Ok more about the first problem - If I press the switch all the way in, it goes like this - off-high-off-low-off-slowstrobe-off-faststrobe-off-beacon-off-high and so on. If I press the button in slightly, if the light is already on it'll just jump to the next mode. High, Low, and Beacon modes work. If i'm in slow strobe, it strobes maybe 5 times or so and either switches automatically to fast strobe (after which it goes to beacon after another few flashes) or just goes straight to beacon mode. Fast strobe also switches to beacon after a few flashes. And this is after I replaced the switch.
another edit: I had it on high for a minute or so, and when i went to turn it off i got burned by the switch (then i noticed it was smoking).
Last edited by degnaw; 10-21-08 at 03:30 PM.