The ideal light system?

[alberto]

Why hasn't a manufacturer created a "system" of lights from which you can choose components and build your own customized lights to fit your various needs?

Some manufacturers, such as Surefire and Muglite, have some pieces of such a system, but no one has a complete coordinated component system.

I would love to be able to select from various base bodies (AAA, AA, 2D, CR123, etc.) that have the same design characteristics, and then be able to mix-and-match by selecting color/finish, heads/bulbs (hi intensity, low intensity, narrow beam, flood, LED), lens, tails, switches, clips, neck/wrist/finger lanyards, stands, holsters, tee shirts, coffee mugs,..... whoa, I'm getting carried away....to build EXACTLY the "family" of lights that I want and need.

Anyone else think this is a good idea? Any manufacturers listening?

 

[Nerd]

I think it would be pretty hard to have a body and a head which can fit AAA, AA, C, D, 123 cells. The body would have been quite big and the head even bigger, reason for using AAA would be a small light. Kinda like defeats the purpose if ya catch wad I mean.

 

[monanza]

A universal light system is certainly an attractive proposition. I will counter with a universal or 'ideal' battery system. Something to replace the plethora of battery technologies out there. If the energy density is high enough then a small form factor can be combined as needed to achieve general voltage and current requirements within a compact package.

One can dream can we not

?

Cheers.

 

[Stainless]

Alberto:
This forum began tenative work on such a system a few months ago... not inventing a single "one size fits all" anything - but definately a start toward a mix and match component set. I don't know exactly what became of that discussion thread, but I suspect that no one had a few thousand spare dollars to drop into such a project. Now as far as why no major manufacturer has done it... well, sadly innovation to THAT DEGREE rarely ever reaches the market.

 

[alberto]

Nerd:

Each body base (AAA, AA, etc.) would have it's own head/tail/switch components, matched to that body size where appropriate. This way you wouldn't end up with something wierd. Each model would look like a smaller/larger brother of the other models.

Maybe manufacturers feel they would end up with too many SKUs and that most people, other than us fanatics, would not want to bother with configuring custom lights.

Again, I would welcome the chance to configure my own lights from a common set of components rather than spending the effort to find different manufacturers who have the various lights that I need.

 

[Monsters_Inc]

If the market doesn't offer products that fits your needs,

DIY!