A visit to Malkoff Devices, Part 2! (with pictures this time, pic heavy even)

WoodMotorsports · May 29, 2015

Today I made another run to Malkoff Devices to repent for my lack of photos last week. Of course, it cost me money. How could you go there without buying something?

Store Front:

Entry and display case:

History of Malkoff display:

One of the originals:

Prototype from 4 years back:

Back before the "drop in", there was the "solder in":

Continued.........................

WoodMotorsports · May 29, 2015

Now for the spy shots of the back!

This is where the magic smoke get's injected:

This box of MDSF FE-2 heads are about to be enroute to LAPD:

Oh damn! A Gene sighting in his natural habitat:

And the bench he's working at:

WoodMotorsports · May 29, 2015

As I said, the visit did cost me money in the form of a M61N for my Z2. Of course I had is professionally installed:

And finally, a preview top secret shot of the upcoming MDC 2CR123. This would be the "turnkey neutral" model. Estimated cost with rechargeable and charger will be approx. $189. Only 15 will be made in the upcoming first batch.
Specs are:
Low=21 Lumen
Med=91 Lumen
High=475 Lumen!

I can't thank Gene enough for the hospitality. Hope you all enjoy the pictures!

calipsoii · May 29, 2015

Awesome pictures, thanks very much for posting them. I love seeing his work setup!

dss_777 · May 29, 2015

Fantastic!

Thank you.

scs · May 29, 2015

Thanks for sharing.
Always good to see the face behind the product.
Gene is younger than I pictured.

scout24 · May 29, 2015

Thanks for the virtual tour!

MRsDNF · May 29, 2015

Thanks for the pictures and story to go with them. It looks like every flashaholics dream play house. :grin2:

KITROBASKIN · May 29, 2015

Such a treat to see the work areas. Thanks!

What does the Latin on Sir Malkoff's T-shirt say in English?

scs · May 29, 2015

ut totus alius deficio

"If (when) all else fails..." ?

scs · May 29, 2015

ut totus alius deficio

"If/when/that all else fails..." ?

LedTed · May 29, 2015

KITROBASKIN said:
... What does the Latin on Sir Malkoff's T-shirt say in English?

"No ESD precautions."

5S8Zh5 · May 29, 2015

Nice tour! The man who made my EDC light. ...

skyfire · May 29, 2015

awesome!
haha, professionally installed!

masterP · May 29, 2015

awesome to see a great guy that saw a need for something and actually made it into reality and be successful at it

KITROBASKIN · May 29, 2015

LedTed said:
"No ESD precautions."

What is ESD precautions?

thedoc007 · May 29, 2015

KITROBASKIN said:
What is ESD precautions?

ESD is electro-static discharge.

When working with electronics, it is smart to wear an anti-ESD strap to avoid buildup of static charge...sensitive components can be fried just by static electricity. And if something does get fried that way, it can be a devil of a problem to figure out what is wrong.

PoliceScannerMan · May 29, 2015

Wow! They have a very nice store front. Thank you for posting. I wouldn't ever change that Z2 if I were you!

recDNA · May 30, 2015

WoodMotorsports said:
As I said, the visit did cost me money in the form of a M61N for my Z2. Of course I had is professionally installed:

And finally, a preview top secret shot of the upcoming MDC 2CR123. This would be the "turnkey neutral" model. Estimated cost with rechargeable and charger will be approx. $189. Only 15 will be made in the upcoming first batch.
Specs are:
Low=21 Lumen
Med=91 Lumen
High=475 Lumen!

I can't thank Gene enough for the hospitality. Hope you all enjoy the pictures!

I just emailed Gene about this model this morning. I hope I see it before it is sold out. All I want is the head so I may have to wait a while for it to be sold separately.

slumber · May 30, 2015

Why does he need TWO orange MD2's?

I'll take the extra.

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