kerneldrop
Flashlight Enthusiast
The real question is have you thrown on the hdsrb? No bugs are touching me from either side of the river now.
He never takes off the hdsrb
The real question is have you thrown on the hdsrb? No bugs are touching me from either side of the river now.
I'm surprised it was a component that didn't mean anything. It looked like something was inlaid so I thought surely there must be something to it.Ra twisty, what an interesting light.It's just...nothing. Aesthetic detail maybe?
(note that not all the Ra Twisty(ies) have the red option, I think only the 85 and maybe some rare 100 with the Golden Dragon emitter?)
They're actually reasonably durable but pretty quickly remedied if needed. Been so long since I had one but it does seem that they did take a bit of effort to program, moreso than the Clicky or Rotary.They were, very interesting. But too delicate. Mine has the "usual" low/medium that are not spaced out anymore. I should send it to HDS for repair or just find out which contact needs to be resoldered/reshaped.
Yes, the direct wire contact is kind of reminiscent of the one on some older McGizmo designs, and while very durable and being liked for the lack of any clicky type of switch which could fail, is also open to failure itself if the solder points get fatigued.I see that Twisty also has the drawback that the two wire-like parts of the contacts are prone to failure.
Unfortunately, here if tighten it too much, the spring can be pulled out of the solder. I had this happen and managed to fix it. Don had a more reliable spring design, there was a protective ring with a slot and when tightened to maximum there was no lateral load on the springYes, the direct wire contact is kind of reminiscent of the one on some older McGizmo designs, and while very durable and being liked for the lack of any clicky type of switch which could fail, is also open to failure itself if the solder points get fatigued.
Here's an old picture from 2008 by member Bob showing the switching parts.
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Good information that I think I never knew, or forgot. Think I'd only ever had a couple of Twistys, both having been Tr type with the red emitter.Unfortunately, here if tighten it too much, the spring can be pulled out of the solder. I had this happen and managed to fix it. Don had a more reliable spring design, there was a protective ring with a slot and when tightened to maximum there was no lateral load on the spring
Great set of options with all Henry's lights and the locator beacon is one I always program right away. Not sure when exactly it started but probably 2017 or so, the locator beacon stays activated through battery changes, instead of having to turn it back on every time.I can't activate the locator flash. I've selected the menu item a few times, but no luck. Still four clicks from off?
Thanks, I got it all sorted. I used to be more fluent in HDS speak, but I haven't changed clicky settings in a few years. I also ditched the pocket clip, swapped out the raised button for a flush one and now I'm toting it in a Hogo holster!Great set of options with all Henry's lights and the locator beacon is one I always program right away. Not sure when exactly it started but probably 2017 or so, the locator beacon stays activated through battery changes, instead of having to turn it back on every time.
congratsI got it all sorted.
That's quite close to my rotary settings, although I like burst mode and auto shut off.congrats
encouraged me to break out the manuals and re-visit the programming
On an sw45k Rotary:
Force Preset on B mode set to the Rotary Dial (single clic),
10 lumen C mode (double clic)
Strobe on D mode (triple clic)
Preset A gives 200 lumens (hold for Turbo)
Locator Flash enabled but toggled off
Step Down (burst) disabled
Programming menu disabled
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