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

Cassette tape player motors consume far more energy than an MP3 player. Just sayin’. :wink:

By the way, out of my above posted adapters in #234 the ones from links 2 & 3 do not work for data transmission, tried them to connect an EBD-M05 battery tester to PC via type-C cable and failure. So beware.

Positive chassis? Lets skip that part. Even with negative chassis, 6v became inadequate due to the increased number of electrical items in cars. At 6v the wire had to be big which weighs more and costs more. With 24v you can use much smaller wire for the same power. So 6v was adequate up until the 50’s or so but soon became inadequate. We really did need to switch over to 12v.

Bigger military vehicles starting in the 50’s and 60’s have used 24v systems. A lot of aircraft also run on 24v. There was talk of regular automobiles transitioning to 24v to again reduce weight and cost since they are becoming so computer intensive.

I guess my point is things that were adequate at first sometimes become inadequate over time. That’s when you need to change.

If a thing is still adequate, then there’s no real rush to update it.

Transition periods are rough and tend to be put off for as long as possible.

I think in the case of the D10, the assembly line is already cranking them out with micro usb. Maybe the next generation of this light with all its other updates and changes they will have to decide whether to stick to micro or go C. I’m sure they will do whatever will sell more lights.

Some of you probably need to esteem yourselves a bit better and tame your egos in the process, there's already more than enough preceding off-topic messages here serving nothing really good with all that old standards discussion. A quality USB A to micro-B cable is a lot cheaper than the effort you are investing here to adamantly prove your point for really nothing good. I need no-one to tell me I'm right but if you do, then you're right.

Party pooper…

I asked a few sellers about the holders in their lights.

One seller has provided me a photo meant to convince me that they have lights with old holders:

Looks good, doesn’t it?
https://www.aliexpress.com/item/32875926394.html

The owner of
https://www.aliexpress.com/item/32969273949.html
has replied as well:

I think I’ll buy one or the other. At least if I get junk holder the discussion will give me a reason to file a dispute.

I tried a low-odour turpentine. The head was soaked in it for like 4 days and I still couldn’t take the bezel off.

I tried the same with Trustfire MINI3. It indeed damaged the o-ring but did nothing to the glue. :frowning:

Use heat. Try the hottest water you can get. Or, use a heat gun. A strap wrench and a vise will be invaluable tools.

My first D10 has arrived and it has the good holder. :partying_face:
And the bezel is not glued. :partying_face:
I can recommend this seller but do ask them whether they still have the same. :slight_smile:

Now…I need some smaller TIR lenses, none of mine fits. :frowning:
ADDED: has anyone tried sanding a 20 mm TIR lens?

Its imminent, you have to sand it

That’s what I did shortly after I got my D10! Got a cheap 60-degree TIR optic (the sort that people usually get for a Convoy S2+), then sanded it evenly around the edges until it just fit.
I did also sand it a little at the base to have it more comfortably fit vertically with the bezel fully screwed down, but otherwise it worked fine!

I got some 17mms from AX.

or you can just put frosted scotch tape over the lens, and get the same wide angle.

actually it gave me an idea to 3d print a slip on diffuser

Thanks.
I have a DC fix but I prefer to use TIR. I’ll try some filing later. I think that a 20 mm lens will do a better job than a 17 mm one. Though I do need to make an order at Yajiamei eventually and get some 17 mm ones anyway. :slight_smile:

Mine has a 120 degree TIR now, works like a charm and actually seems waterproof. :slight_smile:
Though I need to order some narrower TIRs anyway.

Lots of you went to the labor of replacing entirely the internals of this headlight. How much extra cost did that incur? Would it make sense that the manufacturer did that improvement right at the beginning? Saving the users the labor and cost thanks to the economy of scale.

Members here are tinkerers, they get enjoyment out of modifying lights and making them either better or more to their liking.
To some, this headlamp has a killer feature that I haven’t seen on any other: A metal shrouded, o-ring sealed, USB charging port. If you didn’t know it was there you might not ever realize it has USB charging! No floppy little rubber covers to fumble with and hope they protect the port.
The BLF purchases of this light amount to a drop in a bucket, making the emitter and optic changes at the factory would be great for us but wouldn’t benefit them at all. Any suggestion would probably be met with a laugh. If you look at the range of headlamps this company makes it will quickly become obvious that flashlight enthusiasts are not their target audience.
I gave mine to a flashlight buddy, it had worked faithfully for long hours at my job. I’ve got another on the way with a driver from Quadrupel for it and an emitter swap waiting.
It may double the cost of this $10 light but I enjoy the work and the results.

$12-16, even with cost of replacement parts, it is still the best light for the money. it is also a great light as is, for anyone who isn’t a flashaholic.

I look at it this way. If it’s easy to make better, why not? Like modding your car or motorcycle. Plus, even after paying $11 for the headlight, $6 for the emitter (like sst40) and another $10 for the driver, you’re still in it less than $40. Consider a similar headlight with those features (after you drop in a nice driver and emitter) and performance and you’re into the $50 range for probably less lumens. Plus, you can customize the emitter tint (warmer or cooler, output, high cri), and get a different ui for the driver.

Indeed.
IMHO a well modded D10 will be better than literally any stock headlamp in the same cell / features class, regardless of price tag.
And can be topped only by well modded $40+ headlamps.