Quark "undocumented" UI behaviour

[JaguarDave-in-Oz]

I have a Quark AA R5 "regular" that exhibits a very interesting, undocumented but useful aspect to the user interface. I am using an AW 14500 battery in it.

If I have the torch set with the head just a fraction loose (ie turned about ten degrees away from tight) and select the fourth brightness level using the tailswitch, I can then momentary "end tap" the head (so it makes very momentary contact to "tight" mode) and the torch will then go straight to moonlight mode. I am then able to use the tailpresses to step back up through the brightness levels again as normal.

In other words, I have found a way, on my torch, to switch from high back to low without going through the beacon and SOS modes. I'm pretty happy about this and I don't regard it as a fault. No, I don't drink and my head and body threads are clean (well mine actually aren't, but the torch's are...) and the "feature" appears to be quite repeatable on this particular torch.

Is this feature mine only or has Quark given everyone this lovely undocumented "upgrade".

Remind me one day to also tell you how I managed to unearth two extra brightness levels well below moonlight on my Quark R2 AA2 tactical....

 

[carrot]

I had written a long and informative post regarding this however a network hiccup caused me to lose my post.

I will summarize:

As General always starts on Moonlight mode, the tap of the bezel causes the light to switch momentarily to Turbo, and then back to General, which of course will go back to Moonlight. This is a by-product of the way the Quark switches modes.

It is extremely likely that, despite being a useful "easter egg", this is simply an unintended consequence of the UI design.

 

[JaguarDave-in-Oz]

ok, that makes sense. Can you apply your mind to two other "wierd thigns" I've discovered with this torch in the last few mintutes.

1. With some sort of random sequence of momentary head pressing I can get the torch to have turbo mode in full tight and also in loose position. The circuitry is obviously recognisiong the movement back from tight to loose and back the other way because each time I twist there's a super brief "anti-flash" (ie a flash of dullness about half the length of the usual Quark "pre-flash duration)

2. wiht random head pressing I was also able to get the torch locked into moon mode from which it would not move whether tight or loose or by momentary pressing or switching off. I had to turn off the torch (and I actually also removed the battery to be sure) for half a mninute or so to get my modes back.