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

Yes indeed, make sure the O-ring is lubricated.
And anyone know what’s the O-ring made of, so we can choose a lubricant that won’t make it gummy?
O-rings can be made of lots of stuff: O-Ring Material Chart Rubber Selection Guide Quick Reference

Use SuperLube & your gtg <span class=“go” to “good”> no matter the O-ring composition.
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Which shipping method did you choose? It’s kind of odd that nobody in the States has seemed to get their C01 yet, but somehow you got a light, albeit the wrong light, in 18 days. Mine’s still in China!

Superlube rates their products “Excellent” or “Good” with everything:

Thank you for that link hank. I have used SuperLube exclusively on all my light threads & O-rings for many, many years & never had a problem. Never a gummy O-ring in all that time either.

BUT, I had never seen that chart you linked to!!
It does seem to cover it all… :+1:

What kind of monster did they create in that PDF file?!

That face is some nightmare fuel for some people.

Ew. I intentionally didn’t link to that uglyface.

So it seems to be compatible with everything EXCEPT silicone rubber. Isn’t that exactly what the o-rings are made out of?

Sho’ nuff, a lot of O-rings are made from that.

I should’ve said almost everything: "O-ring" silicone rubber - Google Search

Wow: Silicone rubber (FMQ, PMQ, MQ, VMFQ, V - Google Search

but O-rings can be made of lots of other stuff: O-Ring Material Chart Rubber Selection Guide Quick Reference

Here’s a caution and recommendation:

Pardon the digression.

:open_mouth: Dang, I missed that when looking at the chart. :person_facepalming:

Silicone rubber (FMQ, PMQ, MQ, VMFQ, VMQ) / NC

But…… Seeing SuperLube is all I ever use, I cannot imagine not having used this on Silicon O-rings at some point. So I will not be changing anything. SuperLube has worked flawlessly for me since my first AA Maglite till now. That is a lot of years & a lot of lights. :wink:

If it ain’t broke, don’t fix it…… that is my theory. :+1:

BUT, I also am gonna get some O-rings I know for certain are made of ’Silicon’ and see what happen when I use SuperLube on them. :wink:

I’ll report back……. :smiley:

COMPATIBILITY CHART
Super Lube® Silicone O-Ring Grease
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Polymer (plastics) Constant Strain Tensile Testing / Rating
Acryonitrile Butadiene Styrene (ABS) / E
Cellulose acetate (CA) / E
Polyamide ¶ (Nylon) / E
Polycarbonate (PC) / E
Polyethylene (PE) / E
*ultra high molecular mass (PE-UHMW) / E
*low density (PE-LD) / E
Polyethylene-/polybutylenetherephthalat (PET / PBT) / E
Polyoxymethylene, Polyacetate (POM) (Delrin) / G
Polypropylene (PP) / E
Polyphenylene oxide (PPO) / E
Polyphenylene suphide (PPS) / G
Polystyrene (PS) / E
Polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE) / E
Polyurethane (PUR) / E
Polyvinylchloride (PVC) / E
Thermoplastic elastomer (TPE) / E

Elastomer (rubber) / Rating
Acrylic rubber (ACM) / E
Buna S / E
Butyl (IIR) / E
Polychloroprene rubber (CR) / E
Chlorosulphonated PE-rubber (CSM) / E
Ethylene-propylene-diene rubber (EPDM) / E
Fluorinated rubber (FKM) / E
Natural rubber (NR) / E
Neoprene / E
Nitrile (NBR) / E
Polyurethane (AU, EU) / E
Propylene-tetrafluorethylene rubber (FPM, FEPM) / E
Styrene-butadiene rubber (SBR) / E
Silicone rubber (FMQ, PMQ, MQ, VMFQ, VMQ) / NC
Viton (FKM) / E

RATING KEY
E - Compatibility Excellent
G - Compatibility Good
NC - Not Compatible

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Sorry, I couldn’t figure out how to post the chart so I had to improvise by ’copy & paste’. :person_facepalming: … Oh well…. :smiley:

I use Super Lube 51010 in a precision oiler, no problems with any of my flashlights.

Does anyone else remove their o-rings and lube under them?

Hmmmm, I don’t…. but I actually never thought about it either. :+1: It sure couldn’t hurt, I think I’ll give it a try & start lubing those O-ring grooves.

I do, maybe every other time, thinking it might help seal out moisture and water.

OK, here is the deal on the SuperLube confusion……

THIS is the SuperLube I use on my lights for threads & O-rings. It will not harm Silicone O-rings, it is a Synthetic based grease. (see below \ )


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THIS is not the SuperLube I use. It is a Silicone base O-ring lubricant. It is not suitable for Silicone O-rings. ( see below \ )

SuperLube website link

Regarding stuff to grease threads and O-rings I use Nyogel 760G, I bought a small tube at NKON.nl: https://www.nkon.nl/flashlights/armytek-flashlights/armytek-nyogel-760g.html

Edit: More info on flashlight lube and grease at CPF: http://www.candlepowerforums.com/vb/showthread.php?126645-Comprehensive-Grease-and-Lube-Thread

However lubing the threads and O-rings of both my Fenix E01 and Sofirn C01 does not dramatically decrease stiffness… It does make the twisting slightly smoother though.

From defloyd77:
Which shipping method did you choose? It’s kind of odd that nobody in the States has seemed to get their C01 yet, but somehow you got a light, albeit the wrong light, in 18 days. Mine’s still in China!
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Here is the tracking from Aliexpress,it surprised me more than it did you.That is one reason I didn’t think the sc31 had anything to do with my sc01 order.I thought that I bought the sc31 during a flash sale then forgot about it!
I ordered 2 5600k sc01’s Sunday.As for shipping,I’m getting whatever the free shipping is.

Delivery

2018-11-28 14:22:00 [ US17331 ]

Out for Delivery

2018-11-28 09:09:00 [HANOVER,17331]

Sorting Complete

2018-11-28 08:59:00 [HANOVER,17331]

Arrival at Delivery Office

2018-11-28 01:18:00 [UNITED STATES OF AMERICA ]

Arrived at USPS Facility

2018-11-28 00:47:00 [HANOVER,17331]

Departed USPS Regional Facility

2018-11-27 23:36:00 [HARRISBURG PA DISTRIBUTION CENTER]

Arrived at USPS Regional Facility

2018-11-27 16:30:00 [HARRISBURG PA DISTRIBUTION CENTER]

Arrived at USPS Regional Facility

2018-11-27 03:25:00 [WHITE PLAINS NY DISTRIBUTION CENTER]

Departed USPS Regional Facility

2018-11-27 02:35:00 [STAMFORD CT DISTRIBUTION CENTER]

Arrived at USPS Regional Facility

2018-11-26 06:33:00 [STAMFORD CT DISTRIBUTION CENTER]

Arrival at Sorting Center

2018-11-25 18:48:00 [UNITED STATES OF AMERICA USUSJFKF ]

Processed Through Facility

2018-11-17 04:29:00 [CHINA,GUANGZHOU EMS]

Acceptance

2018-11-16 19:45:00 [CHINA]

Posting

2018-11-16 19:45:00 [GuangDongShengGuangZhouShi 51001020 ]

silicon =\ silicone

But y’all knew that.
Pardon the digression.

2018-11-20 23:10:00 GuangDongShengGuangZhouShi 51001020 Posting

2018-11-23 09:51:16 GuangDongShengGuangZhouShi GUANGZHOU Despatch from Sorting Center

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