Thank you for your verbose reply.
Hmm. Verbose, huh?
One other question: how does the switch work on your L4?
Pretty well. (Trying to stay succinct here, you understand). <img src="/images/graemlins/wink.gif" alt="" />
Ok, sorry, couldn't resist.
The L4 is atypical of Surefire in that it comes stock with a "clicky" switch, which is just push for momentary, push harder for on/off, very intuitive and natural. I liked it.
So, I changed it. Since my last posts I've received and installed a "McGizmo" Aleph tailswitch (McE2S), which gives me two brightness settings, a "low" that is sufficient for short-range work, walking in the dark, or reading a page, and the previous full-out "high".
In momentary mode they may be accessed as before- push the button for low, push harder for high- but for constant-on the cap is twisted.. twist for low, twist further for high.
Generally real-world reports on the stock L4 show about 1.5-2 hours on full power (regulated) before the light starts to diminish, and about the same time of diminishing brightness before it's no longer useful. I haven't tested it yet, but based on info linked to from the candlepowerforums, I expect something in the 8-10 hour range on low.
It increases the usefulness of the light quite a bit.
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