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

jon_slider · 2020-01-23T16:01:49.000Z

Very sorry for your loss of a D10, really happy for you to have a TCR-1 to enjoy.

When I got my TCR-1 the dial was not smooth, it took a lot of massage and lubricant to get it to feel buttery smooth (without disassembly).

Some of my RRT-01 were also not smooth, but after disassembly and lubricating with Nyogel 767a they became a joy to use.

The feel of a smooth the ring with no grittyness, nor excessively easy to turn, transforms the experience from apparent low quality, to feeling like a High Quality instrument.

The convenience of operation of the Jetbeam Rotaries have spoiled me. I still use a couple clicky lights (one set to 0.02 lumens for bathroom visits, and one that turns on at 20 lumens for brief illumination needs on my desk, but I have greatly slowed my accumulation of lights with buttons.

For me, the RRT-01 has been a game changer… not sure why, but I seem to have accumulated more than one… lol!

I agree this thread is full of a wealth of info. Thanks to all who participate and contribute.

Cayenne · 2020-01-24T06:09:48.000Z

jon_slider:

Very sorry for your loss of a D10, really happy for you to have a TCR-1 to enjoy.

When I got my TCR-1 the dial was not smooth, it took a lot of massage and lubricant to get it to feel buttery smooth (without disassembly).

Some of my RRT-01 were also not smooth, but after disassembly and lubricating with Nyogel 767a they became a joy to use.

The feel of a smooth the ring with no grittyness, nor excessively easy to turn, transforms the experience from apparent low quality, to feeling like a High Quality instrument.

The convenience of operation of the Jetbeam Rotaries have spoiled me. I still use a couple clicky lights (one set to 0.02 lumens for bathroom visits, and one that turns on at 20 lumens for brief illumination needs on my desk, but I have greatly slowed my accumulation of lights with buttons.

For me, the RRT-01 has been a game changer… not sure why, but I seem to have accumulated more than one… lol!

I agree this thread is full of a wealth of info. Thanks to all who participate and contribute.

Thanks, and more thanks, you have helped make this a one stop shop for JB rotary info. This is a easy, intuitive, and depending on one’s age, very familiar UI.
I spent a lot of years with the D10, but perhaps the loss was for the best. It wasn’t hard to overshoot a desired level with the D10 , due to ramping speed. And at it’s lowest level, on a minimal battery charge, the PWM was easily seen.
The clip was broken off of this TCR1, I still have to deal with drilling out the sheared machine screws and tapping new threads. I’ve got a original, McGizmo clip to fit. Then it’s on to led selection. I like so many different emitters and kelvins, it’s gonna be hard to find a middle of the road emitter and matching reflector.
Such a cool design, cant help but think of Spinal Tap

jon_slider · 2020-01-24T15:09:10.000Z

Cayenne:

I like so many different emitters and kelvins, it’s gonna be hard to find a middle of the road emitter and matching reflector.

there are links in this thread to consolidate the reflector options that moderator007 researched for us

they work with the 219b options I enjoy
my personal general purpose grail is the sw45k and that link also lists a source for those
along with other parts useful in a TCR-1, including an XP compatible mcpcb, the driver that has a Strobe option, and a shorter clip. (though I respect your choice of a McGizmo option)

(I was not in USA in my youth, and missed the Spinal Tap experience. Thanks for supporting and contributing to this Stepless Rotary conversation. )

Cayenne · 2020-01-25T23:31:04.000Z

Thanks Jon, traveling due to work right now, layovers give me time to go over all the options. It is a really useful design, from theater seating to menu reading, poorly lit parking garages,etc.
And it carries easily, even without a clip. That and the current crop of 18350 is easily more capable than the 14500 cells I was using before. Although I would always like to have a option of running AA in a pinch. Looking through older google images, it looks like it may lego with the the discontinued JB “DD” series (digital display). I actually have a AA version of that light. Curious as heck now if that light body will actually work on the TCR1 head, without exposed threads and o-ring.I won’t know till I return home this weekend.

jon_slider · 2020-01-26T00:29:36.000Z

I hope your DD AA lego works
there are a couple good pics of one here
http://www.aushunteronline.com.au/spotlights/torches-accessories/jetbeam-dda10-led-torch-160-lumens/

that vendor also has NOS Original RRT-01’s
some of them have strobe too (eye 10 driver overlap)

Cayenne · 2020-01-28T01:59:57.000Z

Still working through jet lag and fatique. Got the broken pocket clip screws sorted and retapped.
Also tried the JB DDA10 and it is confirmed. Maybe a little homely, but fully seated, and fully functional. Threads seat and o-ring is completely engaged.
I tend to collect and keep red led display items, such as old Texas Instruments calculators and TIF Instruments digital ammeters.
Never have imagined a future Lego from this DDA10.

jon_slider · 2020-01-28T02:23:25.000Z

Cayenne:

… JB DDA10 and it is confirmed. Maybe a little homely, but fully seated, and fully functional. Threads seat and o-ring is completely engaged.
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welcome home, so glad you got the clip sorted

and thanks for sharing your TCR-1 (and original RRT-01), 18650 Lego success!

here is a recent lego of mine (pic is a link)

Cayenne · 2020-01-28T13:16:20.000Z

Thanks!
And that’s a righteous looking SWM Lego!

jon_slider · 2020-03-05T22:54:07.000Z

Sapphire Crystal fit report

shirnask:

RRT-01 LENS

thanks shirnask… here are a few other measurements

I tested some 20 x 1.5 mm sapphire crystals for fit in an Eye10 and V10a
The glass on the Eye10 measured 20 x 1.4mm
The glass on the V10a measured 20.1 x 0.9mm

I bought this:
mingswear sapphire
20x1.5mm and confirmed the dimension is accurate
https://www.ebay.com/itm/1-5mm-Thick-Flat-Sapphire-Watch-Glass-16mm-to-50mm-Crystal-for-Watchmaker-G961T/142442669808
That Crystal fits the Eye10 nicely!

