Wish I had one. Really not happy I couldn’t get one at an (to me) affordable price. Guess this won’t change anytime soon. Fingers crossed the 2020 is somewhere between both in dia.
yes, not cheap
I hope you find a way to get your hands on one
a couple of thoughts… to help you to make peace with the price:
after I bought my first RRT-01, I stopped buying clickies
I have saved a lot of money… LOL!
“the taste of quality, lingers long after the price is forgotten”
The new 2020 RRT01 is now listed at FT, but its quite a bit more expensive than the 2019 model (even with MAP coupon code).
In the pictures it looks like there is a small hole in the control ring, very odd. Anybody have a guess what that is about?
Strange...
It says in description “5 mode” and not mentioned about extension adapters...
From FT description:
Depth 25.7 mm
Height 91 mm
Same diameter, 10mm longer. Jetbeam, you may keep it.
I know you’re right. Still would have a very bad conscience spending 100 EUR or more.
Does anyone know how the new tail switch works and interacts with the regular on/off exactly? Is it just a momentary turbo?
No reviews yet so no way to tell.
That said, I highly doubt there is a secondary inner tube contact to the tailcap like in an FW3A…. which means the tailcap switch is likely not electronic and can’t control the driver in the head of the light.
My guess is the tailcap switch is a simple forward clicks like in a Sunwayman V11r. The ring lets you set the brightness before using the switch to turn the light on or off.
If they use a forward clicky the light should also have momentary available in all modes.
Rotary with tail switch (and stock option for a very decent emitter) puts this in much closer competition with the HDS Rotary, at least interface-wise.
Considering this is now only one of two lights I’m aware of with fine/continuous output selection from off with a tail-switch for activation that makes the price fairy attractive.
The size/weight for each battery format is competitive also, with the added benefit of much higher output than an HDS.
I have the original aluminum RRT-0 from circa 10 years ago that included a extension tube to convert it from a CR123 battery to 14500 or AA size batteries. I also have a stainless steel variation of the same generation version but without the extension, though the aluminum extension does fit and work. The stainless version has a warmer color temperature LED.
I just bought the current RRT01 with the extension tubes and note that with both installed it is almost exactly the same length as the original light with the single extension tube but the battery power increase is enormous with a 18650 installed in the new one compared to a CR123 or 14500 in the original so run time should be exceptional. So the new one can take a 18350, a 18500 or a 18650 or even a CR123 or RCR123. A 16650 I threw in also works. Pretty good versatility and the overall length of the new one in shortest configuration is about 1/4" less than the original in it’s shortest configuration with almost the same head diameter and a slightly smaller rear diameter on the current one.
I have long thought that the stepless continuously variable magnetic ring control was a great idea and much simpler to use than various combinations of button presses needed to access various modes and power levels. Particularly nice in such a compact and convenient size light. If you do not use strobe or SOS then it could not be a simpler user interface.
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I am a big fan of RRT-01 Rotaries. Here is one of my 2012 models, with a warm LED swap:
I keep it on the nightstand, because it is so easy to control the very low outputs when walking through the house in the middle of the night.
The only thing I wish the magnetic rotaries had incorporated into the driver, is Low Voltage Protection. It is adviseable to use Protected Batteries.