WTB: Jetbeam RRT01 – Any place to buy it?! + [RRT01 2019 discussion]

What’s the current best (cheapest, most reliable) place to order the 2019 RT01? I checked out HKEquipment but their eBay store is often out of stock or don’t list it. Battery Junction has it but for $80 and I see people mentioning buying it closer to $70. Any tips would be appreciated. Thank you.

Battery Junction has it. Shoot them an email or phone call and see what they can do for you. I have had success getting a decent discount in the past. Mention BLF as well.

https://www.batteryjunction.com/jetbeam-rrt-01-edc.html

Coupon code JETBEAM4U took off 10%, hopefully still valid.

Thanks jon, I have been using IMR lately,so I’m used to being careful and not loaning out my lights to muggles. I will go with the Keeppower, thanks.

same here, no muggles w my IMR
and fwiw, the max lumens w my Keepower 18350 IMR is double what I get w ICR 16340

as a rough estimate, when my IMR is about half empty, at about 3.6v, its output is similar in lumens on maximum, to a fully charged 16340, at about 4.1v

Did Clemence ever get one of these? And what were his thoughts?

Thanks for the tip. Coupon is still valid!

Glad it helped,be aware they are not getting them shipped until the 6th or so. I called customer service and that’s what he told me.

I ordered mine from Battery Junction after this thread brought it to my attention. They showed it not available yet, I ordered it anyway. Ordered on the 1-28 and arrived at my door 2-5. So maybe yours will show up a little early too. :+1:
Once you own a rotary light it’s hard to go back to anything else. :smiley:

M4D M4X is opening a groupbuy here : [alive: M4D deal] jetbeam RRT1 950 Lumen
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The 2019 RRT-01 appears to be really large compared to the original. Does anyone have both? I’ve got a Niteye Eye-12 ” AA ” battery tube heading my way, seller says it has a bad switch. Hopefully I’ll be able to repair /replace the switch and increase my 01’s battery compatibility.

I don’t have the original but I have seen pics of the original and the new one does look to be bigger. I will say this is one hefty chunk of a flashlight. It’s not a feather weight or a disappear in your pocket type light. That being said it has a really quality feel to it. It looks and feels like it could survive a serious beating. I don’t know how much it weighs and I don’t really care to weigh it. It rides in my pocket just fine. The ring on mine works perfectly and the stated output seems about right, again I don’t really care to measure it but to my eye it looks plenty bright. I swapped the emitter in mine so it’s now to my liking.

The XPL that was in it was too cold white for me. I don’t use 16340’s so I use 18350’s in mine and the run times are just fine for my purpose. If it had a 14500 tube for it I doubt I would get it or use it. I got one for my V11R and it just made it too long so I gave it away. I have an abundance of 18350’s so running out of power for the light isn’t a concern of mine. I also if needed, have entirely way too many 16340’s if I get super desperate.

It’s a good light. If you are a variable ring fan, you will like it. I don’t use my lights to hunt walls, art, food, or anything else. They get used as tools because, well, that is what they are. I don’t think you will be disappointed.

I agree, the pic shows the new one is fatter. I only have the original

My Original RRT-01 Weight: 49 grams w pocket clip, empty
the weight with battery, depends what kind of battery I use, my 18350 is 25 grams, so my carry weight for the old model is 74 grams including battery.

this review 404 您访问的页面找不到了_腾讯网
says the new RRT-01 weights 75 grams empty

that tells me that the new model weighs 26 grams more than the old model.

I like to use my tools to hunt white walls, and I weigh them :wink:

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I do not plan to buy the new RRT-01 because I am fortunate to have the original.
the new model is

  1. fatter
  2. heavier, (empty weight is 53% heavier)
  3. the ball track has hash marks, it is not smooth like the Original model

but, the old model is NLA
so, I think the new version gives those less fortunate, an opportunity to enjoy a magnetic rotary UI and 18350 power, which I think is really cool!

New version seems to be oddly heavy from the reviews. For comparison here are a number of different lights with no battery inside:

  • 49g - Jetbeam RRT-01 (old version)
  • 67g - Jetbeam TCR-01 (titanium version of old RRT-01)
  • 70g - Emisar D4 aluminum with 18650 tube installed.
  • 75.15g - Jetbeam RRT-01 (new version with weight as listed on Battery Junction sales page).

