McCulloch X990 Field Report
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Mr Ted Bear
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Just received this email from McCulloch USA
Original Message-----
> From: Alex Jong
> Sent: Tuesday, April 09, 2002 5:24 PM
> To: '[email protected]'
> Cc: Jen Liu
> Subject: x990
>
> Hello Jeff,
>
> I apologized for not replying your earlier, and for any incontinence
> that I had caused on you!!
>
> a. The correct angle should be 9~25 degrees.
>
> b. The search light should not be on while it is charging. Otherwise,
> both charger and search lights life will be shorten.
>
> c.Although it is water proof, it is not recommend used during heavy
> rain. Should take into account that the battery part is not water
> resistant. The extra gap is not water resistant too, but there is a
> drain that will drain the water if water will enters the light.
>
> d. The are currently working on a car charger project and the sample
> will be ready in two months time. It is quite different from what we
> had imagine, because the car's battery will only support up to 12V,
> but the battery will require more than 12V to charge.
>
> e. They will dispatch the products by air on the 20th. of this month.
>
> Best Regards,
> Alex j.
Original Message-----
> From: Alex Jong
> Sent: Tuesday, April 09, 2002 5:24 PM
> To: '[email protected]'
> Cc: Jen Liu
> Subject: x990
>
> Hello Jeff,
>
> I apologized for not replying your earlier, and for any incontinence
> that I had caused on you!!
>
> a. The correct angle should be 9~25 degrees.
>
> b. The search light should not be on while it is charging. Otherwise,
> both charger and search lights life will be shorten.
>
> c.Although it is water proof, it is not recommend used during heavy
> rain. Should take into account that the battery part is not water
> resistant. The extra gap is not water resistant too, but there is a
> drain that will drain the water if water will enters the light.
>
> d. The are currently working on a car charger project and the sample
> will be ready in two months time. It is quite different from what we
> had imagine, because the car's battery will only support up to 12V,
> but the battery will require more than 12V to charge.
>
> e. They will dispatch the products by air on the 20th. of this month.
>
> Best Regards,
> Alex j.
Plinko
Newly Enlightened
I had a chance to live in Taiwan for a few years, and I can't begin to tell you how much entertainment we got out of fowled up translations! Lots of people/companies use English on their products because it's "vogue", but most of the time it's never seen by anyone that actually speaks English.
My favourite was "Instant Needles" on the instant noodles package, and "For your spanking Kwang Yang pleasure" on the side of a motor scooter.
English is an incredibly difficult second language to learn, and now I admire more anyone that even attempts it...but at the same time, you can't help but smile!
Cheers!
Cheers!
Chris M.
Flashlight Enthusiast
I apologized for not replying your earlier, and for any incontinence
> that I had caused on you!!
> that I had caused on you!!
I cannot agree less!!!
In the place I live, people study at least twelve years in english language before they enter universities and technical colleges. Yet very few of them could write a complete sentence without grammatical errors.
Is that their faults? I do not know. However, I adore those who make attempts to interact with the outside world.
Participating in interesting discussion in this forum is pretty much entertaining and, above all, serves the purpose of seeing how english speaking lads express themselves effectively in a less formal way.
So you guys are actually doing a great job in international diplomacy simply by interacting with them.
In the place I live, people study at least twelve years in english language before they enter universities and technical colleges. Yet very few of them could write a complete sentence without grammatical errors.
Is that their faults? I do not know. However, I adore those who make attempts to interact with the outside world.
Participating in interesting discussion in this forum is pretty much entertaining and, above all, serves the purpose of seeing how english speaking lads express themselves effectively in a less formal way.
So you guys are actually doing a great job in international diplomacy simply by interacting with them.
D
**DONOTDELETE**
Guest
Mr Ted Bear
Didn't you say that there was going to be some kind of discount for CPF members?? Or am I just looped out of my mind? (or both)
Eric
Didn't you say that there was going to be some kind of discount for CPF members?? Or am I just looped out of my mind? (or both)
Eric
Mr Ted Bear
Flashlight Enthusiast
Lightspeed
This is what I wrote on April 6th:
The current number is $460, though I understand that the suggested retail has gone up to $499. I was told that McCulloch would honor $460 to CPF members (includes shipping and handeling)in the "beginning".
Back on March 6th, I wrote the following:
"MSRP 460, expected street price of $400."
Well, back on March 6th, that is what I was told. My only plans are to shot a commercial for them... I can tell you that gettting accurate information from them has been like pulling teeth. My personal opinion of the situation is that McCulloch USA acts more like a distributor, rather than the manufacture. By this I mean, a manufacture can answer questions directly, where as the "distributor" get's its information from the "manufacture"... I hope this all makes sense..
This is what I wrote on April 6th:
The current number is $460, though I understand that the suggested retail has gone up to $499. I was told that McCulloch would honor $460 to CPF members (includes shipping and handeling)in the "beginning".
Back on March 6th, I wrote the following:
"MSRP 460, expected street price of $400."
Well, back on March 6th, that is what I was told. My only plans are to shot a commercial for them... I can tell you that gettting accurate information from them has been like pulling teeth. My personal opinion of the situation is that McCulloch USA acts more like a distributor, rather than the manufacture. By this I mean, a manufacture can answer questions directly, where as the "distributor" get's its information from the "manufacture"... I hope this all makes sense..
D
**DONOTDELETE**
Guest
Well, it dosen't suprise me that they are somewhat hard to get info about. They probably dont do either the design or the manufacturing of the X990, so they are just a contact and a distributor for the HID lights.
Eric
Eric
Tombeis
Enlightened
Mr. Ted Bear:
In the instruction sheet provided with the X990, it says to wait 5 minutes before restarting the lamp after shutdown.
