Thanks! You got this info posted fast! All I’ve got so far is a note from DHL…
It’s really unfortunate that cool white emitters were used. I’ve asked about why that happened, but I don’t expect to hear back for a while.
Later. The list data does not include emitter choice, so it doesn’t really help to specify anything about that now. The plan is to make equal amounts with each emitter type, because the poll data of ~500 people was split almost exactly 50/50.
If you want more throw, polish the 10511 optic or switch to a 10507 optic. The amount of throw attainable is not currently known, but it should be the same as any other XP-L HI triple. It is not going to be a throwy light no matter what you do though, because that’s not how these triples work.
Maukka has more accurate and better-calibrated measuring tools than any of the people behind this project. The estimate was about 2500 to 3000 lumens, or maybe even above 3000… and with my light box it would probably exceed that easily. But my light box isn’t calibrated as well as maukka’s, because mine is still using the Zebralight / cpfselfbuilt scale instead of the less-impressive-looking ANSI scale.
In any case, it looks like it does reach 3000-ish lumens, but turbo is only for brief use anyway. It’s a burst mode.
The lowest mode should be about 0.2 lm, roughly.
Muggle mode goes from about ~10 to ~300 lumens. Ish. Or maybe 5 to 250. It hasn’t been properly measured yet, but it does not go up to the highest regulated level. The highest regulated level runs too hot for children to operate safely.
I haven’t had much luck getting in touch with a lot of the original team lately, like fritz15 and The Miller. However, because people keep asking, I might set up a Patreon account or something. If I do though, I want to make it clear that it’s just me, not a team thing. I don’t know if I could send money to Fritz if I tried, nor do I know if he would want me to. Past attempts to do a team-funding thing haven’t really gone well either, so any donation thingies will probably be done on an individual basis with no illusion that it’s for everyone.
I remember the issues in that one, and I’m worried too. I can only hope things will be better this time. IIRC that was the first project a new business did, and I hope a year of experience has given them enough time to fix things.
The spec includes “no glue”, but I can make sure that point is repeated… and hopefully there won’t be any surprise glue. I can’t confirm there won’t be though, because the nature of surprise glue is, um, surprising.
There might be glue in the tail end though. The decision on tail glue has gone back and forth. But there should be no glue in the head end.
The spec also includes “no logo or other markings on the light itself”, and this point has recently been repeated to Lumintop. I don’t think it’ll have any logo, but as usual, nothing is ever certain until after it happens.
No, it’s supposed to be a “3D” tint, ~4875K with a slightly pink bias.
Exactly. :person_facepalming:
I don’t know how Neal is planning to handle that. He might have individual coupon codes or something, matching names and quantities exactly. Or he might make it an honor system. Or something else. Really not sure yet. Maybe Neal or M4D M4X can explain how that’ll work?
After a request is cancelled, it cannot be un-cancelled… but a new request can be added. Requests and cancellations go in chronological order, so you’ll be added at the end of the list during the next update.
Added to the OP.
Anyway, I think I should be getting a sample tomorrow, and plan to do testing and pictures right away.