Ra Clicky Part 2

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... From what I understand 17670 tubes will be available ...

I hope your wrong; based on the prototype tubes for the twisty and the comments on the production versions, I'm thinking the first tube will accomodate both 18650 and 17670.

Although it is common to buy the less standard tube as an accessory the 18650 based lights now are quite common, so I hope RA Lights will be able to offer a stock model with either tube to save the customer a little money.
 
The 18670 battery tubes that will be available very soon, will be for the Ra Twisty.
They will not work on the Ra Clicky.

There very well may be some 18670 tubes for the Clicky, but they will be down the road.

Hope that helps. :)
 
StandardBattery,

We are planning other battery cases for the Ra Clicky. Currently on the list are the 17670 (sooner) and 2xAA (a bit later). They are planned to be available a few months following the initial release of the Ra Clicky. We are currently working on a web page that will allow you to custom configure a Ra Clicky but that will probably be several months before it is operational. In the mean time, other battery cases will be sold as accessories.

You have to remember that the Ra Clicky and the Ra Twisty are very different flashlights and have very different mechanical requirements. Just because one accessory is available on one does not mean that the same accessory will be available on the other.

Orcinus,

If you could leave one of those three at home, I bet the total size, weight and convenience of the Ra Clicky would more than make up for it. And with a bit of thought, I bet you could replace all 3 with a Ra Clicky.

OK, I admit, I do have a bit of a bias. :)

MorpheusT1,

We do not have any active plans for natural Hard Anodize III, but once we get the customized flashlight page up and running, we will certainly consider it as one of the options.

Henry.
 
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The 18670 battery tubes that will be available very soon, will be for the Ra Twisty.
They will not work on the Ra Clicky.

There very well may be some 18670 tubes for the Clicky, but they will be down the road.

Hope that helps. :)

Did you intend to say 18650? or maybe 17670? Or is an 18670 tube one that works for both 18650 and 17670 batteries? (which would be very nice)
 
StandardBattery,

We are planning other battery cases for the Ra Clicky. Currently on the list are the 17670 (sooner) and 2xAA (a bit later). They are planned to be available a few months following the initial release of the Ra Clicky. We are currently working on a web page that will allow you to custom configure a Ra Clicky but that will probably be several months before it is operational. In the mean time, other battery cases will be sold as accessories.

You have to remember that the Ra Clicky and the Ra Twisty are very different flashlights and have very different mechanical requirements. Just because one accessory is available on one does not mean that the same accessory will be available on the other.

Orcinus,

If you could leave one of those three at home, I bet the total size, weight and convenience of the Ra Clicky would more than make up for it. And with a bit of thought, I bet you could replace all 3 with a Ra Clicky.

OK, I admit, I do have a bit of a bias. :)

MorpheusT1,

We do not have any active plans for natural Hard Anodize III, but once we get the customized flashlight page up and running, we will certainly consider it as one of the options.

Henry.

Thanks Henry. I'm looking forward to the 2AA tube.

matrixshaman, The battery tubes for the Ra Twisty are 18670. You can use rolled paper or plastic sleeve etc, to take up the space for the o.d. difference, and use 17670.

I don't think anything has changed with these in the last week or so.
 
We are planning other battery cases for the Ra Clicky. Currently on the list are the 17670 (sooner) and 2xAA (a bit later).
I'll ask the obvious question: why does the Twisty get an 18670 and the Clicky a 17670? Is the construction of the Clicky different enough that the 18mm diameter is impossible? (Ok, I'm subtly asking if it's because the Clicky uses some kind of sleeve to transmit signals from tail to head.)

Also, good to see a 2AA body, I'm sure that will be a very useful option for some.
 
senna94, Henry,
Thanks for the clarification, sorry if added some confusion, I have not been able to keep up with all the details.

Henry,

You may want to consider using Italics to emphasize the terms 'primary', 'secondary', 'high', and 'low' to indicate that these have specific meaning in relation to your product.

I also think it would be helpful in the Introduction, or maybe better a short Overview section, to explain the multiple level capability first. Maybe...

The RA Clicky Flashlight is capable of four different output levels to match the light required to the task and the ambient light level. Simple single button operation allows the switching between the different output levels. For even further flexibility and customization of the flashlight to a specific task, each of the output levels can be precisely set to any desired level with the range of the flashlight.
 
SaturnNyne,

The construction is different enough to cause problems.

StandardBattery,

We appreciate the feedback and continue to work on the documentation. The documentation has been updated.

Henry.
 
How far into September do we have to wait for this light?

Anybody?

ChocolateLab33,

I believe we should realistically start to see these in dealers hands around the third week of September. This puts them in our hands around the end of the month.

Paul
:D
 
... The documentation has been updated. ...
Nice. You may also want to think about the first warning. It uses the term LEDs which up to this point in the manual have never been mentioned. I would think for the average customer simply refering to the flashlight or light, might be more clear.

Warning: LEDs on the higher brightness levels are very bright. Looking directly into the LEDs must be avoided. Your light can be intense enough to injure your eyes.
 
Nice. You may also want to think about the first warning. It uses the term LEDs which up to this point in the manual have never been mentioned. I would think for the average customer simply refering to the flashlight or light, might be more clear.




Average customer???????????? :crackup: I don't believe anyone buying an HDS will be an "average" customer!!!!!!!!!
 
Average customer???????????? :crackup: I don't believe anyone buying an HDS will be an "average" customer!!!!!!!!!

"Average HDS Customer" Not average person or average consumer in general (if you even could spec an average for that). I would agree though that maybe even the average HDS customer (more than 50%) would understand, but a good manuals tries to presuppose a minimum of prior knowledge and even less domain specfic knowledge. Since it is just a suggestion there is no harm done. A lot of people that need a good light don't really follow the technology behind them.
 
StandardBattery,

We are planning other battery cases for the Ra Clicky. Currently on the list are the 17670 (sooner) and 2xAA (a bit later). They are planned to be available a few months following the initial release of the Ra Clicky.

Any plan for battery cases for the Twisty?
 
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