If this is accurate, I believe this will severly limit the usefulness of the X990 by safety forces.
Would you please ask your sources if this is indeed the wait time or a misprint in the instructions.
The wait time to re-start the UK Light Cannon is five seconds. Could the X990 time be a misprint?
Tom
In the instruction sheet provided with the X990, it says to wait 5 minutes before restarting the lamp after shutdown.
If this is accurate, I believe this will severly limit the usefulness of the X990 by safety forces.
Would you please ask your sources if this is indeed the wait time or a misprint in the instructions.
The wait time to re-start the UK Light Cannon is five seconds. Could the X990 time be a misprint?
Tom
Mr Ted Bear
Flashlight Enthusiast
Tombeis,
5 minute re-strike is a misprint!!
The instructions sheet was written in haste by a marketing person (sorry Jen*) and not an engineer.
Its OK to instant restirke
*Jen Lui - Sales Mangager, HID Division, McCulloch Motors
I have had a few emails telling me that McCulloch is slow in returning calls. Good news.. Greg At BriteGuy is now selling the X990... tell him you want the CPF special of $460
5 minute re-strike is a misprint!!
The instructions sheet was written in haste by a marketing person (sorry Jen*) and not an engineer.
Its OK to instant restirke
*Jen Lui - Sales Mangager, HID Division, McCulloch Motors
I have had a few emails telling me that McCulloch is slow in returning calls. Good news.. Greg At BriteGuy is now selling the X990... tell him you want the CPF special of $460
Tombeis
Enlightened
Jeff:
Thank you for all the information you posted concerning the X990.
I had Greg Atwells X990 demonstrator out last week to show my local fire department.
We were both very impressed. They got out one of their 20 watt Litebox units to compare with the X990. There was , of course, no comparison.
Do you have any indication that McCulloch will persue the development of a more water proof model?
I did excerpt your notes for the operation of the X990 and send them to Brightguy.
Greg says thanks, as do I.
Tom
Thank you for all the information you posted concerning the X990.
I had Greg Atwells X990 demonstrator out last week to show my local fire department.
We were both very impressed. They got out one of their 20 watt Litebox units to compare with the X990. There was , of course, no comparison.
Do you have any indication that McCulloch will persue the development of a more water proof model?
I did excerpt your notes for the operation of the X990 and send them to Brightguy.
Greg says thanks, as do I.
Tom
Mr Ted Bear
Flashlight Enthusiast
Do you have any indication that McCulloch will persue the development of a more water proof model?
Tom
I have gone over the various aspects which you refer to with McCulloch. Without question, fire departments and utility companies etc are an excellent target market for this unit BUT in most cases, their equiptment must be "rated" Div 1 or higher.
The interchangeable battery prevents the unit from ever obtaining such a rating. I can tell you for sure that McCulloch knows that they missed the boat this time around.... it's anyones guess if and when they will offer something different.
Tom
I have gone over the various aspects which you refer to with McCulloch. Without question, fire departments and utility companies etc are an excellent target market for this unit BUT in most cases, their equiptment must be "rated" Div 1 or higher.
The interchangeable battery prevents the unit from ever obtaining such a rating. I can tell you for sure that McCulloch knows that they missed the boat this time around.... it's anyones guess if and when they will offer something different.
Tombeis
Enlightened
Jeff:
I understand that getting a Class I Div.1 rating would require so many expensive modifications to the X990 that it would raise the cost to something prohibitive.I don't know all the answers to that problem.
I do know by checking my Grainger catalog that a 120 volt explosion proof metal halide trouble light sells for $990.00. So a rating is a very expensive process.
I did do some research on the Streamlite Litebox which fire departments carry on their vehicles.
The Litebox carries only a NFPA rating and is not rated for explosive atmospheres.So apparently, when fire departments get into explosive situations, they use a rated light such as the Streamlight Survivor.
McCulloch would have to investigate into what they need to do to get the X990 NFPA rated. It may be worth their while.
I do believe that the X990 is a very useful light for contractors and electric utilities among others.
There are two simple things that McCulloch could do that would make the light more useful for this work.
1- Design a clip on frosted plastic defusion disk to fit over the lamp head. This would be used for general area lighting of a work site.
2- Provide two types of bases on which the unit could be mounted.
A- A flat platform with a ground spike.
B- A magnetic mount that can be attached to the roof or other parts of a service vehicle.
The bases could have a Industrial Velcro hook material that would match with Industrial Velcro loop material that would be applied to the bottom of the battery packs. Thus they would be easily interchangeable on the bases.
Tom
I understand that getting a Class I Div.1 rating would require so many expensive modifications to the X990 that it would raise the cost to something prohibitive.I don't know all the answers to that problem.
I do know by checking my Grainger catalog that a 120 volt explosion proof metal halide trouble light sells for $990.00. So a rating is a very expensive process.
I did do some research on the Streamlite Litebox which fire departments carry on their vehicles.
The Litebox carries only a NFPA rating and is not rated for explosive atmospheres.So apparently, when fire departments get into explosive situations, they use a rated light such as the Streamlight Survivor.
McCulloch would have to investigate into what they need to do to get the X990 NFPA rated. It may be worth their while.
I do believe that the X990 is a very useful light for contractors and electric utilities among others.
There are two simple things that McCulloch could do that would make the light more useful for this work.
1- Design a clip on frosted plastic defusion disk to fit over the lamp head. This would be used for general area lighting of a work site.
2- Provide two types of bases on which the unit could be mounted.
A- A flat platform with a ground spike.
B- A magnetic mount that can be attached to the roof or other parts of a service vehicle.
The bases could have a Industrial Velcro hook material that would match with Industrial Velcro loop material that would be applied to the bottom of the battery packs. Thus they would be easily interchangeable on the bases.
Tom
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