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

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.

did it come in brown cardboard box or a white one? i noticed every one of mine d10s that came in brown box, had good holder, those that came in a white box had second gen. weak holder

No cardboard box, only bubble wrapped.

Unreachable for users like me who doesn’t know the hardware. Still need to add TIR optics and pocket clip and a magnet. At the end, it costs as much as buying directly something ready like Skillhunt. Not sure if a Skillhunt H03/H04 is really comparable in quality compared to your modded Boruit D10.

well i have several d10, as well as h02, and zl600, d10 is not in any way inferior to those, even in stock form, for everyday user, yes it’s stock driver has no regulation, but you’ll never notice it when you use it, it does not have thermal control, but it does not need one, it is designed the way that it never gets too hot, unlike zl and h02 i can easily remove it from the holder in a snap, if i need to. it does not have a magnet, true, but wearing it on your head, you don’t need one, btw zebralight h600 does not have one either. h02 does, but i can’t remember when i used it last time, however d10 is `1\4 of h02 price, and 1\8 of zl600.