[GB ended, news update only] Last batch of 219B sw45k R9080 and sw40 R9080

I think so to. You have the $51 real invoice vs the $46 they asked (although I wrote it $50)

- Clemence

Some R9080 goodies arrived on Friday, and today one of my Emisar D4s got loaded with rosiness. :heart_eyes:

Here’s a comparison with an early D4 with 219C 5000K 80+ CRI emitters. Click photos to embiggen:


Here’s a comparison .gif:

Both tints are pleasant, and I get accustomed to either one after a few minutes. Only when compared to each other in person are the differences very obvious. I prefer the 219B.

The photos were taken with a custom white balance for each tint, so they look nearly identical to the camera. I think the reds get redder with the 219B, as expected.

I put a 219B 4500K R9080 in my AA-powered Zebralight H51w about a year ago, so I’m used to seeing only about 150 lumens of this tint. :partying_face: This rosy D4 will be the perfect companion to the rosy headlamp when hiking.

Thanks again for all your hard work, Clemence! :+1:

EDIT: Photos updated due to white balance issues.

Thanks for posting the comparison. Tint looks really good.

I’m afraid to risk the ones I have coming in on a FET light; I plan to put one in a AAA light and hold onto the rest until I’m ready to do a triple; probably either series boost or just plain linear.

I’m a bit nervous too, but I’m running ToyKeeper’s Andúril UI with the ‘ramp ceiling’ set to a reasonable level.

I’ve bumped it up to turbo a few times just for a moment though. No smoke yet… :smiley:

Received. This time it’s all right :+1:

That’s quite fast. I haven’t received my order yet.

Woohoo! Got mine…

Scared the crap outta me for a while. Got as far as ISC San Francisco and then the SF Dist Ctr, “transfer to next facility” on the 23rd/24th/25th, then… nothing. Vanished into the æther. Not a peep from then ’til just yesterday.

I gave the USPS a “where’s my package?” holler, and either that jiggled something loose or it was just coincidence, but that same day I finally get a notice that it’s at the local PO, then next morning out for delivery, then delivered. Whew!

Still quite odd, because usually it makes stops at various distribution centers (Stamford, Brooklyn, Queens) along the way, but nothing. Bypassed all those intermediary stops? Odd.

Anyway, now I can breathe…

Still don’t have mine, and no notice of shipping, etc. Looks like it has been almost a month since the post saying that they’ve shipped. Worried :frowning:

I’m currently out of the office. I can only access online informations. But I just noticed that your usual address is different from the last one. I sent it to your Eden Prairie address while your address from the last payment was in Edina. Please check if it received in Eden Prairie.
EDIT: the shipment address was correct (Edina)

- Clemence

Mine arrived yesterday in Germany.

Thank you Clemence!

The packing is also awesome.

The remainder of my order arrived today. Thanks again Clemence! :+1:

Indeed!


BTW, there are small bits of foam included to protect the robots’ eyes and mouth. I removed them for the photo. :partying_face:

I just received my order today!

Yes, the packaging is very impressive!

Thank you again, Clemence!

After comparing tints of the various emitters, I’m VERY pleased to report that the SW40 from this batch seem to be like the SW45k in pinkness of tint, but a bit warmer!! This compares favorably to the original SW40 from over a year ago, which were a bit warmer than these new ones, but notably significantly yellower in tint. I already really like the new ones, and I’m glad I ordered as many as I did!

I, too, have been leery of FET driving 219Bs. But I’ve gotten used to running my EDC D4 on LiFePO4 18650s. The estimated 1500 lumens are almost always enough light for me, and it’s way more efficient with a lot less heat. If I want, it can usually be run at Max indefinitely until the cell voltage falls too far. Only downside is more frequent recharges needed. I’ll definitely do that swap when I get a chance. (Although, I do have other D4s that won’t get the mod).

We use pretty good quality and safe li-ions these days but another advantage of LiFePo batteries is that the chemistry is safer than Li-ion.

True. When I was just starting to move from NiMH to LiIon as my primary lights I did worry about that, and the batteries weren’t as good then either. I think using LiFePO4 cells in a D4 or similar would be safer for a “muggle” using the light, and could take away some of the worries they might otherwise have, and regarding the heat issue as well. It would probably also drive less current through the light should the battery be reversed.

With my 219B D4 mod, not wanting to inadvertently damage the glorious LEDs I might somehow mark the light “LiFePO4” or something like that.

I received my order a while ago. I forgot to post about it till now. Love the extra effort made with the custom wood box. I already installed a triple sw40 in a wuben to46r. It now one of my go-to lights. Thanks Clemence for your top notch service.

I agree, new sw40 is about 4100K and is like an e21 sm403 at 2.5 A. Absolutely best for outdoor

UPDATE 180902:
As announced via my webstore, I’m not in the workshop from 18(0825-0910), and all orders between those dates will be processed later in when I get back to Bali.

So far, almost all orders to Germany have been refused by the German Customs and returned to my workshop address. Those includes The_Driver, Lexel, and Schoki orders. I filled all the required declaration documents required and marked all the packets as “commercial items”. The items declared as: “LED” and/or “MCPCB”. The original invoice also included inside. I don’t know what is going on with German Customs lately. Previous orders were successfully delivered.

The options are:

- Try again with additional USD 5 shipping cost (all those orders were using economy shipping)

- As above but the orders combined and shipped to one address, shipped via EMS.

  • Full refund minus the shipping cost.

To those Germany buyer affected, please help me to check what’s required to make it pass through the customs.

- Clemence

this may apply, the poster claims to be in the middle of Europe, I do not know where this person is, it could be Germany. I sent him a message with a link to this post, and hopefully we will soon know if he is in Germany.

This map shows in red points some of the locations of claimants to the title of Centre of Europe:
Ukraine, Slovakia, Germany, Poland, or Lithuania

please put the invoice in the outer USPS envelope not the inner bubble pack envelope. When customs opened the outer USPS envelop, they did not found the invoice. Therfore I was at customs on Friday. If the invoice would have been in the USPS envelop I would be able to pick the goods up at the postoffice. ”