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fourbyfive
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Nov 16, 2018
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Well, I finally got a Reylight Pineapple. Wonderful design, good function, and I’m happy to have such a unique AA flashlight. It doesn’t have multiple modes and light levels and that’s part of the package I like. Eight clicks with the light on and it go’s into memory mode, meaning it will come on at the last intensity setting. Good deal, that’s the way I want it to turn on. Four light levels is plenty.
Being curious, I took off the clip to look inside. When doing so the insert unscrewed instead of the tail cap. When putting it all back together the o-ring got shaved off from the sharp edge on the barrel and became distorted. I put one of the spares on, sanded off the sharp edge on the barrel and put it back together without slicing the new o-ring. It might be wise during manufacture to relieve all sharp machined edges, for both safety and preservation of the rubber.
I have noticed that flashlight companies tend to use silicone as a lubricant during assembly. I wouldn’t recommend that as silicone grease slowly degrades rubber and plastic over time. A better solution is Corrossion-X, a certified aircraft item that is safe for rubber and plastic. It doesn’t wash off easily and makes any component removable in the future. A large can of this would last a lifetime in a home environment. Anyway, I put this on the threads and rubber of the new Pineapple, and it now works better than the lubricant it came with.
While the tritium slot on the clicker is a nice idea, I won’t put a vial in. There is no protection for it and I would probably break it in time. All in all this is the nicest small flashlight I have. Good work Reylight and thanks!
CeramicYeti
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Mar 25, 2019
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fourbyfiveThanks for the in-depth review: I found it very thorough and helpful!
I did however want to clarify the information regarding silicone grease; silicone grease is actually very safe for a wide variety of rubber compounds and other o-ring materials. The benefits are better elaborated on (with further sources) in the Wikipedia article: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Silicone_grease
I did a quick search on corrosion-x and wanted to let you know that while it is also safe for a variety of materials, the web site mentions it may cause swelling and/or softening specifically of butyl rubber items: https://www.buycorrosionx.com/ste_compatibility
That said, I still enjoyed the review and am glad I read it to learn about your o-ring shaving issue with the sharp machined edge. I will be on the lookout for that now!
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