SPY Tri-V Sales thread #3 is now Closed

[jslappa]

Hmm - do I see a potential drive to PA in Scout's future?

🙂

If so, I want updated pics of the tree house!

 

[Launch Mini]

Hmm. I didn't receive an ema on shipping so guessing the candle icons ship tomorrow.

 

[jslappa]

I also count 25 buyers! Nice work dave! Looks like everyone who really wanted one was able to get one on this run. That's fantastic news for all.

 

[London Lad]

Glad I didn't get left holding a candle! What's the Shh smiley next to London Lad for?

I could tell you but I'd have to kill you

 

[cnjl3]

The smiley should be an apple?

Yes please, pick up in NYC !
that's assuming there are any left !! I'm confused

Glad I didn't get left holding a candle! What's the Shh smiley next to London Lad for?

 

[SFfanman]

Okay, okay. I'm 52, have a wife of 22 years, a 19 year old son and a 15 year old daughter, 3 cars, a house, a job, and I'm in grad school.....but...I just became a kid! I got my shipping notice!

:wave::thumbsup:😀

THANK YOU DAVE!!

:thanks::thanks::thanks::thanks::thanks::thanks:

Congrats to all the winners!

 

[London Lad]

The smiley should be an apple?

Correct 😀

 

[1wrx7]

My Tri-V landed at Detroit Metro and checked in at UPS at 5:45AM Then it hoped on a truck at 6:40AM to come see me😀 I wonder how long the driver is going to keep me looking/listening out the window today

UPS is more expensive than the USPS, but their tracking service is awsome:rock:

 

[run4jc]

Mine landed at Dulles International this morning - and now is on the truck in Alexandria, VA to be delivered before 3:00 PM.

Gotta focus on work....

 

[jslappa]

Delivered!!! My Tri-V came with a 12pack of Diet Coke. Bonus!

Quick question...inside the plastic container are 4 very small plastic beads. 3 are black and 1 is clear. What are they for? I also bought the GPA, do the go with that?

It's amazing how small the reflector is! I just compared it to my JHanko and DANG! The whole package is smaller that it appears in pictures. Thanks Dave! Now to throw in some batteries and try it out.

 

[gtwace]

The bead is for opening the battery cap. You need to push it in to open. That is why there is a titanium bead selling thread.

 

[run4jc]

MY TRI-V HAS LANDED!!!

 

[1wrx7]

Woooo Hoooo I got mine

Thanks again dave:twothumbs I'm not a watch wearer, but this light reminds me of a very fine timepiece. It's also a little wierd having a Spy that actually clicks when you turn the knob. My 007 is virtually silent.

I took a few pics but my computer doesn't see my camera when I plug it in:shrug:... it always used to. I'll add them later if I can get it to work.

EDIT
I added the pics to the registry thread

 

[run4jc]

I haven't even opened mine - darn! I'm in a meeting and am slipping to even post this. But I'll take photos of the unveiling when it happens.

Thanks, Dave!!

 

[DaFABRICATA]

Congrats to all that were able to score a Tri-V!....you guys are some lucky dogs!!
:naughty:
I've barely been online for the last couple of weeks (due to moving) and when I come back I see I missed the sales thread...
Oh well, at least I have one, although a back-up would have been nice.

Nice job on the final run of Tri-V's Dave!:twothumbs
Glad to hear that most who wanted one were able to get in on this!


Can't wait to hear everyones comments....


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[fyrstormer]

it's here it's here it's here!

Holy crap this is small. I mean, I knew it was smaller than I thought, but it's even smaller than that. Unbelievable.

For the record, the top battery goes in positive-end-first, and the bottom battery goes in negative-end first. I had to inspect the grounding scheme on the driver board to figure that out, there was no other indication that I could see.

 

[gtwace]

I have to use a marker to mark the direction of the batteries. Maybe it is better that Dave mark the battery position on the light. I also put markings on the battery cap to indicate up and down, it is quite easy to get confuse sometimes.

 

[DaFABRICATA]

I have to use a marker to mark the direction of the batteries. Maybe it is better that Dave mark the battery position on the light. I also put markings on the battery cap to indicate up and down, it is quite easy to get confuse sometimes.

Just remember that B+ goes toward the head while the B- goes toward the knob.:wave:

 

[fyrstormer]

I must admit, even as I'm holding the Tri-V in my hand, I'm still struggling to comprehend the existence of such an object. While I own several other expensive flashlights, they still follow the basic paradigm of being cylindrical, having a separate head and body, usually having a pushbutton, and producing the same beam every time, though sometimes at different brightness levels. (even multiple brightnesses was a bit of a brain twister when I first came across it, though still an order of magnitude less than this.) This light contravenes every single one of those paradigms. It is as if Data thought to himself, "how can I design a flashlight that is inherently unlike every other flashlight in every possible way, and yet still be a flashlight?", and ultimately arrived at the Tri-V. It is, in that sense, the un-flashlight. I don't quite know what to make of it, other than a vague sense of its awesomeness.

 

[Launch Mini]

I must admit, even as I'm holding the Tri-V in my hand, I'm still struggling to comprehend the existence of such an object. While I own several other expensive flashlights, they still follow the basic paradigm of being cylindrical, having a separate head and body, usually having a pushbutton, and producing the same beam every time, though sometimes at different brightness levels. (even multiple brightnesses was a bit of a brain twister when I first came across it, though still an order of magnitude less than this.) This light contravenes every single one of those paradigms. It is as if Data thought to himself, "how can I design a flashlight that is inherently unlike every other flashlight in every possible way, and yet still be a flashlight?", and ultimately arrived at the Tri-V. It is, in that sense, the un-flashlight. I don't quite know what to make of it, other than a vague sense of its awesomeness.

I don't have my Tri-V yet, but I do have the SPY007. What I really like , is how it just feels so right when you hold it. The knob is in the perfect place, the size fits you your palm, the tail cap.... This had me at first.
At first, I thought, why does the tail cap extend past the body with sharper edges ( not rounded), but that little bit of edge, sure helps the grip, yet it is not too much to cause irritation to you hand or when in your pocket.:twothumbs

Dave nailed these lights IMO:thumbsup::twothumbs