I’m still working on the deal and hope to have definitive news in a couple of days. I’m also wondering whether any of the scuba forums might have members who’d like to “hitch a ride” to this deal.
About the seals and the O-rings: Most divers know that the O-rings need to be checked every day they dive and that they should be lubricated at least every week of diving or every time the camera, flash or flashlight is opened. Those O-rings were definitely chewed up but it could have been caused by several things:
1)They could have been cut by dragging them over the threads during installation or because they’re too thick to fit past the interal threads.
2)They could simply have been worn due to lack of lubricant.
3)It looks like the O-rings may actually be too thick to fit in the channels (grooves) provided for them - once they’re compressed by joining the battery tube to the front and back.
4)They could have been torn because the interior of the front and back are overly rough (but the machining on this light seems too good for that to be the problem.
Looking at the photos, Option #3 seems the most likely cause. The channels (grooves) for the O-rings don’t seem to have any room (width) for the O-rings to expand into. Note that they already protrude well beyond the thread diameter - too much I think.
A good first-hand inspection should be able to shed some light on this.
Hello
on Ebay US
“Quality O-Rings for TrustFire TR-DF003 flashlight scuba dive diving plongée”
On 2 lamps in all 16 joints
out of order 13 and 3 good
“Je pense qu’ils montent des joints d’origine pour lampes terrestres et de plus non graissés”
I think that they get home for terrestrial lamps and more non-shaft joints
They had trouble with my credit card and after 3 attempts, I was finally able to get the payment through, so I think they’re giving me faster shipping for my efforts. I don’t know if the Trustfire 5000mAh batteries are real ones, or how good the charger will actually be from them, but as long as the light itself is great, I can live with it. I’ll give a full report once I have it in hand.
The charger and Batteries trustFire are good.
Battery = 3800 mAh landfill under 2 (A) approximately.
Hence autonomy 1 h 50 min
(UltraFire is no good !)
Expenses to the o-rings (all) and to look at the lens and stretch (micro-coupures) O-Rings here :
I didn’t realize the AliEpress retailer I purchased this light from was the same retailer that I purchased my Trustfire TR-J12. So I was really happy when Emmy contacted me with with the status of my purchase and should have it in a few days. She did a great job getting my TR-J12 to me in mint condition, so I’m sure this light will be as great.
I got all my stuffs from the same supplier, be it normal mail or using DHL. DHL is for my j18 to see which factory the good are coming from. “all are genuine”
i think Mr 2100 also got some of his stuffs from China East Face too.
China East Face is a great find. Did you pay $88.91 including shipping or were you able to negotiate a lower price? Note that he is quoting a bulk price (qty 3) of additional 29% off?
Sounds great, but keep in mind we need to support guys like Ric- he’s a rarity in that he listens to what we want and then takes some action in improving the light offerings… by the way, what you gonna do with 3 of them???
STILL want to know the output lumens of this thing (said by the guy who doesn’t do anything to find out himself but bugs everyone else about it!!? 0:) )
Just to mention- this is the best forum, hands down