The new aluminum RRT-01 is heavier than the Titanium version of the old RRT-01??? :confounded:

And it’s heavier than an Emisar D4 with 18650 tube, though with the cell installed, the Emisar should be heavier.

Very strange weight. Might even be a deal-breaker.

The ring is made of SS instead of aluminium? I hope that now that it is bigger and heavier, it is at least a very tough light.

It sure feels ridiculously well built and solid. You aren’t going to forget you’re carrying it. It’s not for ultralight fans. :slight_smile:

fwiw, my HDS Rotary w 650mAh 16340 battery weighs 104 grams, and has no screwed on, nor deep carry, pocket clip option. And the HDS costs over 3x the price of the RRT-01

The HDS Rotary is the same 1” diameter but 1/2” longer, than the new RRT-01 which weighs 100 grams with a 1200 mAh 18350. The HDS is NOT 18350 compatible.

That means the new RRT-01 is shorter, has double the battery capacity, weighs slightly less, costs less than 1/3 the price, and the RRT-01 gets both WAY brighter, at least double the lumens, with the same emitter, and WAY dimmer, like 10 times dimmer or more!, than an HDS.

The HDS Rotary 250 has 24 hops in brightness, it is not smooth ramping like the RRT-01. I like the RRT-01 ramping UI better. The HDS Rotary requires using a tail button, plus turning a dial on the tail. The RRT-01 is MUCH simpler, no tail button, and imo the magnetic rotary dial on the RRT-01 is in a Much easier to use location, and is MUCH more responsive, than the HDS dial.

Half of the HDS Rotary 250 dial reaches no more than 2 lumens and above 110 lumens the HDS only has 2 modes, maxing out at 250 lumens.

otoh, the HDS Rotary can be purchased with a High CRI LED, which drops the max lumens to 200, and the HDS will turn itself off automatically, if the LiIon drops below 3v. On lowest modes, HDS uses PWM. RRT-01 uses Constant Current, which has its own version of flicker, ripple, or whatever you want to call it. Does it matter, nah. I own both. Do I like using PWM, no, but I dont like constant current ripple any better… it is what it is…

The HDS Rotary has a BUNCH of multi click interface and programming options, that Require training to access, and Requires referencing the manual to figure out. The HDS has a much more Vocal fan club. The silent majority of RRT-01 owners, stop buying lights after they get the magnetic rotary. HDS owners otoh, keep buying more and more of them, hoping for more throw, more brightness, more bling, and more “investment” value. The cost of an HDS Bezel and reflector, is almost the same as the cost as a complete RRT-01.

I have both HDS Rotary (which came out in 2011) and RRT-01 (which came out iirc in 2012). I EDC the RRT-01, because for me, it is “better”.

The RRT-01 can be handed to a muggle without a manual. I dub it the PoorMan’s Rotary… LOL!

l-r Folomov C1 10440 w 3000k E21a, Original RRT-01 modded w N219b 4500k 9080, HDS Rotary modded w N219b 3500k 9080

I have a digital scale, so I weighed the light. It weighs 75.43g total, the head alone weighs 56.40g from all the brass that’s in the pill.
The tube is thin and is very light feeling at 19.03g with the clip on. With a Aspire 18350 and all the marbles she weighs in at 100.34g.
Yelp, she’s a big girl. It really doesn’t feel that bad to be honest. In comparison my bored out for a 18350 Sunwayman V11R weighs 70.53g with a Aspire battery in it, 45.62g without.

thanks!

The head on my original RRT-01 is 30 grams
the body with clip is 19 grams

seems the new model has an extra 26 grams worth of Brass in the head

lets say they did it on purpose, because they thought brass was a good conductor for the extra heat, from the 50% higher lumen output of the new XP-L LED

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I question the assumption that brass is a better conductor than aluminium, but, I know people think brass is a good conductor (I dont)

brass actually conducts heat half as well as aluminium
and brass is 50% heavier than aluminium
but, lets not argue about alternative facts… LOL!

I think we can all just agree to agree, that the new RRT-01 extra weight is in the head, and the pill IS Brass :slight_smile: