Questions about WE Raider?

[fire-stick]

How does the switch work on the WE 9-TX Raider?

How does the switch work on the WE 9-AX Raider?

Is the WE 9-TX Raider/WE 9-AX Raider focusable?

Does the LED switch on the WE 9-TX Raider cause more resistance when used in incan mode compared to the non led switch?

Does LF the EO-9 LA work with the 9-TX Raider?

 

[cernobila]

How does the switch work on the WE 9-TX Raider?

Is the WE 9-TX Raider/WE 9-AX Raider focusable?

Does LF the EO-9 LA work with the 9-TX Raider?

Well how about that, I have just received my second 9 TX Raider. I gave my first one to my sister and brother in-law......

From off, you screw the tailcap down until the LED's come on.....you screw some more and the main lamp comes on and the LED's turn off....you unscrew and get back the LED's while the main lamp turns off....unscrew a bit more and all is off.

Its also a push button as well, push a little bit and the LED's come on, push a little harder and the LED's turn off and the main lamp turns on.

I hold the light in saber grip with the tailcap facing the target, I use my index finger and push down slightly on the edge of the clear plastic lens to turn on the LED's, the finger does not obstruct very much at all. If I need the main lamp I use it just like a Surefire 9P.

I have installed a LF D26 EO-9 in my light and its great, better than the original lamp. I am using 2x 18500 protected cells and should get about 40 minutes per charge.......

And no, it is not focusable but strong as a tank......I dont think that you can focus any prefocused D26 type lamps in any light.......

 

[DUQ]

If the LED's fail in the tailcap; does this render the switch inoperative? I think I read this somewhere before.

 

[Norm]

Does the LED switch on the WE 9-TX Raider cause more resistance when used in incan mode compared to the non led switch?

No

If the LED's fail in the tailcap; does this render the switch inoperative? I think I read this somewhere before.

The answer to both these questions is , the LEDs are totally bypassed when the tail is tightened, so I can see no reason why there would be any extra resistance or why the failure of LEDs would in anyway effect the normal operation of the switch. You need to pull one of these apart and you'll see for yourself the operation is very simple.

What you might be thinking of is, the failure of a lamp will will cause the LEDs not to light because the lamp is used to complete the circuit for the LEDs. But when the lamp is replaced everything is back to normal.
Norm

 

[cernobila]

One more thing, I have tried to see what happens when you reverse the polarity of the cells in the light......well, nothing bad, the led's in the tailcap dont work but the main light does, so if you dont want the led's to work at all then simply reverse polarity......not sure if this is a good idea but so far all is ok.

 

[GreySave]

<< the LEDs are totally bypassed when the tail is tightened, so I can see no reason why there would be any extra resistance or why the failure of LEDs would in anyway effect the normal operation of the switch >>

Norm is correct. I received a dead on arrival tailcap and it did not affect the main beam operation in any way.

Mike at PTS took VERY good care of me and had a replacement to me very quickly by the way......:twothumbs

 

[DUQ]

If I lived closer to Mike I would take him out for pints :drunk:

 

[DM51]

If you have one of the WE Cree drop-in modules installed, you have to reverse the battery polarity so the LED tailcap won't work. I don't think this is a problem, but it means you are probably better using the Cree drop-in with a clickie tailcap, particularly if it is the digital one with 100%, 20% and 2% brightness levels.

 

[cernobila]

If you have one of the WE Cree drop-in modules installed, you have to reverse the battery polarity so the LED tailcap won't work. I don't think this is a problem, but it means you are probably better using the Cree drop-in with a clickie tailcap, particularly if it is the digital one with 100%, 20% and 2% brightness levels.

ok, so where can you get one of those digital clickie tailcaps that fits the WE 9TX?

 

[Glen C]

Cernobila, I think DM51 was referring to the new WE Cree digital drop in where the level changes are made by pressing the tailcap. I know there is a tailcap which does similar, not sure if it fits the Raider

 

[DM51]

Sorry - I wasn't very clear - apols. I meant there are reports that the WE LED tailcap will be incompatible with the WE Cree drop-ins, because the normal WE battery polarity has to be reversed for the Cree to work. I don't think this wrecks the LED tailcap, all it means is you are probably better off with the regular WE clickie tailcap when you are using a WE Cree drop-in, particularly the digital one where you have different selectable brightness levels.

 

[Paul_in_Maryland]

If the LED's fail in the tailcap; does this render the switch inoperative? I think I read this somewhere before.

You may be thinking of a similar problem: If the incandescent lamp fails, the LED tailcap won't work.

 

[DUQ]

You may be thinking of a similar problem: If the incandescent lamp fails, the LED tailcap won't work.

Thats what I was thinking Paul, thanks.