Thanks, although Iām probably going to have to wait until Richard gets some in as Iāll need him to flow them to the board for me, not sure I could do that properly myself as Iāve never done it.
Yeah, I wasnāt sure if you were comfortable reflowing. I held off for a long time before taking the plunge. Glad I did. A little solder paste and a stove topā¦ no sweat. I wouldnāt necessarily start with a triple, but you should try it sometime!
Thanks for the headās up gchart, thereās also a 10% discount through the end of the year. Impressive!
Iām sure I will at some point, more of a time constraint thing right now than doubting my skill. But getting them perfectly centered/positioned does sound a little tricky.
Meantime Iām hoping Richard will get in some 5000K 2ās to pre fab them up for me, when he does Iāll buy 2 complete LED boards, 1 for the tailswitcher and one for the sideswitcher!
Yeah thanksā¦ with the free shipping I should probably just order 6 of these and give it a whirl. (reflowing)
When the solder paste goes liquid the emitter self centers on top, surface tension of a liquid, pretty neat. It takes less solder than you might think, which is why I get the solder paste mask from OSH Stencils. Makes building drivers so much less tedious as well. 
When I discovered a hot air station everything got SO much easier. No more prewarming a plate, just populate, grab with the stats, hit the underside with some air and in about a short couple of minutes youāve built a new driver. Love it!
Nice, yes I believe I recall reading a detailed post of yours about this before. You make it sound so easy!
$21 and change for 8pcs after the discountā¦
Is this one linked the best choice for 5000K? I notice the spec is 505lm Luminous Fluxā¦
Whereas the 4000K that MTN stocks are showing 704lm *Approximate light output
But maybe thatās a different spec? I donāt know about these kind of things.
Yeah, itās just stated differently. MtnEās page says 704 lm at 1.5 amps. The Arrow page says 505 lm at 1050 mA (1.05 amps). Theyāre both bin V5ā¦ same thing, just different tints.
Also for anyone placing an Arrow order and also interested in the regular XP-Lās, you can get them for about $3 each as well. Hereās a listing for XP-L V6 5000K.
For anyone that prefers 4000K instead of 5000K, just swap the āe3ā with āe5ā for either of the XP-L or XP-L2 links.
Iāve been grabbing a few LEDs from Arrow lately. Some decent prices, stacked with this 10% off and free overnight shippingā¦ ludicrous!
Thanks for the clarification and advise, I created an account to order but Iām going to await Richards reply on him getting some, looking at his reflow option on the boards it looks like he will remove LEDās from a different board too, and maybe he would let me send him my own LEDās to reflow if heās not going to be stocking them. ?
I know, right gchart? I would have ordered a quantity if it werenāt for Christmas gobbling up all the extra green. (as if thereās such a thing, extra green, I crack me up sometimes!) 
Finally, a side clicky C8
I just asked the 21700 tubes and single led C8F host to be make. Also asked switch tailcap to be sold separately or as a choosable option for side switch C8-s. I hope they will answer soon!
And my XP-L2 leds arrived earlier than the host. 
hallo boy
My C8F host arrived with a Sofirn SP32A but the host doesnāt contained MCPCB. I told sofirn and I hope the problem will be solved.
For now Iām playing with the SP32A and making the driver for the C8F host.
For me itās the opposite. Have XP-L2ās, driver, XP32 but waiting on host. Subbing to the thread so I can follow everyoneās build progress.
Have everything but the hosts, theyāre being held hostage in China, waiting to hear on the ransomā¦
Hey, I have everything here ā¦
ā¦ but no time to build the light.
Cissy told me they will send MCPCB today.
A 32mm Noctigon from Intl-Outdoor fits and works fine.