Utorch SF-01 - UI doesn't seem to do anything

Yes. It will cycle between the three each time you 10 tap.

is it supposed to change modes while the power is on?

my switch doesn;t seem to interrupt power unless you click it - but then it is off

wle

Also, when off, half press quickly to cycle through the modes . Full press to select the desired one.

Being a forward clicky, it changes modes when off.

Mode changes are done on a half-press when the light is on and it has to be quickly done. For example when the light is off and it’s in high/low mode a half-press will turn it on in low and an immediate half-press will put it in high. Fully pressing the switch will leave the light on in high.

hm, ok, thanks, all that seems to be right, it is working now

boy the instructions sure do not tell you any of that!

they even say the switch is ‘reverse clicky’

geez
waste of paper!

wle

I know what you mean . My first impression was the same.

i’ve been around the block a few times with various lights, (weird) UIs and (bad) instructions

these have to be the worst ever!

wle

Don’t tell us you are UI-challenged :wink:

Someone here discovered it was a 10 tap . I don’t know how he figured that out except it looked like the original.

that’s great! you have to hack the instructions - guess what they are and see if it works!

the WORST!

wle

I’m definitely UI-challenged. As bad as this one is, it’s even worse that it’s not marked “SF-01” anywhere (mine are now) for when you need to search for instructions.

yeah that too - yet another factor in this winning WORST INSTRUCTIONS EVER 2019

that was with heavy competition too

wle

Best thing to do is to use the streamlight instructions that you can find using a google search.

i’ve got it now, thanks

now i think my switch is flaky though - not debounced or something, i have it set to HIGH/LOW mode ( no strobe ), and it is still hard to pick the right one

wle

H and L are hard to tell apart in daylight.

yeah - no - i’m doing it inside

(probably also hard to tell apart if the battery is weak)

wle

I gave two of these away to friends. I didn’t even bother to tell them about the programming thing. I was thinking about just putting them into H mode only but decided on H-Strobe-Low to let them have fun. If they inquire, I will enlighten them. :smiley:

That was hateful . :smiley:

yeah but ‘muggles’ think strobe is useful