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

None, so far :slight_smile: .

-Garry

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

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?

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.

/\ Thanks, Jason.

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. :person_facepalming:
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.

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

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. :frowning:
And I should note I’m bad at opening lights other than the easiest.

Hate those clippy mounts, and prefer the rubber rings like the original RJ02 has/had. Secure, yet easy-on/easy-off when needed.

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).

There is nothing interesting inside anyway

Thanks a lot for the video.
Simple…bit I haven’t tried that before.
Now I did - and it didn’t work, even with significant force, I only managed to scratch it badly.

The interesting thing inside is LED which needs to be swapped to make this a really good light.

Will get some turpentine, thanks Barkuti!

Will any colourless turpentine do fine or should I seek specifically white spirit?

there is no way to be sure with those inexpensive brands, it is always a lotto. but in this particular case, it is certainty 99,9% you will get new holder, they seem to stop making first gen holders

i stopped using all my oem holders and bands, i print my own, and i use 35-40mm bands. for d10-25 as well as zebralight and skilhunt.

if you can print, you can find stl in this thread, [Review] 77 Outdoors D25 Headlamp (18650) and it is tested and it works great, just print it on the side,
i also designed my own holder for d10-25, as well as zl h600. i have no way to post stl here, not i have acct at stl hosting sites, but if interested pm me i’ll email you stl.

btw, you can heat up 2nd gen holders grips and bend them in tiny bit, and it will hold just as good as 1st, i tried it and it worked great, using a construction heat gun, but i set it too high, and edges started bubbling, but it still held the light firm.

In my experience white spirit helped me to open the bezels of Thorfire TA13 and Sofirn SF30A flashlights. Like alcohol, its pervasive.

Turpentine should also work, it helped me dissolving a massive bonding layer of glue from a battery pack in the case of a DIY power bank I once built.

Depending on how tight and how much glue a nice bunch of hours for it to work, or maybe a day or two, may be required.