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    EDC - What's in Your Pocket(s)?? Third Edition

    Re: EDC... What do you actually - Carry On Your Person - every day? I'll respectfully have to disagree on that. I can't speak for others, but for me it's most certainly not an issue of size but weight: the light I carry 12-14 hours on a daily basis takes less space and weights less than my...
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    CR123 holster / carrier / holder ???

    It happens. And the company certainly ain't making it easier either: they not only changed the brand/naming at some point but also the mold got new revision which means there are two different looking holders which still are from the same manufacturer and both end up in product description...
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    CR123 holster / carrier / holder ???

    It's the same as the one CountyComm used to sell, or the ones that are currently sold under the name Storacell by Tools Aviation/PowerPax.
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    EDC - What's in Your Pocket(s)?? Third Edition

    Re: EDC... What do you actually - Carry On Your Person - every day? A stock Surefire G2 in a random nylon belt pouch I picked up somewhere. Nitrolon is friendly to the teeth and the fancy whizzbang lights I have at home don't add anything but extra cost in case it's lost and weight more...
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    CR123 holster / carrier / holder ???

    Great minds apparently do think in similar ways; I have the PowerPax/Keep2Go/fliptop case setup as well. :D The Keep2Go tubes are rather large and hold the cells stacked which isn't necessarily the best way, but are the only waterproof ones. The cheap fliptop cases are economical and compact...
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    History of the McClicky?

    Searching sure seems easier when I know what to look for. :D Here's couple topics talking about the "old McClickie" predating the current model: topic another And then one topic about the now current model: here So I guess summer -06 would be reasonable date ballpark? As for the despicable...
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    History of the McClicky?

    Really? Well consider myself corrected then. It's good I can still learn new or two in this old age. :D
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    History of the McClicky?

    Yifu pretty much summed most of it up already: the ballpoint pen mechanism has physical limitations in terms of resistance and you would do well to look into ZeroRes and FET switches. 5.6A isn't terribly much in larger scale of things; the mentioned 64656 has current draw around 12 amps...
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    History of the McClicky?

    LED lights? What LED lights?? It was a direct drop-in upgrade for the Surefire e2: the one with a twisty tailcap. Obviously also fit for the single cell variant. You don't mean downgrading the current handling ability do you? :thinking: The LED lights nowadays can't hold a candle to an higher...
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    Comprehensive Grease and Lube Thread

    The reason they've chosen to call it electrically conductive is probably to avoid confusions like this. :o Short answer is, that what happens is that the current flows just as it should. Long answer is... well I'm sure lubricant manufacturers will likely bury you in white papers that make your...
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    Comprehensive Grease and Lube Thread

    DO NOT DO THIS. Graphite is extremely corrosion inducing for aluminum and even small amounts of graphite should be kept far away from aluminum surfaces in critical applications. I believe it's mostly because people are lazy and shorten it. There certainly seems to exist couple versions of the...
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    Surefire 6P Question

    KX4 can indeed accept M61 because of the sharp step at the back edge of the dropin itself - other dropins with angle at the outside of reflector do not fit. It is also not a direct drop-in procedure but rather a shoehorn project involving using spring to connect the negative end to back into...
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    Best grease/oil for bare aluminum threads?

    Electrically conductive is standard but a kind of a misleading term, since the grease does not really conduct electricity and that is also exactly what you want for electrical connections. Mainly related to microscale corrosion on the contact surfaces. I second the recommendation on NO-OX -...
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    What is your perfect length for a EDC flashlight?

    Depends. When I'm ending up using the thing around a lot then it's 5-6" -anything much shorter is unwieldy. But if I plan on not using it at all then the smallest possible that's still capable in an emergency, typically 2-3".
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    Wonder how many under utilized/appreciated Surefire 6P are out there...

    There's probably many, sleeping, waiting for the time of uprising and resurrection. :ooo: The same reason there's probably also sizeable horde of Maglites waiting in the shadows. The fact that a friendly flashaholic could turn them into scorching hotwires or a wicked LED mods doesn't help the...
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