luxlover
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Turbo,
No testing? Have you gone "yellow" on us?
Ra Clicky Part 5
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No testing? Have you gone "yellow" on us?
turbodog
Flashaholic
No. It uses the retaining rings though , but they look about twice as high/thick/etc as novatac's. Both pos and neg springs are twisty-design type.
luxlover
Banned
Good, a high velocity frontal impact will allow the battery to maintain full connectivity. That's the way we like our lights! 😎
FredericoFreire
Enlightened
Thanks for the fast answer!
Any chance of a reflector picture?
It is LOP like the Ra Twisty or crappy smooth just like the HDS EDC ?
tebore
Flashlight Enthusiast
According to Henry, the Clicky's two atmosphere depth rating is very conservative, because it can safely be exposed to depths greater than that of a properly geared diver. So if you can find a shark that will hold still long enough to mount it on it's dorsal fin, GO FOR IT!
While it might stay dry at depths greater than 2 Atmospheres. The button will no longer function as intended, it'll be stuck on on "max". You could program around this but you won't be able to turn it off.
So many questions I don't know where to start. What LED is used? how are the temps, runtimes? How's the threading? What does the button look like? Do the parts work with the old EDCs? I got more but this is all for now.
turbodog
Flashaholic
You must not have looked at the photos I posted...
tebore
Flashlight Enthusiast
Your pictures showed me the temps, runtime, tailcap spring, parts interchanging with the EDC, which LED is used? Man If they did I do apologize for not looking at them.
The pics are too blurry to show the threads properly.
turbodog
Flashaholic
Like I said... it's pretty much a novatac with the problems fixed. It's got the same menu/etc as the production models will have.
Also, for those that misunderstand what I mean by "prototype". This is part of a run of maybe 100 lights that Henry made using some old bodies. So, in short, the REAL run of lights will look like the pics on his website.
turbodog
Flashaholic
Yes, ALL those things are in the pictures. Look more closely.
😛
As far as the led goes. It's round with a square yellow center. Looks like the novatac series.
tebore
Flashlight Enthusiast
It was between the golden dragon and the P4. Looks like he went with the P4. The golden dragon would give you the narrower beam.
I am curious to see how the smaller less hefty body affects the temps and runtimes compared to the heftier bodies of the twisty and clicky.
FredericoFreire
Enlightened
I know this is the Proto that Henry anounced while back. The Ra Clicky will look like the one at the website, and will have the bezel ring just like the Ra Twisty.
Since I don't own a Novatac, I was wondering about how does the reflector looks like.
luxlover
Banned
Tebore,
A thousand lashes on my bare bottom, for equating Henry's rating for the Clicky with that of the Twisty. Indeed the Clicky button will be pressed in all the way, once the water pressure is great enough. Therefore, there will be no way to change anything on the light once the light has been exposed to that water pressure. The switch must return to the neutral position, in order to initiate another command.
Take it easy, tebore. You are going to blow a head gasket if you work yourself up with so many questions!
Jeff
tebore
Flashlight Enthusiast
Tebore,
A thousand lashes on my bare bottom, for equating Henry's rating for the Clicky with that of the Twisty. Indeed the Clicky button will be pressed in all the way, once the water pressure is great enough. Therefore, there will be no way to change anything on the light once the light has been exposed to that water pressure. The switch must return to the neutral position, in order to initiate another command.
Take it easy, tebore. You are going to blow a head gasket if you work yourself up with so many questions!
Jeff
I'd be more worried about operating the twisty underwater without double O-rings movement can let water through. Also 2 Atmospheres of static pressure, not dive rated. The dive guys can give you many reasons not to take it underwater. But still I wouldn't hesitate to take my EDC underwater.
Can't help the excitement. I haven't posted this much until you came out of hiding. I don't know how but you stir up excitement like it's your job. :twothumbs I just waiting to see reviews before I decide on the clicky.
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luxlover
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My enthusiasm about Henry's lights has always been infectious, because all of my posts have shown that I believe in Henry's products. Add this.....since May 2005, each of his lights has been my EDC pardner.
With all your excitement about everybody else's pre-orders, are you telling us that you have not yet pre-ordered a Clicky? I am flabbergasted! I am outraged. Hey guys, can we exile, excommunicate and/or exorcize tebore for his apparent "deception?"
Do yourself a favor, and at least pre-order a Clicky. Get in line!
Jeff
tebore
Flashlight Enthusiast
My enthusiasm about Henry's lights has always been infectious, because all of my posts have shown that I believe in Henry's products. Add this.....since May 2005, each of his lights has been my EDC pardner.
With all your excitement about everybody else's pre-orders, are you telling us that you have not yet pre-ordered a Clicky? I am flabbergasted! I am outraged. Hey guys, can we exile, excommunicate and/or exorcize tebore for his apparent "deception?"
Do yourself a favor, and at least pre-order a Clicky. Get in line!
Jeff
I'm an engineering study turned finance major. I would never pre-order anything. 😛
luxlover
Banned
Sorry to hear that! :mecry: But pre-ordering is NOT the same as pre-paying! I did NOT pre-pay. Russtang is a good guy. He allows a list to be appended, without payment being required. There is nothing to lose and everything to gain, by "taking a number!" 😎
Jeff
Except for the retaining ring. I'd say that the retaining ring was one of the major errors with the NT. First it can easily come loose as the battery tube treads against it, and second, a LE which just plops into the body will have a much poorer thermal path compared to one that screws into the body.
Got my clicky prototype today as well. Agreed that it is pretty much a NT with the problems* fixed.
Re: retaining rings,
I've EDC'd my novatac 85 p for over a year now. I haven't had any troubles with retaining ring issues. Any problems are IMO a result of poor assembly. It appears that the prototype has the rings threadlocked in place. I tried using my NT wrench to loosen them. (my NT wrench is custom made my me). I will go for a full dissassembly later. Gotta make some clip holes for the old arc style clip.
Black anodized body, the matte stainless bezel ring has a slight internal taper to it, nice touch. Has a P4 emitter by all appearances. Once programming mode is enabled, it functions like an NT. Length is a 32nd over 3 1/2 inches.
Sweet, I'm satisfied by first impressions anyway.
Edit: The lowest setting (customized) is lower than the lowest Novatac setting. It appears to be even lower than the HDS B42 I have (reprogrammed for the lowest low).
*Edit2: I never considered the "problems" with the Novatac to be real problems, but the low flicker received a lot of criticism here. The clicky prototype is a further refinement of the Novatac design.
Re: retaining rings,
I've EDC'd my novatac 85 p for over a year now. I haven't had any troubles with retaining ring issues. Any problems are IMO a result of poor assembly. It appears that the prototype has the rings threadlocked in place. I tried using my NT wrench to loosen them. (my NT wrench is custom made my me). I will go for a full dissassembly later. Gotta make some clip holes for the old arc style clip.
Black anodized body, the matte stainless bezel ring has a slight internal taper to it, nice touch. Has a P4 emitter by all appearances. Once programming mode is enabled, it functions like an NT. Length is a 32nd over 3 1/2 inches.
Sweet, I'm satisfied by first impressions anyway.
Edit: The lowest setting (customized) is lower than the lowest Novatac setting. It appears to be even lower than the HDS B42 I have (reprogrammed for the lowest low).
*Edit2: I never considered the "problems" with the Novatac to be real problems, but the low flicker received a lot of criticism here. The clicky prototype is a further refinement of the Novatac design.
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turbodog
Flashaholic
Smaller? Nope. Body's same size as twisty.
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