Fireflies E07 preview

No one has tried it yet. If it is compatible, would be awesome with 10 degree optics, which is same as that in the D4S but with 7 emitters, E07 will out throw D4S. Also with White Flat, it can potentially throw 200kcd since D4S throws 120+kcd.

Ledil Angie (D4S) is 12 degrees

The E07 has :
Vias on the battery side to (re)flash the MCU (don’t know if desoldering the Aux LED PCB first is part of the process).
Clean machining. Deep fins + 10mm head shelf for LED MCPCB (FireFlies was prompt to listen BLF members to modify their prototypes) for better heat management. Unpredictable assembly quality.

… received my E07 today. I got the SST20 10W NW 4000K CRI95 and am rather pleased with the tint! Someone mentioned it would be tad on the green side but I don’t see that. What an amazing light to sit down and tinker with. I was overwhelmed at first but I received an instruction sheet as well as the flow diagram. I think I’m ok with most of it :wink: Lights surely have progressed. I like lots of options, special UIs, flashes, the whole works. In this I have that. I got a black body and supposedly blue AUX LEDs but they look purple which I like better. This thing just smacks of quality, nice bezel, threads are great! WHY do I find myself wanting more of these E07s? Price is really fair IMHO.

question: do I need to worry about leaving the AUX LEDs on in the blinky mode, I’m running a 30Q?

GREAT JOB FIREFLIES!!!

I think I’m going to have longer of a wait than I expected after paying extra for expedited 5-8 day shipping. It’s been a week and it still hasn’t shipped. I should not have paid extra. :person_facepalming:

Interesting light. I’ve skimmed through the thread but can’t find any details on the driver board, only the aux LED board. What is the diameter of the driver board? Easy to get to and replace?

Also, from the photos of the front with aux board, it looks like the LEDs are on a normal PCB under the aux board. Is this a standard PCB or copper MCPCB? I haven’t seen any info about that either.

Remember too, when they say 10º or 12º they’re talking half angle, it takes 3º or less for a thrower style beam. Just sayin…

I have a couple of question on the UI if anyone can help please?

1. what is the ‘Goodnight’ mode???

2. while in beacon mode, can u increase or decrease the brightness?

3. while in candle mode, is the only option for 30 minutes?

thank you for any help here….

I haven’t attempted to open one, but it looks like the driver is glued in. It’s a FET+3 design, roughly 23mm across, and has spring-side pads for reflashing… but I think the aux LED board must be unsoldered before reflashing will work.

Pretty sure the MCPCB is a copper DTP type, because that’s what Fireflies’ other lights use, but I haven’t taken mine out to confirm.

  1. Goodnight/sunset mode starts at a low level, then gets dimmer for an hour, then shuts off.
  2. Beacon mode uses the last-ramped level for its brightness. So yes, but the adjustment is done outside of beacon mode.
  3. Candle mode’s timer can go for up to 4.5 hours. Each triple-click event adds 30 minutes to the timer.

Also, candle mode doesn’t have a time limit by default.

  1. Goodnight/sunset mode starts at a low level, then gets dimmer for an hour, then shuts off.
  2. Beacon mode uses the last-ramped level for its brightness. So yes, but the adjustment is done outside of beacon mode.
  3. Candle mode’s timer can go for up to 4.5 hours. Each triple-click event adds 30 minutes to the timer.
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THANK YOU so much ToyKeeper! This is the first time I have seen or read about the Goodnight, Sunset mode? I was sort of wishing there were settings of less that 30 minutes for the candle.

thanks for all these wild options! The Party Strobe can get really crazy while adjusting :stuck_out_tongue: Lightning Storm is cool, Everett did that one a long time back.

thanks again!

patrick

So how long does it last? If there’s no time limit it’d last forever but TK says the max is 4.5h… Is this the default?

I’d assume it’ll run as long as the battery lasts.

default is no timer

This text says nothing about what is goodnight mode and much less how to configure it…

There’s no configuration to the goodnight mode, but I agree, the documentation should at least tell the reader what it does.

Thanks. Glued in, ok, hopefully not to hard to remove. I will be replacing the driver all together. As it’s 23mm I’ll have to get new boards made. Can you see if it’s perfectly round or if there are alterations so it fits in place?

Yeah, it would be weird if it wasn’t copper DTP. It was just that the little that can be seen in earlier photos looks a little funny, but come to think of it, copper DTP boards can have any color with anything on them :person_facepalming:

For that matter, there should probably be some documentation. I haven’t written any yet.

All it has now is a text file I was using as a todo list while writing the code. I sketched out the UI concept there, then checked off the items one by one as I implemented them. Sometimes this gets mistaken for a manual.

Hm… Ordered an E07 with expedited shipping 5 days ago and it still hasn’t shipped from Fireflies.

Guess I shoulda saved the money and just gone with free shipping. I think I’d have gotten the light faster. :confounded:

Mine took a long time to arrive but worth the wait.
I opted for XP-L HI version, CW tint.
I have the same tint and LED in a Emissar D4 and D4S which I am really impressed with.
The E07 is brighter than both the Emissar lights. That was expected although not easy to accomplish. It stays brighter far longer and cooler than the D4 but again, that’s expected. I am running a Sofirn 21700 4000 mAh cell while I wait for higher amp capable cells to arrive.

I REALLY like this light. It’s a flooder but with effective throw. I like the UI. The AUX LEDs are cool. It’s extremely bright and well built!

My only complaint: 4 rapid clicks to lockout is silly. I twist the tail-cap anyway so all the AUX and switch LEDs go out.

Ditto. Exact same situation from Nealsgadgets……….