I would love to pre-order, but I'm always hesitant because I hate taking and holding people's money when I'm not 100% sure when the product will arrive. In this case since I'm dealing with IOS, I will put up a pre-order, but I am not going to put a definite date of arrival since I do not know exactly when that will be.
Wow Richard. You are absolutely the best. At 3:30 this afternoon I pushed the button on an order for 3 C8 hosts and Bistro drivers. At 4:20 I received an email telling me the order shipped!
At this time of year I am getting people asking about throwers for their boats so they can see channel markers and shorelines from a good distance away. Most are new to the modern age of flashlights and are extremely impressed with my offerings. Without your service I wouldn’t be able to provide for them in a timely fashion.
From the bottom of my heart I thank you and wish you and your family the best always. Happy Independence Day to you and all my American friends!!!
So, I’m here with my paypal account ready and waiting. I’m prepared to throw down for a D4 in green with Nichia and an extra 18350 and 18500 tube and a couple other things. Since it’s Independence Day, I’ll give you a pass. Enjoy some dogs and burgers, Richard! Thanks for running such a cool company.
BTW, any chance you might carry components for some of the other driver designs? Some use a 4.7 ohm resistor and a 0.1 uF capacitor, which I don’t see listed. Or parts for lighted tailcaps, which often need some trial-and-error tuning to get the values right.
Of course, you’re also not Digikey and these parts have pretty much zero useful margin. It may not make sense to carry parts which aren’t used on your drivers.