To ALL SureFire U2 owners: Does your U2 work well? (POLL)

Since a lot of people seem to have problems with SureFire's U2 (whereas many others are very pleased with theirs), I'm starting a poll, so we get a better picture of the U2's reliability!
(Thanks to Numbers for the usefull suggestion in this thread !)
Have fun!

P.S.: I started, mine having a slight doughnut pattern I still can live with...

Edit:
To be fair I'd like to mention one thing which could slightly change the outcome of this poll, namely that members of this forum are likely to make rather high demands to their lights (and e.g. to notice some slight doughnut hole more then "normal people"... :rock: ).
On the other hand, everyone who reads this post is likely to fit well into that demanding group, so the poll should be representative anyway...

Mine is the same as yours Ice, has a slight doughnut.
Have voted.

I would have put in for "had huge problems but now is fixed and flawless."

Cheers /kemal

Yeah, I was thinking of allowing multiple choices for that reason but decided against it, thinking of some SureFire fanatic to vote a hundred times in favour of the U2...
I would vote for "had huge problems" in your case.

After all, when you get your 300$ light, you want to know it's ok now and not six weeks later when you get it back from SureFire, don't you?!

My U2 was perfect, until I started looking for the doughnut hole and found it I sure wish they could make it so it stays black even when dropped...

thanks ice and numbers you beat me too it.

I voted flawlessly because I bought mine used and they tailcap issue was fixed before I got it.
I don't call it a donut if I have to actively search for it, and sometimes in wain, while white wall hunting
Everything is perfect now and I'm really happy that I finally caved in and bought mine..

I think the U2 tailcap has had serious quality issues, but feel like some CPF'ers are blowing the donut issue way out of proportions... If you have to search for it on a white wall it isn't an issue with lack of QC from Surefire IMHO....
Owners who have a pronounced donut do have every right to get a replacement from Surefire, and I agree that Surefire should never have sold those lights in the first place...

Sverre

NoFair said:

I think the U2 tailcap has had serious quality issues, but feel like some CPF'ers are blowing the donut issue way out of proportions... If you have to search for it on a white wall it isn't an issue with lack of QC from Surefire IMHO....

Sverre

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Some of us do have U2's with doughnut holes noticable in practical use. Mine definately doesn't need to be shone against a white wall to be seen.

BTW, thanks Ice, for starting this poll, I'll be interested to see how it ends up.

Works flawlessly - Everytime - All the time ! .............. :naughty:

I voted "works flawlessly!" because the doughnut hole is exceedingly minor and I have to shine it at a very light-colored wall and look for it. I have yet to encounter any problems with the tailcap; and I've had it for just a few days short of a full year.

I voted "works flawlessly", since there was no option for "multiple problems, returned to mfg, waited six weeks, replacement light works well".

Donut hole is there, but not bad. Light is perfect otherwise.

I voted "works flawlessly", since there was no option for "multiple problems, returned to mfg, waited six weeks, replacement light works well".

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Well, that a replacement was necessary should be the best reason to vote for "huge problems"!

I voted "works flawlessly!" because the doughnut hole is exceedingly minor and I have to shine it at a very light-colored wall and look for it.

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Just what I would have done. As a matter of fact, nobody and nothing is really perfect...

Edit:
Well, if we associate "works flawlessly" with the number 1 and "has huge problems" with 3, we get a mean value of about 1.6 at the moment.
As it looks like, only half (!) the people who bought it had no issues with their light at all! That's actually not impressive... :huh2:
And 12% even had to return their light...
Of course that's only an intermediate result!

My U2 works/performs perfectly. Great white light, no cap prob, and NO DONUT! I am extremely satisfied with my light.
Jay

Mine has worked flawlessly ever since I got it. No problems with clickie, no donut hole, freat white light. Ever so slight flicker between settings 4 and 5, only if turning ridiculously slow.

I wonder, should this thread be made a sticky? so when people come here they can see it right away, to get faster results?

Voted 'slight problems'. For me a slight donut is seen against a white wall, slight tint of green, but not noticable in everyday use. Switch can be finiky, but it only happened a few times.

13% had huge problems at one time or another. That's gotta be expensive for SureFire, and therefore for us.

Scott

Just a slight donut. Not bad at all.
I just started using an 18650 after removing that tube liner.

My U2 has no problems whatsoever, pure white beam, switch works as it should & donut is hardly visible and only on a white wall. I'm Happy

faco