DOA. The metal in the fourth picture was attached to the wall of the light and was contacting both springs. There were several other long pieces of metal in the same area. The supplier claims this light was inspected.
where from?
Manafont
So it still doesn’t work?
Dead
Thats some BS right there, I hope MF steps up and makes it right as they are my favorite retailer in China.
Is that the TR-3T6? I came close to ordering that light so it very well could have been my light had i ordered one.
Have you tried other cells to see if it works? The ones you have may need to be hit with voltage from your charger to reset the protection circuit if thats the issue. Its a long shot, But anything is better than sending it back and thats no cheap light either.
It is a SKY RAY 3*T6 3-Modes Edition Rev1.
I am knot very happy with all of this. The time loss, the money tied up, and the safety issues.
Using appropriate safety gear I tested right at 8.2 volts to the head with jumpers and nothing.
I have 3 sets of Trustfire flames all test, and work in other lights.
“Thats some BS right there, I hope MF steps up and makes it right as they are my favorite retailer in China. “
This was the response to my emails which included the pics. “Allow me to explain, the products are examined and tested before wrapping bubble wrapping as protection to minimize damage during transition. In general, you are welcome to return product for replacement/refund.” Not even an offer of a shipping label.
I will call this a lie. When I opened the light for the first time a half dozen metal shavings fell onto the table. The little pigtail is attached to the solder. The long one in the picture was a dead short across the springs and attached to the wall of the light.
ask for another drop in
Don't make me scared bro....I have 1 copy coming in from Manafont, told them to check first.
Yes, that is a good idea. I have sent MF an email requesting a new drop-in.
Now it is a question of what did I buy for $52. I don't have very much trust in the manufacturer or the suppler of this light.
This is always the downside of ordering from China...long wait and if it doesn't work right out of the package that's the worst. If it worked for awhile and then quit it's bad but at least you get to try it out and then deal with the return process!
At least you are getting responses from Manafont right away. Maybe not exactly what you want to hear but you can return it and they do respond. DX will take merchandise back as well but you'll be an old man and have grey hair by the time you go through the "customer service" system.
I more or less have a $25 max rule on any one product from China. I've broken that rule a few times however.
Hopefully they will just send a drop-in and you won't have the hassle of returning anything. It's the driver that went...is that the working assumption at this point?
"Don't make me scared bro....I have 1 copy coming in from Manafont, told them to check first."
I wrote on my order notes "This is my first order with your company, please pick me a good one, Thanks"
I believe statistically, you will receive a fine light for light duty, lifespan who knows.
Fear may have saved me. This is the first light I did not open, drop in the batteries and turn on. A very good thing. This is because someone here with a fair number of post wrote "boom" describing this light. That lead me to read up on the subject. I came across several explosions like the one with the German and a few others. Most of these have been explained but I am sure there are incidents that have not been reported. I was to use this light as a light-weight social compliance device for dealing with groups of people outdoors. I have been using the Ultrafire C1 XM-L (from KD) and it works great but had limits that the 3X-XM-L would have overcome. To put this type of build quality in a work environment may not be smart. So it seems I have made several mistakes on this project, I have been cheap, and what I received is a cheap tool that may fail when I need the most or when I need it the most "boom". I have had a split rim, malfunctioning firearm, and a car battery go boom, I don't like it. This is a configuration that needs proper attention. As for the integrity of the build they could have make the body from glass, I feel if the light is dropped or has any type of impact the electronics of this quality would not fair well.
The fastest replies (you can get 3 replies within the day, that is the same commitment that I put forth to my own clients in one of my business and i am actually contactable nearly 24/7) and actually best prices for several pcs of fine flashlights are actually at HKequipment. But they only do some budgetlights. Eg Fenix TK70 is like 183 bucks shipped with registered mail.
92mm long Xeno E03 XM-L 700 lumens dropping to 600 lumens pocket rocket ( generic brand 14500 so-called crap brand by CPF chinese IMR cells) neutral white and warm whites are only $30 shipped. Put in a NiMH 1.2V for really low lux light.
This combi is even more potent than the SR3800, so try not to run it that way for > 1 min on high unless in subzero conditions. Emitter can survive probably, but issue is electronics (eg electrolytic caps do not do well over 80 deg C) Normal 14500 easily does 2-3min.
TK70 may not be budget in price, but is good value for money in the LED fraternity. 2300L OTF measured by bro engerolitis, 102k lux @ 1m converted. HA, Fenix brand, ability to even gun at 9.5A with 8 x AA so if you are really strapped you can buy NiMH Ds later, Special for Thailand TK70S does eat 2x32600 for less of that toilet plunger look plus smaller than SR90. In an emergency like hurricane/snow storm just pop in 8 x AA and even on Black Cat AAs you can do a couple of days runtime in candlelight lumens. Actually it does run on 6 x AA 3S2P, ie 3-cell which also includes 3S1P D-size. For charger just use a Imax B6/Accucel-6, makes your Pb and Li-Co healthier too. LOL!
And they now have Eneloop XX too, 2500maH LSDs. So you can use existing AA chargers.
BTW, my SR3800 is actually using Rubycons in there!
Good find, I just found this site for me info on it;
I don't like D-cell x4 lights, so I passed on this one, However I'd like to get the Thai version of it, if I can only figure out who to get it from, a web link & price in $USD would be nice :)
Manafont refused my request to send me a replacement drop-in.
Looks like I am going to get burned time wise anyway this goes.
Customer Service – This should be renamed to something more accurate.
The first thing i do when i get a flashlight is to open it up and inspect it. That way you will not have these problems. Put this one down to experience.
I just went to Manafont to post a negative product review. I was curious to see if it would go through.
From their site “Oh no! Looks like the product you are looking for is no longer available.”
I read in another thread that MF pulled the Rev. 1 3xT6 for most likely several reasons.
But one thing still stands and that is excessive use on High is known to fry the drive over time. Rev.1 was a bad design flaw thermally with a drop-in being used.