Still not received it.
My order is passed 5 weeks . Sent both email and PM but no answer yet.
7th week of waiting… :person_facepalming:
Since then i received a dozen orders from China.
Enogear: please take notice and change your shipping method!
Well, in my case it’s just over 6 weeks (from march 22nd). Still nothing received.
Have ordered 3 times since that date and they all arrived.
Mine shipped March 23rd. Yesterday I was asked to wait another week to see what happens.
March 26th, also still waiting.
They agreed to ship me the replacement head. Will probably have to wait a month for it to come.
ouch... I hope they will get that shipping problem sorted out before too long! It will cost them customers!
Received my light this afternoon (47 days). Delivered by the regular mail(wo)man. Packaging was adequate, light was looking good. Put in a Windyfire 14500 IMR. It went from low, to med, to high, and into some blinkie mode and than stopped. Removed the 14500 and put in a Duraleak. Very faint version of three modes, with one very eye-blinding exception. Put the 14500 back: same reaction. Never saw the flash again.
Tried to open it. Well, good luck. The body-plus-switch is screwed on to one side of the pill, and the head is screwed on to the other side of the pill. So when you open the light it is going to be a kind of a lottery to which part the pill will stick: to the head or to the body. Any way, I am not completely sure if the malfunction lies in the driver or in the led, but I noticed that the dome of the led was damaged (melted ?!?).
Not sounding too good. Still waiting for mine . Hope they aren’t all like this . Let us no how this works out for you and good luck.
Not sure i understand what the problem has been…? It stopped working on 14500? What flash do you refer to? Sorry this is a bit confusing.
Mine is still not there. I’m closing on two month waiting…
Well from the beginning, because my french is not good enough.
1/ put in a 14500, clicked on, low-mid-high, it did not return to low but started flashing and than stopped working,
2/ put in an AA, first nothing, later retried, very faint low-mid-high, after few cycles one fierce flash (in my face :nerd_face: )
3/ tried several times more, on 14500 as well as on AA. sometimes faint low-mid-high, sometimes nothing
4/ and the led looks like is has melted
OK, thanks! Something went wrong obviously… and cooked the led?
This sounds like the typical AA driver that cannot withstand Li-ion. :person_facepalming:
I think someone already mentioned having an issue after using a 14500…?
PS: here it is - 4/22
@SKV89: any news about this issue and Enogear CS?
Received mine from Hong Kong after 6 weeks, not bad.
It came inside a thin ziplock inside an envelope.
When I tried to open it, I alse experience this:
There’s a noticeable gap between head and the body.
Oh, so maybe you have a AA-only light. And not 14500 compatible!?!?!?
I finally received this light after almost two month waiting. Packed inside a thin zip pouch wrapped with some film, all inside a simple bubble envelop. A terrible petroleum smell was all over it and the packaging felt a bit sticky. Even after washing my hands twice i could still smell it!
There is a small gap between the head and the body. Not that much really… but you can see the brass from the pill.
Nice and compact SS light.
I tried it on a regular AA cell. Not bad.
Now i’m scared to try a 14500…
There is a marking on the driver that i remember having seen elsewhere: AIRAYLAND.
Is it really 14500 capable?
Been running a 14500 in mine since I got it. Over a month ago I think. I use it daily. Never even a hiccup out of it. You’re right though. The packaging was kind of, well, different. Mine as well has a small gap between head and body. Must just be the design of it. Never tried an alky or nimh in mine so not real sure on the difference in output. I’ll charge up a eneloop and take a gander at it. I love the thing. Was thinking of getting a few more.
If mine ever comes, I’m afraid of using 14500 now after hearing about the failures. Even if CS is good, it will take 2 months to get parts or replacement.
It arrived yesterday, 8 weeks to the day. The package was a simple mailing envelope with the light in a baggie wrapped in tape . It smelled like some kind of penetrating oil .
The light is very nice . Attractive styling . Rosie tint. Compact but heavy.
I emailed Jacky to ask if 14500 was compatible . He got right back and said it was but cautioned it has no stepdown so it will get hot.
Tried AA first . OK simple UI with L,M,H . Low is not ML which for me is better. Next tried 14500 and everything went well so far. Only put it on high for short while.
Overall I give this light a thumbs up . Would make a nice gift light . I will EDC it for a while and see how it lasts. Not sure if it is easy to get into for modding. Hopefully someone more experienced in that will give us a report.
Hmmm. I don’t think the reason it dies on 14500 is due to heat from no stepdown. I only put 14500 in to do a ceiling bounce test and it died literally within a few seconds. While it worked, it was much brighter on 14500 than AA though so it would be a great EDC with 14500 if it works reliably.
I posted my results here so you can compare it with other AA lights too.