P1D CE beam black vs. natural

[Ritch]

I have a P1D CE black, one of the first supply. No I have got a natural one, latest supply. The differences: The natural one has perfect threads, but against the black one it has not that exactly zoned hotspot, it's a little bit diffuse but almost without the significant dark ring. Brightness seems to be about the same. The surface of the LED looks a little less clear than the LED of the black one.
Has anyone observed the same?

Best,
Richard

 

[bray]

my first supply black one has a perfect hotspot.. not diffused at all.. the threads are a little loose and the tint is a little on the blue side, while my natural which ive gotten recently has tighter threads and a more diffused hotspot with a greener tint. First one has a flicker on high for 3 seconds too...

 

[EngrPaul]

My black one had a good hot spot. The natural doesn't.

Is your emitter centered properly? My natural isn't.

 

[Ritch]

Not absolute properly, but in direct comparison with my HDS EDC B42 XR, the HDS emitter is not centered absolute properly, too.

richard

 

[hivoltage]

Not to change the subject but does anybody know where 4sevens it at? I sent in my PID/CE over 2 weeks ago for a replacement due to the threads driving me crazy, and have not gotten a new one back yet. I emailed and PM'd them 3 days ago with no answers. He has not even read my PM. Whats up with that????

 

[cannesahs]

Not to change the subject but does anybody know where 4sevens it at?

4sevens posted yesterday:
http://www.candlepowerforums.com/vb/showpost.php?p=1824847&postcount=14

 

[Luckybobo]

I received my natural one early this week. The hot spot is diffuse and no dark ring at all. There is no thread issue with mine. Maybe it is a new design. Anyhow it is a very good EDC light.