Manker Timeback II 2200 Lumen Titanium Spinner Flashlight is releasing

Love this light… although it’s out of my budget.
Can the spinner part be removed?

I heard that MecArmy has a fidget spinner flashlight coming out soon too :sunglasses:

Being a big tritium fan, I can’t wait to see the tritium vials spin in the dark.

Beautiful flashlight but the spinner thing and price ruin it for me.

A 18650 without spinner please !

I agree with the major sentiments here - I don’t like the deeply crenelated bezel (looks dangerous for pocket-carry), the spinner seems misplaced in an expensive metal flashlight (how many fidget spinners are dropped several times a day?), and, lastly, the price is way too high. It moves it into conspicuous consumption, status symbol territory!

Just my 2¢…someone went too far with an otherwise pretty sharp looking light. Love the lines (rugged/tactical? look), the colors (breaking up the copper is nicer to my eye). The bezel…too much. I’d hate to be arrested for carrying a concealed weapon? The spinner…no words :person_facepalming: The price…YIKES!!!

Interesting product due to the ingenuity to combine a flashlight with a spinner. :+1:
Build quality is visible excellent.
I see a mismatch in the target groups. On the one hand expensive materials such as titanium and copper and on the other spinner, which is extra only for the audience with smaller financial opportunities. This is in general case, of course.

I would probably have bought some for gifts, but obviously I’m not in the right target group…

Come on guys! Theee are 750000 flashlight out there without a strike bezzel and spinner. There is just one that does. I like it! Now… Manker, do I get to be the first to review and try it out? :innocent:

No high CRI Nichia? :frowning:

I think your comment here means you think only poor people, or maybe kids/unemployed people buy spinners. If you think that you’ve missed a large community of enthusiasts and collectors paying hundreds and even thousands of dollars for premium spinners. That’s not to say that I think of them will buy this (although I think some would) or that I think this is a good product (doesn’t appeal to me), but don’t make the mistake of equating spinners with lower income brackets. That couldn’t be further from the truth.

I think this light is fun. Over the top well done!

And could wight and Toykeeper ever have thought that their driver would feature in a light like this? :partying_face:

definately not a budget light

for collectors from CPF its ok, but the design is far from a practical light

Humm at the price of (3) D4 “BLF” lights I am pretty sure the market will vote and the idea will be short lived.

Sans spinner
Sans pocket tearing bezel

And what is up with 6500k? Who’s idea was that?

It looks like a very cool futuristic light. Battlestar Galactica or very post apocalypse.

Ah we will at east be able to say I remember when…

It definitely comes as a bit of a surprise. I didn’t expect my firmware to run on a fidget spinner. But I agree, the over-the-top nature seems fun. Anyone complaining about the spinner or the deep crenelations is missing the point. :smiley:

Mankerlight, you should totally send me a stonewashed Timeback II. There’s no obligation, since the code is open-source, but it would be nice to have the world’s first open-source fidget spinner light since it has my code on it.

At minimum though, for legal compliance, you do need to include a copy of the code or at least a link to it. The product page mentions that the code is available but it doesn’t actually have a link. For full details on this, read the ‘COPYING’ file included with the code, or any other copy of the GPLv3 license.

Give ’em a few weeks, UTorch will come out with a cheaper copy… :smiling_imp:

Ow! Stop it! Stop hitting me…

Yeah, it’s kinda Star Tracky, or at least Star Warsy. Cute…

Coupon code for 75% off that price? Lol….

It definitely comes as a bit of a surprise. I didn’t expect my firmware to run on a fidget spinner. But I agree, the over-the-top nature seems fun. Anyone complaining about the spinner or the deep crenelations is missing the point. :smiley:

Mankerlight, you should totally send me a stonewashed Timeback II. There’s no obligation, since the code is open-source, but it would be nice to have the world’s first open-source fidget spinner light since it has my code on it.

+1

1967: “I bet there will be flying cars in the future”
2017: 2,200lm flashlight with integrated spinner

Joking aside, I think it looks great. Ditch the spinner, make a better clip, add nichia option, 18650 battery tube, price it <$100 and I’ll buy it. Although if you only add 18650 and nichia option and lower the price I would still buy it.

I hope you get at least some sort of credit for the FW (and even better if it’s the monetary type), they’re even using the very same UI chart and everything.