Sounds like a decent enough light, but I agree, what an absolutely hideous UI.
I’d look into completely stripping the guts from it, using a micro powerbank charging board to keep internal charging, then replace the driver with something decent. If the switch is momentary, maybe pilfer the driver from an e-switch light.
And as long as it wouldn’t mung anything else, bore out the emitter area to fit a real 20mm TIR, vs having to shave down every one I’d want to try/use.
I don’t understand why the UI is so hideous! I mean, do you always need instant access to every possible output? This isn’t a light I would want coming on with a very low level. The average “muggle” can give it one click, have a nice usable output, then click again to turn off.
-Garry
It has a very simple and logical interface. Its charger is assembled at 4057, why and for what to change it?
Yes, he has a fet-driver. Simple and reliable. He does his job well. But if you can make for it an inexpensive driver with stabilization, minimum leakage currents and with a programmable interface, then we will be very happy. Yes, a cool driver for a flashlight for ten bucks 
And yes, switch is momentary.
Who said anything about “instant access to every possible mode”?
I don’t understand why a headlamp would need strobe, beacon(!), other blinkies. Long-clicks, double-clicks, short-clicks, click-from-on, click-from-off, click-from-strobe… good God, talk about convoluted! It’s like 30 people designed the UI, each with his own unique idea of what it “should be like”.
Have either steps or ramping, and just have the damned thing remember its last-used mode. Simple on/off with a click, and whatever machinations to increase/decrease brightness. That’s a UI for a headlamp.
Anyone who puts blinkies into a headlamp should be dragged into an alley and beaten with sticks.
Lightbringer, like you, I don’t like blinkies! And I will not defend this “cheap, bugdet, it’s-good-but-it’s-not-the-ultimate-headlight-in-the-world”!
BUT, the blinkies are all hidden through a “real”, “intentional” double click to activate those modes!
Also, you will always know in which mode the light will turn ON, and that’s on Medium, because that is the only mode that has been memorized in this light!
More than that: if you just want to use the light with 1 mode, you can: single click for ON (turns ON on Medium) > wait more than 2 seconds > single click for OFF. Simple!
If you want a higher output: single click for ON (turns ON on Medium) > single click for High > Single click for OFF. Simple!
This is as simple as it can be regarding to that!
For ramping, just press and hold from any regular mode!!
Yes, I would like to ramp up, but this ramps down till the lowest and then goes back to the highest mode. And then goes down again. 5>4>3>2>1>5>4>3>2>1……
And no blinkies in the middle. Just if you want! And if you want, you can select them: double click for Strobe > double click for SOS > double click for Beacon > single click for OFF or double click for Strobe > and when on Strobe, single click for the last used mode! If when on Strobe will make a long press, when you release it, the light will turn OFF
So, I guess this is not perfect! But it is not a headache to make this work! And you and I know we’ve seen and taste worst UIs than this one :smiling_imp:
Thanks GB, great review. Anyone take a look at the driver for possible current increase mods or have another driver in mind that might be swapped in for different UI and/or a little more output?
UI might not be as abysmal as I thought at first impression, but it’s still a faux-simple. RampingUI is just as “simple” when you think of it, but it actually quite elaborate enough to make people stop and wonder how they’ll get to the mode they want
Well I’ll agree on the fact that the blinkies don’t belong in a headlamp at all; I guess I’m not bothered because they are so well hidden (heck, I didn’t even realize there was SOS and Beacon). No sense continuing to argue on whether or not this UI is perfect or not as many will have their own ideas of what the perfect headlamp UI is.
I’m too afraid to ruin a good light to pull the driver out. I would bet the output could be modded with changing/adding current sense resistors, but honestly I wouldn’t want any more current than it already draws (1.87A on high).
-Garry
For anyone wondering why a headlamp would have any blinking modes, you have to remember all the different uses for a headlamp. Some people, like myself, only use them for close-up work such as out to 5 or maybe 10ft. Other people may use them for walking through the woods or jogging on the street. For a jogger, the strobe or beacon may be considered a safety feature to keep them from being hit by a car.
We now have headlamps with xhp70.2 and 3,000 lumen. What is that for? Who needs it? Lol
And that’s why I do my absolute best to avoid them…
Are people hatin on the boruit? Don’t do that. This is like the best bargain headlight on the market. If somebody wants to hate, they can go hate on all the the truly crappy headlights out there. 
I’m not hating by any means (well, I hate the UI, but not the product as as whole), it’s even on my aliexpress cart right now, just waiting for me to choose what batteries I’ll try to get from Elfeland since they showed up with free shipping to Brazil (odd, probably won’t ship and I’ll have to ask for a refund, but why not try it?), so I’ll be ordering either this light or the RJ-02 by tomorrow
Well, after making peace with xp-l emitters following a nichia spree, guess I’m a UI snob now
You kidding? I recently changed my name to RJ02. I just despise the sound of this particular UI.
Does it seem like a non - e-switch driver could be swapped into it? Although the usb charging feature might be lost? It looks like a decent host to handle some heat within normal current limits and for shorter periods of time. Having crescendo or some kind of ramping firmware could be useful. I'm looking for a moderate thrower with some useful spill. Other than swapping the mcpcb, does anyone see this light as a host with other potential for mods? or just a good value as it stands? That depends on the intended end product, but I'm thinking at least a dedomed xm-l2 with 2.5-3ish output on high for maybe 90 seconds max if possible. I haven't modded too many headlamps, so that might be more current than necessary though. My goal is something like 100yards of visibility or more and a non-pencil beam. Does anyone think it could handle an xhp50 or xhp35 with the right driver and wattage, or is that pushing the limits for your every-day modder (without a lathe, tons of experience, and the ability to mold copper to your will)? This is BLF, but are you better off spending more if upping the output and throw is the end game? I mean, crazier things have been done before, and I applaud that:
Thank you
If you don’t mind losing the usb charging, the Crelant CH10 that I got seems to be a good candidate for modding. It’s uses an e-switch so you can run a pretty conventional driver. A FET with NarsilM for instance. They can be had with a variety of genuine cree emitters in different tints. You would probably need to swap it to a top of the line DTP mcpcb, though. Overall, it’s a pretty beefy aluminum design so it can handle the heat well.
This new Boruit looks a bit tricky to mod due the switch being on the driver. Maybe it’s got another pcb behind the first one that is the actual driver? Maybe. If so, then it might make a good host.
Lexel will be coming out with his own boost drivers soon that will run NarsilM. It should be able to do up to 3A at 12v or 6A at 6v.
So if your thinking about using an xhp35/50/70 I’d wait to see how big his drivers are, then choose a host it will fit in.
I am certainly not hating on Boruit, they make “good enough” lights for the normal flashoholic. However, even if the blinkies are hidden, a non-flashoholic can easily get flustered by accidentally getting to them. If this light was for my use, i would be fine with the hidden modes….but its not for my use.
My wife or my 11 yr old wont remember what the different clicks, rates of clicking, long clicks etc are.
The regular non flashlight interested person just go by simple clicks……and ever time you click it gets brighter, in a round robin kind of way without blinkies coming in the way.
All im saying is that some lights dont have a simple fool proof UI, even if its simple to most or all of you. Not hating on boruit, just an opinion.
Thanks for the review garrybunk! Looks like a good budget headlamp. Does it have low voltage protection?
Yes, low voltage indication (blinks) and auto-off.