I recently ordered a Streamlight Protac 1L, and a Streamlight Protac 1AA. They arrived today and the 1L does not work when the tail cap is screwed on all the way. I can get it to come on briefly if I screw the tail cap off about half way.
I had a similar problem with my old Streamlight Microstream where it would stop working with the tail cap screwed on all the way. I had to loosen it, then re-tighten it, to get it to work properly. I just assumed this was a one-time QA oversight and lived with it.
Today's arrival of similarly malfunctioning light just tells me that Streamlight puts out a sub-par product and their QC is crap. I will be returning the 1L and buying a Surefire (or fenix, or other). After a 2/3 failure rate I'm done with Streamlight.
Any recommendations? The smaller the better.
I had a similar problem with my old Streamlight Microstream where it would stop working with the tail cap screwed on all the way. I had to loosen it, then re-tighten it, to get it to work properly. I just assumed this was a one-time QA oversight and lived with it.
Today's arrival of similarly malfunctioning light just tells me that Streamlight puts out a sub-par product and their QC is crap. I will be returning the 1L and buying a Surefire (or fenix, or other). After a 2/3 failure rate I'm done with Streamlight.
Any recommendations? The smaller the better.
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