Go for it. At least your driver screws have good heads, not stripped. You seem to have the standard problem, screws threaded into too-tight holes in driver PCB, so driver doesn’t sit flat, so only small contact around the screws, nowhere else.
The Miller has said not. Order tonight if you want one at $40, with support from BLF. Future price for production units indeterminate, maybe codes available, maybe similar price, who knows ? Next batch should have niggling issues fixed, The Miller has said (new switch LED board, better screws, more attention to proper assembly).
I'm tapped out on my 10 pre-order limit. Any other option accept to buy from Elfeland? Can't find any other discount codes floating around, but if M4D M4X had one, it would probably be thru BG anyway where my limit was hit.
Nope, sorry
We know soon (tomorrow?) when the production is resumed and again soon (tomorrow or day after?) when shipping starts or can start.
See earlier text:
BLF A6 was a very profitable project for the manufacturer, sure they kept it open for as long as possible
Had it be much closer to production price surely they would have limited the number of actual lights sold for a groupbuy price. Like if we would have said $50, oh then the “special code” could run for months
Sorry man, I can’t add much to this, we really did our best to get all things perfect, with 7 team samples and an outside review for an objective look. Team reviews that were honest and showed all.
We, no I simply hadn’t thought about the possibility that pre-production samples could be better then actual production because of the care in assembly.
We were so clear on specs of parts like FET and MCU, I see the rubbing rings on arriving Q8 lights proving all were tested. We have supplied a manual making sure that all can play with Narsil without the need for a computer of phone.
We tried to avoid pitfalls from the past BLF projects like lower quality parts used on drivers. Negotiated the testing of all before shipping, but still 11 switch assemblies have failed after some use.
As soon as it became clear we started specifying the last bits and pieces and now all i’s should be dotted, but still we thought this was done before.
Huh. I would have taken for granted that would be the case.
It’s a classic situation.
That’s why the Consumer Reports company says they buy their test products from retail consumer sellers, rather than risk getting specially prepared samples from the manufacturer.
I really wanted to order this and the D4 around the same time and not wait ages. So I don’t mind waiting I have more important things to pay first. (probably buy some tools for work)
Only 4 lights I am buying this year those 2 and the K70 and the astrolux thrower. I don’t have the spare cash
I have bought heaps of parts this year I like moding and building. I am also building a light bar.