Hey Guys ...
Sorry I have been away from ECF for a bit. We are developing our own Forum/Blog/News website, and it takes quite a bit of time to get it going ...
Anyways ... on to Protege V1.1 News ...
Changes/Upgrades From the Protege V1 to the Protege V1.1:
1) Stainless Steel Contact Posts (Instead of Aluminum)
2) Completely Round Contact Posts (Instead Of A Flat Being Machined)
3) Stainless Steel Button and Button Housing (Instead of Delrin/Plastic)
4) New (2) Piece Button Design (Top Cap is what is Stainless Steel)
5) New (3) Piece Stainless Adapter (Instead of old 4 piece)
6) Adapters will be completely stainless steel (No Brass)
7) Larger Thread Pitch on End Cap
8) Switch housing is now trapped instead of free floating, to keep housing from tucking/throwing switch off center.
9) Switch alignment issues have now been fixed by going with #4 & #8.
10) Contact disk is now going through a (2) step process - Machined even thinner - with 100% true flat side
11) There will be 3 different finish options: (See Below For Options)
A) Standard Satin Finish
B) Sand Blasted Finish
C) ECA's Diamond Holographic Finish
Summary: Switch Refinement -- No Longer has "Cheap Looking Plastic" switch -- We will Only be utilizing Stainless Steel 303/304 with Delrin being the insulator (No More Brass or Aluminum -- Both of which tarnish and oxidize quite quickly) Only *other* material utilized is Copper - And that is on the contact disk.
Q & A:
Q: Will Protege V1.1 adapters work with the Protege and USBpass V1's?
A: Yes
Q: Will New Switch (with all upgrades) work with Protege V1's?
A: Yes
Q: What batteries will fit the Protege V1.1?
A: Both Protected and Non-Protected 14500's. Tenergy's ship with unit.
Q: What will pricing be?
A: Cheaper than the current Protege V1
Q: Anything NOT compatible from V1 to V1.1?
A: Yes, the end cap will have a different thread pitch.
Q: What type of Logo will be on the Protege V1.1?
A: Small PS Logo that currently comes on the Protege V1 (However, we may change it up just a tad)
Picture Of Types Of Finish: Prodigy V2 used for reference.
Sorry I have been away from ECF for a bit. We are developing our own Forum/Blog/News website, and it takes quite a bit of time to get it going ...
Anyways ... on to Protege V1.1 News ...
Changes/Upgrades From the Protege V1 to the Protege V1.1:
1) Stainless Steel Contact Posts (Instead of Aluminum)
2) Completely Round Contact Posts (Instead Of A Flat Being Machined)
3) Stainless Steel Button and Button Housing (Instead of Delrin/Plastic)
4) New (2) Piece Button Design (Top Cap is what is Stainless Steel)
5) New (3) Piece Stainless Adapter (Instead of old 4 piece)
6) Adapters will be completely stainless steel (No Brass)
7) Larger Thread Pitch on End Cap
8) Switch housing is now trapped instead of free floating, to keep housing from tucking/throwing switch off center.
9) Switch alignment issues have now been fixed by going with #4 & #8.
10) Contact disk is now going through a (2) step process - Machined even thinner - with 100% true flat side
11) There will be 3 different finish options: (See Below For Options)
A) Standard Satin Finish
B) Sand Blasted Finish
C) ECA's Diamond Holographic Finish
Summary: Switch Refinement -- No Longer has "Cheap Looking Plastic" switch -- We will Only be utilizing Stainless Steel 303/304 with Delrin being the insulator (No More Brass or Aluminum -- Both of which tarnish and oxidize quite quickly) Only *other* material utilized is Copper - And that is on the contact disk.
Q & A:
Q: Will Protege V1.1 adapters work with the Protege and USBpass V1's?
A: Yes
Q: Will New Switch (with all upgrades) work with Protege V1's?
A: Yes
Q: What batteries will fit the Protege V1.1?
A: Both Protected and Non-Protected 14500's. Tenergy's ship with unit.
Q: What will pricing be?
A: Cheaper than the current Protege V1
Q: Anything NOT compatible from V1 to V1.1?
A: Yes, the end cap will have a different thread pitch.
Q: What type of Logo will be on the Protege V1.1?
A: Small PS Logo that currently comes on the Protege V1 (However, we may change it up just a tad)
Picture Of Types Of Finish: Prodigy V2 used for reference.
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