Disclaimer: sometimes manufacturers revise. The E07 was bought q2 2019 (and should be a v2), and the Copper was bought q1 2021
1st I noticed was it is filthy and gritty (seems to be copper after looking at the toothbrush I used on it) -> https://photos.app.goo.gl/yuobio9m4QpnEgNP7
Washed that off with some Hornady One Shot lube (similar performance to Frog lube)
2nd thing I noticed, why did they include a regular lanyard? There’s nowhere to put it, the hole on the fins is not good for anything but a string… https://photos.app.goo.gl/qK9v5jrWPUTYgiGo8
3rd thing I noticed, the beam is a bit more focused (and less smooth) than the original which has 25 deg TIR. Like 10-15% narrower. You can even see the LED looks slightly larger through the optic. https://photos.app.goo.gl/5Kz8AiwgMGy6ebvu6
Is the optic just farther from the LED? The lens doesn’t look different to my bad eyes.
#4, the switch is tighter (and harder to press - similar to the new buck driver series)
Lastly, just a minor complain, aux and switch LED color weren’t what I ordered, but not worth fussing over.
As a thought, if you didn’t get the right aux and switch colour (which is something i would personally want sorted) did you get the main LEDs you asked for? I don’t know if there are options but a different LED could account for the difference in beam. Your pic isn’t sharp enough for me to see though they look like quite different tints.
Regarding your first observation (gritty tail threads), my NOV-MU (delivered this March) had the same problem. I suspect the tools for making the square cut threads are worn out, causing uneven or gritty edges.
Did lube help? I tried high end grease, but it still felt rough. Only after I used high-grit sand paper to smooth rough edges out, it was smooth.
I didn’t mean the threads are rough, I literally meant they had dark grit in them, used a toothbrush to wash that junk out if i remember right
The nov-mu turns on as you screw the head on, anodization is not conductive…this shouldn’t occur, normally. Nov-mu doesn’t have square threads on the anodized side, you should not be unscrewing the unanodized back end. It’s kinda bizarre they didn’t use square threads on both sides