Is there any possibility for lower shipping costs on international orders? Paying 13 dollars for a 30 dollar order seems a bit… excessive to me. If not then I’ll bite the bullet, but it’s something to consider atleast.
A USPS first-class package to the Netherlands (the cheapest option) weighing 170g costs $13.50 to send. How is he supposed to reduce that for you? Absorb the cost himself?
I have a youngish adult family member very active cycling and backpacking, who ought to begin using my “last year’s surplus” flashlights.
I was looking at LiFePO4 cells from Fasttech (Soshine, not the very old A123 cells they have cheap-no-promises)
But FT shipping now is $17 — FedEx only, for batteries.
Do you have any supplier for good LiFePO4 cells, or can you recommend one that’s affordable to a US address?
Failing that —
What’s your opinion about the safest Li-ion you sell these days? Not looking for the hottest thing, but for stability.
I don’t want to overcomplicate this to start with. I’m sending some LiitoKala 100 chargers along with a box of flashlights, making clear which ones have low voltage protection (probably all of them), and still hoping to send only protected cells.
This is for a smart youngster who will be careful. But, ya know, ya never know.
I bought a driver from MTN about a week ago, thought the shipping was expensive but the item i wanted wasnt available in china or the UK so bit the bullet.
Let me rephrase its not expensive its fair. But people are used to paying little for shipping (china etc free) & with the £ being weak at the moment it makes it even worse!
RMM, is it possible to get the guppydrv FW Upgrade on the Convoy M2, or is there something different with the driver between the M1 and M2 which is why you only offer it on the M1?
Hey Richard, do you ever mount attiny25’s on qlites?
It’d be great to have a linear driver with thermal regulation that’s available in some of the FET drivers. But when building lights like an S2 or S6 for everyday use, I don’t want a FET hotrod.
If I’m not mistaken, the attiny13 can’t sense temperature. But with the 25, you should be able to just turn on temp monitoring in Biscotti and recompile for the 25.