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v10a glass measures 20.1 x 0.9
the 1.5 mm Crystal is too thick and slightly exposes the O ring for the bezel

so this is a thinner alternative:
1mm thick sapphire
https://www.ebay.com/itm/1-0mm-Thick-16-44-5mm-Flat-Sapphire-Watch-Glass-Round-Crystal-Replacement/302438741321

I have not checked the glass dimensions on a V11r, nor V10r, but I would guess they are similar to the V10a

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fwiw about sapphire

the bling is cool, the scratch resistance is cool, and it is shiny!

light transmission on my meter
the thin V10a glass had a 1% light loss
the thick sapphire had a 2% light loss, I can live with that.
(ymmv, this is on my meter, etc)

Sooo… is Sapphire stronger? Way!

shirnask · 2020-03-05T22:59:34.000Z

Thanks for the update. I think I will pick up a few.

jon_slider · 2020-03-06T00:48:58.000Z

shirnask:

I think I will pick up a few.

me too

and btw, the Eye10 w the Sapphire lens above, has one of the kaidomain reflectors that moderator007 found for us…

I have not confirmed, but have high confidence the 20x1.5mm sapphire lens is going to work in the Original RRT-01 too.

links to reflectors and other parts used to mod the Original RRT-01 are archived in this thread:

Time to MoD the Jetbeam RRT-01

id30209 · 2020-03-06T06:11:27.000Z

Great job Jonathan, much appreciated!

moderator007 · 2020-03-06T07:43:09.000Z

Now we got a source for sapphire crystal lenses. Thanks for the link.
The V10R, V11R should be the same as the V10a. They all have the same head diameter.

jon_slider · 2020-03-06T16:41:14.000Z

moderator007:

They all have the same head diameter. :+1:

yes
I just have not personally verified if the lens thickness is the same in each Sunway V model

there seems to be variation in the 1.4mm thickness of my Eye10 lens and shirnask’s 1.62mm Original RRT-01. But this is not a problem because the kaidomain reflector sits a little higher than stock, in the Original RRT-01…

I see no downside to the 1.5mm Sapphire lenses in regard to fitting Original Jetbeams modded w Kaidomain reflectors.

Cheap Bling!

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Testing unconventional trit locations

daytime trit photo tip
shine a UV light on them when photographing

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side story

last night I dropped a bag with 6 of those tiny trits on the floor
when I picked up the bag, it had dumped them all out.
I could not see them on the floor… at all
until
I used the UV light, and easily found them all

jon_slider · 2020-03-20T15:00:52.000Z

for those that followed, or are considering following, my recommendation for Sapphire lenses… please read this update, and consider an alternative

Archibald Tuttle:

Try this fellow for sapphire, if he doesn’t have what you need, he will more than likely recommend a source. I just used his lenses for a NiteCore mod last year, very happy. Be cautious of crystal thickness and also of replacements with rounded edges

Thanks for the coaching

I just ordered from the person you linked to
I got Four of these 1.5 x 20 (for RRT-01)
https://www.ebay.com/itm/1-5mm-Thick-Flat-Sapphire-Watch-Glass-16mm-50mm-Crystal-Watchmaker-G961T-/142442669808

plus Three of these 1x 20mm (for Sunwayman rotaries)
https://www.ebay.com/itm/132318897999

I ordered from your source, because the ones I bought already, do have rounded edges.
Update
Correction! see next post… there is NO problem…

I have not done a dunk test, so I dont know if there is a problem with the O ring fittment… but Im grateful you suggested a link for lenses that do not have rounded edges…

jon_slider · 2020-03-21T18:25:32.000Z

good news and more good news

I received some 20 mm x 1 mm sapphire lenses, and they fit perfectly in my V10a, and I suspect in other Sunwayman rotaries.

btw, when I removed the 20x1.5 mm sapphire, that works in RRT-01, I looked more closely with magnification, and both lenses have equally flat edges. So, false alarm, the 20x1.5 that I recommended earlier does NOT have rounded edges. So Both sources of 20 x 1.5 mm lenses mentioned are good, and though they come from different vendors, they are the same brand. Win Win!

And the 20 x 1mm source is an excellent fit, for Sunwayman rotaries (disclaimer, Im guessing they are the same in the V10a, as in the V11r and V10r and V10r Ti.)

You can see in this pic of the V10a head (on a V11r body), with the 20x1mm sapphire installed, that the bezel fits very nice and close with no excessive gap

Bling Bling!

btw, sapphire is much stronger than glass in every way, it is way more than just bling

Unheard · 2020-03-21T21:08:25.000Z

Ordered one for my V11R. Thanks!

id30209 · 2020-04-17T10:36:26.000Z

Folks, have you seen new RRT0?

pol77 · 2020-04-17T11:06:08.000Z

Interesting. Any more pics / specs / info?

id30209 · 2020-04-17T11:08:44.000Z

pol77:

Interesting. Any more pics / specs / info?

Nothing. Go to FB and check for Jetbeam Flash Light