Re: FS:Katokichi Ichishiki CR2 Flashlight Order Li
Hi Guys...
(And Hi Greg...good to hear from you again! /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/smile.gif )
Please...
Let me try to explain why I perhaps got my package a few hours earlier than some of the rest you.
I`m not part of the "order list", as far as I know, that is being used to buy/sell and ship these great lights out to you.
For a long time prior to this Katokichi Ichishiki flashlight sale arranged by Mike, he and I set up a special "Deal": I agreed to send a lot of money to him, and he agreed to send a lot of his nice flashlights to me.
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That "Deal" basically started with his SF1, SF2 and SF3 flashlights. Then, of course, along came Mike`s involvement with the Katokichi Ichishiki flashlight ("KI" for short).
Well...when that first cropped up, I immediately contacted Mike and prevailed upon him to send some of his magic "KI`s" to me. He graciously agreed, and I gladly sent *some* of my funds to him for *some* of these great lights.
Then...as this story unfolds...Mike decided to do this KI project with us CPF`ers. I tried to get at least another KI from Mike through the CPF order list (being the hopelessly addicted flashaholic that I am /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/rolleyes.gif /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/help.gif ), but Mike didn`t let me get on the CPF order list. He pointed out the painfully obvious fact to me...*I* already had my order in with him. /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/jpshakehead.gif
That was fair, of course...and Mike was watching out for you guys, per usual.
As a good-faith gesture of our "Deal", though:
1) Mike said he would ship my KI`s out as soon as they were done...which he did. (Thanks, Mike!)
2) Mike also let me get two "flavors" of the KI...one version having a 3W Lux III TWOH driven at 500 mA, and one version with a 1W Lux I RWOH driven at 350 mA. (Mike will now probably want to send me to an early grave for telling you about these two versions, for he made it clear he didn`t have the materials to make this offer in the CPF buy/sell process.)
SO...
That`s the "story" of my KI`s coming to Wisconsin... /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/ohgeez.gif
And I`m sticking to it! /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif
NOW...here are some of my initial impressions, in no particular order:
1) These lights are GREAT! /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/thumbsup.gif
2) Fit and finish are superb, and it`s a real pleasure to hold and fondle (I mean "use" /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/rolleyes.gif ) these works of art.
3) The beams of both the 1W/350 mA rare gems I was fortunate to get, as well as the 3W/500mA lights, are white and bright and nicely focused.
4) The KI`s will join some other great lights that I make a part of my EDC. (Yes...I have lots of pockets.)
5) I did encounter what I consider to be a minor problem with the KI`s: When I turned them on, and IF I kept turning a little too far, the light would first turn on, and then turn off. I fixed this, though, by cutting a small piece of Aluminum foil (3"X1/4"), folding it up into a small square, and then putting it in the base of the battery holder. (I`ve alerted Mike to this problem I had, and with his help and the many other experts on the CPF, I`ll wait for further and better solutions...if my problems were not unique.)
6) Notwithstanding this glitch, did I tell you yet how GREAT this light is? It really is a beautiful light.
7) And no, I unfortunately don`t have any beam shots to show you guys. (I`m not gifted enough to figure all of that out. /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/rolleyes.gif )
I`ve rambled enough, and I`ll now eagerly await the thoughts and comments of you folks who actually know what you`re talking about when it comes to flashlights. /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/tongue.gif
Best wishes to all!
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