Update!
I retested the 405-G-1 after I received a Radiant Alpha LPM.
Here's the Arctic with Aixiz 405/445 half thread lens:
Here's the Arctic with Jayrob's 405-G-1 lens:
I also redid the burn test. I determined the sharpest focus and got the burn times down the same as the 405/445 Aixiz...
I hope they can't get addresses from LPF! :scared:
Maybe we should take down the Member Map thread where we put our location on Google Maps. ;)
Other countries sure to follow. We are all going to be bootleggers soon.
I saw the original post for the Alpha just a few hours after it came up. I emailed them and got a prompt, friendly response from Brad (Spyrorocks) about stock and availability. I ordered and they shipped it the next day. :gj:
The construction is more finished. The diode holes are cleaner and they work properly. The anodizing is smoother. There was no heat transfer paste visible inside the lens housing. It's a very nice unit.
Steve offered me a review unit, I didn't ask for it.
Probably got it for taking so much heat on the Arctic. :rolleyes:
I'll still call it like I see it.
I didn't think it was a problem to show the accession number. It's posted on the Arctic's spec page at WL.
I'm reluctant to repeat the...