GODOFWAR
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Please help me what should I buy the QTC model or none the QTC is their any problems with the QTC models am going to order them tomorrow after U give advice about them??
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GeoBruin
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QTC has its ups and downs like anything else. On the up side, it allows you to get something less than full power from your light. I won't go so far as to say it's "infinitely variable" because it doesn't consistently and smoothly ramp up and down like a light with a magnetic control ring. Sometimes it can jump up or down a little bit as you're compressing or decompressing the QTC. What that means in use is that sometimes if you want a nice low output, you begin to tighten the head and all the sudden it's too bright. So then you have to loosen it a little bit and you may again go too far etc.
All that said, if you just tighten all the way you get full power just like a non-QTC model. Same with loosening. Loosen all the way and it's off. So really, it behaves just like the non-QTC if you don't need the brightness adjustment.
So what's my recommendation? Get the QTC. If you know you want a Peak light anyway and you're open possibility of having a single mode light, the QTC just gives you a little more flexibility. You can operate it as a single mode when you need it to and in situations where you want a lower mode, you have that option. The beauty of the QTC design is that it doesn't
add any mechanical or electrical complexity to the light. It has the reliability of a twisty with a modicum of adjustability.
Cheers!
-G
All that said, if you just tighten all the way you get full power just like a non-QTC model. Same with loosening. Loosen all the way and it's off. So really, it behaves just like the non-QTC if you don't need the brightness adjustment.
So what's my recommendation? Get the QTC. If you know you want a Peak light anyway and you're open possibility of having a single mode light, the QTC just gives you a little more flexibility. You can operate it as a single mode when you need it to and in situations where you want a lower mode, you have that option. The beauty of the QTC design is that it doesn't
add any mechanical or electrical complexity to the light. It has the reliability of a twisty with a modicum of adjustability.
Cheers!
-G
archimedes
Flashaholic
Personally I really like the QTC, especially in combination with the momentary switch. It's not "infinitely" adjustable but gives you a lot of control over brightness.
peter yetman
Flashlight Enthusiast
Rob's reply is very sensible.
I received an Eiger Ultra on Saturday, which I'd bought as a present for a friend. I played with it all day and fell in love. It's a bit small for my hands, so he will be getting it. But it's beautifully made, solid and very bright, even on AAAs. It's a serious light despite the Christmas Cracker size.
You should get one. QTC or not.
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I received an Eiger Ultra on Saturday, which I'd bought as a present for a friend. I played with it all day and fell in love. It's a bit small for my hands, so he will be getting it. But it's beautifully made, solid and very bright, even on AAAs. It's a serious light despite the Christmas Cracker size.
You should get one. QTC or not.
P
