Front	Rear	Top
Left	Right	Bottom

Technical Details

I acquired my Raveltik Reflex from Au Vieux Campeur in 2008.

This Raveltik Reflex is 83 mm. tall, 67 mm. wide, 44 mm. thick, and weighs 82 g. It consists of two pairs of bollards sandwiched between a center plate and two side plates. Each side plate is a 60 mm. wide, 36 mm. tall subtriangular piece of 2.9 mm. aluminum alloy, while the larger center piece is made from 5.0 mm. aluminum alloy. The center plate has a 5 mm. tall, 25 mm. wide hole for the HMS belay carabiner.

Each bollard is 14 mm. long. The fixed (silver) bollards have a U-shaped groove with a 14 mm. diameter at the ends and a 9.3 mm. diameter at the center. The fixed bollards are riveted in place. The adjustable (red) bollards have U-shaped groove with a 14 mm. diameter at the ends and a 9.3 mm. diameter at the center. These bollards sit on a 38 mm. long, 8.5 mm. diameter shaft that passes through one of the two sets of three matching holes in the plate. Two 5 mm. round head hex-socket screws hold the adjustable bollards in place. Friction keeps the bollards from turning.

There are two sets of holes for mounting the adjustable bollard. The axis of the closer set is 30 mm. from the fixed bollard axis. This set is designed for use with 7.5 to 9.0 mm. rope. The axis of the outer set is 40 mm. from the fixed bollard axis. This set is designed for use with 7.5 to 9.0 mm. rope.

One side plate is marked with a rigging diagram and "REFLEX." The center plate is stamped with "RAVELTIK."

Comments

Rig the Reflex by inserting a bight (single rope) or bights (double rope) in from the top (as shown on the diagram on the device) and clipping an HMS carabiner through the bight(s) and the slot in the central plate. Make sure that the standing rope going to the belayee comes out on the side with the red bollards, and that the free end comes out over the fixed bollards. Rappelling is done the same way.

It is important that the bollards do not rotate; otherwise, the Reflex will not provide full friction. The Reflex design relies on friction to keep the bollards from rotation; i.e., there is no positive stop to prevent rotation. I do not like this feature. On the other hand, I like having turned bollards for the rope to run over rather than aluminum plate (e.g., as in the Petzl Reverso & Reversino), since the bollards are not likely to wear to a sharp edge.

The small nose on the central plate is "for fixing single rope," whatever that means. The instruction sheet did not elaborate.

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