Oiler, you have every right to post your opinion - that's the beauty of the PM forums. I had to modify my lightforce, too, but that was after going through 4 other spotlights and finding them all worthless. Nightblaster and Optronics were two spotlights that truly disappointed me. Out of the 4 spotlights I owned prior to the lightforce, two are in the garbage and two are in a box collecting dust. The nice thing about the lightforce is the fact that I can modify it. True, for over $200.00 a fella shouldn't have to modify the lightforce - and you're right to complain about it. I would have complained about it, too, but it took me 10 - 15 minutes to modify mine so I figured what the heck, just fixed it up and moved on. I've said this before regarding the other spotlights I've owned, but I feel it warrants repeating - you cannot polish / modify a turd - you can only flush it away or try to sell it to someone else. Maybe one of the reasons I defend lightforce so strongly is the fact that when a fella goes night hunting in my part of the world, his equipment better work or he's just out there freezing his arse off. When my lightforce finally failed (almost 2 years after buying it), it took me about 15 minutes in the field to fix it. Granted, I was NOT happy about it - I got it fixed and moved on. All the best to you, Oiler, and I wish you luck in future night hunting.