Fireflies E07 preview

If that shelf is 10mm thick like netprince mentioned, there should be plenty of room to drill and tap the holes deeper I would think.

All of mine are screwed into the correct places, but the screws are buggered up pretty good, and will need to be replaced after fixing it.

Filed down a #14 nickel-plated brass finishing washer tonight. Thinking of attaching it to my clear E07.

I don’t think the E07 really needs a washer to prevent accidental activation as the light is big enough it doesn’t move around in the pocket much and the button is small and flush. However, this washer would provide a little more protection and would make it easier to find the button by feel when reaching into a pocket.

The washer slightly overhangs the flat part of the light around the button. If I end up gluing it on I’ll try to fill up the gap so the lower edge can’t get caught on something.

Here is what it looks like not glued on yet:

That looks really nice Firelight, factory finish…. I think I’d glue it. :wink:

Let me know if you find good replacements. Mine aren’t “too bad” but i’m sure I will make it worse before i’m done opening and closing my own.

Never liked the flat milled for the button on the final prototype. With the ring, it looks more like how they should have recessed it. It looks really nice even with sides not filled down.

I agree, looks great, and I bet it helps locate the button in the dark.

I received my E07 with Nichia and red aux. It’s beautiful. From what I’ve seen, the leg of the optic is broken too, so I expect it is one of those from the batch with the few flaws mentioned in this thread, I’ll have to fix the thermal paste issue. The Nichia units are probably all from the first batches anyway.

I have not received my 21700 yet, but couldn’t resist trying the torch out with a 18650 from my EDC Zebra SC600. Not sure why, but I thought 4 clicks from ON would bring me to the special modes, I wanted to try candle and lightning. I was wrong, it’s click/click/hold from OFF. Four clicks from ON led me to the configuration mode, and I am pretty sure I messed up with the floor and ceiling levels before I realized I was there. Is there any way to factory reset Anduril? Will it be the same settings as when the E07 came, or is the E07 set to special configuration?

Think I’ll go ahead and glue the washer on this weekend. Attaching a washer on a light like this and having it look good requires some care.

  • First step is to remove battery and cover every part of the light except the switch with gaffers tape. Also make a circle of gaffer’s tape and stick it on top of the button. Make a mess with the epoxy and you might screw up your anodizing permanently. Better to mask everything off to be safe.
  • Second step is to mix the epoxy. For this washer I’ll probably start with arctic silver thermal epoxy. Goal is to put a ring of epoxy inside the washer, but not have it totally filled, especially towards the center of the washer. It’s a mistake to put too much epoxy in as doing so can cause it to squish out to the sides when I press the washer down. Also, if excess glue does squish out I want it to squish to the outside of the ring, not the inside where it can make a mess on the button boot.
  • Once the washer is in place, wipe off any excess on the outside parts of the light and neaten up any visible epoxy with a toothpick.
  • The left and right side of the washer overhang the flashlight body slightly. This isn’t good as something might get caught on the lip and potentially break the glue knocking the washer off. To prevent this I plan to add epoxy filling in that gap. However, this will leave a small amount of epoxy completely visible on each side.
  • It is possible that the Arctic Silver epoxy is a bit too dark grey to match with the very shiny aluminum. To preserve the aesthetic I will probably add a layer of shinier epoxy covering any sections of visible epoxy. I have some conductive silver epoxy which should work.
  • Wait for the epoxy to cure, check that no further touchup is required, then remove the gaffer’s tape.

I'm pretty sure there is no factory reset in Anduril.

Thanks. Then maybe I can try to reset floor and ceiling to their original settings. Can anyone tell me what they are by default?

Ceiling default is 120, I think floor is 1.

Ceiling is set to 120 out of 150

Floor is set to 20

^^ Dale is probably right as I just used defaults from the Anduril manual and he would know more for sure

I had thoughts that floor may be set to 3 by default, not 100% sure there but I am pretty sure TK said ceiling was set at 120.

The default values for the E07 are in the PL47 config file.

Smooth: 1 - 120
Stepped: 10 - 120 / 7

The stepped values were chosen to make sure the highest regulated level would be included. It’s step 5 of 7.

When the battery (samsung 30Q) is 3.6V, in lowest mode, my E07 nichia is blinking some sort of “lightning storm” when floor is set below 6.
My PL47 is fine with a floor set to 3 and same battery at 3.6V.

I will probably be fine with a floor at 6 but is there a way to fix this, please ?

That sounds like a HW issue to me… Do you have the same emitters in both your PL47 and EO7?

I have been glueing my washers down with Goop. I use a tooth pick to apply a very small amount around the switch, push the washer down into it and let it set up overnight. While I have removed some washers, it takes some prying. It definitely will not come off on it’s own. The nice thing is that it is a completely reversible procedure. Once the washer is off, the Goop is easy to remove with your finger nail. No damage to the finish.

Yes, nichia 219B.
The E07 flickerings are bright flashes like the “lightning storm” mode, contrary to the low flickering of the PL47 when floor is set below 3.
Don’t know if it is a bug which activate the lightning storm as the flickerings in lowest mode are really looking like this strobe mode.

Thanks a lot for all the answers about the levels. So if I understand correctly, I have to go into Ramp Configuration, wait for the first flash, click once, then wait for the second flash and click 120 times?

I’m very pleased with this light. I don’t know if it lacks thermal paste, but it heats up immediately when I’m in Turbo (Nichia version), so I guess there is still some decent dissipation. I’ll still have to check before really abusing the turbo mode.

The red auxiliary leds are beautiful, and it seems that the low voltage ones are purple in my case, which makes a great combination with the purple switch. I wish I could force the inner low voltage auxiliary leds to stay on.

This is my first Anduril light. I had one with Narsil before (BLF Q8), and I knew both UIs are great, but I have to say I love Anduril a lot more. I believe it is much more flexible, easy to remember, and it is always the best compromise in terms of number of clicks or click combinations to use specific features. It is obvious that everything has been carefully designed, the possibilities are very comprehensive. Being able to go into smooth ramp from the floor or the ceiling, the way the memory works for turbo/ramp/special modes, the adjustable frequency of the strobes, the candle and lightning modes, the muggle mode, the lockout still allowing some low light. There are really a number of advantages compared to Narsil in my opinion, and I’m very grateful to ToyKeeper for this amazing work.

Floor: yes click once, but if it flickers on the lowest level try 3 instead

Ceiling: no click 150-120 = click 30 times, I believe it counts down from the top.