Been waiting 3 weeks so far from wallbuys, hoping it arrives soon.
Tempted to buy some different lenses so also interested in how the stock one compares.
I;ve got mine in now. Just got the battery case, loaded it up and tested it.
Wow it was bright!
I then charged the batteries and attempted to futz around with modes..Now my L-M-H is 20% of what it was, I think I have put it into an alternate mode....But of course no instructions... It has L-M-H and strobe....
Tony
That's weird. So you were playing around with the modes and it remained at reduced output? Have you recharged the battery pack or have another battery pack to check?
Initially in the garage it put out a ton of light..I was like cool. Tried a couple different modes...then all of a sudden, reduced output. I took the 4 individual keeppower cells and charged them. I use one of those 4 cell 2s2p holders. Now I have the modes like I should, but the output is miniscule....on high its like I dunno, 100 lumens? very low.
on low its like 1 lumen...it strobes , but again, very dim. I took it apart but dont know what i'm looking for. Solder looks good
I tested it for 30 seconds...went in the house to find a dark room, played with the modes and it went into this comatose state...Figure I would charge the batteries while I was there...no change.
Step one; test it with another battery set-up, if no change then at least it has nothing to do with the battery holder.
It could possibly be a bad power connection inside the lamp or a problem with the driver...in which case if it's the driver it's pretty much done. Try moving the wire around while the lamp is on. If there's a partially break in the wire you might see the lamp get bright for a sec. If this happens you can fix it if you can find the weak spot.
If you don't see a change by moving/bending the wires ( this will sound stupid but..) try banging the lamp on something hard and see if you see any momentary brightness. This would indicate a lose connection inside the lamp that just might be fixable.
Ok...been searching but can't find it...any of the folks that frequent this thread remember where the beam shots of the Yinding are with the various lens from LEDDNA are? I just ordered another Yinding (this is addictive!) so I can run one on the helmet/one on the bar and was thinking of swapping out the bar lens to get more flood. The neutral color of these things is great and I think the Solar Storm is too white to run along side the Yinding.
Edit. Ordered 2x45-deg lenses from LEDDNA...$2...big spender
Did you get the clear or frosted 45 deg lenses? I got some frosted and it knocked the light down too much also got 30 clear and they work pretty good, think I should just get some 45 clear versions to compare.
I ordered mine from wallbuys, it's going into the 6th week now and no sign of it.
What's the average you've had to wait for it? I used wallbuys because it sounded like they were quick compared to the other vendors
Just dropped in the 45 degree clear optics from LEDDNA. Came in less than 2 weeks. Easy install, will try in a few days. Beam shot in dark garage certainly looks more broad. $2 delivered.
So I got my second one today from Wallbuys, took a little over 2 weeks..not bad! Some issues here...this is not the same light as the one I originally bought/reviewed here. The differences:
While the exterior case is the same, the lenses are smooth across the front instead of dimpled.
The mount is crappy; it doesn't sit flush and sticks way out of the back (like the photos of the Yinding clone [clone of clone]). I will dremel the part down that is causing the interference. The rubber piece on the mount isn't as nice.
The battery is shrink-wrapped in blue rather than black.
The battery cable connectors are not the snap-together MS type, but the cheaper type that are easy to pull apart and won't be waterproof.
The rubber bands are more like the MS type; my original came with tabbed-bands that were softer.
The light doesn't "softly" increase in brightness when you change levels from low to high.
And finally, the button on the back looks different and has a harder click.
I think I got one of the cheaper more current versions..still plenty bright!
Got exactly the same from Wallbuys yesterday for my friend. All that things + front panel doesnt have any o-rings around the body and lenses (you can upgrade that with 1mm o-rings of correct diameter that you can buy at your local store)
The battery is crap, did not test it yet, but I fell it doesnt run more than 1h on full.
I don't think my "good" one had o-rings around the individual lenses, only the body.
Edit: Wrong, my "good" one which appears to be the first-gen modded with XM-L2 emitters has small clear o-rings around each lens AND the whole front bezel where it meets the main body. The second one I received is certainly not of the same quality.
Interesting, I just looked on the Wallbuys site; the one I ordered shows as the original in the pics and is sku#13047. The one I received (crappier one) is shown as well, but as sku#10809. I sold this one to a buddy so I am going to leave it alone..but if it was for me, I would go back to Wallbuys and ask for either my money back/return or have them send me the other (if it is even available).
Its just what Wallbuys has listed for the 2 different lights on their site. One is what I got, the other is like my original. I ordered another original, and got the crappier one. I think I will take it up with them as that is crappy..but hey...its $45 and still works fine.
I got some L2 T6 3B LED's to replace the ones in my clone (same issue as the other guys expecting the original) but haven't gotten around to swapping them out. I also posted in DIY for info on reflowing but no responses. Looks pretty straight forward though.
Anyone know if someone sells a replacement double-o ring for the front of this light?
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