I want to purchase a C8F 21700 from Aliexpress but am now concerned about this defective driver issue.
Can you advise if their stock is being checked/replaced/fixed ?
I’m happy with swapping the fet myself, but I appreciate sofrin looking to address the issue nonetheless. That’s awesome, as usual from them.
Another point worth noting is that I’m really happy with the ramping on this light. It’s much smoother and a good speed. Compared to the sp32a v1, I feel this light has much improved ramping.
It’s pretty close to the d4. Not quite narsil, but very close imho.
I have a 20mm lexel driver so it might be ok on that side but this is a good point. Overly complicated driver shelf and Alu ring. Almost better to use 17mm and spacer
Just a quick check. Does anybody know if it’s safe buying from AE official store at this point or is it likely I will still receive a light with a dodgy FET? Many thanks.
Received a reply from Qidong Yang:
“Yes,the MOSFET problem has been solved already, the stock now has already improved”.
So it looks like it should be safe to order from AE.
Apparently we need to wait a little bit longer for Amazon. I’ve asked on AE and just got the answer:
“The AMZ not yet, because of the new produce batch is still on its transfer way to USA”
Also they advised to check directly with Amazon for the latest updates.