ....
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I am SUPER curious what we will see quality wise with this light.

Another TITAN?

Or a rock solid "you get what you pay for" SUREFIRE Titan Plus?

Im actually pretty excited, wonder if they were more motivated to nail it down with this one.
 
I got an email from their customer service saying end of July, but who really knows.
 
As I mentioned, if they pop it out this year, and it is a quality piece, I would be impressed. I am very interested how these will stack up vs what they got going on now... I really do find this whole situation absolutely fascinating. I know that sounds a bit strange but it's true. Everything from the bad build quality to the rationalizations, to the people who received 3-4 "perfect" ones? Did they really? Im sure someone did? That whole reflector thing..... It's all so nutty...... Anxiously awaiting the Titan +.....I want cold stone data points on this next one. No "awesome warranty"...no excuses. Whats changed? Whats improved? How will the fit and finish hold up to a current "good" Titan AAA? Will they be more consistent with tint for the price increase? Are they really going to be what the Titan AAA should have been? Did the mode switching get better? Any flickering? Threading? One hander or 2? Or will it come out like a ROCK like the Titan AAA never happened? I think Im more excited then the people who are actually going to buy one.




Also, to bad there's no buttons to push in this thread.......sorry guys...
 
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I ordered a Titan A directly from Surefire and received it yesterday. You can turn it one handed and every battery I have fits in it without any snugness. It's nice and small, smaller than I even was expecting. I like it.

I'm not into lights like I once was and it's been years since I've posted something on CPF. I follow Surefire on Facebook and that's how I learned about this light. I then found this thread and learned of the battery fitment problem with some units. I put off buying it until I read about some lights not having this issue. I ordered directly from Surefire with the thinking I would hopefully receive an updated light. This will be my new EDC.
 
Touchdown. Can't believe this post went untouched for 2 days!

Hows the build sbebnelli? Does it feel like a $100 light?

If it didn't have SF on the side would you buy it over?

Any issues at all or just a good light? Sounds like you are content, which is a good.
 
ForrestChump said:
Touchdown. Can't believe this post went untouched for 2 days!

Hows the build sbebnelli? Does it feel like a $100 light?
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It's a $60 light not $100. I don't have a problem paying $60, I doubt I'd pay $100. I find the build quality very good.

ForrestChump said:
If it didn't have SF on the side would you buy it over?.
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I'm a Surefire fan. I do not own any lights that are not made in the USA. I doubt I would have bought it if it wasn't a Surefire.

ForrestChump said:
Any issues at all or just a good light? Sounds like you are content, which is a good.
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No issues at all.

This is my first light purchase in several years. Something about it sparked my interest in buying it. I generally use single cell 123 lights. I have a HDS I use everyday at work.
 
ooops!


Was reading the post above yours and thought it was a TITAN+ :crazy:

Congrats on the new light, happy your happy with it!
 
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