My last thread got shut down, so I am making it again here. I am going to put in a batch order for M361 warm drop-ins, and since I don't need 10+ drop ins for myself, I figured that there might be enough interest here to collect a 10 drop-in order.
There aren't a whole lot of choice when it comes to the drop-in, but the biggest is the emitter type that we want to use. The current warm drop-ins are run off of a XP-G2 emitter at 3000k. I like the 80 lumen M61LL that I have for my G2, but it leaves a lot to be desired for CRI, and to my eyes, the beam looks fuzzy somehow. I can't describe it anymore. I would be fine with the G2 LED, but we do have a chance for using 219C @ 3000k if I buy the emitters from mtnelectronics and then send the order to Gene before he assembles the modules. I have never used a 219C @3000k so I don't know what it looks like, but the 4000k and 5000k examples in tripples that I have built are some of my favorite handheld lights in my collection.
I am figuring out how to do the payments (we may have a special code and a paypal address to send the cash to, or a link, or even just having me collect cash and then send the drop-ins to individuals after I get the batch order). I am probably going to pre-pay everything and then have them shipped from me to you after the order has been fulfilled.
Price: I am expecting these to be around $71 shipped to the CONUS. I asked Gene if we could do $61 a module, plus the cost of a Nichia 219C (if we decide to go that route), and shipping. Obviously, price is subject to change, but since Gene doesn't currently offer ANY 3 mode warm options, I would think the additional cost is negligible.
***EDIT***
Because I don't want this to be a multiple month long group buy, I am putting a hard stop at Feb 14th (24 days from the start) for orders for these modules. I will order a few extra for late comers, but it will be at a higher cost than the group buy since I am only planning on a certain number of total modules and I would have capital tied up in the drop-ins.
***IF YOU ARE INTERESTED, YOU MUST POST YOUR INTEREST BEFORE FEB 14th***
That is when I am going to be ordering the LEDs and when I am going to say to Gene to start doing his magic.
There aren't a whole lot of choice when it comes to the drop-in, but the biggest is the emitter type that we want to use. The current warm drop-ins are run off of a XP-G2 emitter at 3000k. I like the 80 lumen M61LL that I have for my G2, but it leaves a lot to be desired for CRI, and to my eyes, the beam looks fuzzy somehow. I can't describe it anymore. I would be fine with the G2 LED, but we do have a chance for using 219C @ 3000k if I buy the emitters from mtnelectronics and then send the order to Gene before he assembles the modules. I have never used a 219C @3000k so I don't know what it looks like, but the 4000k and 5000k examples in tripples that I have built are some of my favorite handheld lights in my collection.
I am figuring out how to do the payments (we may have a special code and a paypal address to send the cash to, or a link, or even just having me collect cash and then send the drop-ins to individuals after I get the batch order). I am probably going to pre-pay everything and then have them shipped from me to you after the order has been fulfilled.
Price: I am expecting these to be around $71 shipped to the CONUS. I asked Gene if we could do $61 a module, plus the cost of a Nichia 219C (if we decide to go that route), and shipping. Obviously, price is subject to change, but since Gene doesn't currently offer ANY 3 mode warm options, I would think the additional cost is negligible.
***EDIT***
Because I don't want this to be a multiple month long group buy, I am putting a hard stop at Feb 14th (24 days from the start) for orders for these modules. I will order a few extra for late comers, but it will be at a higher cost than the group buy since I am only planning on a certain number of total modules and I would have capital tied up in the drop-ins.
***IF YOU ARE INTERESTED, YOU MUST POST YOUR INTEREST BEFORE FEB 14th***
That is when I am going to be ordering the LEDs and when I am going to say to Gene to start doing his magic.
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