@fogofwar:
This article strongly disagrees with your experience:
I ordered four more within about two minutes after getting home from work this evening. 
That article would seem to strongly AGREE with what fog was writingâŚ??? I think if China wanted to they could just shut down and wall off everything they didnât wantâŚnot all that unlike what Russia is currently doing and has been building out for years.
Iâm not sure what you mean that this article disagrees with my experience. This guy subscribes to multiple costly VPNs so that he can connect most of the time.
These are direct quotes from your article.
âIâll start by saying this: as of April 2022, it is still possible to connect to a VPN in China. Itâs been difficult to connect at times but yes, it is possible.â
âAnd donât get discouraged if it doesnât work after 2-3 changes. During the worst times, it often takes me 10-15 changes before Iâm able to get it where my VPNs work in China.â
âBe Patient; Even if You Connect, Itâs Going to be Slowâ
âRememberâŚthis is China! Be patient. If past experience tells us anything, itâs that this too shall pass (even if it takes a week or two).â
âWhile Chinaâs increased censorship will impact how all VPNs work in China, only the best are able to make adjustments and evade the block.â
My standard is that I have unblocked internet that can stream 4K, 60FPS videos on Youtube which have no disruptions for weeks or months at a time. This is something I have achieved which commercial VPNs struggle with. Also, only the VPNs that actively updates their systems can evade Chinaâs firewall and these VPNs tend to be expensive.
My internet never goes out 
. I might poke around on Taobao and ask some sellers when Iâm looking for my next light. I donât have too much personal interest in 26800s though. After I found the high discharge 1.5 USD Lishen LR2170LA 21700, I havenât bought anything else.
Did you actually read the article, Correllux?
"Iâll start by saying this: as of April 2022, it is still possible to connect to a VPN in China. Itâs been difficult to connect at times but yes, it is possible."
That means that some VPNs work completely in China, which fogofwar denies.
@fogofwar:
You don't need to change VPN services if you have the right one and you don't have to subscribe to more than one of them, but you do need to change VPN servers and protocols.
I guess you and I have very different definitions of âcompletely.â But yes, out of the dozens (probably hundreds) of commercial VPNs in the world, a handful work in China with spotty service.
As for me, I donât want to wait a week to use Google/Youtube or share photos with my family on Dropbox. Therefore, I researched and found something better several years ago.
Exactly! 
I never claimed anything differently.
Are you keeping it secret ?
He might be talking about Mullvad or ProtonVPN.
Anyway, I think this conversation has been derailed enough.
Hank, have you looked into the XHP XX.3 series of LEDs and the new 2022 XM-L2?
That would be awesome if you could find anything out and help solve the mystery. Theyâre really nice cells, chunky as they are! Even if the manufacturer canât be discovered, it would be great to know if all three available versions are the same cell or not (at this point it would seem like this is so, but we donât have tests or any confirmation).
Gave me a laft, remember this is a hank thread .
lmao, good one.
Yes, I did read the article, which is why I posted the comment I did.
You might be missing something importantâŚwhether they âworkâ or not, they disappear frequently and can be gone for long periods of time. Itâs a moving target. I donât know about you but most people today have a hard time conducting and/or enjoying their lives today if they arenât able to connect to the internet for more than a day or twoâŚwhen youâre talking a week or two weeksâŚwell, Iâm just glad we live where we donât have to deal with that (as a form of oppression/concealment). Iâll bet the ratio of people in China who can set up a network vs. the people in the US who can do so is probably a pretty wide spread. lol.
Blue Sword is right, though. And we should all be glad that Simon and Hank and the other companies are able to consistently keep in touch with us however they need to go about it! But all of them have alluded to difficulties pretty consistentlyâŚfood for thought.
Yep, letâs go back on topic. In any case, if Hank, Simon, or any other Chinese manufacturer wants help to get past Chinaâs firewall, they are free to send me a PM.
I highly doubt the green cells are the same as QB. Had a supplier who tested a small batch and it didnât measure up. Unsure if/how aloft does QC on their shipment but I ordered from aloft since theyâve been steadily selling these for a while.
What is the best led to pair with W1? Iâm looking for order a throw/flood combo now that I finally have 26800 batteries on the way.
Which led on channel 1? 2?
KR4 / D4S V2 boost driver (single channel) option is now available.
The boost driver upgrade is available for the quad version of XP-L HI, SST-20, Osram W1/W2, Nichia 219B R9080 versions, each LED receives 2A current. The driver is not compatible with Nichia E21A, Nichia E17A, and mule versions of the flashlight. Please be noted that the boost driver version does not mean higher output than the regular version, it is a more efficient driver(90-95%).
Thanks Hank!
How about the lh351d?