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.