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Where can I get a little black nubbin, whatever that thing is, to replace the one I lost.
I never even saw it. Didn’t know to look for it. Still got the rubber, but no plastic nubbin, only a little ring in the rubber where a nubbin is supposed to be.
It’s the nothin’ nubbin. Definitely effects switch operation.
/\… Good pictures Jason. Turns out mine was glued & holding, that’s why I thought it was one piece. But a tiny bit of side pressure, applied on purpose; knocked it loose easily.
Solution… clean it all up real good & reglue with some good Super Glue or any good glue.
It might be a good idea to have the whole diaphragm switch ( metal cup acts as a spring actuator that is retained by the kapton tape) plus the boot with plastic plunger available for purchase. I would buy a few, just in case.
Your best bet will probably just be to make one out of something.
NOTHIN IN MY NUBBIN HOLE!
+1 Good idea…. :+1:
Would have been a good idea to have included an extra in the spare O-ring bag. 
I definitely can make that nubbin, assuming it’s ABS plastic or similar. I have a micrometer to measure the hole size, what’s the length?
That little ridge in the center might be difficult, and it seems slightly tapered on the switch side. Hmm.
For the record, this will be my first “mod”.
I don’t think finding the old nubbin is an option.
Probably won’t make much difference what you make it of. And that little ridge & taper… personally, I would not worry about that at all. That may well just be dried glue.
I wonder why they did not just mold the nubbin as part of the whole to begin with??
It’s a tiny hard part in a big soft rubber part. The soft part needs to be soft and the hard part needs to be hard.
I understand that. But I’m thinking a molded nubbin, like in other switch covers; would have worked just fine.
But… they didn’t ask me for my input.
I may remove my “pellet” & put a dab of silicon on one of mine to test that theory.
I would imagine the small hard part is there to stiffen the switching action so that the button does not feel mushy.
My tracking number still doesn’t work. I think I’ll be one day surprised by a new light.
Is Neal shipping with DHL? Or something else?
I think he is shipping with DHL to the USA and Germany. The tracking number I received looks like a regular German DHL tracking number.
For Germany
just wait, they reuse some old trackings, so the tracking not work now
but the package will there, just wait a few days
DHL has its advantages and disadvantages.
For one it is really fast, 2-5 days from China but then they take horrendous import tax and duty charges…
But at least I never had anything lost with them in transit from China.
To add: this of course could have been manufactured as a one piece though. MMM as in multi-material injection molding.
But doing it as a two piece probably was cheaper or more than likely it was just an afterthought.
I remember someone from the testing team saying that on a later prototype/sample the button felt sharper. (too lazy to search for this)
So Lumintop might have done this change at some point which could have been rather easy depending on what kind of molds it’s made in. I’m not a injection molding expert but it could have been more expensive to switch to a multi-material solution.
To be clear I have no doubt that I will receive the light. I am just a bit excited and would like to track it.
No wonder Lumintop wanted to glue the tail.
My tracking number isn’t getting results like some others who posted above. I suspect that most folks who got their tracking numbers actually tracking paid for the express shipping. I didn’t and so I wait patiently. No worries.