i think i would sell my self before i sell my lights! lol
Hank, here is a picture. Kind of hard to photo and hold everything in place but you can see what I’m trying to say.
Needle nose pliers or similar with narrow tips are best because of the small amount of clip movement. Try to get as high up towards the bend as you can. When striking with hammer, try to hit just above the pliers. Spring steel is pretty difficult to bend so it might take a pretty good wack. When finished the clip will now have two bends and the gap will be much larger.
ok frank i agree i got ya
but there are only 400 lights most members not new and there is not much to make i think there are 100 ways to make faster and easier money. buy adidas sneakers for 200usd sell them online to a million strong crowd for 600. jsut for example NMD R1 they nearly killed the staff for this shoes and it was all over the news here thats why i know of this.
I really don’t know why I’m commenting. The little troll in me, I guess.
Without the organizers, this group buy would not be possible.
Without enough members’ interest, this group buy would not be possible.
It rubs me the wrong way as well when greed goes to town, such as a pill that costs 7¢ to produce and formerly sold for $7 being jacked to $700. Easy to see the ethical issue with fleecing sick people. Flashaholics aren’t that kind of sick. But OTOH I also have a real problem with the guy way down on the right that thinks his sense of morality can enter my veins or my lungs or my bedroom or my business, or has something to say about how I drive.
When my blood boils, I try to remember to meditate on Revelations 22:11, or Matthew 7:3. But suggesting this to anyone else always makes me sound crazier. But I’m way nuttier than that.
TK WOW you outperformed yourself again amazing code really refined i hope you make more blinkies as you stated some posts ago.
dale thanks for your always open ear and neutral wise tips and voice
and thanks to the rest i dont know who all made it so good
i got my sets today complete
i must say what a piece the ss is made for eternity i think even driver and LED will improve this light is so easy to upgrade this host will last generations.
the copper is a cute little thingy too
how about this ss hosts with same knurling and shape made as A6 and A5 in ss cu Brass and Al
today i got the AL and yesterday the SS if the wood box wood be protected as the all carton box it would look like new i hope this person at manker who did this crime get a training.
but i wonder because manker always pack everything so well i never had an issue and they wrap they cheap cardboard box of the al so well and the wood box not at all its a pity because as if you give this someone as present it doent make you look good it looks liek you hand over some used staff.
but its is like it is.
thanks its a great set
Drug companies (shoe companies, whatever) are businesses, for profit. They pay employees, stockholders, etc, and are in business for profit. If the drug company brain trust worked really hard to make a great new drug, just so everyone could have that great new drug, and decided they didn’t want to profit from it at all, when they were the only ones really entitled to profit from it, but didn’t want to, would it be right for someone with no intellectual or physical investment to buy that drug, resell it and profit from it? Isn’t there a difference? It is not a business. It is my feeling on the matter. I’m not telling anyone what to do, just stating my opinion, so I don’t think the bible quotes are all that appropriate. I definitely don’t care what anyone does in their bedroom. There are some bad drivers out there though.
frank there are also some bad divers on some bedrooms hahahaha
I suppose you’re right about that. :bigsmile:
My SS/CU Combo is stated as "The item is pre-advised" since 2016-01-27 (!!) 05:52;
hopefully they repacked the box for safer shipping without dancing flashlights inside!! 
Hmm. That’s odd. I’ll have to play with it some more when I get home tonight.
Not for nothing, if I post: “‘Yabba dabba do,’ Fred Flintstone said that,” I’m quoting Fred Flintstone. OTOH if I post: “Consider Shakespeare’s quip in The Merchant of Venice, 1.3.96,” I’m citing a line from a work of William Shakespeare. Either way, I am still trolling a troll who littered the thread with my own litter as an obvious demonstration, but that’s just my opinion. Drive safe, folks!
But it’s not a company. It’s a community. People on BLF have been gradually developing hosts and drivers and firmware and tribal knowledge for years, figuring out better and better ways to move photons, and it’d be rude for one small group to take credit for all that. There are so many contributors that I can’t even remember who they all are.
So the prices are set to have as little margin as possible. Suggestions are solicited and often implemented. The code and circuit designs are open. Participation is encouraged. Nothing is glued shut.
This isn’t about companies and customers. It’s a community. So don’t be just a customer, be a maker — do your own thing and share it.
Hey, that´s is my SN 
My wife just sent me some photos of #153. Box damaged, lights damaged. I could cry ….
Several people is talking about how bad there is if somebody sells their light with profit. But just take a look at the list. Some on the list has up to 9 sets, and do you really think they are keeping 9 sets for them self? What would one person need 9 sets for?
So of course, they are buying them to sell them after the GB, maybe in a store, maybe online, but they are going to sell them.
That’s life, somebody will always try to make a buck or two out of limit sets etc.
Mine also the same date.
Will the led in the tailcap keep draining the battery even if the light itself has shut off due to low voltage? Just drained a 14500 and when I clicked the button, the led at the button switched on.
Yes, the tailcap led doesn’t run through the mcu like the main emitter does, so there’s no low voltage protection for the tailcap led (except its own Vf I suppose, but that probably won’t do much to help you). It would take months for the tailcap led by itself to drain a battery to dangerous levels, but an already depleted cell shouldn’t be left in these lights.
Good to know. The depleted cell showed 2.81V on my DMM, so there isn't much room left.
Actually, because blue leds are chosen for the lighted tailcap, you need well over 2V to get them lighted at all (and thus draw current). I do not know at which exact voltage, but my guess is that with the battery at around 2.5V the leds will not light anymore and further battery drains stops. Perhaps someone can check?, I do not have the lights in yet.
Have the lights here now. The damages are only slightly visible. The photos looked much worse than it looks in real life. There was much black “dirt” from the inside of the box on the lights. Could clean most of it easily. The X6 is in perfect condition. The X5 has some minor scratches on the bezel. I can live with that.
Thanks to the Team!