Hi all,
I finally manage to check into this thread. Jon and I had a conversation about this little light earlier. I almost included one in my latest purchase to JB but earlier review of RRT01 held me back (self discharge, inefficiency, non flat regulation at max, etc…). I really like the idea because unlike most people in BLF, I hate single button UI but that’s the trend so I have to live with that. Why only one button when you can make more? Under panicking it’s completely useless. Single button works great only with single output. I prefer QWERTY over Phone portrait style keypads, it’s less work for my brain. Rotary UI keeps it fully functional with simple intuitive movement.
Just recently I work with JB but everything has been smooth and pleasant up to this day. I also like how they keep refining the same product they launched years ago. For example the tiny Jet-U launched in 2012, it’s the 3rd generation with so much better everything (except the price). I would not buy/use/sell early Jet-U for sure. The JB connection started months ago when my dentist friend asked me to get her a small high CRI AAA inspection light. Bought some Jet-U for her, installed some different E21A. Now she swears on 6500K E21A (Optisolis is too floody for her needs)
I have a few things about my built, which I think makes me not a good money maker. I only make things that I like. I have a STRONG preference for regulated runtime with any flashlight. If they can’t give me a flat curve (within 10% at reasonable duration) I simply dislike the rest of the light’s features. If its simple to fix, then I might like it, otherwise, a no go. To me, this also (partly) shows how reasonable the designed output for a given flashlight. Up to this day I only like current controlled driver be it PWM for the lower modes or not. I just can’t stand linear or DD, even if I forced myself to.
So, Jon asked me if I can make him a special RRT01 with JS style beam. I suggested him to avoid Optisolis whenever possible for the extra hassles it creates. I think it’s doable and simple (he doesn’t care much about efficiency). So the plan was to get one RRT01 XPL for him and start from there. If I like it then I’ll mass mod RRT01. Otherwise I will only make one RRT01 for Jon.
- Clemence