Olight S Mini

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I look forward to your results. Wondering what the lumen levels and mode sequence is. I can’t figure it out from the web info.

Yes,
and it is available for adoption to a good home :slight_smile: PM me if anyone is interested
the head also plays well on a Maratac, a Tool, and a Thrunite
it uses a 4500k N219b, quite nice, and not as yellow as the latest Maratac and Tools which are closer to 4000k

fwiw, modes on the Wrom are MLH 20-3-90, no PWM, and regulated and efficient, even in High mode, much better runtime too, than the Tool, which is very inefficient and unregulated on High.

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Received my Copper S Mini today.
Photographable PWM/Constant Current Flicker:

size comparisons

Im amazed how small the S Mini is. The beam is very green in the middle.
Electronic Lockout causes moonlight to work when pressing the button, and turns off when releasing the button. a little weird… but, Im happily entertained. Lockout also erases memory and unlocking starts the light on Moonlight.

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The moon flicker is unfortunate, but I understand why they did it. At such a low level, the processor takes more power than the LED, so it doesn’t have as much runtime as it should. This can be improved by underclocking the processor in moon mode, but it has the side effect of slowing down PWM.

I like how the lockout mode also allows moon to be used without unlocking the light. I put a similar feature in Anduril, except it works a bit better than Olight’s version. It may seem weird at first, but I think it makes a lot of sense.

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My oLight i3s has no photographable flicker on moon mode. It is also <0.5 lumens on my meter
My Maratac AAA has no photographable flicker on its low that my meter says is 2.5 lumens.

The S Mini has photoFlicker on its 8 lumen low (my meter) also. Neither the oLight i3s, nor the Maratac AAA, or my Mecarmy PT-16 have any photoFlicker on their lows…

constant Current no longer means no visible or photoFlicker. The moon on oLight also shows dots when waving the light (a popular PWM test)… but its too fast to see on Low…

this is my first S Mini. I love the host. The driver and LED, not so much… but… Im still happy to play with it. Im accustomed to Nichias in my other lights… the S Mini has a Majorly green center to its beam… definitely makes the palm of my hand look cadaverous… :slight_smile:

IF I was criticizing, and Im not, just entertained, the “lockout” should be a true lockout, NO light should come from the switch being pocket activated, but, at least it won’t drain power for long, since its intermittent, nor very fast, since its only moon…

Like that I can always get to moon by press hold from off… confusing that it goes into lockout if I hold too long…
like that tripple click gives strobe, and double click gives high, as those match the way my PT-16 UI works… in fact, so does the press to advance… so the oLight UI is easily intuitive… I like the memory, cause I can store moon or Low if I want to (or med or high too, but thats not me)… Im a moon and Low user, mostly…

Like that even without the clip, the oLight won’t roll off a table, due to the bump around the switch… Love the knurling!

tons of fun, no regrets, love the copper, love that the clip works on a hat

at some point, after the High CRI S1 goes on sale, Im contemplating picking one up as a donor… I would like to go to a Nichia, and would like the low battery indicator, in the Cu S Mini host… but that depends on not frying the S1 Mini High CRI driver… which so far has been reported as a potential issue… once…

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Same. It’s one of my favorite lights, but I’d like to replace the driver and LED.

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there is a flash sale at the olight store in 2 days, the High CRI S1 Mini for 30% off, might be time to open my wallet, again:-)… here comes a High CRI TIR, Driver, and Switch w low battery indicator… Nichia on Board!

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Why doesn’t the copper version have the high cri led?
This is the one and only reason I will not buy the S mini.
The copper version is the best looking flashlight I have ever seen. Copper with blue accents… :disappointed:

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Another flash sale is coming on the S1 mini,

which is nicer, copper or rose gold?

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subbed :smiley: :+1:

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So is the sale 40% the price listed on that page?

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Note S1 mini is aluminum and 16340 power, and S1A has the copper options and is AA powered.

If you like antibacterial tarnished raw copper like me, don’t buy the PVD rose gold.

If you prefer no tarnish titanium plating get rose gold.

There is also the S Mini, if you want 16340, also in the coppers and titanium’s

Illumn.com sells the S1A for $38 with code blacknovember

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Cool, best price I’ve seen on the S Mini / S1 Mini. If I didn’t already have four, I’d be all over this. :slight_smile:

For beam / tint, the obvious winner is S Mini Ti (and S1 Mini HCRI).

For appearance, the bare copper model is really nice, or titanium, or rainbow titanium.

For price, the S1 Mini is the cheapest and includes a battery with built-in charger.

My main lights lately are:

  • FW3A prototype
  • S Mini Ti (rainbow)
  • Emisar D1 (18350 w/ Anduril)
  • BLF Q8 (w/ Anduril and diffuser (lantern / candle duty))

… which makes the S Mini the only light I currently use which is both unmodded and actually available.

(edit: got the two S1 Mini tints mixed up, forgot the HCRI one had tint issues)
(edit: The S1 Mini is not on sale)

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Thanks for the heads up!
I’ve got the S Mini Ti and it’s one of the few light that gets swapped out for my SC62d.
Put a 5000k and some glow tape in it, it’s perfect for an evening light.
I love the 3 minute timer, wish it was a bit longer.
I don’t need a copper version, but it’s a solid little light.

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It broke my heart that the website doesn’t ship to my country :cry:

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I’m curious. What do you use the 3-minute timer for?

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Either for lighting or as a timer.
Our bathroom is off our bedroom so when my wife gets up to use the restroom I turn on a low light. We’ve found it’s easier to go back to sleep if you can avoid turning on the bathroom light. With the timer feature I can tail stand the light on my dresser and go back to sleep.
My job involves grinding and I have to fill large coolant tanks. It’s easy to get distracted and forget that the water is on. When the light goes out it is a nice indicator that 1 or 3 minutes have passed. With other lights I’ll use a beacon to remind me.

It’s such a tiny light, always freaks people out when they see the output.

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clarification

olightstore sale:

S1 Mini is not on sale
S1A is not on sale
Copper S Mini, Rose S Mini, and Rainbow Ti S Mini are on sale for 40% off plus shipping…
the Ti is NW, the Coppers are Cool White

illumn sale:

if someone wants the Ti S Mini Polished (no bead blasted), illumn has it for 30%off, same with the S1A Copper,
they also have the S Mini Black for $35 (illumn shipping is free)
there are no S1 Mini at illumn

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I have a Copper S Mini and really like it. though I hate CW, I improved the tint with a 1/2 minus green filter, but it is still not High CRI

I added a USB rechargeable 16340, highly recommended (sold by 0Light, Fenix and Klarus)

fwiw, the PicoPull XL pictured, is from https://countycomm.com/collections/view-all-storage-products/products/xl-pico-pull-waterproof

and the 16340/18350 black storage container is from https://www.oveready.com/flashlight/basic-battery-capsule-18350-16340/
though it looks like a film canister it is actually 1/2” shorter and .4” narrower… iow, much smaller…

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I thought maukka hated the tint shift on the S1 Mini HCRI. Have you heard/seen other reports that it’s not that bad?

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correct, the high CRI XP-G3 is very green
all the CW 0Lights are green tinted

green tint is not as noticeable during the day, when our brain is adapted to a sunlight

and most people don’t notice how green their LEDs are, unless they compare them to high CRI Nichias

I use Lee Filters to reduce green tint, maukka has some too

scroll down that page for pics of my CW Copper S Mini with and without minus green filtering

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Oh, I recalled that backward, thinking it was the low-CRI one which had beam issues. Post updated.

In any case, seems like a good sale for getting a copper or titanium model. Would be nice if they made copper in neutral white.