Fireflies PL47 Flashlight

Thanks :beer: took 2pcs

How could you tell? Did you google image both and compare?

They’re pretty different looking LED’s. See here

Can someone please remind me of the size of the copper washer needed to help with better battery contact? Thanks in advance!

I bought one black and one tan pl47.

FF sent me replacement. tan tail cap is way better and fits well.

Is the magnet strong?

How did you get the bezel off?

Yes. Both of the tan tailcap have strong magnet… black tailcap wouldnt even stick to refrigrator door.

Does PL47 accept protected 21750 cells?

No. Too long.

OK, thanks for the info.

I think we had the same batch. Also had PL47 with strong magnet on tailcap. But another PL47 with black tailcap had an extremely weak magnet (too weak).

Very unlucky with my PL47s.
Here’s a short story, tried to write it totally neutral.
My first PL47 with SST-20 4000K paid on Dec2018: 3 out of 4 led’s were working. Glad that I have received replacement head after 1,5month. Summing up the awaiting time I could start using after 3 months since purchase.
The replaced head worked fine. For a week. When I activated turbo I saw after a minute clear light power drop. I thought temperature management worked. But not. One of LEDs stopped working.
Again I was left with 3 out of 4 LEDs working. I wrote to Neal. And until today: zero reposponse.
The funny thing is meanwhile I had won a GAW from tatasal, so I also have a third piece of PL47 with XP-L HI 6500K. But I’m kinda fed up with this light, so it lies deep in my drawer (PM me if you’re interested).
I’m wondering what’s wrong with these lights. Is it messed temperature management or these SST-20 have some deffect? That’s a real pity because I find the light very interesting and useful. Well… waiting for another 21700 fancy headlight, hopefully with better QA management.

You really got unlucky.

Mine worked fine since the day it arrived in every situation I could throw at it.

The awful switch boot was the failure point on mine. It started ripping apart from light use so I smashed the lens and salvaged the 219Bs at least. I got luckier with mine than many people here on BLF though, even having been in the first batch.

I love mine, 0 issues so far. I got a great deals from neals

Bought 2 directly from Jack at ff. Both are 219B. Rarely use turbo and even then a few seconds at most. It is my “go to” headlamp with a JetBeam headband. Have used it almost every day since it came out. Just drains 21700’s faster than I first expected. Also I use copper washer in tail. Don’t have to tighten down hard anymore. Batteries were Samsung 50E but switched to LG M50 INR 21700 5000mAh/7.3A Flat Tops. Only problem is I can not charge them in my Xtar Dragon VP4 Plus due to recessed + terminal. Charge fine in Xtar VP1…go figure!

May I ask for a picture of the copper washer you used? My 2pcs Lii-40A 21700 are already dented due to being used in the PL47 (I rotate using the 2pcs Lii-40A)…

I’d like to place a washer too on my PL47…

I got the 2 mm version of this size. That product is out of stock. If I ordered again, would probably get this one (1.5 mm) since part of the tail o-ring is exposed. Others earlier commented that a 1 mm thick would work, but I never tried those.

24 x 16 x 1.5 copper washers

Send a PM to FireFlies (OP), they will probably send you replacement parts.