SW02

[thermal guy]

Thinking about getting one of these tailcaps for my C2. I'm assuming there pretty tough but what are the internals like? Is it easy to fix like A regular Clicky or if something goes wrong am I in trouble as there kinda hard to come by. Anyone have any experience with these? Any help would be awesome. Thanks

 

[badtziscool]

This should help. I had to disassemble mine to resolder a wire that broke. Took some pics along the way.

https://www.candlepowerforums.com/vb/showthread.php?161444-Surefire-SW02-Switch-Disassembly

 

[thermal guy]

Oh wow. Yes thank you. Nice pictures. It's not exactly a McClicky is it😁

 

[badtziscool]

Definitely not a mcclicky. I was just glad I was able to fix it.

 

[thermal guy]

Would you say it's as reliable as say the Z41?

 

[archimedes]

Would you say it's as reliable as say the Z41?

No way ... twist switch >>> click switch.

Definitely not a mcclicky. I was just glad I was able to fix it.

That Judco is heavier duty than the SureFire OEM clicky though.

 

[thermal guy]

" No way ... twist switch >>> click switch."

Actually I meant the current clicky. Z59.

 

[archimedes]

" No way ... twist switch >>> click switch."

Actually I meant the current clicky. Z59.

Yes, SW02 > Z59

 

[thermal guy]

Thanks arch. I'll let you know how I like it😁

 

[archimedes]

Thanks arch. I'll let you know how I like it😁

Ok, sounds good

 

[badtziscool]

That Judco is heavier duty than the SureFire OEM clicky though.

I was never able to confirm the specs of this specific Judco switch in the SW02. Or maybe I just missed it. Any insight on it's capacity? Seems like you can spec the Judco switch for pretty good capacity. Just not sure of the SW02/Z48/Z49.

 

[archimedes]

There were a few scattered posts on the amperage rating here on CPF, but nothing official.

I don't recall the specifics offhand, but a focused search may likely find those.

 

[id30209]

They can run triples and quads at 10+Amps without a sweat. They truely are heavy duty. I have replaced one in my SW02 with reverse Judco and just looking at it you can tell it can be stressed at serious amps.

 

[badtziscool]

They can run triples and quads at 10+Amps without a sweat. They truely are heavy duty. I have replaced one in my SW02 with reverse Judco and just looking at it you can tell it can be stressed at serious amps.

Are you talking about the stock SW02 running 10+ amps or the reverse Judco? I know you can spec out the switches with various parameters and those are rated at pretty high capacities. I'm just not sure if the stock Judco in the SW02 was spec'd out the same.

That would be interesting to see. A stress test of all of the various switches commonly used in flashlights.

 

[id30209]

I'm talking about both! They are the same in design. Massive. You can run them hard as hell for how long you want.

 

[thermal guy]

One last question. Can it tail stand? Looks like it can.

 

[id30209]

One last question. Can it tail stand? Looks like it can.

It sure does[emoji6]


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[thermal guy]

YES! God I have wanted one of these for a long time. Never had a reason to get one till I bought a C2.With a Z32 shock bezel on one end and one of these bad boys on the other it should be SWEET!

 

[id30209]

I might have one in stash. Will know more next week and let you know over PM

 

[archimedes]

Yep ...