Ra Clicky Tactical ID

[scalpel_ninja]

Hello everyone, I have this V1 Ra EDC; factory reset brings it to a tactical UI. The inside of the head is missing the sticker. Any additional info on the specs would be much appreciated.

 

[Lithium466]

Tricky one. As it says EDC I'm leaning toward a base model, but what were base models at that time? 120 lumens?

 

[thermal guy]

It's a golden dragon ain't it?

 

[jon_slider]

https://www.hdssystems.com/Products/Legacy/Clicky/Clicky1TacticalUsersGuide.pdf

Light output: 140 or 170 maximum lumens, 23 levels;
100 or 120 maximum lumens, 22 levels

 

[WarriorOfLight]

I would also say it is a Golden Dragon LED. My guess is 120lm.

Btw. nice light!

 

[desert.snake]

Great golden dragon, it can be from 120 to 170 lm, it seems there were several 200 lm, but this is rare, it seems that they were put in titanium

You can run the version report? Looked it up on the website, it's quite possible

What version of software is in my flashlight? Hide answer...


Over the years, we have upgraded our software to improve the utility and reliability of our flashlights. Below you will find the edit history for all versions of the software that can be upgraded to the current version - starting with release 1.22 in March of 2010. Only significant changes are listed. Earlier versions of the software require earlier versions of the hardware that are not compatible with the current software.
Your light will tell you what version of software it is running. To retrieve this information, you start by performing a factory reset but you do not release the button until the light begins flashing - roughly 10 seconds after the light turns off and roughly 20 seconds after you pressed the button. Note that since you are performing a factory reset, you will loose any customizations your have made and will need to make the customizations again. Here is the procedure to determine the software version number:

• Turn on your flashlight.
• Unscrew and open the battery compartment - your light will go out.
• Screw the battery compartment back onto the head. As you are doing this, the light will turn on dimly - this is the reset indication.
• Before the light turns off, press and hold the button. The light will become brighter when the button is pressed.
• After 10 seconds, the light will turn off. Do not release the button - continue holding the button down.
• After another 10 seconds, the light will begin to flash. You may now release the button.
• The flashes are grouped as 8 flashes with a pause separating them. Short flashes represent a 0 while longer flashes represent a 1. What you will be looking at are binary numbers. Write down the sequence of zeros and ones and use your favorite binary to decimal converter to convert the binary strings to decimal numbers.
• The numbers will continue to flash until you again unscrew and open the battery compartment.

If you are running 1.xx software, you will see a single number when the button is released and two numbers when the button is pressed. The two numbers are separated by a short pause and repeat after a longer pause. If you are running 2.xx software, the button is ignored and you will see three numbers separated by short pauses that repeat after a longer pause.
The single number displayed with the button up has no useful value and should be ignored. The same is true for the first of the three numbers for versions prior to 2.2. The first of the three numbers starting with version 2.2 is the calibrated output divided by 10 and rounded to an integer. As an example, a 325 lumen light will have the value of 33.
The two numbers displayed with the button down or the second and third of the three numbers is the version number. The first number will be either a 1 or 2 and is the major version number. The second number is the minor version number. Version numbers are normally formatted as <major>.<minor> - e.g., 2.18.

• 1.22 - released March 2010 - new power supply.
• 1.23 - released April 2010 - added ramp up/down when enabling/disabling features.
• 2.0 - released March 2011 - Rotary UI, burst enable option, burst moved to 40 seconds long, no button for version display. This software release corresponds with the release of Acme threads and serial numbers of 20,000 and above.
• 2.1 - released March 2011 - code cleanup.
• 2.2 - released March 2011 - calibration improvements, display calibrated lumen value with version numer.
• 2.3 - released June 2011 - end of battery handling (improved performance for dying batteries), lower idle current (increased run time).
• 2.4 - released September 2011 - end of battery handling, rotary control resets auto-off (any movement of rotary control will reset the auto-off function), double-blink below 50%.
• 2.5 - released September 2011 - double-blink below 50 lumens.
• 2.6 - released October 2011 - Clicky Tactical UI.
• 2.7 - released October 2011 - improve end of battery handling.
• 2.8 - released February 2012 - shorten locator flash.
• 2.9 - released March 2012 - ignore bad rotary codes instead of error code.
• 2.10 - released December 2013 - Rotary Tactical UI, calibration, internal cleanup, drop button lockout, locator flash enable option, rotary C & D presets to strobes, arbitrary exponent logarithmic spacing (always 24 levels), minimum to 0.02 lumens, flicker mode (undocumented, 5 clicks from off).
• 2.11 - released April 2014 - higher speed fast strobe per research studies, CCW in Tactical UI is rotary.
• 2.12 - released October 2014 - new configurations.
• 2.13 - released December 2014 - skipped because some think 13 is unlucky.
• 2.14 - released January 2015 - locator flash option controls quad-click, swap A/B for Tactical UI, triple-click from off latches level for Tactical UI, flicker to 7 clicks from off.
• 2.15 - released January 2015 - true momentary at 6 clicks from off, flicker to 9 clicks from off.
• 2.16 - released May 2015 - true momentary when Turn On option disabled.
• 2.17 - released May 2015 - support for L91 AA.
• 2.18 - released February 2018 - simplify default Rotary UI, level lock to triple-click from on for Tactical UI, return option and triple-click from off for button lockout, option to enable true momentary, bicycle strobes and configuration, improved auto-off.

 

[scalpel_ninja]

Thanks @desert.snake

This is what the blinks generate:

Button down: 00000001 pause 00010001 long pause

Button up: 0101 pause 0001 long pause (then repeats this second line)

That's what I have so far, haven't deciphered it's meaning yet.

 

[scalpel_ninja]

So reading over the instructions a few more times, I understand it as this:

Button down: 00000001 pause 00010001 long pause; means version 1.17

Button up: 01010001 long pause (ignore)

Still no way of knowing max lumen output I guess?

 

[desert.snake]

Still no way of knowing max lumen output I guess?

Judging by the instructions, the luminous flux is indicated only from version 2.2. Apparently the only option is to ask Henry. I asked him recently, also about the golden dragon, he kindly answered me and gave full information about the version, lumens and production date.

By the way, if you turn it on to the maximum level, does it go down a one level after 10 or after 40 seconds?

 

[scalpel_ninja]

Judging by the instructions, the luminous flux is indicated only from version 2.2. Apparently the only option is to ask Henry. I asked him recently, also about the golden dragon, he kindly answered me and gave full information about the version, lumens and production date.

By the way, if you turn it on to the maximum level, does it go down a one level after 10 or after 40 seconds?

Ten seconds.

 

[turbodog]

The golden dragon also had a 85 lumen option with the red alternate output. I have one of those in a twisty. Very tight beam... one of his best lights I think.

 

[John_Galt]

My (second) HDS, first "Ra" edc series was a custom with that same osram golden dragon emitter. Had a fantastic, throwy beam pattern.