rmacias
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I recently purchased a Surefire L5 and noticed that the Luxeon 5W had something on the dome, like green bumps. Has anyone seen this before?
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Sure Fire L5 LED Defect
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NikolaTesla
Flashlight Enthusiast
Looks like its crying
vtunderground
Enlightened
Do the 'bumps' affect the output?
greenLED
Flashaholic
:thinking: yellow farkle?
rmacias
Enlightened
jar3ds said:
I contacted Surefire and they said it isn't normal, it might be sometype of epoxy or the material that the Luxeon is made from. I guess it's time to send yet another recent purchase back for repairs.
RJM
rmacias
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vtunderground said:
The yellow/green bumps do cast a slight shadow on the beam on that side of the light but it's not easy to spot.
RJM
Ty_Bower
Flashlight Enthusiast
If they'll take it, send it back. It doesn't look especially well centered, either.
Just be sure to take some beam shots / light meter readings / mental notes about the tint, brightness, and size of the donut hole (or lack thereof). That way you know whether you need to cry when the replacement they send is greener / dimmer / hole-ier than the one you sent in for repair.
Good luck!
Just be sure to take some beam shots / light meter readings / mental notes about the tint, brightness, and size of the donut hole (or lack thereof). That way you know whether you need to cry when the replacement they send is greener / dimmer / hole-ier than the one you sent in for repair.
Good luck!
TORCH_BOY
Flashlight Enthusiast
Looks like its leaking?
rmacias
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TORCH_BOY said:
I don't know if it's just my bad luck or what but the latest purchases from Surefire have been lemons. :thinking:
RJM
