Way excited! I’m going to mod the FW3C with an AUX board from Lexel, and some LH351Ds, then get one of these CuTies and mod it the same for myself. Brilliant work
Not everyone cares about Turbo performance or needs it for more than a few seconds at a time. I view this light as a nice EDC design that just happens to have a high output turbo mode for those rare occasions.
I just want a full Ti version, could care less about the turbo. Would only use it for a few seconds anyway, the durability of it is what I’m more looking for.
So i purchased two of these lights the sst20 version and the 3d NW version. Im sorry to say that i am having issues with both lights. Both had similar behaviors out of the box. They sometimes wont power on and the leds dimly flicker i have to unscrew the head wait a few seconds and then screw the head back on and then they will power on. They both also would some times power on but then would not ramp up or down and just power off if you tried to do so, again fixed by removing the head waiting a few seconds and then screwing the head back on. Now however the sst20 version refuses to ramp to max brightness as soon as it reaches the point of max brightness from ramping it just shuts off however it will go into turbo mode. I have tried to reach out to neal via email and facebook messenger but he is not replying to either. I am using samsung q30 unprotected cells (the pink ones) which should handle these lights just fine my emisar D4 runs perfectly with these cells. I have also tried LG unprotected cells (brown ones)
I have to say these lights are the most disappointing lights iv ever purchased they have so many issues and for both to have issues is an obvious sign of either bad design or poor quality control. I can not recommend these lights at all with all of these issues. I am also disappointed in that Neal is not replying to any of my messages or emails. At this point I hope to be able to just get my money back and order the new emisar d4 v2.
I forgot to also mention the 3D one at one point i put in turbo and it refused to turn off or respond to any button presses i had to unscrew the head quickly as it was getting super hot fast.
Wow, you are on a roll. Firstly, did you follow the instructions in this thread and the issues thread about loosening the head, tighten the tail nice and tight, then tighten the head. There are a few other things you can check in the guide such as the retaining ring is tight, etc… Here is a link to the guide. See if this fixes your issues.
When there are thousands of satisfied customers and your particular lights act funny, it’s probably not bad design or poor quality control. It’s probably a simple fix, so don’t be too quick to judge.
The nature of this tube in tube design requires quite tight tolerances so the lights can be finicky at first. Once you understand them better they work just fine. There have only been a handful of defective units in the 2000 plus lights sold, so while it’s possible you might have got a bad one, it’s more likely it just needs checking over like any new light.
How long has it been since you contacted Neal? It might take a few days at minimum and maybe a week to get a response. It depends on whether he is focusing on shipping lights or checking emails. I would check the link above before contacting him.