I have kept this great little light for 2 years with no use at all. Maybe used twice for a couple of minutes only, medium power. Saving my nichias for one of my trips.
Yesterday, I turned it on to test it and finally put a good use on next weekend. It was ok, at first. Then, after a couple of minutes at medium power also and small bursts of high power (seconds only), I realized a blue halo at the wall. Then, that was it:
I opened the flashlight and found this:
Another angle:
Then I have put all back together but something was different. When I disassembled the optic, the dome of the led just fell:
Is this the result of a poor quality led? Is it elegible for any kind of warranty? I wanted to buy another of this flashlight but now I am in doubt if the next one will last.
But I read somewhere the D4 has 83CRI 219C Nichias, while S42 would have 90CRI 219C Nichias.
Is that true? Also, what are the main problems everyone talks about? Sorry but it’s been a while I am out of this flashlight world.
I see people complaining about UI (is the only way to turn off with a long press?), and the lenght of the tube unabling the use of protected cells. Is there anything else? I might accept these two problems for $25 only. But maybe there are other problems I don’t know yet?