My buddy the cop wants to upgrade from his Fenix TK11. Great light, but he needs more to cut through tinted car windows. Is the ACE-G solid enough to be used as a last ditch club, like a M*glite? How could he carry it? Would it fit Mag holsters? Anybody know the length with 2 18650's?
Is the Tiablo ACE-G suitable for police work?
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csshih
Flashlight Enthusiast
Maglite 3D, Tiablo ACE-G, Epsilon ED-P72, solarforce l950m, mg rx-1, eagletac m2xc4, fenix ld01, 18650, aa, aa, cr123a
you can buy an ace-g tape switch now.. they're meant for guns.
that being said, I would suspect they would be durable.. I haven't challenged that yet, though.
to cut through tint i think a light that is a "thrower" will suit his needs, i have a very floody light, an elektrolumens 3 cree mcd led in a 4/c mag host, that doesn't cut through the tint very well, and it is very bright. i have been on the search for a compact "thrower", max 5-5.5"" long, but havn't pulled the trigger yet because i havn't found one yet. would like to see what is available on the market in the near future not that this new sst led's are out.
yalskey
Enlightened
What about a Dereelight DBS with an MC-E emitter / pill?
That might be just the balance between throw (to cut through the tint) and floody to illuminate the scene / multi-suspects.
Plus Dereelight is pretty darn well-built, I don't think anyone would disagree. I've been EDC-ing a CL1H for over a year now. Some nicks in the anodizing, but otherwise, the thing is a tank. I'm sure the DBS is similar in toughness.
That might be just the balance between throw (to cut through the tint) and floody to illuminate the scene / multi-suspects.
Plus Dereelight is pretty darn well-built, I don't think anyone would disagree. I've been EDC-ing a CL1H for over a year now. Some nicks in the anodizing, but otherwise, the thing is a tank. I'm sure the DBS is similar in toughness.
rookiedaddy
Enlightened
Perhaps an incan will work great in this. Have you try a G2 with P61 or a G3? (ya... ya... I know this is the LED thread.) :devil:
yalskey
Enlightened
What's an incan? :thumbsdow
Incandescent bulb. It's a sealed glass vessel that contains a special kind of gas and two electrodes connected via a filament that produces light due to electrical resistance.
i.e. What they had before LED's (I'm going to get slammed on that one).
I use a DBS MCE and it cuts through tint about as good as can be expected. WIth the short extension, it also fits in most light holsters and sap pockets (no funky points on the head or tail). I also use an Elektrolumens 3C ultrathrow with an OP reflector. Works pretty good, isn't too big, and can go through tint pretty good. It only has one brightness, though: sunburnt.
