It is not getting to me buddy,It was sold b/4 I EVEN RECEIVED IT!! Cereal_killer!!,then I get the 5000K version which is supposedly 1250 Lumens and 90Kcd! :+1:
I came home and looked at mine and your centering ring is not the same. It doesn’t even look big enough for a XP sized LED. Experimental white flat centering ring?
Got mine today, did you know you can swap the driver without having to touch the reflector or mcpcb or even take off the bezel?!
I did pull the reflector and sanded the upward facing side of the centering ring. This made the cut-off from center spot to corona sharper (made the center spot more defined) which I’m pretty happy about however doing so didn’t affect throw any measurable amount.
After that I put a 22mm TA driver in it. I was gonna add a lighted tail but it’s got the big Omten so no need to do anything back there! The boost in current raised throw from 40kcd to 60.
Also, shame on Nightwatch for grinding the markings off the drivers FET’s. It’s obvious what they are and just out of spite I’ve pulled them off and reused one on the 22mm driver I built for it and I’ll be using the other one ASAP. It’d a FET driver, what do you think you’re hiding?
Neal’s store has this announcement, and geared more importantly to the newcomers to general online vendors based in China and ships from China:
Chinese New Year holiday From January 31 to Feb.12
China as a nation virtually grinds to halt…only the international hotels and factories with export commitments are operating…business/most shipping is momentarily shelved until everybody goes back to work.
I understand that. The Lights[My First and this one] are shipped out of El Monte, California USA. So Chinese holiday should NOT affect that.
This is my concern,I talked to DHL by phone and they told me that only a shipping label was created on Friday January 25th. In addition they said that they have ONLY 48 hours to process that in the warehouse. That time has come and gone,not sure what happens next as it sits in a warehouse!,In California.
You put too much faith in the tracking info. I dont have my box anymore but im pretty sure even though the tracking shows some random zip code in CA it originated from China based on the markings. If it’s just a label being created and it doesnt get picked up in the US system for weeks i’m pretty certain it didnt actually originate here and the tracking info is just wrong…
You may be right.Besides a Flashaholic I am a Trackaholic!!
I have been working on lowering my expectations and NOT putting too much faith in people[primarily reliability]….very few people are as reliable,considerate and responsible as myself!
,another wolfdog quote:
Expectations beyond logic result in disappointment.
The Guy from DHL[Phone conversation] said that my Tracking number is a USA Tracking number,not China, Italy, Germany ect.
Maybe,this package originates from China, Neal has an associate and/or warehouse in El Monte,CA. OR Compton, CA.[Address on First package] it lands at this warehouse and they slap the label on it and then shipped to me.
My guess is it is originated from CA. in that Chinese owned warehouse and then shipped. It is FREE shipping so they are not rushing. Even when my FIRST order got close to me[MARYLAND] ….it took 4 days to go the last 100 miles!Finally arriving via USPS.
9374869903503504888847
En Route
EN ROUTE TO DHL ECOMMERCE DISTRIBUTION CENTER
Sun, January 27, 2019 at 5:51 PM
UNITED STATES
Estimated Delivery
Feb 5, 2019
From:
EL MONTE CA, CA 91731
UNITED STATES
To:
PHOENIXVILLE, PA 19460
UNITED STATES
Activity
Jan 27, 2019
5:51
PM PST
EN ROUTE TO DHL ECOMMERCE DISTRIBUTION CENTER
5:47
PM PST
ELECTRONIC NOTIFICATION RECEIVED: YOUR ORDER HAS BEEN PROCESSED AND TRACKING WILL BE UPDATED SOON
If sitting for weeks in Neal’s mystery warehouse in Compton sounds OK to you then sure.
Seems more likely DHL has a huge international sorting center in Compton and you have a “US” tracking number which only means you don’t get any updates while it’s overseas. Rest assured, if it’s in some private warehouse past customs things would not take this long.
Any idea what keeps the LED around 5 amps in turbo? I think it’s more than just the forward voltage cause you see the LED spike up in current when changing modes.