Sorry, I didn’t get emails about this thread for some reason. Just got word that the lumintop factory is only working at about 40% staff right now and the factory that makes the reflectors is not yet open. So still some delays going on.
Seems that it is a widespread issue in China where a lot of factory workers simply are not returning to work after the virus scare / holiday.
Far as the returned packages, I sent Neal a message asking about these and he confirmed it is the batteries that was the issue.
Customs does random checks and if they find them, the package is almost assuredly going to be refused. Almost all airlines will not carry batteries without jumping through a lot of hoops and permits etc. Most of these are simply not possible for someone like Neal to get.
He said he will be reshipping the lights as soon as possible. Some are stuck in Hong kong and he will have to send a new light as it will take some time for them to get back to him. He is waiting on lumintop for more lights right now.
They only have 10 reflectors left so they will be stuck waiting on the reflector factory to open up after that.
I messaged him on Feb 22 about my order status of returned to shipper and asked about the incorrect batteries listed, he said he would resend it asap. Didn’t mention anything about the batteries. I asked again if he could check that and no response since, no updated tracking, nothing.
I talked to him a few days ago and he was busy dealing with all the fallout from the virus it seemed among other things. Have not heard anything since but I know with the GT90’s he said he was not going to have enough to cover all the orders until the reflector factory opened back up and they could build more. So I expect some orders to be on hold sadly until that happens.
Just finished charging batteries for mine, not really a big issue but hot spot seems a bit off but then again its output is vastly higher than my GT and more focused than my GT70 maybe I’m just over reacting.
If you can get the head loosened, you can most likely tap the reflector to get it perfectly centered if it bothers you. It should have a minimal effect on performance though.
Last I heard the reflector factory is still shut down due to the virus. The majority of China factories are not running currently or barely running due to lack of workers or flat out not being allowed to open.
Not sure if this has been mentioned, but the centering ring on this version could use a minor tweak. I’ve had more than one person mention to me their LED was not centered. My own is not perfectly either, but I’m not really worried about it. I took the head apart and found the head of the mcpcb screws are short, and the holes in the bottom of the centering ring are large. I was thinking if the screw heads were tall (maybe even hex cap screws?) and the centering ring was a snap fit it might solve this?
This video can only be seen here it’s not something public on my channel.
Batteries are charging now. Hope everyone else who hasn’t received theirs yet will see them shortly!