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Its a great idea, with a just a few limitations. Flashlight bodies have 2 ends, so to be useful there must be caps on both. As you point out, this could be a new cap at the tail end or an actual tailcap. But to keep the cell from moving about, the cap would need to have a protrusion like a spring. Something as elaborate (read: expensive) as an actual tailcap with switch/spring is more than $50. This is most worth it if the second setup has a different tailcap (changing between twisty and clicky) and/or different length. But this doesn't help the guys wanting a second of the same cell for use with the same configuration.
We've already given this some thought and have something in mind. Lets revisit this after Insider 39.
As you state, the Moddoolar system includes a P60 adaptor. So, I'm looking for a bezel to use with the P60 adaptor, that will match the other Moddoolar parts. The Cryos bezel looks okay, but it doesn't actually match the diamond-crosshatched battery tube and tailcap, and not all applications are high-powered enough to benefit from the fins anyway. I'm not saying a hypothetical Moddoolar bezel would need to be diamond-crosshatched (though a variation on the Smoothie that has similar crosshatching might look nice), but at least intentionally designed to complement the other parts of the Moddoolar system. The bezel is the one part that's missing at this point.Sorry for the confusion. The three piece Moddoolar system (head/body/tail) is standardized on a head that is smaller than SF heads and does not support P60 drop ins. This head is only available self contained and cannot be opened, beyond the lens/ring. P60 adapters are available so Moddoolar bodies can be used to build even more setups. Popular combinations include the Cryos, Smoothie, and custom Z41 bezels.
That being said, Moddoolar tailcaps were added and it is possible to make bezels that would work with Moddoolar and other bodies. What kind of bezel were you looking for?
Don Mcleish posted a clever modification to the largely useless pocket clip on the Surefire e-series of lights: http://dmcleish.com/CPF/L1/lanyard-loop.jpg
Have you given any thought to a titanium replacement lanyard loop for the SF e-series? Either in a pattern similar to the one above, or back and flush along the body?
For that matter, a ti-replacement pocket clip would probably be well-received, too.
I'm pretty sure that the idea has come up already somewhere, but if your delrin bezel rings were available in GITD plastic, that might be a nice option ...
I'm looking for a bezel to use with the P60 adaptor, that will match the other Moddoolar parts. ...The bezel is the one part that's missing at this point.
Another idea, somewhat more pie-in-the-sky: it would also be nice if you could make an adaptor sleeve to make Malkoff drop-ins fit snugly into P60-compatible hosts.
If the end caps screwed on to each end, with your concept of some method to hold the batteries from rattling around, AND had some very thin walls that exended all the way down the outside of the tube and met in the middle, it would cover the whole thing and protect it from scratches.
Have you given any thought to a titanium replacement lanyard loop for the SF e-series? Either in a pattern similar to the one above, or back and flush along the body?
For that matter, a ti-replacement pocket clip would probably be well-received, too.
I'm pretty sure that the idea has come up already somewhere, but if your delrin bezel rings were available in GITD plastic, that might be a nice option ...
Are you guys open to suggested product ideas?
If I'm reading you correctly, the two ends would thread onto the body threads and reach out to each other, sealing the ends and encapsulating the entire body. Very clever! There are several design and production challenges to it and we are already committed to a self contained solution and need to see it through, but I will keep this mind..
Hi Dan,
I have a P60 L3n XP-E triple on the way and had some time playing with 4500K Nichia 219 triples as well... This is a bit niche but would you consider a run of Warm White 219 triples or XP-E triples?
The existing crop of 4500K tint of the XP-Es and 219s currently on sale in your drop-ins can still appear a bit cool or pale in the jungle especially on lower outputs. On high, they look brilliant and it's been proven that tint isn't much of a concern to most people if the environment is well lit-up. However, at dimmer levels like on medium or low, warmer tints have been shown to be more widely pleasant to our vision and these were also my personal findings humbly presented. There are sub-4000K 219s available right?