Preon impressions

I bought 3 and have used 2 (1 is a gift). Both have very nice beams with no hint of green that I can discern. Yes, a moonlight mode would be great for sneaking up on game at night, but I find the low very practical for the majority of my low-light needs.

I used the light a couple of times yesterday to better illuminate some chronic, non-healing wounds for treatment. It was very handy.

Well done David!

RR
 
i had a bad switch. very gritty and stopped working correctly after a day. i sent mine back for a refund. :crazy:
 
i'm wanting to try a mini123, so i'll just go with the refund and try that out. the switch was so bad on mine, i really have no desire for another one.
 
adrianmariano said:
I've heard several times about the high pitched noise in medium and low. Just how bad is it? I was thinking of getting one for my wife, but she can hear those high pitched noises and it seems like it might bother her.
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I can annoy many of my children by putting my PD 10 on high, even from across the room--not that I would do it on purpose 🙂 --. I had them play with and listen to my Preon 1. Only a faint whine heard, except from the children--"Can I have one" 🙂 --. Now that is a Preon1 not a 2 so YMMV

Henk_Lu said:
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So, the Preon1 I qualify as another AAA light, a bright one with a nice beam and a very classy look. The Preon2 is another world though Perhaps there exists something similar, I could think of an Peak Eiger Penlight (which I don't know) perhaps. It is litterally the double of the Preon1 in everything. I have to go to play with it now... :hitit:
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I have a StreamLight Styus Pro, no comparison to my Preon1. I prefer smaller lights, I have been sticking to 1xAA for capacity, the 2xaaa Stylus Pro has been a nice breast pocket light. I'm carrying the Preon1 for now, there, maybe I'll switch to a Preon2 :shrug:

greg_in_canada said:
Two nice photos here http://www.cpfmarketplace.com/mp/showpost.php?p=2414014&postcount=266

Greg
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I do not have permission from Lygte to link here, I hope it is OK. Nice picture! I did send an email, asking for permission after the fact.
 
compasillo said:
The red one looks pinky, isn't it? 😕
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To me, the light is brick red - it leans more toward the burgundy/merlot hue. When I had called in and asked, I was told it was bright red. It's not, but it's still a nice color. I would take a picture of it, but I've already sent it out as a gift...sorry...

MK
 
I ordered one for my wife for Christmas and of couse fealt obligated to take it out and "make sure it worked" before wrapping it. :naughty:

Great little light! I remember the old pen lights I had when I was a kid and how much I had fun playing with them. Man... what I had back then would have been the a joke next to this. It has a great beam shape too! The clicky feels a little "floaty" but works fine.
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desertrat21 said:
I ordered one for my wife for Christmas and of couse fealt obligated to take it out and "make sure it worked" before wrapping it. :naughty:

Great little light! I remember the old pen lights I had when I was a kid and how much I had fun playing with them. Man... what I had back then would have been the a joke next to this. It has a great beam shape too! The clicky feels a little "floaty" but works fine.
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I like my Preons too. About the clicky the clicky to my blue Preon was better than the clicky to Titanium Black, which is like you mention floaty. Therefore I moved the head and clip to the blue body and it was better!
But yes; compared to the larger "real" lights the clicky of the blue Preon may be "floaty".

The wide and smooth beam is very usable for illuminating especially at close distance but the throwing will be unavoidable suffering because of the small reflector. But it's just amazing how the technical evolution of flashlights has been continued. 10 years ago or more I was impressed by the brightness of a Maglite 6D and now you can have that brightness level in a pen! :thumbsup:

Regards, Patric
 
to Desertrat21 --


Your photography skills are quite impressive.


:goodjob::kewlpics::thanks:
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I just recieved mine a week ago. I really like it! Everyone is very impressed by the amount of light that comes out of such a small pen light.

Hmmm, might need another one soon...
 
EngrPaul said:
Tip #1

Most of the friction you guys are experiencing is the tightness of the o-ring. I suggest using the light as a two-handed twisty for a couple days and then thoroughly cleaning out the lube.
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Thanks for the tip EngrPaul:twothumbs
I thought the twist action was way too hard, and was worried that the tail cap would come loose during key-chain duty. It seemed a bit loose compared to the head. I added a tiny amount of fine rubbing compound on the threads and twisted to my fingers almost got blisters😳It got smoother, but still too hard.

After reading your tips i swapped the tailcap with the body o-ring. I had to use pliers to get the tail cap back on. This will never ever come off. The tailcap o-ring is just big enough to make a tiny amount of friction when used on the body. Now my preon1 ti is one of my smoothest twisty:twothumbs
I don't worry about the waterproofing. I bet my car keys aren't waterproof, and they cost way more than the flashlight. It might still be waterproof, but i don't feel the urge to test it. I have to keep the key dry or I'm bankrupt anyway:crackup:
 
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Question: which of the Preons would be a better buy..aluminum or titanium?
(I'm considering buying the Preon 2,just FYI.)
 
Have you ever owned any flashlight in Titanium ?


If not, then this is yer' Golden Opportunity.

😎


( pun intended )
 
I like everything about my Ti Preon except the threads. They're very rough as I suspect the aluminum ones don't suffer from this. The rest of the design is elegant.
 
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