Do you like or dislike the SOS Blinky mode? Just wondering how most people feel about it.

Beacon: why not. SOS, no, please.

As a hidden mode I don’t really care what is there, since it is by definition, hidden.

As a “normal mode” I want steady state modes only, no blinky mode should ever be included in the normal modes.

That said I highly doubt I ever will use an SOS mode.

Too many people stoned, drunk or spaced out on any one of the crazy drugs so many people are on today for me to be out walking along dark roads.
If they can drive the wrong way on an Interstate ramp and then continue on the highway oblivious to the fact (until the collision)….I don’t think I could put much faith in a blinking light.
Just me.
ymmv.

True. My Convoy L6 is able to turn that mode off. I’m fine with that.
It’s when it’s part of the cycle and you cannot avoid it at all.

Hate strobe modes on all lights. The beacon or SOS aren’t so bad. If I was an avid hiker, hiking in out of the way places, a flashlight with these modes might make more sense. I can’t see a strobe making any sense for anyone other than maybe law enforcement.

I hate SOS and see no purpose to it even as a hidden mode - if I wanna do emergency signaling, I’ll wave a strobing light around.

As for blinky modes in the normal operation… I already get peeved by the single blinky of the stock Convoy firmware, let alone constantly-blinking ones (really wish the stock nanjg105 didn’t come with that irritating “choice”, or that I’d bought my S2 and C8 from Simon so I could have picked only the 3 modes if not Biscotti outright).

Now only me vote “I LIKE the SOS blinky mode”

I should also point out that someone who is extremely drunk or stoned may actually target fixate on a light and hit you. Would help with anyone sober who isn’t fixated on their cell phone, though.

No, this should be a thread showing peoples true feelings towards it so maybe manufactures will actually understand that we don’t want blinky modes anymore.

S-O-S blinky modes suck!

Can anyone fond any situation where the S-O-S blinky mode actually was useful and saved or potentially saved a life?

Strobe mode is almost in the same useless department. And it should be hidden in a sub menu.

Having been stranded without way to signal on a large body of water with 2 diabetic children without their insulin and testing equipment for a whole night, I want a true SOS available if the light lacks an ability to manually signal via a reliable switch. Likely, I will never need it, but its good to have it available.

I use strobe regularly on my property (wooded with no area lighting or neighbor in sight). It really helps warn off critters and such before I let my dogs out.

I personally find it more useful than strobe mode, not that I need to ever use either of them.
TBH sos can just be done manually too if really necessary.

Blinky modes are an abomination unto the LORD.

I’d take a beacon or battery check mode over SOS any day.

Holiday Jerommel?

i have a light [manker u11] that has a ‘blinks once a second’ mode, that would be just about as useful as sos

wle

Same here! I love it! I’ve never used it, hopefully never have to. But I like it to know it’s there just in case. Of course you can sos manually, but for how long if you’re bleeding badly.
Yes, all these disco modes must be well hidden. I also like fast and slow beacon…

Hate blinky modes of all kinds but I hate tactical most, then SOS, then beacon.

I’d reconsider some sort of medium blink if I were to commute by bicycle. I can see its value in that case.

Please allow them to be hidden or non-existent if any manufacturers are reading.

Well hidden blinkies, locator beacon etc, good, could be useful sometime.
Blinkies in the main menu & accessed by double clicking or long press, crap.

If you're lost, tired of walking and hungry try to use that hand morse code. We talk things that no first hand experience.