I'm sure glad you took that picture and reported T18. If my lights every depart from China and get here, I'm pulling the MCPCB's and making sure no loose metal chunks from those 2 Lead holes are under it. I'll also be checking to make sure the edges of the MCPCB don't get lifted up by the surrounding slope that appears to exist in your picture.
Hard to tell from the pic, but it appears the holes through the MCPCB are too far apart. Maybe just enough to make it difficult to get the second screw started, resulting in assemblers only putting in one screw and than saying "screw it" instead of actually doing it for the other hole.
In HL's defense, I have seen worse from established high-end manufactures.
I received my MT03 CW today, and everything works as it should, but the output isn’t quite what I was expecting. I tested it on my homemade lightbox, and it tested around 1,500 lumens brighter than my Convoy L6, putting it at right around 5,000 lumens. I thought this light was tested by two independant testers and both tested it at right around 10,000 lumens.
I’m using the batteries that Haikelite was selling along with their light, do you think that could be the issue?
I received my MT03 CW today, and everything works as it should, but the output isn’t quite what I was expecting. I tested it on my homemade lightbox, and it tested around 1,500 lumens brighter than my Convoy L6, putting it at right around 5,000 lumens. I thought this light was tested by two independant testers and both tested it at right around 10,000 lumens.
I’m using the batteries that Haikelite was selling along with their light, do you think that could be the issue?
I’m getting right around the same. I don’t understand why we’re getting so much less than the two guys who reviewed them only a little over a month ago, as both of those models tested out at nearly 10,000 lumens? I was so excited for this light, but I’m pretty let down after testing it last night.
I have a sneaking suspicion this also happen to me! I found out not all batteries where making contact. The MT03 will run on only two cells but at a lower max output. So make sure the batteries are making proper contact. Check the voltage with the battery tube pulled it at the driver side. Mine was the 2S2P with all 4 cells you will see a slight increase in voltage like .5 volts that will indicate that all cells are making contact.
If they shipped it dhl it won’t work on USPS. Two different companies. Sometimes track 17 can find it.
Kinda surprised they have been missing in action here. I get its a new start up and they were rushed that was there decision though. Anyone would rather wait a week or two for properly assembled lights. I don’t understand how some people are OK with paying 100-120+ for a light and it not be as advertised with problems. And just being fine with it. I don’t know what kind of solution could be drafted
Well, I got mine.
Threads are okay, smooth but missing some anodizing and some edges are extremely sharp, but not the ones you’re most likely to touch. Anodizing is matte black, I really like that. I can only get three fingers on the light unless I put my index finger on the fins.
Modes 2 and three are too close together. You can’t go from moonlight or turbo (from off) to other modes, you have to turn it off then short-click to mode 1. I really want to replace the driver with one that has a better UI like Bistro or something.
It’s fairly bright, but I only had a 4-set of Samsung 30B cells. The light runs fine on 4.35v cells too. I think I received the 4S version as ordered.
It seems to be worth what I paid for it for the group buy. If I had to pay full MSRP, I’d be looking at an Olight X7.
The reason everyone only received 4 batteries has to do with DHL shipping rule section II of P1967 and Lith Ion batteries which limits the number to 4 only per package. Google,
I ordered both lights, stupidly, and 8 batteries and also only received 4, both of my lights are a mess and don’t even come close to any of the reviews, in operations, content in package, or overall appearance, they look like factory rejects that would never sell at BG or GB, customers would be screaming.
Got a light and a string in a box, the 07 did have 2 O rings in a bag, but that’s it, and razor sharp bezels, really scrapped up ano on both of the tail cap threads, mode spacing screwed up, light output is whatever it decided it wants to be on it’s own, the 07 switch light is red, the 03 switch light was blue then quit working, I am just about but not quit as irritated as I was for buying two of those Cometa lights, this is quit similar in my mind anyhow,
Alva says they have a new light with a battery tube that’s 2-3mm longer which is a good start I suppose, that is something that was needed and he agreed with my comment about QA that whoever is assembling these lights needs to improve the QA,
I am aware that companies don’t generally send just any old off the shelf light to any of our people to review but still to send me what they did is pretty bad. Two strings for lanyards or a nice pair of shoe laces.
At least Alva is replying via Haike’s PM if anyone needs to get in touch with them as they never replied to their company email or even following this thread anymore as far as I can tell anyhow.
I sure hope others are having better luck than me and I can say for a fact that this will be my last company run GB that I get into, I seem to be seeing a lot of these Chinese companies running their own Group Buys here.
Ha Ha, and it’s just long enough to hang myself with… actually if I tied both of them together, well not such a great idea I guess my neck hurts enough already …
I did really look at the shoe laces I have currently and did truly think about using these pieces of para cord, ha ha ha, heck I have no idea how they tied those lanyards up to look so nice in the review pictures and I’m not going to waste my time trying to figure it out,
I’m not even sure how to even explain all of these issues to PP when that time comes, but Alva said some things and I’m waiting to see if he comes through but the clock is about out,
Honestly I am giving Alva just about enough shoe lace to hang himself… ha ha ha… :confounded:
In all honesty I still like Haikelite a lot. They really listened to us. I really hope they can fix this mess and regain our confidence, but it’s not going to be easy…
