Just adding to the dataset. Received order from Sofirn website, blue and orange not potted, all other colours potted (didn’t order brown so can’t comment).
There’s some variation in the tint though and unfortunately for me the potted ones look the worst.
Also, the new colours are very nice, the green is lovely, as are the blue and red (now deeper / richer).
What is the best solder league to put on the positive driver contact to protect it from scratch?
In the past I used Sn-Pb 60/40 but after a little use it blackened and had to be cleaned, I thought it was caused by the presence of lead
Nice find but I already have some thin nickel plated brass sticks.
my question was about the marks on positive driver pad caused by battery pole
I wanted fix it with a small solder blow from an alloy that does not form oxide and more hard than SN/PB.
you could sweat solder a small piece of sheet silver on there instead, it`s a better material than gold (or anything else) even it`s oxide conducts as well! it`s also a soft metal. I replace all sorts of flashlight parts with pure silver, it`s worth getting some in (for everyone into repair and modding).