MBI #3 - Codename: HF

[magellan]

Wow, great story.

 

[rjking]

Thanks, Guy! It is a pity that the others have not been sighted on CPF.
For everyone else, enjoy...

The following photos are courtesy of Guy!

Here's mine:-

Here are the others:-

Should be available soon.

 

[KDM]

Great story Guy! All but the shattered screen part anyway.

 

[jonwkng]

Amazing story, Guy!

It is a pity your UV cure light is out of commission. Norland 61 can be used to repair cracked phone screens.

 

[Newguy2012]

@Guy
You're not a flip phone person?

 

[climberkid]

@Guy
You're not a flip phone person?

Now that wins the joke of the day award!

 

[rjking]

Has anyone ever tested the runtime with either 10250 or 10440 with the HF-R?

 

[the_guy_with_no_name]

I had the screen replaced on my phone this evening, which involved a fair bit of waiting as there's a new iPhone being launched in the morning. Working like new!!

Spent what was left of the night packing and posting but I'll be back to post once I'm awake

Tgwnn

 

[ChibiM]

Wow... thats quite a story!
it definitely is something unique... things get lost, and you have a big chance you`ll get it back

that tracking system is definitely pretty cool!!!!!!

 

[Newguy2012]

Now that wins the joke of the day award!

I heard flip phone is still popular in Japan. Japan has some really nice flip-phones. It doesn't look flip-phone will go away. Samsung recently announced a high-end smart flip-phone($800+).

 

[LedTed]

Seeing as we are off the subject anyway. Has anyone seen or used a pen-phone? It's cool. Only six keys are used to perform fifteen functions.

 

[Newguy2012]

Seeing as we are off the subject anyway. Has anyone seen or used a pen-phone? It's cool. Only six keys are used to perform fifteen functions.

I haven't. Can you post a link?

 

[FsTop]

Copper HF-R

I love Guy's products - this is my third of his lights. I just got my charger and copper HF-R today.

The light is stunning - the new 5-level controls work perfectly and feel microscope-grade, and the High beam is amazing - even brighter than the alum. HF-R it is replacing on my keychain. The single-trit installation is perfect. It's not light-weight, but feels very sturdy - almost mil-spec, and looks amazing, and I'm sure the copper will oxidize in interesting ways.

The charger is a huge improvement over the cottontail chargers with the magnets on wires. One minor cavil is that is not easy to remove a battery from the charger after charging - it goes so deeply into the USB-end that there is no way to pull it back far enough to tilt it out head-first, and no good way to get a grip on the cell to pull it back out tail-first (the way it went in). I'm thinking that if the open cutout in the cylinder was a bit longer and wider, it would be a good deal easier to remove the charged cell.

Keep up the fantastic work, Guy!

 

[Puppet]

Just so you know: The charger tube unscrews so you can just slide the battery out.

 

[rjking]

 

[Newguy2012]

Just so you know: The charger tube unscrews so you can just slide the battery out.

Is that how he intend people to take out their battery?

 

[FsTop]

Just so you know: The charger tube unscrews so you can just slide the battery out.

So it does - it was so well-machined that I hadn't spotted the crack.

However, it makes no sense to have to unscrew a half-dozen threads to remove the battery, after slipping it into the charger so easily - that would be poor design, and Guy doesn't do poor design.

 

[Puppet]

You'll have to ask him if that's the intended method. I myself found it perfectly easy.

 

[th8tredude]

His design was indeed intending to install/remove the battery through the opening. However, upon receiving the finished product, he became concerned about the possibility of shorting the battery during removal, and suggests unscrewing it for removal.

 

[spiralarchitect]

Been topping off my nukes this evening and playing with the charger. I have seldom seen something so well engineered. Everything lines up perfectly and the treads are magnificent. After working with it for a while I came to the conclusion that unscrewing the cap on it is definitely the most safe way to go. I also had some concern that repeatedly wrenching the spring to the side during install and removal may ultimately cause some damage (I am sure my concern is unfounded, but, why risk it when a perfectly acceptable alternative exists).

Been giving my Cu HF-R a go this evening too..... holy, wow. High mode is revelation of what is possible in flashlight electronics packaging. Loving the UI as well. It is amazing how smooth the mode selection ring turns.