RSA Insert testing and some Turbo tests

Decided to try to tackle two problems that have been brought up with the RSA. One is output loss, and the other one is price. Originally the RSA was made to handle the extra length of protected batteries which came as a detriment due to having more items in the critical path. So to help with price and output we have decided to move to a solid insert. What that insert would be would be up to testing. Copper is super conductive but heavy and aluminum 6061 can almost get to that conductivity without the extra weight (in this case .4 oz).

While testing we noticed a couple of interesting things. With a sample size of 2 in this case it seems that not all REIN 3.0s are equal. One of the REIN’s best output was around 88,000 candela consistently using the REIN switch. The other one hovered around 96,000 candela +- 3,000. The other interesting thing is again, that adding both the RSA and the ROSS plus the REIN switch we see no loss in output at all. Also, the Surefire Turbo, using the same DS00 switch, reaches 100k candela with ease. The error on the current spring insert is also a bit higher than the solid inserts. The inserts vary along the margin of error of the testing equipment which is around 3k candela for this output range.

Either way, the new solid insert will get rid of the need for the nylon sleeve so hopefully we are able to pass those small savings to the customer. You would gain a bit of output but lose the ability to use protected cells which most don’t run on REIN lights anyways. We are working on something that may or may not come to fruition called the FEZ (Field Effect Zwitch). It will fix the output issues with Cloud lights and Surefire switches but might come at a cost of equal or higher price compared to the current RSA.