HDS Systems #23

[Schokokeks]

I would think if Henry was planning on going the boutique route, then he wouldn't have any reason to change the production process like he has. If boutique lights were his plan, he could have much more easily transitioned his business to a handful of "limited edition" lights a year and sold for them for a huge markup.

Well, if he wants to set up the business to keep running, a more simplified assembly/manufacturing process would go a long way, especially if it ends up being not-the-primary-focus of the business (e.g. I think flashlights are a side business for Robyn at Peak).

 

[aznsx]

This thread just keeps getting amazinger and amazinger. I think I hear a few chuckles coming from right down I-10 from here;-)

 

[WarriorOfLight]

... he could have much more easily transitioned his business to a handful of "limited edition" lights a year and sold them for a huge markup.

But this does not work if there are too much "limited editions". When you check out the Rotary Limited Editions, titanium Brass and Bronze were working more or less fine. They were sold out during pre-order or when the remaining devices were there for public sale.
The sale for BeCu and Stainless steel took longer. The last BeCu light was sold month after it was available....

 

[Fuchshp]

But this does not work if there are too much "limited editions". When you check out the Rotary Limited Editions, titanium Brass and Bronze were working more or less fine. They were sold out during pre-order or when the remaining devices were there for public sale.
The sale for BeCu and Stainless steel took longer. The last BeCu light was sold month after it was available....

BeCu and SS might be the wrong materials for Limited Editions.

Rolesor maybe?

 

[the.Mtn.Man]

But this does not work if there are too much "limited editions". When you check out the Rotary Limited Editions, titanium Brass and Bronze were working more or less fine. They were sold out during pre-order or when the remaining devices were there for public sale.
The sale for BeCu and Stainless steel took longer. The last BeCu light was sold month after it was available....

The point is, there was no reason for Henry to go to the trouble and expense of setting up in-house manufacturing if he was planning to be a boutique "collector's brand" going forward.

 

[Monocrom]

BeCu and SS might be the wrong materials for Limited Editions.

Rolesor maybe?

I will never forget when A.P. came out with a stainless steel watch, then charged a premium for using S.S. at the time. It seemed beyond ridiculous! But ironically, insane luxury watch buyers ate it up and happily asked for more! Who knows, same thing could happen in the flashlight world.

 

[Fuchshp]

I will never forget when A.P. came out with a stainless steel watch, then charged a premium for using S.S. at the time. It seemed beyond ridiculous! But ironically, insane luxury watch buyers ate it up and happily asked for more! Who knows, same thing could happen in the flashlight world.

The Royal Oak? It sure is a very nice watch in steel. Most of Gerald Genta's designs are very nice watches.

A pity he didn't design flashlights too, or did he?

 

[Monocrom]

Yup, Royal Oak. And it became iconic.

 

[the.Mtn.Man]

This thread just keeps getting amazinger and amazinger. I think I hear a few chuckles coming from right down I-10 from here;-)

Part of the reason Henry keeps this forum around is for the laughs.

 

[mckeand13]

Hello tongkang! They made plenty of the 120 XP-G HCRI lights as they were the standard HCRI offering for a few years I believe. The last batch that was calibrated at 140 lumens were made in much lower numbers (like less than 40).

I know of 2 HCRI 3700K XP-G Rotary 140's.
There were 27 produced according to my emails.

 

[Lithium466]

And you had a batch of 4 (I believe) XP-G2 140 too.

 

[slumber]

Yup, 3000°k. I had one of those in my possession for a bit and sold it. It was a rotary and I'm more of a Clicky man.

 

[the.Mtn.Man]

Alright, it's 2025. Where's the Rotary 2 announcement?

 

[desert.snake]

I finally figured out how to protect my rotary from over-battery use. With the HIVE or X17Fx I can either select another preset or fix the average level and give it to someone else. There are times when I need to hand the flashlight to someone to shine for me, but most of these people turn the flashlight on maximum brightness, even if it is something powerful at 5000 lumens. Even if I point out to them that this is excessive, they do not listen. Here everything turned out to be easy - I set the strobe to level A, levels 12 and 18 to B and C, and set the disk rotation to level D. For the last 3 weeks no one has figured out that you have to do 3 clicks to use the rotary function

 

[the.Mtn.Man]

I finally figured out how to protect my rotary from over-battery use. With the HIVE or X17Fx I can either select another preset or fix the average level and give it to someone else. There are times when I need to hand the flashlight to someone to shine for me, but most of these people turn the flashlight on maximum brightness, even if it is something powerful at 5000 lumens. Even if I point out to them that this is excessive, they do not listen. Here everything turned out to be easy - I set the strobe to level A, levels 12 and 18 to B and C, and set the disk rotation to level D. For the last 3 weeks no one has figured out that you have to do 3 clicks to use the rotary function

Wouldn't it be easier to have a single output flashlight like an LED Mini Maglite to hand to other people?

 

[desert.snake]

Wouldn't it be easier to have a single output flashlight like an LED Mini Maglite to hand to other people?

I have 2*T3 Convoy and Lumintop AAA with me and sometimes they are not enough))