DQG 18650 EDC--World's Smallest 18650 Flashlight

Shipping notice received! :party:

Still waiting on shipment here too. This is my first order with them and not impressed. Emails to their sales address have bounced, they haven’t answered questions about this light or shipping in a timely manner, and they over-promise and under-deliver on timetables.

I still have not received a tracking number… emailed Ric yesterday… I’m assuming they are swamped with the roll-out… fingers crossed everything is ok…

Shipped Email received! :slight_smile:

Mine also shipped! and now it has HA-III. Right on!

What exactly is HA-III ?

It’s a type of Anodizing.

Anodizing is a process which increases the thickness of the protective oxide layer on the top of the aluminum. Dyes are then added into this oxide layer. This is what you see on the surface of most aluminum flashlights.

Most budget flashlights use Type II anodizing. It’s relatively thin and will scuff easily. When it scuffs, the oxide and dye layer is scraped off revealing the bare metal beneath. As the anodizing is usually a different color from bare aluminum these scuffs can make a new flashlight look like an antique pretty fast.

Type III hard anodizing (HA-III) produces a thicker oxide layer than Type II. As such, it is more resistant to scratches and scuffs. Type III anodizing is considered higher quality than Type II. Most of the non-budget high-end flashlights have Type III.

Shipping notice! Yay! Now the agonizing part of knowing its in the mail :frowning:

I got my email notice for one of them, with tracking # yesterday, but the tracking # is still not working on USPS.com…. I know that it sometimes take a couple of days to be visible at USPS.com.

Yay, it's shipped now ("titanium color", NW) :)

I just got email for the 2nd one (Black, CW) with tracking #. Tracking # for this one isn’t working yet either though :(…

Wish I hadn’t just bought some AEBL steel last week with my paypal. First light in a while that I’m actually excited about…

still no confirmation email with tracking number… :frowning:

i sent Ric an email a few days ago for confirmation, but no reply…

hope everything is ok… sorry… just anxious!! :wink:

Hi,

Do you know approx. when you bought it? If so, they include the dates on that list on the page where they show the people who bought, so maybe check there to confirm that you’re on there. I was on there twice, because I bought twice, at two different times. Earlier, RIC said they shipped the 1st 100, and one of mine was in the 1st 100, but then I also got the 2nd email, so they must be almost done shipping (or at least shipped more than the 1st 100).

ah… ok thanks… i’ll check!.. i think i’m in around #150ish

Im in the first 100 on the list, but still no notice on shipping yet :(. hope they didn’t forget about me!

You might want to email RIC to check?

At this point, I’m not 100% sure if even getting the shipping notice is accurate. I got my two tracking #s via email, but neither is working on USPS.com, and it’s been several days already, so I’m wondering if they just sent the notices out as “pacifiers”.

Has anyone gotten a tracking # in the U.S. that works yet?

In my shipping confirmation email it says that you should be able to track the order after about a week so not worried yet. It has only been 3 days.

What site are our state side members tracking on, USPS or what?

I’m using USPS.com, but, FYI, I’ve noticed in the past that it might take awhile before the non-USPS tracking #s start working on usps.com. Someone mentioned “about a week”, but my experience is less than that. The 2 tracking #s I have for this are still not working on usps.com.

The reason that I use usps.com is that in the past, I’ve tried sites like HK Post, but they never worked for me, even when usps.com would work. I guess YMMV.