I’ts important the usb charging port?
I prefer charge battery away from flashlight.
Does water can enter?
I really would buy one without this type C port,like the BLF Q8
*No, just convenient
*Many people prefer that
*It has a silicon cover, but it is not as waterproof as it would be without port, would not submerge it too long.
*It does not come without USB C port
A week went by, since I received my SP36 BLF and I’m really liking it so far. Here are some observations.
It starts to get hot SUPER FAST when on turbo, which I’m not a big fan of. The overall light quality(meaning beam, tint, CRI) is just great, very neutral and pleasing to the eye. Given that this flashlight is quite floody, I do sometimes have wished for it to have been a tad brighter, maybe a 1000lm more or so, for better throw, but that’s just me. The Anduril firmware is just fantastic, the instructions were a little intimidating at first with all those options, but after you get the hang of it, you realize how awesome it is.
All in all, I was never a big fan of these soda can style lights, but this BLF one with its compact size, nice LEDs and Anduril, persuaded me to give it a try and I have no regrets.
Sofirn SP36S “simple edition”, also with 4x LH351D LEDs, rating max 5200 lumens, ramping & group modes - possibly similar to the SP32A, or C8F, or C8G, or SP70 — these flashlights also have a ramping an dgroups mode)
(the Sofirn SP36 BLF Anduril edition also uses 4x LH351D LEDs, rating max 5650 lumens, uses Anduril firmware)
based on specs: it appears to have this improvement (if really correct) on the charging: it supports 5v/3A or 9v/2A charging
(IIRC, SP36 and SP36 ‘BLF Anduril’ has 5v/2A charging current only)
Got my SP36 today, and tried to remove driver (want to flash newest version of Anduril) with thick wire loop soldered. Pulled almost as much as I could, but driver didnt move.
Any new hints on how to remove that driver? I am afraid of heating it too much.
For me it was the easyest and most carefull way to open it.
I used a hammer and did a little beat to the nail and the driver falls out. The tape is to avoid scratches.
You can push the switch-board in the driver-room, before you use the nail. But you wont get it back out, if you fail to remove the driver. There are slots for the switch board to push it through the whole without desoldering the wires.