Should we have yet another GB for BLF-348?

Iā€™d love to have one (or two).
I was early to ā€˜discoverā€™ the SingFire 348 at the time, but kind of quit the hobby not long after that, so i missed the opportunity to obtain a 348 with Nichia 219.
I bumped in to it on Gearbest lately, but itā€™s out of stockā€¦
I still have 2 of the 4 348s i bought at the time, but it needs a bigger hole in the reflector to accommodate a 219.
I would probably ruin the reflector trying it myselfā€¦
High, low and firefly modes would be nice too, but itā€™s not a must.

if there is hi-med-lo mode setup

At least Hi, Low for longer run times.

Yea Iā€™d buy some more if it had a few more modes maybe even better heat sinking.

There is almost no room in the tiny pill. Even an emitter swap is tough. I personally like the BLF348 as is, though a mode and a hole in the tail would be nice, how much more would it cost then? A $7-8 single mode AAA with high CRI is a rare thing alreadyā€¦

I am interested for sure, changes or not!

Not for me this time but thanks for asking. :+1:

More minimalist simplistic designs like this for the city dwellers please. A 1x AA/14500 version of this will be great. Keep the minimal diameter, the simple stainless steel cylinder, the NW LED, maybe recessed stainless steel switch-cap for tail-stand and you got a winner. Why doesnā€™t it exist yet?

+1 for a 1x AA version (or even 3x AAA) with moonlight mode for the nightstand. The single AAA size is too tiny to find at night!

Like this?

:slight_smile:

I like it
Is missing only 14500 battery

Ahā€¦ yesā€¦ :frowning:
Doesnā€™t look easy to modify either, seems the business is put in there from behind.

That would like double the price to go from AAA to AA?

I would like to buy a load of this light but not in its current configuration.

I would prefer a 3-mode, or even just a 2-mode switch will be great.

i got some of them and they are great built i think my most used light ā€¦ i would buy more if they come again

and i would buy even more if they come with more options like high med low

but they are really great as they are now

Honestly, thatā€™d be the perfect light for me (219, 1-modeā€¦ yes!!), except Iā€™d strongly prefer AA. Not terribly interested in 10440-based lights. Just personal preferenceā€¦

Probably uses a simple boost converter. Itā€™s tricky enough to maintain a constant current at one level, let alone modulate it to high/low/strobe/etc. Thereā€™s just not enough real-estate on the driver to accommodate that.

Sorcerer! You read my mind!

Iā€™m not a fan of AAA/10440ā€¦ at all. Keep the ā€™348 but make it AA/14500, and Iā€™m there!

And 1-mode for me, thanks.

Talking about stainless AA lights, Iā€™ve got one of these:
https://www.aliexpress.com/store/product/free-shipping-LED-Flashlight-Torch-Cree-R3-286-Lumens-1-Mode-Stainless-steel-multipurpose-14500-1/623556_1915435644.html

At about 100 grams with battery it weels a bit weighty. Itā€™s got a 12mm driver & led.
The pill has a shelf for the emitter.

While I love the 348, honestly how much cheaper could a GB really get them? They go on sale for $5-6 which is a very fair price IMHO. Sure cheaper is better but if it is only a buck off I think there are better options for a GB even though I would buy a few of these.

Very nice.
Sold out thoughā€¦ :frowning: