Is this normal?

[gonediesel]

I just received my package of XR-E for a Cateye upgrade and noticed one of the LED has what looks like a crack in the emitter dome. Am I correct to assume this will cause problems with beam quality if it actually works?

 

[dnlwthrn]

The emitter on the right has a broken dome. Not having seen one in person, I don't know how it will affect the output of the LED. No this is not normal.

 

[znomit]

Looks like you've smeared the AA over the ring/dome.

 

[gonediesel]

Dome...

There is some Articsilver compound smeared on the dome after messing around with it. Initially I thought I had smeared some on the dome but after wiping the dome with a q-tip I realized it is a crack or something. Messing around with it since then I have made a mess with the Articsilver. I didn't have any Artic Alumina and was going to see how the Articsilver would work but I have since ran into another problem so I will clean the one good emitter up and wait until the AA comes in to finish the project. Is it worth making a claim with DX for a new emitter? I bought one extra just for such. Thanks for the info. GD

 

[dnlwthrn]

Re: Dome...

You could try, but I've not had much luck with CS at DX. I'm "still" waiting on a driver board I ordered last year that was listed as "ships in 2-3 days" when I ordered it, but later was changed to "back-ordered." I've tried their "customer love" to get a different item, but to no avail. I just chalked it up as $5 gone... Good luck with whatever you end up doing.