The Quark lights thread! (Part 4)

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mbiraman said:
Thanks Dhart. What i was wondering was if i could twofish the Quark AA on my bike helmet and have enough lumin output to ride for an hr at about 16mph
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You would have enough runtime, but weither it'd be enough output for you personally, is hard for anyone to say but you. I myself use the 55 lumen mode of my Eagletac P100A2 for biking and that's usually all I need.

Toohotruk said:
Ha! Beat ya! just barely! :nana:
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Not sure how, but you cheated :nana:
 
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defloyd77 said:
You would have enough runtime, but weither it'd be enough output for you personally, is hard for anyone to say but you. I myself use the 55 lumen mode of my Eagletac P100A2 for biking and that's usually all I need.



Not sure how, but you cheated :nana:
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Thanks Defloyd
 
CaNo said:
Any talk of a Quark with a Piston Drive? I'm sure adding a PD on these already phenomenal lights will boost some cosmetic points that the Quarks are lacking. Aside from its almost flawless performance... cosmetically, the Quark is not as attractive as per say... a Nitecore D10, Ra Clicky, etc. It just doesn't have that sophisticated feel in your hand, like the two mentioned above... anyways just my 2 cents.

But just imagine... instead of clicking a rubber clicky on your Quark, you are clicking a Piston Drive... :hitit:

Maybe the tactical versions should of came with a PD... since in a tactical low profile, situation... the Quarks clicky is quite loud, and the PD is extremely silent... (kind of like the late night/early morning mission to the bathroom without waking up the significant other :tired: lol)
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That would be a KILLER light for me!
The main attraction point with the Quark for me is the beam, throw and output. Is there any other single AA lights out there with the XP-E? That led seems ideal for smaller reflectors. And the main attraction with the D10 is the superb UI(although adding memory for customized level after using shortcut to low/hi would be perfection), reliability of the piston switch, smaller size and last but not least, incredible aestethics of the D10. The Quarks are by no means ugly(especially without the clip) but they don't have that special feeling that makes you want it just by looking at it.
Combining this together into one light would be AMAZING for me.
 
I personally don't care for the looks of piston drives and as for their reliability, I seem to recall people on here with a few problems with them (I'll search for the source in a minute). I'm not one for bling, in fact, I'm the anti-bling. I'll take my black rubber boot, thanks. Or maybe the blue one they had on the prototype Quarks. Or gray. Plain ol' charcoal gray or possibly the same color as the lanyard.
 
defloyd77 said:
I personally don't care for the looks of piston drives and as for their reliability, I seem to recall people on here with a few problems with them (I'll search for the source in a minute). I'm not one for bling, in fact, I'm the anti-bling. I'll take my black rubber boot, thanks. Or maybe the blue one they had on the prototype Quarks. Or gray. Plain ol' charcoal gray or possibly the same color as the lanyard.
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Did not know that the pistons had reliability issues. Thought that was the main reason to use piston?
And that's exactly why I like the looks of the D10, it's so ANTIbling(I'm not talking about the tailcap). It has a straight forward clean nononsense design, and there is a beauty in that.
 
Biginboca said:
flatline said:
Seems like that would only make a difference if you're running unprotected cells. Or am I missing something?
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Probably just the idea that "protected" cells shouldn't be trusted to always be protected. From what I gather the cell's protection can fail, so having another first line of defense built into the light helps to prolong the cell life and safety.
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You are right but most importantly (at least for me) almost all protected batteries have the cutoff voltage set to a level with which running them until the protection intervenes slowly kills the cell.
 
hiker123 said:
4Sevens specs on the QAA give 6 hours on medium, big difference (but I don't know what those numbers are based on).
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I believe this is simply an error in the specification. With the current consumed by the Quark AA on medium it should run for more than 12 hours and it turned out that it did run for more than 12 hours for everyone who measured it.
 
A few of our members should receive their warm whites today...maybe these lucky dogs can say a few words about the brightness/tint 😗
 
Badbeams3 said:
A few of our members should receive their warm whites today...maybe these lucky dogs can say a few words about the brightness/tint 😗
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I paid a little extra for priority shipping and insurance. I should get mine today or tomorrow if USPS is on time. I bit the bullet and ordered some 14500 last night. Dang you guys anyway.:shakehead
 
Mr. Tone said:
I paid a little extra for priority shipping and insurance. I should get mine today or tomorrow if USPS is on time. I bit the bullet and ordered some 14500 last night. Dang you guys anyway.:shakehead
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What charger do you plan to use with your 14500s?
 
Mr. Tone said:
Badbeams3 said:
A few of our members should receive their warm whites today...maybe these lucky dogs can say a few words about the brightness/tint 😗
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I paid a little extra for priority shipping and insurance. I should get mine today or tomorrow if USPS is on time. I bit the bullet and ordered some 14500 last night. Dang you guys anyway.:shakehead
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Mine's on its way to my house as we speak!! Might have to leave early today cause I'm feeling kinda sick. :sick2:

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From USPS: "Your item was processed through and left our ELK GROVE VILLAGE, IL 60007 facility on July 29, 2009. The item is currently in transit to the destination."
 
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^ Yours went through Elk Grove at the same time mine did :twothumbs. It made it to my local PO at 8:30 AM walking distance away. If the carrier does not have it :poke:I will gladly retrieve it my self.

*** Update ***

Well perfect timing. Finished yard work and after washing up saw Post Man pass across my lawn. Woo...Hoo... My clip less warm 123 was in the box. Wiped all threads, applied an even coat of Nyogel, inserted a fresh AW and fired it up. At first was not blown away. Compared it to my Gen I ConneXion on highest settings and it was definitely brighter as expected. Next went to only dark room in house (Basement bathroom) and compared it to my NEX again on high. Lets say I am very happy! It has more spill, more even transition from hot spot to sides and about the same output. Initially I could not really tell it was warm until compared to NiteCore. The little rubber finger holder will actually be of use to me. I ride my beach cruiser at night sometimes and just within the past week dropped my NEX 🙁. I am going to like these neutral tint LED's a lot 🙂.
 
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Just ordered a AA2 regular 😀, hoping its as good as I have been reading.
Will be running Eneloops.
 
Also I did not get a packing list with mine so I guess I will need to print off my confirmation email and save it should I have any warranty issues.
 
pobox1475 said:
^ Yous went through Elk Grove at the same time mine did :twothumbs. It made it to my local PO at 8:30 AM walking distance away. If the carrier does not have it :poke:I will gladly retrieve it my self.

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Well perfect timing. Finished yard work and after washing up saw Post Man pass across my lawn.
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Dang, I for once wish I lived in Illinois. Lol just kidding :poke: eh I'll have mine tommorow. You do realize you have certain obligations since you're the first to post that you have yours, don't you?
 
pobox1475 said:
^ Go with a Pila IBC if you can locate one. I got mine from http://www.flashlightz.com/product.php/pila/bc01-ac01/?product=171829&category=#tabStart and although the price has gone up a few bucks still worth it IMO.

TL-100 Universal Li-Ion Charger?
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No it is something different. I already have a TL-100. This is item #01237 at www.all-battery.com. I didn't get my Quark today but it should be here because it is at the hub before my local Post Office. One more looooooooooong day! :mecry::banghead:
 
USPS "tracking" says my QAA was routed by the local bulk sorting facility last night. With any luck, I'll get mine today after work. :naughty:
 
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