Ray_of_Light
Flashlight Enthusiast
I EDC a L1 for its size, and its double duty. And because it fits my hand perfectly, where I find problems with the Arc4+.
Few days ago it fell off my pocket, from less than one meter of height. It fell on its rubber boot (the switch).
I noticed that the light was turning on by pushing the switch, but not by twisting the tailcap anymore.
I opened the tailcap. It is rather easy with the proper tool. The switch is made with three metallic brushed that, with little push of the switch or one turn of the tailcap touches the metallic body of the L1, turning on the light on low. A stronger push, or a farther twist of the tailcap, makes those brushes to touch the L1 body AND a contact on a PCB underlying the metallic brushes: this turns the light on high.
As effect of the fall, ALL three brushed were broken; note, not BENT, but BROKEN, with three tiny fingers of the brushes fallen apart.
The reason for the "break" of the brushes is due to the fact they are constituted of a very elastic alloy that has no resilience at all. Like many mechanical clocks...
I got another L1, but I have been very surprised from this weakness. Other SF lights (namely, the E2E+KL1 combo) had taken much worse beats, even on the rubber boot, with no degradation, or failure, at all.
Anthony
Few days ago it fell off my pocket, from less than one meter of height. It fell on its rubber boot (the switch).
I noticed that the light was turning on by pushing the switch, but not by twisting the tailcap anymore.
I opened the tailcap. It is rather easy with the proper tool. The switch is made with three metallic brushed that, with little push of the switch or one turn of the tailcap touches the metallic body of the L1, turning on the light on low. A stronger push, or a farther twist of the tailcap, makes those brushes to touch the L1 body AND a contact on a PCB underlying the metallic brushes: this turns the light on high.
As effect of the fall, ALL three brushed were broken; note, not BENT, but BROKEN, with three tiny fingers of the brushes fallen apart.
The reason for the "break" of the brushes is due to the fact they are constituted of a very elastic alloy that has no resilience at all. Like many mechanical clocks...
I got another L1, but I have been very surprised from this weakness. Other SF lights (namely, the E2E+KL1 combo) had taken much worse beats, even on the rubber boot, with no degradation, or failure, at all.
Anthony