You can check beam pictures in the album. Beam is ok, floody, but not symmetrical (cannot be seen in pictures, only on white wall while rotating the light).
What annoys me the most is the popping o-ring under the bezel, I thought that we were past that :weary: . That used to be a common problem with very cheap flashlights back before 2014 and is caused by a bezel that is flat on the inside. The slighest groove machined in there will make that never happen, it is design laziness.
Excuse me for barging in on your gloom.
AFAIK Rey makes and sells some pretty good lights. And he takes good care of his customers.
You say the LED and driver on this one are okay. So the main parts themselves are in good order.
There are two options:
- have you contacted Rey, and what does he say?
why don’t you try to (partially) rebuild the head.
We expect things to work flawlessly after unboxing.
But that only happens in 99% of all cases, because we live in a world that’s not perfect.
I’m a fan of Rey and his lights because he dares to do different things and takes risks. Some very nice flashlights would not be there without him, and he keeps them affordable. But he also has a history of designs that have sloppy details, things that are just not right. He needs his customers to tell him what to improve and maybe someday he builds the perfect flashlight
The centering disc/ring must be a pretty sloppy fit to the LED, it looks like it is being crowded to one side by the positive lead solder blob, maybe reducing the size of the solder contact will allow better centering?
I agree on this. Just received my reylight pineapple and I am a bit disappointed. Threads are a bit damaged and the switch still feels wobbly and strange.
Probably by most people being so happy with their pineapples I was expecting too much.
Would probably still have bought the light at some point, but my expectations on the detail level were clearly to high. Honestly I like the attention for detail much better on my (15dollar) Enogear SS and it is much smaller/lighter also.
imo, no, changing the position of the centering ring will not change the position of the LED
afaict, to change the position of the LED requires resoldering the LED
Yeah good eyes…your right, now I see how far it is off to the lines on the star, time to get a new light or try a re-flow! As far as the star is off radially, once the leads are out, you should be able to use an awl or scribe to break the epoxy loose. Mine popped out no problem when I re-flowed a XP-L HI for my TI Lan.
yes, the led is supposed to be centered on the board, I agree it would require reflowing…:
the board is not supposed to move
I really like the beam on the left… it is much more even. I like smooth beams, dont care for overhot center, and too dim spill, like the one on the right
but, you found a flaw in the bezel, you could disassemble the light and sand it out… not sure the position of the glass changes the beam, but, you have 4 complaints, the burr on the bezel (totally reasonable complaint imo), the Oring slips out (not good), you dont like the beam (personal taste), and the LED is not centered (that bugs the hell out of me, I would not be happy as is)
I would return for refund, or replacement…
fwiw, even HDS sells lights with uncentered LEDs, and they dont warranty that, claiming it is just a cosmetic issue and does not affect the function of the light. I would return a light with an uncentered LED, its a Big Deal, to me.
I do not think all ReyLight PineApples have uncentered LEDs, burrs on the bezel, and O rings popping out.
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You got a “special” one.
By returning it, you are giving Rey the opportunity to protect his good name and reputation. He brings a lot of good lights to the public, but they are made in bulk, by Lumintop. Sometimes flawed units slip through the cracks… Sometimes, it is up to the consumer to help catch quality control issues. Im sure Rey will make it right.