Who got their LD01 Stainless Steel?

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gunga said:
Can anyone confirm if the head is glued together? Can you unscrew it to access the emitter?

I'd like to put a 5A tint emitter in there...
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I cannot unscrew my by hand either.... not going to try with tools. :grin2:
 
I got mine a couple days ago. I couldn't try it out though. The head was very tight, could hardly untwist it to insert a battery. I tried to put it back on and it cuts into the o-ring. The finish and feel of it are nice, not as nice as an L1+ but I like it. Emitter is centered too. I called Fenix store and they will replace it so when it comes back we'll see. I have several SS light's, L1+ and some Peaks and a couple Civictors too. SS is one of my favorites besides brass.
 
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gunga said:
Can anyone confirm if the head is glued together? Can you unscrew it to access the emitter?

I'd like to put a 5A tint emitter in there...
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I am not sure but it appears that the whole thing is pressed in there from the battery side, circuit, reflector, and lens all at once as I see the circuit board about 5/8 of an inch deep in the head. I don't see any clip ring or anything holding it in there but it looks like the board is in there and wider than the threads. The *head* assembly is about 1 3/8 inches long total and the body is threaded and screws inside the head assembly.
The reflector looks rather deep too.
 
Nake said:
When I received mine it's was finish was rather dull. Just from carrying it around in my jeans' change pocket, it's starting to polish up. 🙂
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+1. Nake -- I applied a couple of coats of good-ol' Meguiar's Cleaner Wax to the (2) LD01's when I first received them, using a well-worn toothbrush of many-moons-past to remove every trace of dried wax in the lights' nooks and crannys. I buffed the living h*ll out of the light's exteriors (using elbow-grease only - foregoing the buffing wheel). After a few days in my pocket, and in spite of the "protective" wax finish I'd so carefully applied, both lights' once relatively dull shine is beginning to take on a higher lustre.

These little lights just keep getting better. :twothumbs

Cheers!

-Clive
 
cybersoga said:
Shiny!

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cybersoga -- Striking photos, my man! A job VERY well done indeed! :thumbsup:

Thank you.

-Clive
 
Lynx_Arc said:
I am not sure but it appears that the whole thing is pressed in there from the battery side, circuit, reflector, and lens all at once as I see the circuit board about 5/8 of an inch deep in the head. I don't see any clip ring or anything holding it in there but it looks like the board is in there and wider than the threads. The *head* assembly is about 1 3/8 inches long total and the body is threaded and screws inside the head assembly.
The reflector looks rather deep too.
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Hmm, so you are telling me they are no longer using a 2 piece head like the previous L0D series? I can see the seam in the photos above!
 
gunga said:
Hmm, so you are telling me they are no longer using a 2 piece head like the previous L0D series? I can see the seam in the photos above!
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I haven't seen the LOD apart.... there is a seam there but not sure how it is put together or if it is just there for looks. The circuit board it on the battery side of the seam for sure.
 
Received the SS LD01 last week and it is a very impressive little light. The finish is excellent: it looks like a slightly dull grey, no nonsense tool steel, rather than shiny chrome, and it shows absolutely no signs of wear after a few days on my keyring. The amount of light it puts out and the tint (slightly warm) are also excellent. Now, if Fenix could use an SSC P4 for a smooth beam and get rid of the "modes" it would be perfect!
 
Bought one for my mum for her birthday. Played around with it a bit before handing it over (naturally), seems to be well worth the cost, and has particularly excellent throw for its size. Only problem was that she didn't seem *too* impressed with it:thumbsdow. That's what you get for having parents unable to understand the allure of flashlights. C'est la vie.
 
Based on suggestions, I tried an E2 in mine. The difference is drastic in my experience. It is much brighter, but the runtime increase is even more drastic. I found a package of 4 E2s on sale and I think they will last for at least a year given my use of the LD01.
 
I got mine a few days ago and have to say I'm not impressed.
Compared to the red christmas L0D from last year or even more so the LF2X it seems a lot heavier and somewhat chunky to me.

Somehow I get the impression of a crude workhorse rather than a high tech gadget...

@Kingfisher: Well, your stylish image could nearly change my mind on that "crude workhorse", but not quite... 🙂
 
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I have mine for a week now, and have mixed impressions.

Nice light, looking good, and the beam is excellent. Very collimated spill for this little reflector, I say well done. It is bright, too.
But it is too stiff and "sticky" to turn IMHO, even when excessively lubed. My biggest complaint though is the level spacing ... way too narrow. It is hard to distinguish the three levels at all, they are next to useless IMHO. Runtime on alks is not that cool either it seems, but I haven't done any controlled testing, just playes with it.
Never tried E92s either.

bernie
 
Kiessling said:
I have mine for a week now, and have mixed impressions.

Nice light, looking good, and the beam is excellent. Very collimated spill for this little reflector, I say well done. It is bright, too.
But it is too stiff and "sticky" to turn IMHO, even when excessively lubed. My biggest complaint though is the level spacing ... way too narrow. It is hard to distinguish the three levels at all, they are next to useless IMHO. Runtime on alks is not that cool either it seems, but I haven't done any controlled testing, just playes with it.
Never tried E92s either.

bernie
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  1. I don't know about too stiff... my 'Winterized' (ugly mod) is very easy to twist, but I remember before the mod I was not crazy with the twist action. It was new though, and with stock lube.
  2. The level spacing I have to agree on. This is a real shame, on mine low and med, are very close. I think this might depend on the Vf and/or the effciency of the individual emitter. The settings are not calibrated for each light so I think we r seeing the better emitters have rendered the stock Fenix level configuration ineffective. I only use L92 which might make a difference, it seems like the levels are a little more separated now that the cell has run down a bit. That said the way I have been using the keychain light I can live with the levels because I hardly mess with them any more.
  3. I'm using E92, never did a runtime test, but they worked so well in the L0D I was not going to try anything else. I think I'm happy with runtime for my use.
Overall I'm still very happy with the light for my usage.
 
Agree with the level comment. When I was checking mine wasn't level jumping, I came back and it was like "right, has it shifted? Argh, they're all the same level!!" 😉
 
Looks I'm gonna have to add another LOD to the collection. The stainless looks great.

I have to disagree with all the hyperboly about using 10440's. I've carried and used various LOD's every day for more than 2 yrs, and have never used anything but 10440's. with hundreds of charges and they're all still going strong.

The upside of having that much light in such a small package is worth running the 10440's.
 
Kingfisher said:
The red sounds cool, do they do a special every Christmas?
What other 'specials' have they done?
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They also did a black Christmas special; both it and the red one had snowflakes which some members like and some didn't but to tell the truth they were kinda cool. The red on has little bells with the snowflakes.

Then there was the limited run of the titanium LoTi which pop up from time to time. Not sure if there were any other special runs.
 
Thanks kaichu dento for the info, and Marduke for the pic - Got me thinking what the next Christmas edition is going to be already :santa:
Think I'm getting addicted. 🙁
 
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