clemence, I feel your pain. Fighting bureaucracy is only for the bravest of heart and I hope you do not loose faith.
You have done a tremendous job on the last group buy and I envy your energy and commitment.
Do not worry about us who just earn the fruits of your work. If the next group buy takes more time so be it.
Thanks for all the great work you do for us. :+1:
A pox upon the bureaucrats. Thanks for putting up with that crap (at least in part) for our benefit.
Thank you….xx
Good luck fighting the pencil pushers.
Looking forward to the next collection.
I finally had time to put together an X6 triple using three 219C R9050 sm403 emitters and the result is beautiful. Using the Ledil optic I get absolutely perfect tint. Depending on the output tint deviation i.e. Duv is anywhere from –0.0008 to 0.0019. So practically no noticeable shift either way. CCT is 3970-4022 K. CRI Ra 91-94 R9 63-76, again better on the lower modes.
Here’s the max mode with dr.jones h17f.
Oh no… all that fine Nichia goodness sitting in a crate not getting to move. Just within reach, yet so far away. I need a bunch of the 219B 9080’s when the break loose.
Excited to see what’s in store when the nichias are finally free. I would like to play with some more nichia emitters.
The 9080 B’s have an amazing tint. Very unique with the spike in the red band.,
Looking forward to 9080 at 4000K.
Is it possible to PM me when the 219B 9080 are back in stock, or will be soon? I want to buy a batch of those. Thanks!
Ditto! (Just saw this thread…)
OK, almost there. After 2 weeks speeding to many places on a scooter (almost 300km total).The license should be out in less than five working days……IF I’m lucky to get it. There are 119 license applicants queue there. And the officer told me they’re ran out of license paper. Need to wait for another shipment from Jakarta….OMD!
And then another steps to register that license to the custom at the import department to get import permit.
Then another steps to DHL to let them use that import permit for me…
If I can’t get it on time then the government will take those Nichias to the auction. The worse case scenario would be to bid for my own stuff at the auction :weary: :person_facepalming:
When we get them then we know this is not just another Nichias. I really envy China for this…
I’ll keep you guys updated
- Clemence
Interested in the 9080 too.
Omg. That’s insane. All the best Clemence. We are rooting for you!
Wow, the plot thickens. I guess that if you are Indonesian, you are not supposed to run a business with international contacts.
Indonesia I guess has rich enough resources to get away with shady regulations and still maintain an acceptable standard of living?
Exporting is easier than importing. This time the company I used to import Nichia for BLF, refused to place another order because he still had enough LED for his project. That’s the root of the problem.
Indonesia is indeed very rich with resources yet the corruptions are still very high. The current government has a very good job to reduce it by MUCH. And it also try to get as much tax as it’s should because less than 50% of Indonesian pay taxes. So now they force anyone to fill up and renew the license because those old license holders mostly got theirs from bribing the officers (false highly inaccurate datas etc…).
The good news is the current government value honesty and gives off big discount (less import tax for importers) while banning all those cheaters. The problem with my case is they didn’t give any notification prior, not widely available to the public. This affects all seasonal importers like me.
+1
Good luck Clemence!
A good bonus to you and all of us is if you also sell noctigons. I am pretty sure 90% of everyone here would be buying noctigons for our builds on these Nichias.
Also,
Wish you luck is in your favor!
And also an unnecessary bonus in additional price. Buying Noctigons directly from Hank (Intl-outdoor.com) is faster,easier, and cheaper. I bought many from him for personal uses only. He’s currently has one of the best commercial DTP boards in the world (if I ignore the red masking paint).
Thank you Clemence for all you do.
I pray this fiasco turns out for the best.