Yes, I concur with Don. The Kroll tailswith we use sometimes catches it's side spring in the threads. Sometimes all it takes for faithfull service is to tweak it a little. When installing the switch, always make sure it is off. This relieves the tension on the side spring. Sometimes tightening/loosing the threads also helps. My EDC LSL has a TSP I adjusted initially and have used for several months without incident. I also use two other LSHs from time to time and they also have TSPs but they have worked fine from the get go without any tweaking.
In my EDC, I have found that frequent use, dropping on concrete, carrying in my pocket, cold weather, dust, etc has yet to have any effect on it's reliability. Your results may vary.
Btw, one of the CPF'ers (Sorry, I forget who off hand) noticed a while back that there was some electrical resistance in the Kroll. I asked Henry (our engineer) to check this out. Resistance in switches is normal and the Kroll is average in that regard. It's effect on the light output is zero as far as brightness (it's regulated
) and run time may be affected by 1 minute or less, which is less of an effect than that caused by variations from battery to battery, tempurature, etc.
As far as what to do with your switch Deth, try another pack if you have one. That might save you a bunch of time if it is a head problem. As far as the orginal pack, try tweaking the switch by twisting it a little with the light on. If it is still ignoring you, try removing it, clean everything up and then reinsert it (make sure it is off). For extra credit and advanced tweaking, remove the side spring and stretch it a little. If it still is being a bugger, drop a note and we will send you a new switch. I will say that requiring a whole new switch is rare as most problems can be fixed by just adjusting the switch. These Krolls are made in America by Judco and can take a fair amount of abuse.
Peter Gransee
