"Orange" Apex headlamp .. possible cracks

Sarratt

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About 9 months ago I bought a Princton tec Apex headlamp and wow it was great ---- however upon closer inspection I noticed that the orange plastic part in the front had some cracks ...nothing huge. Or structually deep. The cracks look like the plastic had been struck and lightened in colour.
I e-mailed Princeton tec about this and was told that this would in no way affect the light and that some of the Orange ones had this minor defect in the first run or the first series-- just cosmetic ...
However , over the winter in my dry house (static/air dry) the cracks became more noticeable.
I returned my light last month requesting a replacement in Black.
Today I got the replacement .... Orange and with a crack. *sigh*
So it seems they are still shipping out Orange ones with this problem. ( or "problem" as I'm sure they would like it known)
{ as I was looking at my replacement I noticed that the plastic lens is horrible -- scratches }

I'm currently in contact with Princeton Tec and will let you all know how it turns out.

.... stay tuned
 
I purchased an orange Apex when they first came out and noticed this same cracking phenomenon. They started out small but got bigger with use. I think it was the thermocycling that did it. By the time I contacted PT I felt the cracks were big enough that they may limit the light's water resistance and durability.

I sent it in and got an orange one back (I didn't request a color change) thinking that it was a problem with the first run like they said and the problem wouldn't affect my new orange one. Wrong. It has the same cracks however they are much smaller. Small enough I haven't sent this one back yet. I have held myself back from dropping a Seoul in it because I want the warranty intact in case the cracks propagate.


That's my only beef with the Apex.

My lens also wasn't the cleanest, by the way.
 
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