That is why I am proposing using wight's driver. There is nothing to spec out. If we cannot get enough interest to make it cost-effective for EE to contract the manufacture of that driver and the copper mcpcb...it will not happen.
Personally I feel a BLF edition needs to be special and not just engraved with BLF but in order to use that driver we need to get copper too. In essence it becomes all or nothing for us :)
Thank you :) Hopefully enough BLF members can see that this light as simple as it sounds is much different than anything else in its size.
This driver is fantastic! No if's and's or but's. With the GB, if we can get it off the ground there is the benefit of immediate savings, non-modders do not need to do anything (truly nothing), and the modders that are setup with the equipment can flash whatever firmware they desire. I honestly do not know how much more universal it can get for a light this size that fits in your pocket better than the X6.
The other benefit is that a triple does fit in the F30 and this head appears the same (I do not have one in my hand)
There is more going on here than just changing the driver. If you read the OP, you can see a list of the proposed specs. I think there is a lot to like. But you’re right that the driver is the main attraction, at least for me. Here is the thread about the driver, so you can decide for yourself if it is fantastic to a non-techie.
I hope I am not giving the impression that I am trashing the light. What I am trying to say is that appreciation of this light is like wine tasting. Hope you get the drift.
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I am aware of the “wight” thread. It’s over my head.
I just thought you may have missed seeing the actual specs we’re talking about. I’m interested to know what kind of flashlight specs a non-techie such as yourself would get excited about, versus what one wouldn’t. With wine-tasting, as with flashlights, one may learn to appreciate things on technical merit alone. But, what you like may be vastly different. Learning to recognize which technical specs will give you what you already know that you like will help you make more informed purchases.
I do not know at this point. It would depend on what it would cost for EE to get the drivers and the copper. This driver has never been in production so it isn't like finding a warehouse that has them in inventory. Plus the copper has a minimum run also but even if that were to increase in would not be enough to even talk about.
In my opinion...to buy a driver only from someone such as Richard (and I will buy from him for other light) would probably cost approximately $15. So when I take that into consideration the A6 gets a real price reduction that we could not get to otherwise. I really like this driver, if you couldn't tell. LOL.