I messaged them on ali and got a very nice long reply. Turns out the reflector in this one is pressed in for better heat dissipation. Sooo….I guess this one will remain unmodded. Just not enough there to attempt to pry or wiggle it out. She confirmed the M5 is on permanent hold until they can procure the MCU chips again, and yeah, that’s affecting all of their models and development, too. They’re having some difficulty with emitters, too.
And get this…poka yoke. She gave me a screenshot of google search results. How embarrassing. lol But I’ll be damned…it’s a Japanese phrase, more of a concept, that basically means designing something so that mistakes cannot be made. So in this case, battery polarity, they haven’t done physical prevention but are just referring to the electronic circuit sensing. It’s another of Toyota’s contributions (like just-in-time manufacturing).
I noticed their bike light…looks really solid and might be a better recommendation than many that are often talked about. However, apparently they can’t or won’t sell the remote battery packs for it right now due to shipping troubles…so maybe not a good recommendation for those who don’t homebrew.
Nice folks, good products. (I……suppose……the same can almost be said for the makers of the Frog……)