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Originally Posted by Booner
Jason...what improvements were made exactly...and the reason's they were made.
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The first and most substantial upgrade/improvements were to the blades themselves. There used to be one longer/larger cutout in the blade, then the smaller one where the blades hinge along those back screws during deployment. Now, if you look at the photo above, you'll see that what was once the "one large cutout" is now two smaller cutouts (3 total in the photo)—allowing for material to add strength along the length of the blade. Essentially that material was left in to serve as a sort of brace to strengthen the blade.
There was also an adjustment to the temper of the screws—as well as an adjustment to the holes for the screws themselves. Finally, we also started putting Lok-tite on all the screws during assembly to help keep the screws locked down.
The change above to the blades was the main change, with a few other minor tweaks/adjustments to the screws, etc. to improve the overall performance and durability of the head.
All these were made to address the early issues with broken blades, and later instances of the screws backing out, etc.