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OK, so I have been wondering why I hadn't had anything on this light when I hit USERCP. I figured people just weren't talking about the lights yet as they just got them. Well, thanks to Jax for letting me know this thread was alive. Somehow, I must have unsubscribed from it and had no clue about any of this conversation, as I could have put it all to bed MUCH earlier.
OK, so that being said, I apologize, I wasn't trying to be absent....and I haven't read all the posts yet, but I see a common question that I will answer real quick.
As for the lights, YES, there are different sizes. As someone just said, evolution. Here is how and why you have what you have....
1st 500- Smaller size. People said they would like more of a grip area for turning on the light. Some light heads turned hard, had a couple issues with lights that were caught in our own QC testing before shipping.
2nd Set - Bigger...WHOOOPS- after some of of the "modifications" we asked for, the light came out bigger than we wanted. The problem here, was they made a big run of them...we had to sell thru the bigger size, before we could get back to the original size. If you remember, we put this in the forums, and offered them at a reduced price
1000 introduced - While chatting with the manufacturer, they told me they could make it a 1000 lumen version for not much more money. "REALLY? Send me one" tested, sent to a couple people, tested out pretty nice for only a little more money. We decided to go with the 1000 lumens exclusively. Sold thru OUR inventory of 500s, and had 1000s coming in. Now, remember, the manufacturer still had X amount of the bigger bodies to get rid of and the changes to the 500 are in the light head to make it 1000 lumens....SO, some of the 1000 lumens are at the bigger body
Current 1000 lumen - Back to the smaller size, triple o-ring design, MUCH smoother turning action, MUCH better light....Evolution
Hopefully that helps a bit....I am going to go back thru this thread and try and answer any other questions that come up, but feel free to just re-ask them. The lights have gotten better each time, and this is a current model.
Again, I apologize for being absent, and thank JAX tremendously for letting me know it was a live thread and I see it was unsubscribed somehow. If you guys ever think I am ignoring a thread, PLEASE SOMEONE, send me an email or PM. I hope my track record here is proof that will never happen intentionally! We are here for you all of you and survive due to you. I would never just leave you guys abruptly....
OK, so I have been wondering why I hadn't had anything on this light when I hit USERCP. I figured people just weren't talking about the lights yet as they just got them. Well, thanks to Jax for letting me know this thread was alive. Somehow, I must have unsubscribed from it and had no clue about any of this conversation, as I could have put it all to bed MUCH earlier.
OK, so that being said, I apologize, I wasn't trying to be absent....and I haven't read all the posts yet, but I see a common question that I will answer real quick.
As for the lights, YES, there are different sizes. As someone just said, evolution. Here is how and why you have what you have....
1st 500- Smaller size. People said they would like more of a grip area for turning on the light. Some light heads turned hard, had a couple issues with lights that were caught in our own QC testing before shipping.
2nd Set - Bigger...WHOOOPS- after some of of the "modifications" we asked for, the light came out bigger than we wanted. The problem here, was they made a big run of them...we had to sell thru the bigger size, before we could get back to the original size. If you remember, we put this in the forums, and offered them at a reduced price
1000 introduced - While chatting with the manufacturer, they told me they could make it a 1000 lumen version for not much more money. "REALLY? Send me one" tested, sent to a couple people, tested out pretty nice for only a little more money. We decided to go with the 1000 lumens exclusively. Sold thru OUR inventory of 500s, and had 1000s coming in. Now, remember, the manufacturer still had X amount of the bigger bodies to get rid of and the changes to the 500 are in the light head to make it 1000 lumens....SO, some of the 1000 lumens are at the bigger body
Current 1000 lumen - Back to the smaller size, triple o-ring design, MUCH smoother turning action, MUCH better light....Evolution
Hopefully that helps a bit....I am going to go back thru this thread and try and answer any other questions that come up, but feel free to just re-ask them. The lights have gotten better each time, and this is a current model.
Again, I apologize for being absent, and thank JAX tremendously for letting me know it was a live thread and I see it was unsubscribed somehow. If you guys ever think I am ignoring a thread, PLEASE SOMEONE, send me an email or PM. I hope my track record here is proof that will never happen intentionally! We are here for you all of you and survive due to you. I would never just leave you guys abruptly....