luxlover
Banned
I don't even have a U2 yet, and my brain is working overtime. Since there are many CPF contributors who have been slapped on the hand for writing about a product that they don't own, I am being very careful how I present my idea.
Sadly, I do not own a U2, but I do own two McE2S tailcap switches, one with a 15 ohm board for my less often used E1e body/KL4 combo, and the other with a 60 ohm resistor board for my more often used L4 body/KL4/PR-T-DB917/Aleph3 combos. I have been reading that a few of us think that level 1 of the U2, although stated to be 2 lumens, is still too bright. Ordinarily, there is nothing that could have been done about this. I was wondering if a McE2S switch placed inside a U2 tailcap, would be feasible. My L4 body/KL4 combo with the 60 ohm resistor board, has a very low output low level according to my dark adapted eyes in an almost pitch black room.
On the surface, I see no reason why such a dual level switch would not work with a U2 with some modification of the switch components. It is possible that the switch may not fit into the U2's tailcap with the spacers Don is currently using, and he may have to fashion a new spacer with a different outer diameter, while keeping the inner diameter the same. Also, I believe that the U2 battery tube's leading edge is wider than that of the E-series bodies, which is what Don designed the switches for. So if Don could fabricate resistor boards to mate with the U2 battery tube's leading edge, then there could be electrical connectivity between the switch and the battery tube.
Just think of the possibilities..... 12 different light levels in the palm of your hand. For momentary lighting, levels one through six would be accomplished with a light press of the button and rotation of the selection ring, and seven to twelve with a greater press of the button and rotation of the selection ring. If you want the light to "stay on" with levels one to six, turn the tailcap in until the light comes on and rotate the selection ring. For levels seven to twelve, turn the tailcap all the way in and rotate the selection ring.
Although the initial excitement of having a U2 in your very hand is still fresh, may I ask everybody to put on their thinking caps and figure this one out? This includes you, Don......
If I am thinking out of my rear end for either electrical or mechanical reasons, somebody please stop me before I get a big head!!!!!
Sadly, I do not own a U2, but I do own two McE2S tailcap switches, one with a 15 ohm board for my less often used E1e body/KL4 combo, and the other with a 60 ohm resistor board for my more often used L4 body/KL4/PR-T-DB917/Aleph3 combos. I have been reading that a few of us think that level 1 of the U2, although stated to be 2 lumens, is still too bright. Ordinarily, there is nothing that could have been done about this. I was wondering if a McE2S switch placed inside a U2 tailcap, would be feasible. My L4 body/KL4 combo with the 60 ohm resistor board, has a very low output low level according to my dark adapted eyes in an almost pitch black room.
On the surface, I see no reason why such a dual level switch would not work with a U2 with some modification of the switch components. It is possible that the switch may not fit into the U2's tailcap with the spacers Don is currently using, and he may have to fashion a new spacer with a different outer diameter, while keeping the inner diameter the same. Also, I believe that the U2 battery tube's leading edge is wider than that of the E-series bodies, which is what Don designed the switches for. So if Don could fabricate resistor boards to mate with the U2 battery tube's leading edge, then there could be electrical connectivity between the switch and the battery tube.
Just think of the possibilities..... 12 different light levels in the palm of your hand. For momentary lighting, levels one through six would be accomplished with a light press of the button and rotation of the selection ring, and seven to twelve with a greater press of the button and rotation of the selection ring. If you want the light to "stay on" with levels one to six, turn the tailcap in until the light comes on and rotate the selection ring. For levels seven to twelve, turn the tailcap all the way in and rotate the selection ring.
Although the initial excitement of having a U2 in your very hand is still fresh, may I ask everybody to put on their thinking caps and figure this one out? This includes you, Don......
If I am thinking out of my rear end for either electrical or mechanical reasons, somebody please stop me before I get a big head!!!!!
