Going to send Ric a PM as well, but mine just turned into a single mode on low. Tried two other batteries, something kind of smells weird inside the head also.
That’s something that sounds kind of funny coming from a user whose username is “PewPew” :)… Sorry, I couldn’t really resist :(…
Seriously though, when you say “kind of smells weird”, do you mean like a burnt smell or something like that? Maybe something got shorted, which might account for the low mode?
condolences mate. electronics that smell funny usually means kaput. best of luck.
Yeah, it’s a burnt electronic smell. Almost like when I get to killing old speakers or abusing subs, just much less potent being on a smaller scale I guess.
What’s the estimated low run time on this thing? Might as well make the best of the situation, ~18 lumes off an 18650 should last quite some time and be a perfectly usable amount of light for most things when the sun isn’t out.
This review:
says ~50 mA on low, so <capacity_of_battery>/50 mA should give you an approximation of the runtime, i.e., 1000 mAh battery ==> 20 hours?
I don’t know how safe it is to run it if you’re getting a burning odor though…
Perhaps I’ll try taking it apart to see about changing drivers and stuff if a new one can’t be sent out. Also, not using it does seem like a good idea, don’t need it catching fire or something crazy.
Hope the problem will be solved. But it just so happens :
i never liked him, always seemed so useless
The battery you use really does make a difference. I can get mine to work with a few types but it only works perfectly using shorter batteries. I find my protected pano 3100 is fine, green battery not double wrapped.
Pepe LePew? Why he’s the best cartoon serial rapist around LOL
Hi,
FYI, I had PM’ed RIC, about the voltage and battery specs, and he confirmed that 2x16340 does/wll NOT work for these lights. He said it would damage these lights. He didn’t provide a specific voltage range.
I know that most have assumed this, but again, FYI…
Jim
Good to know [for certain], thanks for confirming Jim.
Ric responded to my PM, will be fixing this problem 
Gotta love good CS, especially from the other side of the world.
hes a ‘romantic’ stalker not a rapist
Am I the only one that has not received the DQG? Still no sign of it, anywhere!!
Have you found out what was causing the problem yet?
Have you gotten a tracking number yet? Also, when did you order? Was it part of the pre-order?
Yeah its a pre-order! Got a number but singpost cant track it, nore can the swedish mail! Never lost a light in the mail! Have to send Ric a hollar i guess…
Hi,
A couple of things:
- How long ago did you get the tracking #?
- If you have an Android tablet or phone, try an app called “TrackChecker”. It sometimes can dig out information that the USPS.com (for instance) doesn’t/isn’t able to.
- Yes, PM or email RIC-CN.
Jim
I’ll try after dinner to pull it apart without tearing anything up. Ric is sending me out a new driver+emitter so going to have to learn pulling it apart anyway.
Once apart I’ll give it a probing with my DMM.