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.
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.
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 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.
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
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.
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.
Mmm, maybe you can try dipping the thing in some white spirit or turpentine, that should dissolve any glue in a few hours (white spirit will damage any o-rings, be warned).