I’ve bought the last piece of the first Cu batch. Threads are fully identical to the existing Alu ones.
Does NOT mean threads of the second Cu batch is identical to those of the “new” aluminum S2+.
I ordered two S2+ on 2020-08-09, nit arrived yet. One is with XPL HI 8*7135 Biscotti. The other is SST40.
It’ll be “interesting” to see the threads of both !
I assume the XPL HI has old threads and the SST40 has new threads?
So they won’t LEGO with each other?
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Or they both have new threads?
Then they certainly won’t LEGO with my old S2+
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btw, My old S2+ are from 2017 and 2018 .
I’m very sorry, because we need to use a standardized mold, all the threads have to be changed. The molds used before are all hand-polished.
Before that, I also realized that there would be many problems,
Thanks for the info Simon.
So basically this change of threads specification is due to new production/manufacturing process which is more efficient, and not caused by some random mistakes in the machining department?
If that’s the case here, then I’m personally OK with that, as long as each flashlight is fit properly and works well, and this change is as planned and designed, therefore it is consistent for current and future batches . More efficient production process is good.
Im really suprized to hear that these are cast. They look machined to me. In fact, it’s pretty much impossible to get a quality cnc machined type finish using a mold with aluminum.