Haz, Jimmy1970,
We have no plans for making more Ti Ra Clicky flashlights. You should consider them a limited edition item. I do not know how many we will end up being able to make from this batch, but I expect it to be between 50 and 75. It all depends on how many fall out during the production process. Titanium presents certain issues that the aluminum lights do not share. The price does allow more effort to be spent to recover a "bad" unit, but there are limits.
BmStrong, CallMaster,
The lights are being built to allow for emitter upgrades if and when better emitters become available - possibly in the next year or two. Although we normally do not provide an emitter upgrade service for our flashlights, we decided that we would do so for the Ti Ra Clicky. We will charge a fee for the upgrade but I have no idea what that fee will be at this point. There is easily half an hour of custom labor in an upgrade, not to mention the premium LED. But your flashlight will be up-to-date after the upgrade.
You will find that most of the lights run well past the minimum times on the High setting. Most of the emitters are well above the floor for 170 and so most will fall in the 85 to 100 minutes range on the runtimes. Although some are very close to the next level, close does not count to make the next level. The light must meet all of the specifications in order to qualify for its maximum rating. The calibration equipment makes the final decision.
RocketTomato,
Our first LED flashlights - in fact, the first production LED flashlights to offer 12 - 15 lumens and compete with a 2 D-cell incandescent flashlight in light output - sold for $20 per lumen. The price has come down considerably. 🙂
Henry.