Got an Arc-LSH-P; not as \'Premium\' as I thought....
I just received my Arc-LSH-P. Once I got rid of that POS clickie tailcap, /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/mad.gif (yes, put about 2 oz. of pressure on that $4 POS tailcap, and the light goes on. Nah, it wouldn't turn on in my pocket, eating up the battery I will need later tonight, or tomorrow, and heating up enough to put a nice little burn on my thigh....) put in a foam washer, lubed the threads and O-ring with some Nye lube, (came dry as Desert Valley; screwing on the 123 clickie it actually *squeaked* /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/help.gif ) and put on a 123 twisty, /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/thumbsup.gif it's a very nice light! Very white, with a very nice 'beam' from the HD optics. Sure is a far cry from the pea green Arc-LS 'first', First Run, /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/mad.gif (which I shipped back) that I got over a year ago!
I was surprised to see how bad the color match was between the 123 clickie, and the body of the light, on this 'Premium' model. /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/icon23.gif About like the seemingly random colors found on SureFire E2E parts, and KL1 parts.
Fortunately, the 123 twisty I had on hand is a *much* better color match. Almost perfect, in fact. /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/thumbsup.gif
Seems like all you need to make an Arc-LS 'Premium' model work well is a drawer full of spare parts, and some silicone lube that Arc Flashlight just can't seem to manage to apply to either the threads, or the O-rings on their expensive flashlights.
Even a $20 Arc-AAA needs about ½ cent worth of lube on it, but I've yet to see a *single* one of the over $450 worth of Arc flashlights I've purchased, (yes, I've spent that much on Arc Flashlights....) come with *any* lube on them whatsoever. /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/twak.gif
I think what we should do is take up a collection, and buy Arc Flashlight a bucket of Nye 954G lube. I mean the 1 oz. I have would easily do 50 to 100 Arc-LS's; probably double that number of Arc-AAA's. a 7 lb. bucket would be enough for Arc Flashlight's entire production for years to come.
I've lubed O-rings on flashlights 5 to 10 years ago, that have never needed to be lubricated again. If Arc Flashlight put a little lube on their lights, they'd be good for many years.
I've complained about this before /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/poke2.gif I would think that Arc Flashlight's current top of the line, *most expensive* flashlight would come with 2 cents worth of silicone grease. But no, my Arc-LSH-P was clean and dry. The distinctive feel of aluminum on aluminum, followed by the actual audible squeak the O-ring made was like fingernails on a blackboard.
I should mention that I didn't buy my Arc-LSH-P directly from Arc Flashlight, or one of it's distributors. I bought it from another CPF member, a few days after he got it and decided he didn't like it as much as his E2E + KL1. But I sort of doubt that he cleaned *all* of the carefully applied silicone grease from the aluminum threads and O-ring, before he shipped it to me. <font color="red"> </font>
I just received my Arc-LSH-P. Once I got rid of that POS clickie tailcap, /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/mad.gif (yes, put about 2 oz. of pressure on that $4 POS tailcap, and the light goes on. Nah, it wouldn't turn on in my pocket, eating up the battery I will need later tonight, or tomorrow, and heating up enough to put a nice little burn on my thigh....) put in a foam washer, lubed the threads and O-ring with some Nye lube, (came dry as Desert Valley; screwing on the 123 clickie it actually *squeaked* /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/help.gif ) and put on a 123 twisty, /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/thumbsup.gif it's a very nice light! Very white, with a very nice 'beam' from the HD optics. Sure is a far cry from the pea green Arc-LS 'first', First Run, /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/mad.gif (which I shipped back) that I got over a year ago!
I was surprised to see how bad the color match was between the 123 clickie, and the body of the light, on this 'Premium' model. /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/icon23.gif About like the seemingly random colors found on SureFire E2E parts, and KL1 parts.
Fortunately, the 123 twisty I had on hand is a *much* better color match. Almost perfect, in fact. /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/thumbsup.gif
Seems like all you need to make an Arc-LS 'Premium' model work well is a drawer full of spare parts, and some silicone lube that Arc Flashlight just can't seem to manage to apply to either the threads, or the O-rings on their expensive flashlights.
Even a $20 Arc-AAA needs about ½ cent worth of lube on it, but I've yet to see a *single* one of the over $450 worth of Arc flashlights I've purchased, (yes, I've spent that much on Arc Flashlights....) come with *any* lube on them whatsoever. /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/twak.gif
I think what we should do is take up a collection, and buy Arc Flashlight a bucket of Nye 954G lube. I mean the 1 oz. I have would easily do 50 to 100 Arc-LS's; probably double that number of Arc-AAA's. a 7 lb. bucket would be enough for Arc Flashlight's entire production for years to come.
I've lubed O-rings on flashlights 5 to 10 years ago, that have never needed to be lubricated again. If Arc Flashlight put a little lube on their lights, they'd be good for many years.
I've complained about this before /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/poke2.gif I would think that Arc Flashlight's current top of the line, *most expensive* flashlight would come with 2 cents worth of silicone grease. But no, my Arc-LSH-P was clean and dry. The distinctive feel of aluminum on aluminum, followed by the actual audible squeak the O-ring made was like fingernails on a blackboard.
I should mention that I didn't buy my Arc-LSH-P directly from Arc Flashlight, or one of it's distributors. I bought it from another CPF member, a few days after he got it and decided he didn't like it as much as his E2E + KL1. But I sort of doubt that he cleaned *all* of the carefully applied silicone grease from the aluminum threads and O-ring, before he shipped it to me. <font color="red"> </font>
