Well, whatever the story, it seems that Neal did not secure the supply from his different supplier, for whatever reason. Who knows who let down whom.
Bottom line is that they are not yet available for the first FW3A build, so we’ve been told. Leading to disappointment.
BTW, why is a middleman (Neal) dabbling in procurement ? Surely that’s the job for Lumintop professional buyers. Where and how has he inserted himself here, and is his continued presence conducive to progress ?
Give the buyers a signed-off Bill of Materials (BOM) and let them do their job. Should have been committed many months ago. LEDs, driver components, MCPCB, optics. all critical items.
The driver design, optic and LED choice were determined months ago, and have not changed. Just refinement of the mechanical parts.