Help a newbie with first MBI.

[shilohsharps]

Thank you Guy! Hope you feel better.

Doug

 

[the_guy_with_no_name]

Thank you Guy! Hope you feel better.

Doug

Hi Doug,

My pleasure of course.

Thanks, feeling much better (being able to walk is a major plus) :thumbsup:
Nothing serious though so should be outrunning the solar system again in a couple of days.

A note on the copper and trits...
Copper is the softest material to work with and often times, when I was adjusting trit holes,
I could mostly rotate the drill bit without even needing a drill.

Most of the time a 2mm drill will do the trick but for some trits, I used a 2.1mm.
Not a huge difference in brightness, but just a little more fullness with the 2mm sized trits.

Installation...
Go very slowly and don't use too much force (I've had a few self-installers who've broken trits on the install, including myself).
If the trit won't go in using only as much force as it takes to push a (full) can of coke across a smooth table, its too much force and best to adjust the size of the hole or use a thinner trit.

1.5mm thickness is guaranteed to fit an 2mm thickness should fit in most cases.
The max length can be up to 8mm but typically its 6mm.

Tgwnn

 

[shilohsharps]

Picked up three 1.55 x 5 ice blues....figured I needed 1 extra to break!

 

[Cataract]

Good taste, I have a Cu HF with ice-blue trits too. Don't forget to clean up thoroughly and was your hands obsessively if you break one just to be on the safe side.

 

[climberkid]

Ice blue on my Ti HF with the TV on. Taken with my iPad.


-Alex

 

[shilohsharps]

Last thing I need to buy for this Cu HF is a Zoomhead.....I don't think copper is available.....have to decide between Ti and Brass.....decisions, decisions.....

 

[Cataract]

There has been a couple of special requests for a Cu zoomhead

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[shilohsharps]

There has been a couple of special requests for a Cu zoomhead

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[the_guy_with_no_name]

Hoping this may be of help

Tgwnn

 

[shilohsharps]

Thanks Guy,

Think I like the looks of the brass/copper combo.....but, that Ti sure would lighten things up a bit (no paronomasia intended).

 

[the_guy_with_no_name]

Thanks Guy,

Think I like the looks of the brass/copper combo.....but, that Ti sure would lighten things up a bit (no paronomasia intended).

My pleasure.
In the dark, I'm guessing either combo will look just perfect

Tgwnn

 

[Cataract]

Luckily, the HF is made to fight darkness and bring it into the light

... wait a second, doesn't that defeat the purpose?

 

[mcbrat]

There has been a couple of special requests for a Cu zoomhead

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:thumbsup:

 

[tjswarbrick]

I have no MBI, but the UI intrigues me.
From the research I have done, were I to pick one up, I'd look to start with an HF-R.
Good luck! Customs rock.

I'll let you know in a month or so if I stand by my recommendation. HF-R Ti is on the way!

 

[joeray]

Newbie question, sorry what's a MBI?

is there a acronyms thread?

thanks

 

[archimedes]

Newbie question, sorry what's a MBI?

is there a acronyms thread?

thanks

MBI = MatchBox Instruments

Here's that thread ...

https://www.candlepowerforums.com/threads/332809

 

[joeray]

MBI = MatchBox Instruments

Here's that thread ...

https://www.candlepowerforums.com/threads/332809

Thank you.

 

[invisible_kid]

i noticed on the website only 1 option is available for the ti version mbi-hf. are the other options different leds? and what are the main differences?

 

[Got Lumens?]

i noticed on the website only 1 option is available for the ti version mbi-hf. are the other options different leds? and what are the main differences?

There are Two different switches, a two mode and a three mode.
There are two different LED's a standard CW and the warmer NW.
These options do not include the tritium vial options of installed or not.
GL

 

[invisible_kid]

Thank you. Gl. Looks like I was reading it right but just wanted to double check