One of mine is staying in configuration mode. Trying to get it back to factory default. Let it blink 8 times and cut off during the shutter. Turn back on and it’s still in configuration mode. What am I doing wrong. Thanks for the video Dale, helps a lot.
How long are you waiting after cutting it off during the shutter? It takes a couple of seconds for that switch-off to register, and some of the lights seems to be longer than others.
At least 4 or 5 seconds, as much as several minutes, have tried it 6 or 8 times.
Go back and Turn off mode memory.
It is coming back onto the last mode used, config.
HTH
Keith
From the factory it was in configuration mode. After letting it sit for about 20 minutes, it’s now has 3 modes, low, med, high. Tried the 16 half clicks to enter configuration mode, nothing happens, just goes through the 3 levels and never goes into config mode.
0805 is the correct size to use. I used a 10K 0603 because I happened to have a bunch of spare. The smaller one fits fine. I think with the 10K, it's still a little too bright.
southland - I'm not sure how that can happen, being stuck in config mode. Maybe TK can chime in.
Funny you say this as I was wanting to suggest the same thing.
It would probably cost as much as the set by itself, but, I would pay…
muggle mode
zoom zoom has one that is stuck in muggle mode, and I have 1 that is stuck too.
I received my third and last ss/cu set yesterday and also an AL set. Ss/cu set is immaculate. Same for the AL set.
I just gotta say after handling these for a couple days now I'm more and more impressed with the quality and craftsmanship in these lights. It's obvious that a great amount of knowledge, thought and refinement went into these lights.
Everyone involved did a great job on these and I hope it continues.
The only thing that needs improvement are the clips. I would have preferred the ss x6 to just be clipless only because of the weight and the AL x6 clip to be much larger like sized for a 1 3/4 in belt and of deep carry design. And of course fix the bend issue oF the X5 design.
The clips should be a super easy fix for manker and I hope they eventually offer some better ones.
BTW my favorite is the AL X5.
+ I
Or II
Or III…
My aluminum set should be in this afternoon, woot!
I’m looking forward to being able to carry the X5 around, I don’t want to ding up my nice copper X5 too much, I’ll probably use it around the house.
Said a guy on the Budget Light Forum, haha.
I think it’s crazy that you guys managed to pull this together for the price we paid, I was about ready to scratch build a 14500 copper light out of plumbing parts. Then again, nice hard ano aluminum is pretty sweet too, and for what, 23 bucks a light or so? AWESOME. And not so heavy…
Tks tom and emarkd, right now I’m so busy though I dont have time to do mods, the immediate “solution” was sticking it upside-down in a toilet paper roll as a holder…she doesn’t like that either, but for now when I ask her would she rather see the light, its staying 
how do i post images ? I am apart of many forums and none of those ways work that i know of. Im using flicker
I have one other problem I’ve found now: the SS is sharp and the lanyard is already fraying, also the other edge along the tailcap scrapes my thumb when I hit the tailcap switch. This is one light that almost definitely needs the lanyard too, not only because of the weight but because…I dont want to ding the pretty light!! Suggestions for a non-handy guy to sand/smooth, not scratch SS edges?… 
I was going to suggest a SS/Cu X5 as a true mini-me X6. Or a SS/Cu A5. Maybe a SS/Cu X5&A5 combo?
I don’t need all these lights but I want them anyway. 
Alex1234, in Flickr click on the picture you want to share, then in the bottom right click on the down point arrow with the underscore line under it (the download arrow), in the window that opens click View all sizes then choose the size you want to upload here, I usually use 1200x 1600 so there will be a decent size image when the viewer clicks on it to view it larger. Right click on that image then Alt+C on copy image address.
In here, when posting, use the small image of a landscape to put this address in the first line with Ctl+V, then choose 100 for the percentage, this will fit it to the viewers screen whether they are looking at it on an iphone or a 32” monitor. At the bottom, use the Ctl+V again to add the image link in the optional line, this lets them click on it to view it in a new window at the chosen size, 1200x1600 or whatever you choose.
I got my Al set in yesterday. The little X5 is so flippin fun to use I remember now why it was so difficult to turn my sample Cu X5 into a quad!
I really doubt it would be a good idea to sell a completely build up triple or quad… That’s just my 2 cents, and I don’t want to cause any trouble or drama. But a triple or quad is really a different animal, people would be forced to use unprotected cells. I certainly could live with the fact that my triples aren’t that exclusive anymore and everybody and their mother could buy them from china, but I would be worried if that’s the kind of light you want to sell to everybody and their mother. I for myself wouldn’t want to be responsible for that. Again, just my 0.02 $. No offense to anyone.
edit: With that beeing said, I think it would be best to sell a kit, that people can build for theirselves, maybe just a screw-in heatsink or a host specifically for a triple.
chouster, I believe you’re onto something… I don’t really want to sell triples or quad for that reason, I can’t know if the person buying one knows how to use it properly without getting in a bind. I don’t want that on my conscience so by and large I don’t mod the triples and quads for just anyone.
A kit would make a lot of sense, but perhaps it would need to be difficult enough to force a learning curve, sort of self-educational if that’s possible? In that way it’s still not so easy that grandma could end up burning her favorite apron with it.
I made a quad Al X5 and sent it to a friend in CT that camps a lot. He’s been testing it in the field and loves it! But he had it come on in his Carhart pocket and it skeert him proper! He said it was HOT! Almost burned him, could barely get the cell out of it to let it all cool down as it was too hot to touch. Not sure how he managed to get it to come on in a pocket, something else must’ve been in there that got crunched into the recessed tail cap while bending over getting firewood or something, shoveling snow, perhaps, which is what I think is what he was doing just prior.
Care needs to be taken, to be sure.
I said it several comments back but all I want is a copper light engine piece for my stainless X6 that’s machined for a triple instead of a reflector. I don’t even want a “kit”, let me source my own driver, noctigon and optics. If we can’t get Manker on board with this as part of the group then I hope someone steps up to put together something like Nitro and others do on occasion.
But if we decide to offer a finished light instead I’ll still buy it.