Damn! I have one on the way - a neutral to replace a cool white I was sent in error. When I first put it in, it looked horrible - it was obviously not neutral. Hank offered to pay shipping for me to return it, but I thought I’d just keep it and get another. It looked really ringy too indoors, but with a bit of adjustment isn’t _too _bad. I’ll probably put it in a L2M and give it away. Outside it’s OK (apart from the tint).
I’ll be unhappy if the one on its way is crappy too - I want to keep it for my L2P.
Just got another message from Hank stating that he’s getting a new batch of reflectors in that will solve the ring issue. He offered to send me one for free of course, after they’ve arrived. I would imagine that he’d be happy to do the same for you if need be. So all is not lost
Yikes!I hope you guys get your reflector issues fixed,Hank is good to deal with and should take care of this.I often reccommend this drop-in because I'm happy with mine,if it's any help I used a thinner isolation disk from another drop in to focus the emitter better and it works.good luck guys.
Left is a Solarforce L2P, center is an L2M in single 16340 configuration and right is a single cell L2X, all SMO.
The "Final Notice" bill on top of my computer I keep getting from Car and Driver after I stopped my subscription. That is my final notice or it goes up a quarter an issue or something. They make it look like your power going to be turned off. I can't afford flashlights and Car and Driver. I can barely afford a car.
I received the 2.5A, 3C drop-in today (pretty amazing shipping times - took 8 days to get to UK). It’s horribly ringy. I’ve contacted Hank, so we’ll see what happens.
Good news is that it’s definitely neutral this time (I was sent a cool white one last time).
Hank now has replacement reflectors in stock that are free of the ring issue. He’s throwing one in with another order I placed tonight.
(the P60 drop-ins are subsequently up for sale again as well)
Apart from the reflector issue highlighted in this thread, which has now been fixed, these are excellent drop-ins. They are put together really nicely, and have a great feature set. Totally worth the money.
Hank is sending me a couple in my next order too, for two drop-ins I have which have horrible beams. He’s good to do business with, isn’t he? Very responsive.
Today I received my 2.5A NW dropin with OP reflector that I ordered weeks ago from Hank and I am quite pleased.
The beam is really smooth, exactly like you would expect from an OP reflector.
That grey thermal compound they supply seems to be effective, but it's kind of messy.
I was a bit surprised about the low mode, because it's really low. I guess about 2 lumes, I can look at the emitter on low without big discomfort. Can somebody confirm that?
Since the current draw on high is approximately 2.5A I don't really think there's something wrong with it.
Edit: Current draw on low is 10mA - killer runtime
