Boruit Headlamp Review D10 (aka. EHL0628) - King of the Budget Headlamps?

[Quadrupel]

@ch1ir

I ended up sending it to a professional, thank you for the information. I also bought a gold-plated magnet to put on the outside of it, is that safe?

Just stick it with epoxy glue

[johnkey68]

Приветствую ! Драйвер на 4 АМС 7135 установил . Все работает . И память , и рампинг , и вверх и вниз .
Один вопрос : - это нормально когда сначала происходит кратковременная вспышка потом переход в память последнего режима ?

[Agro]

This light seems to have a sibling that features zooming TIR, name Boruit D20:
https://www.aliexpress.com/item/32839262144.html

Does anybody have one?

[Agro]

@gchart

@Wildcat

The output appears to be constant

No. This flashlight has a FET driver, so the brightness will change as the battery runs out.

Correct, the driver has two (parallel) FETs with current limiting resistors to control the output. Driver pic and runtime charts here

PS - I swapped the MCU on mine for an attiny412 running RampingIOS. It’s a direct swap in for many/most of the D10/D25 headlamps. If anyone is interested in doing that to theirs, feel free to PM me.

I don’t need that (yet?) but I’m curious about this setup.
I wonder why did you choose RampingIOS over the more-common Andruil. Do you simply like it more? Was it easier to port to this MCU for you? Any other reason?
ADDED:
[Review] 77 Outdoors D25 Headlamp (18650) has some discussion. I’ll switch there.

[Agro]

My D20 arrived today and I’m very impressed with it. Well built, with fair lens, passable UI. Quite lightweight lamp with lightweight headband. Machining is quite poor and so is anodization.
Considering how cheap it is, it’s a great light as it is but it also seems like a great host.
The King of Budget Headlamps? Yeah, it looks so.

[garrybunk]

I decided to update the thread title and O.P. to refer to this headlamp as the “D10” as it is more widely known.

-Garry

[Gj1 (Gj)]

@garrybunk

I decided to update the thread title and O.P. to refer to this headlamp as the “D10” as it is more widely known.

-Garry

Inquiring minds want to know. How many trips through the snowblower has this one survived?

[garrybunk]

None, so far .

-Garry

[xevious (Gary)]

Anyone here consider the UranusFire that merges Boruit RJ02 & D10?
https://www.aliexpress.com/item/32932757768.html

[JasonWW]

@xevious

Anyone here consider the UranusFire that merges Boruit RJ02 & D10?
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The description of the UI looks a bit scary with High or Low. Maybe that’s incorrect and it has 5 levels, but I would not take the risk. I found the motion sensor on the RJ02 a bit gimmicky anyway. I never used it. So I did not consider that light.

[xevious (Gary)]

@JasonWW

@xevious

Anyone here consider the UranusFire that merges Boruit RJ02 & D10?
Page Not Found - Aliexpress.com

The description of the UI looks a bit scary with High or Low. Maybe that’s incorrect and it has 5 levels, but I would not take the risk. I found the motion sensor on the RJ02 a bit gimmicky anyway. I never used it. So I did not consider that light.

Thanks. I thought it would be a nice novelty to have, but upon further consideration I doubt it would last (interest that is). Much easier to buy an external motion sensor device & use a USB powered LED light source.

What headlamp(s) do you reach for the most?

[JasonWW]

What I use is a modded D10. I put a nice NW 5000K nichia in it and added a 60° TIR optic. I mainly use mine for close up work and auto use. It’s good for soldering and the accurate color rendering helps identify wire colors in a big loom. The wide beam helps when your really close. It’s very light weight and the centered led, not offset, is prefered.

You just have to use what’s best suited for your situation. If it’s not perfect out of the box, then mod it to better suite your needs.

[xevious (Gary)]

@JasonWW

What I use is a modded D10. I put a nice NW 5000K nichia in it and added a 60° TIR optic. I mainly use mine for close up work and auto use. It’s good for soldering and the accurate color rendering helps identify wire colors in a big loom. The wide beam helps when your really close. It’s very light weight and the centered led, not offset, is prefered.

You just have to use what’s best suited for your situation. If it’s not perfect out of the box, then mod it to better suite your needs.

Thanks. How difficult was it to remove the MCPCB from the D10 to reflow a new emitter? Would a Nichia 219B fit (presumably it would if going to TIR)?

[JasonWW]

@xevious

@JasonWW

What I use is a modded D10. I put a nice NW 5000K nichia in it and added a 60° TIR optic. I mainly use mine for close up work and auto use. It’s good for soldering and the accurate color rendering helps identify wire colors in a big loom. The wide beam helps when your really close. It’s very light weight and the centered led, not offset, is prefered.

You just have to use what’s best suited for your situation. If it’s not perfect out of the box, then mod it to better suite your needs.

Thanks. How difficult was it to remove the MCPCB from the D10 to reflow a new emitter? Would a Nichia 219B fit (presumably it would if going to TIR)?

All your questions are answered in this thread.

I simply swapped mcpcb, no reflowing.

[xevious (Gary)]

/\ Thanks, Jason.

[ch1ir]

Same here,but I have 219b sw35 in mine, epoxied a magnet, also the convoy S2 clip fits well.
I use it for around the house plumbing work and beautiful rose colored walks with dogs

[Agro]

I’m preparing to buy my second light of this family, D10 this time.
Reading about how these are manufactured by multiple companies and how quality varies I decided to search for a good variant.
I’ve read of one difference that allows to filter out at least some bad ones - they have bad holders and the light is not secure in them.
Some bad holders have a hole in the middle, the bad ones have a nub like below:

Mine is good and has a nub which confirms the observation.

So I went on to search on Ali to see what was there. I hoped that I could find a brand that would be consistently good.
I see 2 major brands, Boruit and Sanyi as well as many unbranded. Reading reviews I see that both brands have seen complaints about holders that wouldn’t secure the light properly.
The seller that I bought my light from (Boruit Official Store) also sees such complaints, so ordering there again does not warrant quality.
Any suggestions on how to avoid the lottery and get something consistently good for a good price? And I need primarily a host, so Sofirn price ain’t good and I’ve heard that Sofirn holders are not really good either.

[Barkuti]

@Agro

My D20 arrived today and I’m very impressed with it. Well built, with fair lens, passable UI. Quite lightweight lamp with lightweight headband. Machining is quite poor and so is anodization.

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I see some customer information in the Boruit Official Store sale advertisement link you posted earlier but, would you mind sharing any other details? I wonder how hard is it to modify, emitter and driver wise namely.

[ch1ir]

Just went and confirmed mine also has the nub, and it seems the hold it in there pretty firmly

[Agro]

@Barkuti

@Agro

My D20 arrived today and I’m very impressed with it. Well built, with fair lens, passable UI. Quite lightweight lamp with lightweight headband. Machining is quite poor and so is anodization.
…

I see some customer information in the Boruit Official Store sale advertisement link you posted earlier but, would you mind sharing any other details? I wonder how hard is it to modify, emitter and driver wise namely.

I haven’t hard yet, but at least uneasy.
The bezel doesn’t come off and is likely glued or held with a press-fit shim.
And I should note I’m bad at opening lights other than the easiest.