It would be great if they could do rhodium, but with the size of their contacts and the number of them that would need plating, it may not be cost effective, but at least something like Nickel would work wonders compared to bare brass.
The Kick by Evolv--Coming to Super-T!
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Or nickel silver, which I think is a nickel / copper / zinc alloy if memory serves. Also, if I recall correctly, the oxidized form of nickel silver also conducts electricity. I'm not sure of its efficiency, but apparently it's very common in model train tracks.
Here's my kicked P+ 18500 with a few of my other toys.Click, then click again for full size:
that looks excellent buddyI've just sent my ody to get sandblasted to match my precise +
I hope I don't live to regret it,
Thanks alot for this tip I cleaned all the contacts with an alcohol wipe then applied a tiny bit of Vaseline to the contacts and the inside of the precise where the grounding spring conects and I've been using the precise all day at work without a single misfire
I love my precise even more now
Just to be clear: My brand new Precise+ 18650 should work with the Kick and an 18490 battery without adjusting any washers or O rings, right ?
I'm pretty sure if your P+ came setup for the AW 18650 2600 mAh battery the Kick + AW IMR 18490 should just drop in w/o any changes. Mine was setup this way, and I didn't have to change any o-rings or anything.
I'm not sure this is bacause my P18650+ is brand new but I have a tiny space with kicked 18490 and I can hear battery is slightly moving inside tube.
I don't think switch washer doesn't do anything but my set up is 2 washer at switch, 2 fat (10,000) Oring at buttom of 18490 battery. It works perfect for my brand new P18650+.
I *think* I have my Kicked P+ 18650 working consistently now. Turned out that the button screw (what holds the spacing washers) was loose. I'm not sure why that mattered (or even how it got loose), but since I tightened down, I've had consistent hits for the past 6 hours.
Yes, i've had a few customers who had inconsistent firing and they didn't realize that the the bottom contact screw was loose. Electricity flows through it, so if it's loose, its the same as having a loose battery cable or what not, it needs to be tight. Its also slotted for a screwdriver so you can tighten it.
I already sold my Kick, used it a few times and could see the plastic shrink wrap starting to wear since it rubs against the threads when inserting and removing.. Its a tight fit in the Precise. Also I want to take full advantage of the Rhodium contacts, the Kick has Brass contacts which will oxidize. I put the money towards a Black Satin Provari-with Blue LED, my Precise+ 18650 needs a buddy.......
Next on my list is a P+ 16..................
Next on my list is a P+ 16..................
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BTW, I learned not try to make my P+ 18650 "stand up" on the button end. It would be slick if you would offer a matching desk stand of some sort so I don't have it rolling around my desk. Something that would allow the button not to be pushed when standing upright.
Think a little rounded block of steel with two holes one at the top and one at the bottom. The top hole is big enough to allow the bottom of the P+ to go through but the bottom hole just a mm or 2 wider than the button diameter.
Think a little rounded block of steel with two holes one at the top and one at the bottom. The top hole is big enough to allow the bottom of the P+ to go through but the bottom hole just a mm or 2 wider than the button diameter.
I'll just put this out there too: I wish I could dial up the Kick to 11 or 12 watts instead of just 10.
Sign me up for one too. could also be made out of wood............ Felt lined, dont want to scratch my Precise.........
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You guys wanting a P+ stand could just try to score one of these on eBay or something. That's the awesomest P+ desk caddy I can imagine. :>
The silence to this question is becoming deafening. Are the collective vendors prohibited from answering this?
Sleddie,
No, we are not prohibited from answering anything. Unfortunately, at this point, we don't know any more than you do.
I don't think that anyone is "holding back" or intentionally limiting the production. Brandon has told me that they are hiring people and doing everything they can possibly do to ramp up production and they are being built as fast as they can be. (I beleive him.)
Hopefully, in a few months, there will be more than enough Kicks to go around and everyone will have the opportunity to get "kicked" around to their hearts content.
roi
I can concur with this. No-one is prohibited from answering questions, but it's hard to keep telling our customers that we don't know when we will be back in stock. We're in a service industry and we want to tell you good news, and where there's no news, it sounds like nothing's going on, but I can promise you that's far from the case.
Evolv are working their butts off to make Kicks available worldwide. It's a new product and max production output hasn't been reached, plus they are doing extended testing on all these initial batches so they can accurately set their quality control benchmarks. They are just not able to give accurate availability dates at the moment, and when we press them for timescales, they are likely to be inaccurate, so that leads to more disappointment.
To give you an idea of where Evolv are with things, we had our first batch in the UK last week (sold out in under 3 minutes) and Evolv are now busy producing the first batches for the other UK vendors. They then intend to replenish all vendors in the order in which they were supplied their initial batches - so this means the US replenishment is next on the list after the rest of the UK allocation has been filled. All vendors have received (or will have received) the same initial batch quantity.
So, as soon as your favourite vendor has their next batch in (or has a shipment notification) I am sure they will be communicating it through all their normal channels, but until we have more information, best we can do is just wait.
Evolv are working their butts off to make Kicks available worldwide. It's a new product and max production output hasn't been reached, plus they are doing extended testing on all these initial batches so they can accurately set their quality control benchmarks. They are just not able to give accurate availability dates at the moment, and when we press them for timescales, they are likely to be inaccurate, so that leads to more disappointment.
To give you an idea of where Evolv are with things, we had our first batch in the UK last week (sold out in under 3 minutes) and Evolv are now busy producing the first batches for the other UK vendors. They then intend to replenish all vendors in the order in which they were supplied their initial batches - so this means the US replenishment is next on the list after the rest of the UK allocation has been filled. All vendors have received (or will have received) the same initial batch quantity.
So, as soon as your favourite vendor has their next batch in (or has a shipment notification) I am sure they will be communicating it through all their normal channels, but until we have more information, best we can do is just wait.
Per my latest conversation with Brandon on Friday, they hope to have another batch out to Super-T later next week.
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