Gen 5 radions and cracking around the LED?

[BanjoBandito]

I've been flipping radions as a side hustle and everyone I've seen (well over a dozen right now have come by) and they are ALL cracked around the faceplate? Is this a known issue? Is it the heat sink and the expansion/contraction of the plastic? I'm just curious as these are "gold standard" for reefing but I can't help to see cracks. Does it decrease value? Is this something I should look out for? Any other issues with it? I'll post some pics of the most recent ones I sold.

 

[HuduVudu]

I've been flipping radions as a side hustle and everyone I've seen (well over a dozen right now have come by) and they are ALL cracked around the faceplate? Is this a known issue? Is it the heat sink and the expansion/contraction of the plastic? I'm just curious as these are "gold standard" for reefing but I can't help to see cracks. Does it decrease value? Is this something I should look out for? Any other issues with it? I'll post some pics of the most recent ones I sold.

Yup. EcoTech had a manufacturing problem where they overtightened the screws. You can get new faceplates if you contact EcoTech.

 

[BanjoBandito]

 

[rtparty]

That happened with early runs because the wrong torque was specified. Ecotech replaced them all free of charge if you contacted CS