Fraz Labs Mechanical Flashlights (formerly QTC Non-Battery Crush)

[speckacuda]

How is the light? Curious to know what was causing low output & flickering output.

You had a screw loose!! Sorry, had to say it - the nut on the negative side was only finger-tight, and the tail cap was a bit loose. Fraz tightened it all up, twisted the tailcap in enough to raise the battery up to proper height, and she will be headed back your direction by the weekend.

 

[turbodog]

You had a screw loose!! Sorry, had to say it - the nut on the negative side was only finger-tight, and the tail cap was a bit loose. Fraz tightened it all up, twisted the tailcap in enough to raise the battery up to proper height, and she will be headed back your direction by the weekend.

A screw in the head?

 

[jon_slider]

and the tail cap was a bit loose.

that means the battery did not have solid contact

the nut on the negative side was only finger-tight

that means the LED did not have solid contact

A screw in the head?

actually a nut, not a screw..
the nut on the negative side is on the left:

 

[knucklegary]

that means the battery did not have solid contact


that means the LED did not have solid contact


actually a nut, not a screw..
the nut on the negative side is on the left:

Can you change the button head machine screw to torx driver... Allen hex looks like it's rounding out. Very cool Kiss mechanical design!

 

[knucklegary]

A screw in the head?

Yes, we all have a loose screw in the head

 

[jon_slider]

Can you change the button head machine screw to torx driver... Allen hex looks like it's rounding out. Very cool Kiss mechanical design!

here is a newer version:
(not my pics.. just cant figure out how to quote them)

 

[turbodog]

...

Sorry, my head doesn't look like that.

 

[knucklegary]

here is a newer version:
(not my pics.. just cant figure out how to quote them)

Jon, I kinda figured it was too complicated for you to own one 😁

 

[jon_slider]

Sorry, my head doesn't look like that.

Your light should be fine once you get it back from Fraz..
I hope you enjoy it.

fwiw, below are a few more photos of various versions of the Fraz head. What they have in common, is that there is some sort of fastener that holds the mcpcb down..

on your light one of the fasteners had come loose. The battery spring was also set too loose.. Fraz retightened the fastener, and the battery spring, so your light should be good as new again.

other versions of Fraz heads:

 

[KITROBASKIN]

Excellent explanation from slider.

It seems important to also mention that Fraz Labs is an innovative, fast moving endeavor that has a history of 'constant improvements', so that different releases will likely be in some way different than the others.

 

[knucklegary]

"Ingenuity is the Bombshell to Success"

 

[Appleseuss]

Check out what came in the mail for me today

Can't wait to order some LED's on MCPCB's from KDmain.

 

[turbodog]

Repaired light arrived today.

Looks good. Output is WAY higher, back to where it was when new.

Thanks.

 

[speckacuda]

Can you change the button head machine screw to torx driver... Allen hex looks like it's rounding out. Very cool Kiss mechanical design!

Screws are subject to change as we find better alternatives, but we are actively trying to find better (or, phase them out for something better?). I am notorious for stripping out screw heads (I'm banned from using Phillips screws) so I totally understand this request.

...fwiw, below are a few more photos of various versions of the Fraz head. What they have in common, is that there is some sort of fastener that holds the mcpcb down......

Thanks for gathering those photos up, Jon, and I'm glad the tuned-up light is working well, TurboDog!!

Here's a few quick pics of the VERY early versions (and a few not so old as well) to see how they evolved. Most of these Fraz made on the manual Central Machinery 8x12 candy apple red lathe over a decade ago. The vision has always been there, but the simplicity has greatly improved (along with the materials used).

Excellent explanation from slider.

It seems important to also mention that Fraz Labs is an innovative, fast moving endeavor that has a history of 'constant improvements', so that different releases will likely be in some way different than the others.

Every batch we make, we also make improvements. This can be anything from changing the feeds and speeds on the mill to eliminate some burr, chatter, ridge, edge, or adding a ridge, edge, or helpful engraving. The photos on our site aren't the *most* up to date when it comes to these small changes, but I do try to update for the bigger ones.

"Ingenuity is the Bombshell to Success"

Colter Wall has a song with a line in it that says "That ain't no lie", followed by a really good tune that includes a bass drum and snazzy guitar. I heard that line when I read yours...


Quick question - would y'all rather have the photos embedded in the posts, or added as attachments at the end? I don't want to drive anyone bonkers with the big pictures!!

 

[jon_slider]

rather have the photos embedded in the posts

definitely Yes,
I love it just the way you did it

 

[KITROBASKIN]

We love big pictures you make!

Besides, it's not like you are providing scores and scores of images. We really appreciate your participation and welcome the preservation of Fraz Labs history.

 

[speckacuda]

We love big pictures you make!

Besides, it's not like you are providing scores and scores of images. We really appreciate your participation and welcome the preservation of Fraz Labs history.

You hit the preverbal nail on the head Kitro, this thread is nearly the entire history of the company. There's another thread that came before this one and was archived (of the original Qzark, which I think there are around 300ish floating around out there), but this is the path that got us from there to here.

Which reminds me, is there a way to back this up?!?

 

[KITROBASKIN]

speckacuda I asked the forum owner by 'reporting' your post and writing this:

"The co-creator and machinist for Fraz Labs flashlights asks if there is a way to have a backup of the thread that delineates the history of there journey making flashlights.

Can you provide guidance?"

Oops, misspelled 'their'

 

[jon_slider]

is there a way to back this up?!?

maybe admin can simplify the data dump by giving you a file that only contains your and TheFraz's posts from this thread, without all the extra comments from everyone else.

Another option is to use the "Print" command on the File Menu of your browser, then where you can select which printer you want to use, the drop down menu includes an option to , "save as PDF" (this lets you save the PDF without printing).

Or, some browsers have a File Menu option to "Save As", or "Export as PDF", which will also create a PDF you can save to your computer

the downsides to these PDF saves, is that it will only print or save the page you are looking at, at the time.. so essentially you would have to save all 77 pages of this thread, as separate files.

There are programs that can automate this process. If you google "how to save a forum thread" you will find numerous instruction threads.. I find them very challenging, they involve using programs I do not understand.

Another way to save your posts, would be to highlight the content of one of your posts, then use the Copy command and then paste into a text window.. you would have to scroll through all 1500+ posts and do Copy and Paste for each one that interests you..

It could be simplified by first doing a search for posts by your username in this thread only, like this: https://www.candlepowerforums.com/search/2507977/?t=post&c[thread]=461094&c[users]=TheFraz,+speckacuda&o=relevance . Then open each post (about 200 posts), and copy and paste it to a text file in whatever wordprocessor program you like to use.
this would be very tedious..

I hope you find a solution that works well for you

 

[thermal guy]

I just take a screen recording with my iPhone.