roberttheiii
Newly Enlightened
Alright, so despite my use of the search function and browsing of Atomic_Chicken's wonderful A2 thread index I haven't been able to find anyone addressing the amount of thread that should be left when an A2 is locked off.
When I back my light one full rotation off of the index marks where the tail-cap only engages the LEDs the tailcap is less then a 1/2 from falling off. Early on in my ownership this resulted in a tailcap and batteries floating around in my pocket. My solution has been to only back the light off 1/3 of a turn from the point at which only the LEDs are engaged. This leaves about one full rotation to the point where the cap would fall off and I figure if it accidentally goes to a point where the LEDs can be momentarily turned on, who cares, as its highly unlikely it would be held on long enough in a pocket to deplete the batteries any appreciable amount. So with my lockout point I, of course, love my A2. I am wondering if mine has less "safety" turns post lockout then most.
I suppose this question may also be applicable to L1 and L4 owners as I believe both these lights use the same thread and tail cap configurations.
My apologies if the answer to this question already exists and I failed to find it.
Thanks in advance,
Robert
When I back my light one full rotation off of the index marks where the tail-cap only engages the LEDs the tailcap is less then a 1/2 from falling off. Early on in my ownership this resulted in a tailcap and batteries floating around in my pocket. My solution has been to only back the light off 1/3 of a turn from the point at which only the LEDs are engaged. This leaves about one full rotation to the point where the cap would fall off and I figure if it accidentally goes to a point where the LEDs can be momentarily turned on, who cares, as its highly unlikely it would be held on long enough in a pocket to deplete the batteries any appreciable amount. So with my lockout point I, of course, love my A2. I am wondering if mine has less "safety" turns post lockout then most.
I suppose this question may also be applicable to L1 and L4 owners as I believe both these lights use the same thread and tail cap configurations.
My apologies if the answer to this question already exists and I failed to find it.
Thanks in advance,
Robert
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