Since I modified mine for my own use it didn’t get an engraved DB Custom on it. 
I actually did a stupid thing and traded mine off in a deal for an Alienware laptop. Wish I’d been smarter, oh well.
Well then! Since you traded it you should have had your DB Custom on it!
Do you know what bin the stock LED has and its CRI? Maybe that explains the tint of my TN42
I did the Pre-Order through Thrunite and ended up with serial number 2. I can’t believe I let it go, seriously liked that light and being somewhat of a numbers freak the number 2 on it should have guaranteed it a spot on my shelves forever. Used it pretty often spotting coyotes, must’ve really brainfahrted on that one…
The TN42 is an amazing thrower. I just finished watching a Utube video testing it in the farmlands of Michigan.
The light was easily visible (and they took a photo) at 5 miles. That's very impressive for a stock light.
That said, I do not need one. I do not need one. Remember that. I do not need one.
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This new member[FlashMax] from Argentina needs help solving the mystery of his TN42. The review thread was not getting much traffic!
Here is the thread:
The picture below is with his TN42 OFF!! Any ideas?! 3 of the 4 dies are lit up with very little illumination!
Okay, I wondered about that. Most lights I’ve seen, especially the cooler tint ones, scatter a lot of light on humid nights. But I’ve never used one with such a thin beam.
Does it really penetrate far on humid nights? I swear on some nights that there’s a wall 100 yards away where light just stops.
One of two things, defective emitter or the emitter was not flowed onto the MCPCB properly or completely. The responsibility to fix a sick light is on the manufacturer or distributor
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No, that is not it,Kawiboy figured it out.
…. I can’t believe you did either …… :person_facepalming: … … First I heard of it…… 
Especially after our conversation starting 13 November 2016 by the wonder of PM technology. :person_facepalming: … :cry:
I have however heard it said that time heals all wounds…… hopefully, in time; this wound of not owning this most unique DB Custom TN42 will at least scab over & begin to heal in a few years. :cry:
I’ll be off now to lick my wound……….
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Missed the while off part. :person_facepalming:
Leakage current. Makes sense, similar in principle to lighted tailcaps
Humid nights: For me, not applicable. I live in central Arizona hilly high country. It is very easy to see that some lights are better throwers than others.
There’s a good reason that fog lights on a car have a low horizontal beam profile, helps cut under the wall of fog. In my day a fog light was always orange-yellow to help reduce glare for the driver.
Driving in fog teaches a driver a lot, click the high beams on and get blinded! So trying to use a thrower in a high humidity or saturated air scenario is going to yield pretty equal results. Just the nature of things.
Okay, that’s what I figured. Where I live, summer nights mean high humidity. I guess scattering would be an issue with an extreme thrower.
Hi all, I received a response from Thrunite when I told them about the impossibility of complete turning off the TN42. Despite the fact that the glow turned almost invisible after resolder one of the wires from the switch they send me the following pic to fix the problem. I want to share with all of you to have your opinion. I havent do anything yet.
https://s8.postimg.org/itfxl82d1/TN42-\_CUT_OFF_RESISTANCE.jpg
I would rather de soldier that 
Yes I will wait for some advice and then try to desolder it! :person_facepalming:
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Interesting…… At least they responded with a solution.
Good idea… no point in getting onto a rush.
Thanks for sharing and good luck. :+1:
Thrunite is telling customers to destroy a component on the driver using pliers to fix a standby drain issue? Did I read this right? I could swear that was just black tea I was drinking, not hard drugs.
You could solve the standby drain issue even easier by smashing the whole driver with a hammer.