Sorry, no plans for a triple 32mm XM MCPCB. To make it cost efficient, you really need to produce hundreds---if not a thousand. I've only sold a few dozen in a year and a half.
From looking at the specs, the noctigon board is 2mm in thickness and your board is 1.6mm. I’m worried that will also change the beam profile with the optics farther away from the emitters.
Not surprised sadly, I have had a lot of run around with both Alvin and Lee, and not the chipmunks, actual names they used with me going back to their first lights Nov. 2016, MT03 and MT07, still have those originals, what a mess they were.
Edit: Whoops, saying a bit to much, cut out my commentary, have had the same experiences with Haike, it’s 3 days from HK DHL.
The thicker MCPCB probably won’t be an issue. I haven’t tried it, but it seems like the worst case would be maybe using a thinner O-ring or not tightening the bezel quite as far.
Richard, I received my D4 and a bunch of other stuff and I wanted to thank you for the way you pack the mailer bags. My deep pocket clips were secured and taped to a piece of foam so they arrived intact and without scratching everything else all to hell. I also appreciated the tape on the 18650 cells. Wouldn’t like them to wiggle loose in transit! It makes me happy to buy from someone who cares and goes the extra mile. Thanks! :+1:
About my D4, yeah, it isn’t set up with the new UI, but after playing with it for a bit, I really like it. I added the deep pocket clip and can’t wait to take the pooches out for a short walk tonight. I’ve just got to make sure I don’t accidentally blind them! :cry:
The skunk that’s been hanging around lately, well that’s another story… :smiling_imp:
Also, for those of you who were interested in the HaikeLite MT01/MT02, we have them in stock now. They are pretty beefy lights---definitely not thin machining on these. Drivers are good quality and have a simple UI.
Either online at onlinemetals.com or I got to a local machine shop. The machine shop is usually cheaper as they don’t have agressive shipping charges, they do charge bases on time to cut the bar to length from a larger rod of stock. I’ve also found that the machine shop generally won’t have copper or tellurium copper, so the choices may be more limited.
If you’re lucky you can get a small shop that has ends that they have on hand but don’t use because they’re too small for many of the projects they get in, then you can just a piece based on the price of it and since they buy larger rods for stock they get lower prices.
Richard, is this the same driver that came with the D4 v1? I have a v1 and I’d like to change to v2 if possible. I don’t mind getting the same driver with v2 firmware and replace it.