[Available again! - BLF special edition light] new Sofirn AAA twisty high CRI 5mm LED

raccoon · September 20, 2018, 6:41pm

There's a flashlight in that picture?

All I saw were... nevermind.

teacher · September 20, 2018, 8:52pm

I must admit…. all I noticed was the same thing. The light was nothing but an afterthought…….

teacher · September 20, 2018, 8:55pm

I must admit…. all I noticed was the same thing. (imagine that…. :sunglasses: ) The light was nothing but an afterthought…….

jon_slider · September 20, 2018, 9:02pm

sorry for the hijack guys
now back to our regularly scheduled FlashLight Program

I just love that Tail!

teacher · September 20, 2018, 9:04pm

I do too, that was very well thought out!! :+1:

dealgrabber2002 · September 21, 2018, 4:38am

If the driver is the same as E01, this would be awesome. The E01 can fire up with dead cell that other lights can’t fire up.

Valerianis · September 21, 2018, 10:17am

I am in for 2pcs, different tints!

Noctiluco · September 22, 2018, 6:20pm

Off-Topic :innocent: :

I especially like AAA flashlights because they can always be carried and used batteries that can be purchased anywhere.

But I especially like the color camo: as some special edition of the Sunwayman R01A and the Arc AAA.

Maybe Sofirn could launch a limited run of its new model AAA 5mm led, in camo color as the R01A and the Arc AAA, and feed them with a slightly larger current, about 50mA in led, that is, about 15 or 20 lumens . Of course, with the corresponding surcharge, which I would gladly pay.

timbo114 · September 22, 2018, 8:05pm

I’m in for at least 1 of each tint.

folg · September 23, 2018, 9:22am

For that price I would love to buy one of each tint as well. Please put me on the list :+1:

Johnnyseven · September 23, 2018, 1:59pm

I’m in for one of each tint for sure!

nastynate · September 24, 2018, 1:27pm

Throw me in for a 3200k version

giorgoskok · September 24, 2018, 2:59pm

in for 2 , one of each tint

JasonJ · September 25, 2018, 12:53pm

I’ll be in for 2 units. Both 5600k.

Phlogiston · September 26, 2018, 2:39am

iamlucky13:

Phlogiston:

35mA would probably kill the LED in fairly short order, and I wouldn’t want to think about the likely effect on the high-CRI phosphors, either.

Not to argue for increasing the current, but just to provide confidence in what we already have: djozz and I have both independently verified the LED can survive at least 90mA for short periods. djozz also did a 24 hour lumen maintenance test at 50mA.

He saw an 8% drop in output over the first 30 minutes as the LED’s under test warmed up, and then basically flat output for the rest of the test, which is a really good initial result.

In my test, I ultimately pushed the LED to 160mA, which definitely did damage the LED. Another user in that thread also took some awesome spectral measurements up to 50mA, verifying the CRI and tint are pretty consistent up to that level.

Overall, it looks like Yuji has rated these LED’s fairly conservatively.

That’s very reassuring to know

Thank you to everyone who took the time to do those tests :+1:

whateatsrabbits · September 26, 2018, 3:36am

So can you buy these yet? I want one of each tint.

swissbianco · September 26, 2018, 3:58am

2 pcs with 5600K please - thanks!

djozz · September 26, 2018, 7:01am

No, they are in the prototype stage still.

Latest update is that they will now make a first run of 100 pieces for troubleshooting purposes, and if found well then mass production (yes, I asked if there will be BLF testing of those as well, no answer yet). The colours will be black and red for sure, and probably pale gold after all.

JasonJ · September 26, 2018, 12:47pm

I like the blue finish they put on some of their lights as well. Did we already discuss color options are are we not there yet?

fixed_it · September 26, 2018, 12:50pm

I already have too many AAA lights but I’m in for one of each tint anyway. These look interesting.