I’ve bought SF14 from Sofirn Aliexpress shop. I have a small issue with (probably) the driver. With li-ion battery everything works fine. But with ni-mh eneloop, on the highest mode, flashlight starts to blink after about 10 seconds. Blinking lasts for 30-40 seconds, then it stops. Flashligh goes to medium after 3 minutes (like described in the instruction). Then after bump up to the highest mode, blinking also starts after 10 seconds. What is going on? How can it be fixed?
When The SF14 powered by AA battery, it automatically adjusts to medium within 3 minutes. It is unnormal if the light blinks at High Mode within 10 seconds.The issues occurred to the driver. So, please contact Sofirn Aliexpress Store to arrange a new one for you.
I got my SP10A today. I gotta say I’m impressed with the quality of the light and the UI. The size is on par with the Utorch UT01 just slightly longer.
The first mode is moonlight and its quite low, maybe 1 or 2 lumens. Single click cycles Moon, low, med and back to low. Turbo is hidden with a fast double press. Strobe is really hidden with fast triple press. Hold for off and it’s quite responsive. The tint is pure white, the only tint difference I see is maybe a very small shift to light blue on the outside spill ring. 4 fast clicks from off to lock out or a 1/4 turn on the tail for mechanical lock out. Knurling is larger than the UT01 with no sharp edges. I’m digging this little 14500 light.
I got a pair of SF11s and SF14s on the way, still in transit.
Tried picking up a 4-pack of 14500s, also, and they weren’t available to ship to the US. Seems odd, as I’ve gotten lights with an 18650 inside just fine.
Any chance of being able to order some 14500s and have them ship?
Only been playing with it for 10 minute and i really like it. The ramping is better than Thorfire TK18 and the light build is very nice. I would say same as Convoy or better.
Will need to play more and post my though here on weekend
My other wish for this light is that it should also have tail switch
I received my C8A and C8T last week. Took only a week to get here. I also received two of my SF11 today. I also have a few more Sofirns on the way. The C8A and C8T are nice but since I already have the best pocket thrower Emisar D1S already so these don’t really excite me. However, I am impressed by the SF11. I took some ceiling bounce measurements to compare relative brightness:
I like the SF11 better than the TN4A because it doesn’t require a separate battery carrier so inserting and removing batteries is much easier on the SF11. The SF11 has a very defined hotspot so is great if you want good throw. The TN4A XP-L has larger less defined hotspot and much larger spill for better flood. The SF11’s beam should be similar to the TN4A XP-L HI version. For the price, the SF11 is by far the best bargain 4xAA flashlight on the market.
Kewl! I got a pair of Thorfire TK4As a while back just to burn off a whole assload of AA alkaleaks I unearthed a while back, and they’re quite nice (the lights, not the AAs). Might’ve been my complete contempt for alkaleaks in general, but I had a kind of disdain for any’n’all AA-based lights. The old SP10A and the TK4A kinda turned me around on that.
I imagine the SF11 and TK4A will be quite similar if not identical, so I’m looking forward to them. They’re still “preparing for shipment”, so it’ll be a while…