The driver’s got the rather annoying 5-modes but it looks like a regular 105C, so I’ll try shorting the last star to get rid of the blinkies. Else, I got plenty of other drivers I can stuff in there and use it as a rather nice host.
Hmm, spoke too soon. It’s kinda going mental on me, randomly “strobing” on me like some intermittent contact. Will have to ddx it later.
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Solid Al reflector, decent triangular threads, cap + battery tube + driver section + front bezel + trim-ring.
The host seems solid, but again, need to ddx the switch, driver, etc., to see what’s going mental.
This might be a return, because of the 3 I bought, 2 seem “complete” with lanyard and that plastic on the front lens, but this was missing the lanyard and the plastic. That kinda sucks. Wasn’t gonna p&m about it, but if there’s something going on with the light itself, well…
The driver is held in there with a retaining ring. Will have to see what’s the culprit, rule out one thing after another, etc.
As a host, it’s pretty nice.
The star isn’t glued in, thank B’Harni, but there’s no compound in there at all, just dry contact.
Even with the spacer / centering ring, it’s a pretty tight beam… when it works.
No microscope, so can’t tell if it’s a good knockoff or real Cree.
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Hey, advice?
Does it pay to bitch’n’moan to GB about it? Not sure what they’d do. On Amazon, a seller would offer to just throw a few bux at me to make me go away, but not sure if I’d have to ship it back to GB or go jump through any other hoops.