I wanna revive this thread, to vent…
In the last weeks, eventually months, I’ve started to get annoyed with one thing: lack of drivers to mod my lights.
Lexel has been out of business for a while (I hope he is better and recoverning!!!), and he used to be my main “supplier” of drivers to mod my lights, be it in 17mm, 15mm or in diameters. The drivers with Bistro HD OTSM and even drivers with Anduril are what I wanted, needed the most, as they are my favourite UIs.
led4power has also been “out of business” (although he hopefully will return soon and with more novelties and good stuff for us), but that makes it another gap as for getting good stuff to mod lights. The options are somehow limited to 17mm drivers, but they are good. And the leds available are pretty neat too!
Being LEDs and drivers what I/we need the most (not forgetting the other pieces as spacers, but kiriba-ru is still around), what options do we have in EU/Europe? Few to none, I guess! At least with theirs quality and reliability.
Buying from the USA (MTN) is quite expensive due to shipping and customs fees, although they have a variety of choice (specially different UIs in the drivers)
Buying drivers from China is somehow limited to what they offer (although Convoy and Kaidomain have good stuff, as Intl-Outdoor).
But I feel we are somehow limited in terms of options here in the old continent…
I wish I had the know how to make stuff, but that ain’t gonna happen…
This is not a solution, just a vent…