Original RRT-01 group buy, New Old Stock, unmodified. Closed

INFRNL · 2019-08-26T04:24:38.000Z

Hey Jonathan,
Is it too late to get in on this?

jon_slider · 2019-08-26T05:10:58.000Z

welcoime INFRNL!

youre most welcome to join, I plan to place the order as soon as I get all the payments
I still need a couple more people to paypal me

let me know how many, they are $90 w free shipping

jon_slider · 2019-08-27T00:35:09.000Z

Update, this group buy is going forward

I need payment from just 2 more people

we have achieved a total of 14 pieces

There will be four packages going direct to non USA buyers located in England, Germany, Canada and Croatia. I will receive 8 in California, to remail to people in CONUS

thank you all for your trust, I will update once I make payment to the vendor

offtopic:
new post here, about triples, spacers, optics.

Nite_Shadow · 2019-08-27T04:40:37.000Z

Late entry to the game.
PP sent.

Nite_Shadow · 2019-08-27T04:47:15.000Z

Too late?

Wrathbringer27 · 2019-08-27T04:48:14.000Z

Nite Shadow:

Too late? :question: :person_facepalming:

Not yet. He hasn’t updated that he’s made payment. You’re safe haha

jon_slider · 2019-08-27T05:11:27.000Z

Nite Shadow:

Late entry to the game.
PP sent.

youre in
payment received
thanks for joining

we are now a total of 15!

Im waiting for the group invoice and will post when paid
that will start the clock on crossing the great water

jon_slider · 2019-08-27T17:24:25.000Z

Group buy closed and in process of preparing for shipping.

This group buy is now funded,
I have accepted all your paypal payments.

I have placed the order with a request for an invoice and total price with shipping, and will make payment as soon as I receive the invoice.

I will be receiving one package with 10 lights in California, to reship to people in CONUS.
5 lights are being sent direct from Oz to 4 separate countries outside the USA

Thanks to each of you for participating.

jon_slider · 2019-08-28T18:16:17.000Z

Received the invoice with all shipping costs. It is now paid!

Next I will provide tracking info to the people outside Conus

for the group of lights arriving at my home in California, I will confirm safe arrival and will update when shipping to each individual in Conus

feel free to post or PM with any questions
thanks for your participation, and your patience with shipping times

Tixx · 2019-08-28T18:41:50.000Z

Day late

jon_slider · 2019-08-28T18:55:10.000Z

Tixx:

Day late

sent you a pm

id30209 · 2019-09-03T09:41:03.000Z

How are we looking Jon?
All good?

jon_slider · 2019-09-04T06:05:01.000Z

Im glad you asked for an update, because I also want to know the tracking numbers for the packages and there has been silence since this preshipment communication from the seller:

on August 29th, I received a message from the seller, that the lights

“will be shipped out today”

.

I have just now emailed to ask the Seller for the tracking numbers.

Last time it took about a week for the lights to get airborne out of Oz and about another week to reach their destinations (guessing from vague memory)

I think the Kangaroos with the mail pouch were on Walkabout, and packages destined for Europe took a couple of hops to go from Queensland to Syndney, before boarding the airplane.

Im guessing you may have your light by Sept 14th.

id30209 · 2019-09-04T13:18:35.000Z

Wow, well that’s fast if it comes by Sep14th.

Thx!

jon_slider · 2019-09-04T15:51:19.000Z

Update
tracking info has been sent to the people receiving packages direct from OZ
and I have tracking for the lights coming to me for reship CONUS

As of Sept 4th, the packages are in possession of the Kangaroo Post and are making their way across the outback, one hop after another…

Please be patient, staff has a full pouch, and they take long lunch breaks.

jon_slider · 2019-09-04T23:59:44.000Z

btw, I want to warn everyone to be careful not to overtighten the screws when you install the pocket clip.

I had two reports of stripped screw holes on the previous group buy. One of them was mine, and it happened because I attempted to make the clip have a stronger bite… I bent it more, on purpose.

that was a bad idea… in order to get the screw in, I had to press on the clip that I overbent, and I ended up spinning the screw a few times, before it started to bite, thereby destroying the first few threads

before that, the screw holes were fine.

that clip is now attached with JB weld, note to self, dont expect to unscrew it

the other report was from someone that bought a resold RRT-01, in stock configuration, from the last group buy. The second buyer complained that the screw holes were stripped. (the lights arrive with the clip uninstalled, the second buyer installed the clip, and then complained). I believe the stripped screw holes were caused by overtightening during the installation of the clip…

the holes are in aluminium, the screws are steel, so yes, it IS possible to strip the threads if you overtighten.

do not copy my bad idea to bend the clip in a way that makes the clip holes not sit flush over the screw holes and then try to make the screw pull the clip flat…

I went back to a stock clip, not my overbent one, and it works perfectly well to retain the light… dont screw it up…

id30209 · 2019-09-05T00:05:25.000Z

Threads on original are poorly made. Pitch vary from one flashlight to the other.
On 2019 RRT there’s noticable difference in threads quality.
Be carefull when you start first few turns and go all the way slowly.
And as Jon said, do not overtighten!!

Instead, some Loctite will do.

jon_slider · 2019-09-05T22:52:09.000Z

jon_slider · 2019-09-07T20:25:41.000Z

Eagle has landed

id30209 · 2019-09-07T20:59:17.000Z

My bird is still in the air...