09/28/2016 Well now! I hear from MANKER light, that Neal from Banggood has been Fired. If that is so, and it seems it might be, I would guess that both of my deals will be put to bed. I am certainly not gong to go through all this again with some other idiot from BG. Yes, I am mad enough to call them idiots and I am once and for all done with the Chinese mentality of doing business. It is cutthroat and dirty. Maybe that is what they learned from us, I don't know, but whatever, I am done. If Kronoligical can do something with it, then fine, but I just wanted to tell you that I do not think whatever comes out of it will be anywhere near what I wanted in terms of quality or speed of execution, so my sincere apologies for all this mess and good bye to all of you, as I am ashamed of how all this bullshit crappy mess has turned out. Not what I had hoped for or intended and not what it should have been.
****************** Member kronological has accepted to take over these two threads of mine, so you may contact him about them. I am basically gone for now, so he was willing to help me out and take over. I should have posted this before. I have not been in the hospital. I will never go back to a hospital ever, no matter what. It will be home hospice or nothing.
Take care guys. I'm still alive, just not kicking much now, LOL.
09-20-16 No updates. I really haven't heard anything from Neal for a week, but that's not all that unusual. I wait to hear back... It is frustrating at times, like last week and this week and next week, LOL. Patience is not a virtue of mine.
Update 09-11-16 The A01 should be ready for sale in a few days time. Adding the logo starts this week.
UPDATE 09/03/16 - Looks like members are still trickling in, so I bumped the number to 100. I do not think Banggood is going to pass a sale, so I will see how it goes. OK? All needs will be fulfilled.
Update - 08/31/16: From the looks of it, this one is going to be one of those short run things, which I think is interesting and I think I should make it into a limited run, so without BG approval, I am going to say that this is a 50 piece limited run. They can override me, but I don't think we need to make any more than that and there's no reason to make a bunch extra.
Well, I finally have my logo on a couple of lights. I have always wanted to do this, but I have never been able to. Now is the time for it to happen and Banggood (Neal) has taken the time to work with me, to make this happen, for me, for BLF and for Banggood. Manker and Astrolux also have a hand in this.
The light I have here is the Astrolux A01 in Copper. I really fell in love with this light from the start. It has the Old-Lumens Ltd edition logo on the side of the body.
I want to state, FWIW, that this is still a Made in China light. I am not in charge of QC. I am just the guy who let his name be used and has asked Banggood/Manker to please do the very best when they produce the light and that is all. If there are any expectations from this light, then expect it will have my logo on it and move on.
I am doing this for two reasons. First of all, I wanted to have something that would outlive me. Something that people could see and hold and remember with. Secondly, I will get a small percentage out of this, which goes into the fund to help Valerie, (my wife), when I pass and that is the most important reason for me, or at least it has become the most important reason.
For all of you who do buy, thank you. I believe that BG will honor any and all problems as they arise, but I can not guarantee anything other than the logo is spelled correctly.
Here are the specifications, as I know them to be:
Product name: Astrolux A01 Copper Nichia 219B LED Flashlight
Brand: Astrolux
Model: A01 Copper
Emitter Type: Nichia 219B
Material: Copper
Total Emitters: 1
Mode: Low, Mid, High, Strobe
Lumens: 102LM
Battery Configurations: 1 x AAA Alkaline or 1xAAA NiMH battery (not included)
Switch Type: Rotation - Twisty
Switch Location: Head
Impact Resistant 2m
Waterproof: IPX-8
Weight: 45g
Size: 65mm X17mm
Features:
-NICHIA 90 CRI NVSW219C-R9050-SW40 LED
-Orange Peel reflector
-Head rotary switch (Twisty)
-Compatible with one AAA Alkaline or NiMH battery
-Meet IPX-8 waterproof standard
Package included:
1 X Astrolux A01 Copper Nichia 219B 102LM LED Flashlight
1 X O-ring
Here are photos of the light, taken by me.
The cost of these lights is $20.00 each. You may order more than one per person. There is no minimum number to achieve, but I will be keeping track of how many, so that Banggood knows how many they will be putting the logo on, so Post Here in this thread stating how many you want. The lights will not be for sale until Banggood has a good idea of how many, so this is just a sign-up thread.
Thank you to Banggood, (Especially Neal), Manker, Astrolux and BudgetLightForum, for allowing this to happen. It has been a dream that has come to life.
Justin Valleau
AKA - Old-Lumens