treasurydept
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What's the smallest CR123 Cree or SSC light with a clicky switch? My thoughts are the HDS, but then again I'm not as knowledgeable as many others here.
What's the smallest CR123 Cree or SSC light with a clicky switch?
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FASTCAR
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IMO smallest decent light is the Amilite T5. Reverse clickey but still a button.
270winchester
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http://flashlightreviews.com/reviews/amilite_neot5.htm
http://flashlightreviews.com/reviews/hds_edcu60xr.htm
looks like the Novatac(very close to the size of the HDS) will be shorter by about 1/2 inch.
bondr006
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Both the NovaTac EDC($110.00 - $150.00) and the Fenix P2D($55.00) are 80mm. The AmiLite T5($80.00) is 94mm.
cernobila
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I had a HDS, I have the T5 and P2D.....the P2D is the smallest, thickness and length considered
matrixshaman
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If you want a quality light go with an HDS or Novatac. If you want the smallest then this one's maybe a 1/2 mm shorter : http://www.dealextreme.com/details.dx/sku.4095
Ultrafire's aren't that good but they do alright for a $16 light.
Ah #@^$#^*&#!! I just wrote several paragraphs on this and lost it to this stupid Safari browser I've been playing with lately. No time to rewrite all that - Arc LS is possibly the shortest as well as first CR123 based high power LED light. Switches need attention in bringing us smaller lights.
Ultrafire's aren't that good but they do alright for a $16 light.
Ah #@^$#^*&#!! I just wrote several paragraphs on this and lost it to this stupid Safari browser I've been playing with lately. No time to rewrite all that - Arc LS is possibly the shortest as well as first CR123 based high power LED light. Switches need attention in bringing us smaller lights.
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matrixshaman
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Actually just found a 78.5mm light at Dealextreme - 5 mode clicky by MTE. Battery regulation chart doesn't look too great but it's a tiny CR123 tailswitch light. I've got one light by MTE and I was impressed with the quality of machining on it (but again not even in the same class as some of the lights I mentioned before like HDS or Novatac).
bfg9000
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It's listed in this thread.
cernobila
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Have a read and look around this site to compare to other lights
http://www.flashlightreviews.com/reviews/fenix_p2dce.htm
The Novatac lights are not listed because they are new, but all others mentioned are, just open the index link below.
http://www.flashlightreviews.com/reviews_index/reviews_by_mfgrs.htm
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NA8
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Here's one mildly expensive option:
http://www.lighthound.com/index.asp?PageAction=VIEWPROD&ProdID=2655
Blindasabat
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I just updated the first post of that thread to show the aforementioned DX lights.
enLIGHTenment
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The Novatac lights are the only small Xlamp/P4 lights with actual latching momentary pushbutton switches. Everything else that's been mentioned in this thread uses a non-momentary pushbutton aka a reverse clickie.
Blindasabat
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...except...
And other options with momentary not yet mentioned (probably due to size) are:
CNC123, SF E1L, Nuwai ALX2611X, Nuwai Q3 (latest version), Inova T1.
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FASTCAR
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IMO fenix is not in the same league as Amilite."decent" was the key word
carrot
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I thought that the HDS/Novatac EDC's were significantly wider than the Fenix P2D?
Blindasabat
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They are. HDS is 25mm diameter versus ~22m diameter for the P2D. I think I heard this is because HDS are made to fit standard 1" OD weapon mounts.
cernobila
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....just measured my P2DCE and its 21mm, not sure how wide the old HDS/Novatac is as I dont have it anymore but the 1" idea is sound.
