[sold out] SKY RAY 6 x Cree XM-L2 T6 3-Mode Cool White Light Flashlight - Black (4 x 18650) US$ 25,76 free shipping @ DX

That’s really bad! They don’t use email anyways but I take it with message you mean a DX ticket?

i had also some troubles with my last order…

fortunately a lot less money :wink:

Did you call Paypal? I called and Paypal forced a refund in less than a day.

Refund isn’t the main point now, it’s the way DX is behaving and stalling by saying it was shipped when it is not. The shipment is US to US, it should not still be invisible after 30 days. No idea what happens after the 45 days PP protection window.

I don’t know about you guys, but what’s happening to RMM is pretty close to an actual scam IMO.

DX doesn’t ship anything US to US.

Really? Then what do they mean by their US Direct site?

If they call it US direct but meant slow boat from China anway, that is simply more paisley from them. :slight_smile:

I am also still waiting for my torch from DX my waiting is

15th March – Order received for one of these [sold out] SKY RAY 6 x Cree XM-L2 T6 3-Mode Cool White Light Flashlight – Black (4 × 18650) US$ 25,76 free shipping @ DX SKY RAY 6 x Cree XM-L2 T6 3600lm 3-Mode Cool White Light Flashlight – Black And 4 “TrustFire Protected 18650 3.7V “3000mAh” Rechargeable Li-ion Batteries (Pair)”:http://www.dx.com/p/trustfire-protected-18650-3-7v-3000mah-rechargeable-li-ion-batteries-pair-120476#.U29L7vldU5Y .
17th March – Partial shipment (of batteries)

2nd April – Full shipment.

I mentioned it here
Shipping times from a few Chinese retailers my experience so far

Mine shipped on April 2nd also, but I have not yet received it.

My experience over the years with DX is that they are incredibly slow, but honorable. Hopefully this thing with RMM is just negligence, and nothing dishonorable.

From the FAQ at DX.com.

Q: What’s the difference between US DIRECT and DX.COM?

A: US Direct is a customized site which made for DX US customers and we aimed to offering better service as below:

Free Express Delivery by courier, ships will arrive in 6-9 business days

Free On Time Tracking from China to USA

Exclusive SCM team in china for US Direct

Exclusive Customer Service team for US Direct

Exclusive Product Management for US Direct

Multi channels to collect US customer’s service requirements and products request

If you want to know more please click usd.dx.com

Q: Do you have warehouse in USA?

A: There is no US Warehouse, we send US Direct goods from world factory to USA, and have cooperation with INTERNATIONAL BRIDGE to make faster delivery._

I have had this happen twice: supposedly shipped with “tracking number” which shows “communication of package origination” or some such, then nothing. When I inquire about it, I get no message back for a while, then I will get a message that they will “investigate”, later I get a message asking for more money to ship the units because the unit I ordered is “out of stock”. When I looked, there is a new order created with the same item at a new higher price, but “wait for customer, requiring payment”. When I ask I get “the item you ordered is out of stock, this item is more”, which is really the same item as far as I can tell, just re-listed higher price. This is a very scammy feeling set of actions.

Well now they claim they are re-sending it after I got upset complaining that they twice didnt get me my order and re-listed the light at a higher price after claiming my order was out of stock…but I’m wondering if its just another gimmick, its been a couple days now stuck on “prepare shipment”, not sent, and if they get me to wait a few more I cant use paypal.

So I finally got my order after emails back and forth and they “re-sent it”, however I’m not glad I did: these 6x SRKs are dimmer than my un-modded 3x SRK with XML T6, they are very blue, and they randomly flicker. Not only that but one died after a couple hours…now I’ve got a different headache to deal with.

Definitely not recommended :frowning:

I finally got my money back, thanks to PayPal. DX never said a word throughout the entire process. Like I said before: I am not a fan of being lied to. This is what I believe they did because they gave tracking information and said they shipped when they hadn't and then never responded to any questions about their status.

Now I’m curious to what these lights are like standard dchomak says standard is like modified 3xSRK yet B42says dimmer than standard 3xSRK

I ordered mine 15th March and it still hasn’t arrived DX just keep saying they are checking into it, have raised a ticket 3 times now for this.

I bought it with the intention of swapping the FET and wires I would like between 3-4000 lumens after mod (I’m guessing closer to 3k than 4k tbh) just as long as similar to my warrior that has resistor mod done to it

Has anyone measured output standard and after a FET swap?

I signed on just now hoping to find this thread. I ordered one each from DX China and DX US. I got the one from US in about 10 days, but have not yet received the one from DX China.

It’s true what I said about the one I got from DX US. I’m guessing that the one B42 is not the same exact light, newer cost reduced stock. Probably doesn’t have good heat sinking, that could explain the blueish output and the eventual death of one of the emitters.

DX China said they shipped mine on April 1, I haven’t received it yet, maybe they were only fooling.

Just got mine yesterday(5-27), ordered when this thread first went up. Never track my packages so I have no idea when it shipped.

I got a black 6*XM-L2 one from USDirect…yeah not as bright as the 3*XM-L one I have…only problem is…dang thing is glued up tight!

I am not going to futz with it till I get my 3*XM-L that I cratered back up and running as a 3*XP-G2 running at 1750mA per channel thrower…but it’s going to take a bit to get there

Wouldn’t you know, the day after I contact them after waiting patiently for almost 2 months from the day they said they shipped it, I get it!

Same exact light that I got earlier from the US store that only took 10 days. Very happy with this one too.

Well, even with perceptual differences, my Convoy S2s with 8 chips aren’t THAT much dimmer than the 6x SRKs I got from DX. They are that bad. Not that the Convoys are bad but to beat one emitter’s output should take less than 1/5th output each emitter of the Convoy …plus the Convoys are warm tinted, its not even funny.

So there has to be at least two different “versions” of the light that DX stocks, and looking at the site there are already many more than two that they list, I’m sure there are many more than the ones they list as well.

For these to be OK you’d have to believe I completely lucked out with all of my lights, my purplish beam SRK that looks white and bright next to the DX 6x and my Kung are both a lot brighter than “normal”, and therefore so are all my Convoys, my Warrior, my C8s, and my J18 and 12x lights to be overpowering everything…that’s really the only way this could be a reasonable output from this light…so, not possible.

I purchased several and they are all about the same brightness, and visually dimmer than my old gold 3x SRK.

Very disappointing just at that, but then I also already had one not working and fail. All around bad.

Has anyone tried to de-dome this SRK?

I see a few threads now about de-doming to get extra throw and I think it would be a good idea for mine.

I have braided the springs, upgraded wires to SWG18 silicon and changed the FET so it’s now good and bright but the throw isn’t much better than my Tangsfire C8

Is it easy to de-dome all six LED’s at the same time as they are all on the board together?