luxlunatic
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:thumbsup: Thanks for the pic and upcoming beam shots.
And a big thank you for giving Enrique the push to get this project going!!
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:thumbsup: Thanks for the pic and upcoming beam shots.
And a big thank you for giving Enrique the push to get this project going!!
fyrstormer
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Enrique, have you sent shipment emails to people who will be receiving the first batch of lights, or something like that? Just so nobody has to wonder whether they should expect to receive a package.
Mostly I'm concerned about the possibility that a package could be lost or stolen (which happened to me once) and nobody would know anything went wrong, since not all of the lights are being shipped at once anyway.
Mostly I'm concerned about the possibility that a package could be lost or stolen (which happened to me once) and nobody would know anything went wrong, since not all of the lights are being shipped at once anyway.
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karlthev
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Lordy, I haven't been on in awhile and had lost track of the time! PayPal sent!
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Endeavour
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MarNav1: No, not since my post on Thursday, I'm still waiting on the board assembly house to finish getting the parts X-Rayed. Everyone here will know when I know.
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spongefile
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Again, prefer to wait for the perfect light rather than get a rush job. Besides, summer is well on its way here in Finland, so I won't really be needing lights again till August... ;D
dmk005
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I just sent you an email Enrique since I am just now learning that the status has changed on this project. I am surprised there were no emails sent to those who paid deposits since we all used PayPal. A two week window for me to check on this project is not very long, especially without push notifications.
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Child of Rawls
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Sorry for the delay but here are the beam shots (I prefer to light up real world scenes instead of drywall for color rendition purposes):
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Medium:
High:
A couple of cool notes.
First, the Aeon and Nautilus are indistinguishable to my naked eyes on high. Enrique might have more on that. Second, the pattern is very floody and I like that a lot. Third, note the color rendering. There are two red objects in the scene that really pop on high--the band saw blade guide on the upper left hand side of the picture and the Bessey Revo K-Clamp heads on the right hand side. Both looked very good. Another color rendering note, look at the fine gradations of white. The band saw body is green with a very slight off white but you can still see the difference when compared to the true white of the pegboard behind it in the upper left hand part of the frame.
If it were just the light alone I would be overjoyed but these things are built like a tank but feel like fine watches, smooth rolling threads and excellent machining. If you are in line, trust me, these are worth the wait. My review should be up in the next month or so.
Reference:
Low:
Medium:
High:
A couple of cool notes.
First, the Aeon and Nautilus are indistinguishable to my naked eyes on high. Enrique might have more on that. Second, the pattern is very floody and I like that a lot. Third, note the color rendering. There are two red objects in the scene that really pop on high--the band saw blade guide on the upper left hand side of the picture and the Bessey Revo K-Clamp heads on the right hand side. Both looked very good. Another color rendering note, look at the fine gradations of white. The band saw body is green with a very slight off white but you can still see the difference when compared to the true white of the pegboard behind it in the upper left hand part of the frame.
If it were just the light alone I would be overjoyed but these things are built like a tank but feel like fine watches, smooth rolling threads and excellent machining. If you are in line, trust me, these are worth the wait. My review should be up in the next month or so.
persco
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Awesome, Tony. Thanks. I can't wait for this light. And I hope we get a chance to put in for the Nautilus soon, too!
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incline123
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+1.
luxlunatic
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Thanks for the pics!!!
Can't wait!!!!
Can't wait!!!!
Bravo_Kilo
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The wait for these has just gone from bad to excruciating.
fyrstormer
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Don't worry, nighttime isn't going away.
^^^
scout24
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Perhaps not, but it gets shorter here in the northern hemisphere for the next couple months...
Endeavour
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Hello Everyone,
I wanted to give everyone an update here.
What appears to have happened is that two of the pins on the driver have shorted on several of the boards - this isn't an obvious short, either, to see it you have to look at it with a microscope, and then you can see a tiny bridge of solder between the two pins. I'm told that on the boards tried so far, when the bridge is removed, functionality returns to normal. I'm expecting to hear back from the assembly shop on a path forwards to fixing all the boards some time this week. I'm not pleased that this happened in the first place, but at least it's reasonably positive news.
persco: After the Aeons are done I'll open up for the Nautilus lights. It's a small batch of around 30, and will be done with a substantially faster turnaround time than this project was. Compared to the Aeon Mk. II you're looking at a bit of a smoother beam pattern, and close to double the runtime in a bit of a larger package to accommodate a CR123. All three modes are the same on both lights.
I'll keep you guys posted here over the next few days. I'm very much looking forward to wrapping on the project and getting these lights into your hands as soon as possible.
All the best,
Enrique
I wanted to give everyone an update here.
What appears to have happened is that two of the pins on the driver have shorted on several of the boards - this isn't an obvious short, either, to see it you have to look at it with a microscope, and then you can see a tiny bridge of solder between the two pins. I'm told that on the boards tried so far, when the bridge is removed, functionality returns to normal. I'm expecting to hear back from the assembly shop on a path forwards to fixing all the boards some time this week. I'm not pleased that this happened in the first place, but at least it's reasonably positive news.
persco: After the Aeons are done I'll open up for the Nautilus lights. It's a small batch of around 30, and will be done with a substantially faster turnaround time than this project was. Compared to the Aeon Mk. II you're looking at a bit of a smoother beam pattern, and close to double the runtime in a bit of a larger package to accommodate a CR123. All three modes are the same on both lights.
I'll keep you guys posted here over the next few days. I'm very much looking forward to wrapping on the project and getting these lights into your hands as soon as possible.
All the best,
Enrique
KuanR
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Hey Enrique, will the Nautilus be made from 6AL4V or Grade 2 titanium?
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