Just curious (not trying to āstir the potā or cause any chaos. I donāt mind another few month wait) : how many lights actually existed [in their retail packaging, ready to ship out] when the sale went live?
Iām pretty sure that āexact numberā is unknown to anyone here on BLF & will likely remain that way.
But this should give some idea. It was stated that Neal had āsomeā on hand & LT would be delivering 200 more that would be shipped out after the Holiday. Besides that, unknown.
Iāll try & find that post about āsome onhand & 200 moreā. Iāll post it when I do.
Seems like a small number then. Does that mean good news for the firmware bug? That itās limited to āsome on hand and 200 moreā? Or is there a huge stockpile of drivers, all with the FW bug and the exact lot of lights each of ours come from wonāt matter in that regard, theyāll all be effected?
Seems like it is an issue if TK herself pointed it out as an example of how to report a bug and stated it had been resolved in a later revisionā¦
A big issue, no definitely not, but to claim āitās a non issueā sounds a little stand-offish
Personally I only use the stepped mode and I often hold to start from low and step up to the level I want (this is also how I instruct people to use anduril lights I hand them) so I fully expect to run into this bug.
Iām not trying to be negative, I read that other thread before making my purchase. Just asking if the lights not yet produced will have the same exact FW on them or if theyāll be updated to the already published newer version with the bug fix for this particular issue.
I actually ran into that bug several times, since I like the stepped ramp mode.
For me it pops up often when Iām in relative darkness and donāt remember what mode I used previously. I know that the lowest moonlight mode will not be bright enough, but donāt want to take the risk of blinding myself by just switching the light on at the memorized mode. So I press and hold the switch to bring it to moonlight and immediately release and press again to go one or two steps brighter to a usable mode. But the light doesnāt react to the press.
Yes, from what I understand, a bit less green and a bit more rosy. Unfortunately, that tint chart isnāt as informative as the Cree chart we often refer to, but it is the only one I found as well. Maybe someone will point us to a better one.
Are you tempted to get one of the SST models in a nicer tint? I think I am, but also maybe the XPL 7A. Of course we have both already ordered our 3Dās.
I think I will. And then if it turns out āugly bile greenā like that Convoy S2+ I got (to see what the SST 20 craze was all about), I will change them out to something I like. Giving the SST 20ās to someone who likes green.
I too, after TK & you brought up that 7A would make for a great candle mode; am thinking seriously about getting a 7A to be a designated candle.
I can reproduce this little bug on my ROT66 and D18, but if nobody had pointed it out, I would probably have never noticed it.
I would probably have never run into the bug, because in the scenario you are describing I would simply press and hold until the desired brightness level is reached. There is no need to do two press and holds with a short pause in between, because AndĆŗril will start in the lowest mode, but then immediately start to ramp up if you continue to hold the button down.
Thatās absolutely right! I think itās mostly a reflex for me to let go off the button when the light turns on and blinks. I will try to use your method of holding the switch down from now on
I wonder if the bug was reported to Neal/Lumintop and fixed in a timely enough manner to correct lights in the next batch. Or, were a ton of drivers already loaded and whatās done is done? Personally, Iāve never used a ramped light before, and would probably be a smooth ramp kinda guy anyway, so it may not affect me. Iām just happy to finally get a chance to hold an FW3A and impress my friends!