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RMM · December 7, 2014, 3:57pm

The winter blend may be part of the problem, but the other part also seems to be the temperature. Once I brought the gasoline inside (sealed container, of course), the dedomes went a lot better. Outside when it was cold it didn't work well at all.

Hill · December 8, 2014, 5:59pm

Rich,

Can those quad boards be run 4S?

According to the solder mask here, the only options appear to be 4P or 2S2P. However, the listing on your website says 4S as a configuration as well. Do you have a diagram as to how to wire for that?

Thanks,

Hill

RMM:

A few months ago I bought some of the copper quad MCPCBs that Dsche was selling. I planned on using them to build a quad light, but have been too busy to do it so they've just been sitting around. I've received a lot of requests for these, but have been a bit torn on what to do with them. I paid retail price for them, so I've got to sell them for more than that just to break even with PayPal fees, plus every one I sell means one less light that I can build with them. What I'm going to do is offer a limited quantity of them at what I consider to be a reasonable price given the lack of supply, bundled with a Carclo quad lens. Once these are gone I won't be getting more unless more are produced sometime in the future.

There is 50 sets available. The price is $7.50 per set, which means that you will be paying around $2.50 more than what you would have paid for the same set a few months ago. You can choose between the 10621 and 10623 optics.

Here is the listing.

DavidEF · December 8, 2014, 6:13pm

Hill:

Rich,

Can those quad boards be run 4S?

According to the solder mask here, the only options appear to be 4P or 2S2P. However, the listing on your website says 4S as a configuration as well. Do you have a diagram as to how to wire for that?

Thanks,

Hill

RMM:

A few months ago I bought some of the copper quad MCPCBs that Dsche was selling. I planned on using them to build a quad light, but have been too busy to do it so they’ve just been sitting around. I’ve received a lot of requests for these, but have been a bit torn on what to do with them. I paid retail price for them, so I’ve got to sell them for more than that just to break even with PayPal fees, plus every one I sell means one less light that I can build with them. What I’m going to do is offer a limited quantity of them at what I consider to be a reasonable price given the lack of supply, bundled with a Carclo quad lens. Once these are gone I won’t be getting more unless more are produced sometime in the future.

There is 50 sets available. The price is $7.50 per set, which means that you will be paying around $2.50 more than what you would have paid for the same set a few months ago. You can choose between the 10621 and 10623 optics.

Here is the listing.

From the looks of it, the board is pre-wired to work in those two ways only. But, if you wanted, you could cut the traces joining each pair (on the left and right) and wire them individually to make it whatever configuration you want.

Hill · December 8, 2014, 6:16pm

I thought that as well. I was hoping that I was just missing something.

Hopefully Rich can chime in to clarify.

DavidEF:

Hill:

Rich,

Can those quad boards be run 4S?

According to the solder mask here, the only options appear to be 4P or 2S2P. However, the listing on your website says 4S as a configuration as well. Do you have a diagram as to how to wire for that?

Thanks,

Hill

RMM:

A few months ago I bought some of the copper quad MCPCBs that Dsche was selling. I planned on using them to build a quad light, but have been too busy to do it so they've just been sitting around. I've received a lot of requests for these, but have been a bit torn on what to do with them. I paid retail price for them, so I've got to sell them for more than that just to break even with PayPal fees, plus every one I sell means one less light that I can build with them. What I'm going to do is offer a limited quantity of them at what I consider to be a reasonable price given the lack of supply, bundled with a Carclo quad lens. Once these are gone I won't be getting more unless more are produced sometime in the future.

There is 50 sets available. The price is $7.50 per set, which means that you will be paying around $2.50 more than what you would have paid for the same set a few months ago. You can choose between the 10621 and 10623 optics.

Here is the listing.

From the looks of it, the board is pre-wired to work in those two ways only. But, if you wanted, you could cut the traces joining each pair (on the left and right) and wire them individually to make it whatever configuration you want.

RMM · December 8, 2014, 6:19pm

I may have been mistaken. After looking at it, you could run 4S but you would have to cut traces and run additional jumper wires. I will update the listing.

Hill · December 8, 2014, 7:25pm

Thanks Rich.

I also started the same discussion in Alexey ‘Dsche’ original thread here.

The same conclusion was reached as well.

pilotdog68 · December 8, 2014, 9:55pm

Hey RMM, can you explain the rebate with the Xtar VP4?

If I order that charger and $12 of cells, the cells are essentially free? am I misunderstanding?

wight · December 8, 2014, 10:10pm

I think you’ve got it. AFAIK it’s just MAP stuff - RMM is unable to discount the VP4 itself below the posted price.

RMM · December 8, 2014, 10:12pm

That's right. I can't discount the charger, but I can give away free stuff with it.

pilotdog68 · December 8, 2014, 10:15pm

Hmm you might get another order from me soon. Any idea when you’ll get more of the Panasonic 2900mah protected cells?

RMM · December 8, 2014, 10:18pm

It is going to be a few weeks before I get more batteries.

pilotdog68 · December 9, 2014, 12:22am

Is that the only charger that you have the rebate offer on?

RMM · December 9, 2014, 12:42am

Yes.

TheGloriousTachikoma · December 9, 2014, 7:15pm

Richard, for the new quad optics, is ‘spot’ smaller than ‘medium spot’? Just wanting clarification. and will the S2 spacers work with the quads and the S2+?

RMM · December 9, 2014, 7:21pm

Spot is smaller than medium spot. Same as 10507 to 10508 3UP.

The spacers are too long for the S2+ and unless you are a magician, no quad optic is going to fit into that host (they are 24mm).

Gj1 · December 9, 2014, 11:36pm

Your bundle page says different:

Carclo Lens Specifications

Diameter: 20mm

Height: 6mm

RMM · December 9, 2014, 11:43pm

Oops! The lens is 24mm for the quad.

Gj1 · December 9, 2014, 11:56pm

Oops! Indeed. Going to take a lot of Superlube and a mallet to get that in a S2+.

pilotdog68 · December 10, 2014, 12:54am

I’m sure if you get it hot enough, it’ll ~~slide~~ ooze right in!

TheGloriousTachikoma · December 10, 2014, 4:18pm

So, since one cannot put a glass lens on top of the optics because it messes up the beam pattern, what flashlights out there use a 24mm lens?