Nope, thatās fine. Iāve followed packages down the rabbit hole, and always got āem. Arrive at JFK, go Flat Stanley for a while out east, back to the city, various distribution centers, then literally overnight arrived at my local PO, out for delivery, and delivered, all within a 12hr window.
Patience, grasshopper.
No big deal. It hit LA so its switched over to local shippers. The tracker you used says some confusing things about it shipping through China after at got to the US, but a different tracker shows it staying in the US. So just ignore it. Youāll probably receive it in the next few days depending on where you live. Maybe a week since thereās lots of stuff being shipped right now.
O.K. I will try not to screw myself into the floor (too much). Thanks guys 
I passed Westieās suggestion on to the Olight customer service people (Olight made my now dead battery).
Their CS person has passed it on to their engineer, and I await advice.
I recall there are three or four kinds of protection circuitry, some of which die but once and some of which can be resurrected, so I hope they know which they used in making their batteries.
Aha, the answer came in todayās email:
Well, thatās pretty meaningless. I asked for a clearer answer.
If we want longer runtime, do we buy more batteries or more flashlights?
Yes. :laughing:
Iād say do whichever is cheaper. If its a custom built light or just expensive, buy more batteries. If your talking about cheap lights for emergency use and you donāt care what they look like, buy some more of them (with batteries). If your special light has a cheap 2,000mah battery in it, upgrade it to a higher capacity battery. So it just depends on your situation.
I have 18650 flashlights but I still want longer runtime, I am not sure if Iāll get a 21700 or just buy more batteries. But I did order 2 18650 batteries today but still considering adding a flashlight as a back-up or perhaps replacement to my BLF A6.
Iām wondering how the similarly-named SST70 and XHP 70.2 emitters compare. How are they similar? How are they different?
Thanks!
Other than measuring with proper equipment, or trying to guestimate comparing to known light sources, is there any way to know if youāre getting a LH351D in 70/80 CRI instead of 90?
Is this legit? WildTrail WT90 SBT90.2 5500lm 2000m 3*21700 Flashlight And if so, what is their shipping like?
What is the purpose of the many tiny holes, sometimes in a pattern, sometimes seemingly randomly arranged, in driver boards?
slmjim
Vias, copper plated holes to connect the front and back copper layers, electrically and also thermically to help dissipate the heat from components.
Seconding this, and also, thefreeman designs drivers so he definitely knows what heās talking about.
slmjim, if you look really closely at those holes usually you can see the metal lining the interior of them. Itās really amazing, brilliant idea, whoever came up with it. Very complex boards may have three or four layers and there are hidden traces between each layer, those vias letting the current flow where itās wanted and the whole thing making for a much more compact physical design.
Thanks for the responses everyone!
slmjim
Iām looking for a rugged 18650 right angle headlight that has a couple of design features: mode switching by turning tailcap. No more switches that are unncessary places for water to enter. A charging port in the threads would be nice.
Also the dream would be a polycarbonate lens and gasket over the optic, much like a Rude Nora, with stainless M-_ hex pan head screws.
A right angle headlight with these features would be VERY durable and waterproof and reliable, and itās a shame because so many lights have some but not all of these features.
Hello everyone, newbie here. I would like to ask how is it possible to make a thread in order to start a conversation for example about a subject or whatever.
Cheers
Go here:
https://budgetlightforum.com/forum
Click the subforum that you want.
Then click "New Topic"
Thank you so much!