Can't the flats be set to line up with the button by loosening the battery tube slightly until they line up then tightening the tailcap holding it in place? At least that what someone else recommended long ago and I have did ever since. Of course, that won't help to line up the strap attachment point.
Something like the charging indicator in the Convoy BD01 would be coll too.
They use transparent centering-pieces with path through the MCPCB and shell to a LED on the driver.
You can see it here:
Would there be any downsides if the GT4 came with Andúril instead of NarsilM 1.3, so the AUX-LEDs could be controlled somehow? I assume it's not only about the software but possibly also about more complicated hardware (more channels/pins to control auxiliary functions like with the ROT66 that first came with NarsilM and later on with Andúril?). I doubt that customers interest would be substantial if the AUX-LEDs were hardwired with the side switch only and only light up when it's in standby mode with no chance to deactivate it. Anyway, thanks for asking Lumintop what they think about it.
I have been trying to get Anduril working for a few months actually. I wanted to use it in this light at first but sadly the thermal control is not stable it seems and allows the lights to runaway to 100c+. Since that is instant burn level it rules it out as a possible firmware for a production light until that can be fixed as you can understand.
Besides a few minor things that I think TK has been working on, I really like Anduril and would like to move to it. Although it also just controls the AUX led’s the same as the switch, there is no separate control that I have seen since they use the same pin.
Another issue would be actually mounting the LED’s in those locations, that would be easier then it sounds without an expensive setup under the reflector. Thats why all the Aux LED’s I see now are either under clear TIR optics or in setups that can have them mounted to the same mcpcb as the main LED’s. This is cheap and easy. Trying to mount them at a different height is much harder.
Alright, that makes sense and I totally underestimated what kind of effort it would cause to incorporate these little gadgets into the reflector housing plus wiring harness to the main LED-MCPCB. I just thought why not use this unutilized blank space on the front side for some cool add-ons. I have some more crazy ideas but they might be even more unrealistic:
paint the even front areas in matte black and add a raised bearing support for tritium vials
make those even front areas translucent (preferably frosted) and add aux LEDs in the inner housing close to the main LED MCPCB - the secondary (coloured) light would be bypassed around the reflector and become visible on the outer rim. For instance, you could have a nice red glow effect.
- This is actually quite reasonable if people this this would be worth it
and add a raised bearing support for tritium vials
- Can you elaborate? What do you mean by bearing support? Adding tritium vials instead of LED’s to the front of the reflector would actually be a lot easier then adding LED’s since we would not have to worry about all the wiring hassles. Although it would add noticeable cost since those vials are not cheap last I checked ($5 each I think x 4 = $20 their cost, figure $30-40 added to the retail cost)
make those even front areas translucent (preferably frosted) and add aux LEDs in the inner housing close to the main LED MCPCB - the secondary (coloured) light would be bypassed around the reflector and become visible on those front areas around the reflector
- While this would be cool sadly since the reflector is made out of a solid hunk of aluminum it is just not possible I am afraid.