Ra Clicky's Clip: Where art thou?

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And when can I expect the royalties for the use of my picture?:laughing: Just kidding. It's good to see some humor in a crappy situation.
 
StandardBattery said:
Top 10 Benefits of the "Ra" Clip
  • Signal low flying aircraft without any battery consumption
  • Fix your make-up; you better look good if your going to been seen with one.
  • Butter Knife
  • Tactical Reflector, with a small Photon allows you to see around corners.
  • Shopping bag carrier.
  • Very fashionable with black patent leather and Roseanne sized silver jewelry.
  • Theft protection; “That sure doesn’t look like a $200 light.”
  • Multipurpose opener with integrated carpenter’s straight edge.
  • Clothes Pin
  • Works in the dark.
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May I add the following two "benefits" to your list?
XI. Diaper pin
XII. Money clip

Jeff


 
StandardBattery said:
Top 10 Benefits of the "Ra" Clip
  • Signal low flying aircraft without any battery consumption
  • Fix your make-up; you better look good if your going to been seen with one.
  • Butter Knife
  • Tactical Reflector, with a small Photon allows you to see around corners.
  • Shopping bag carrier.
  • Very fashionable with black patent leather and Roseanne sized silver jewelry.
  • Theft protection; “That sure doesn’t look like a $200 light.”
  • Multipurpose opener with integrated carpenter’s straight edge.
  • Clothes Pin
  • Works in the dark.
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Great list. The straight edge function can be improved if you engrave it as a ruler. Easy to do with your knife or a safety pin or, for ladies, with your engagement ring. And you can sharpen down the other long side to a chisel edge and use it to plane the tops of doors. You then have a multipurpose tool that rivals the Leatherman, for only a hundred dollars more.
 
Lux-ury said:
Great list. The straight edge function can be improved if you engrave it as a ruler. Easy to do with your knife or a safety pin or, for ladies, with your engagement ring. And you can sharpen down the other long side to a chisel edge and use it to plane the tops of doors. You then have a multipurpose tool that rivals the Leatherman, for only a hundred dollars more.
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Those are excellent additions to a growing list. Tell the truth! Are you Tim Allen disguising yourself as Lux-ury? As for the engagement ring cutting tool, can cubic zirconia do the job as well? Many guys squeak by with that replacement, telling their funny little honey that it is a real diamond! :shakehead

Jeff


 
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luxlover said:
Those are excellent additions to a growing list. Tell the truth! Are you Tim Allen disguising yourself as Lux-ury? As for the engagement ring cutting tool, can cubic zirconium do the job as well? Many guys squeak by with that replacement, telling their funny little honey that it is a real diamond! :shakehead

Jeff
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Uh, how do you think we test them? Cubic zirconia is brittle and easily damaged.
 
I got a ARC style clip for lighthound today. It works good on the Clicky. Doesn't sit as low in the pocket as with the real Clicky clip but looks better and functions just as well.
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Prime, that is a huge improvement! Based on the description, I was expecting the factory clip to be the arc clip scaled up for the larger light and lower mounting holes; guess this is as close as we'll be able to get to that ideal until someone comes up with a custom version. I'll soon be trying the same thing, how did you alter it to fit? And excellent photos, as always.
 
I would be real interested to hear what Henry has to say in responce to all this negative input on the new Clicky clips, being that he is very customer oriented.
 
LLCoolBeans said:
Seriously though, you guys should give the official clip a chance. I'm not a big fan of the chrome finish either, but it's the best pocket clip (functionally) that I've ever had on a flashlight.
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Have. As noted in my previous impressions, it is, functionally, one of the best clips I've ever used, as long as it's in pocket. You seem to have no problem with it in use either, that's great for you. But I've had it on since whatever day they started arriving and it just does not work for me. I've been using lights for a lot of years and my hand knows how it wants to grab, manipulate, and hold them. Every natural movement I use brings my fingers in conflict with this clip and requires me to stop what I'm doing and consciously fiddle with the positioning to work around it. That is not something that should have to be said of a light that carries this price tag, is using a custom designed clip, and has had this much thought put into every other detail. I'm satisfied that I've carried it and used it enough to give it a chance (functionally, that is; it's ugly to me no matter how functional it might be) and intend to remove it soon.
 
Prime, that is a huge improvement! Based on the description, I was expecting the factory clip to be the arc clip scaled up for the larger light and lower mounting holes; guess this is as close as we'll be able to get to that ideal until someone comes up with a custom version. I'll soon be trying the same thing, how did you alter it to fit? And excellent photos, as always.
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I do like this clip better. It just looks better suited to fit the Clicky. It functions good as well. Maybe not as good as the regular Clicky clip. But you said it is easier to hold and activate the light with this clip, for me anyway. And it does look better. It was easy to make fit too. Like someone said just take a small round file and make the screw holes a litter more oval to fit for the closer Clicky screw holes. Then bend out the end of the clip near the lanyard attachment just a small amount. I'm really happy with it. Now to get some small black button head screws.
 
My local ACE has 4" rolls of 3M rubberized adhesive backed grippy tape that they sell by the foot.
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It can be easily cut into 1/2" strips.
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Cut to length, swab clip with alcohol and apply.
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I was just messing around at the hardware store after work today, but it actually works better than you'd think. I didn't think I'd get a very good bond with the slick chrome surface, but it's actually stuck on there pretty well.
 
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