Suggestion for new BLF poll: Did you order black, silver, or both?
5000K - wonderful. just ordered two.
I ordered a black one. The strange thing is I had to look at my Manafont order to see which one I'd actually ordered.
Once it arrives I might well get more.
Hi there teomav, welcome to BLF! Enjoy your time here.
Can I ask how you found us?
I just ordered 1 black and 1 silver. I'm so excited about getting one of BLF's first ever custom flashlights that I feel like a kid in a candy store. 
Finally a multi-mode AA light without annoying strobe- and/or STTTS-mode!
Ordered just one in black and am already thinking about the silver one.
This will be my second multi-mode AA light without blinking feature with the Fenix L1T being the first one (early Luxeon III version, not really used anymore)
Big THANKS to BLF and sb56637!
Thanks. accidentally when searching in google Ultrafire U20 Cree XP-G . Sorry I did not speak good English
I hate to be the only naysayer, but always starting on low mean always clicking through everything to get to high, and with pwm, it doesn't mean it will work in low mode on low battery (pwm's low current rating is only average, instantaneous draw is still 1-2A)
Otherwise the light looks perfect, and I'll buy one, but how are we supposed to get these for anyone else? The light comes on 1 lumen and they think it's broken and then it's a pain to turn on/off. 3-4-1-2 sequence makes a lot more sense for a general purpose light.
Well, you could always order the custom mode J4 (at LT) and have it the way you or the gift receivers like it. Does Manafont also offer the reprogramming service?
14500 support, check. Very low mode, check. Good value, check. Very nice. Well, that leaves me with just one tough issue: black or silver? I guess I'll have to get one of each. :D
Ah is that right? That's news to me. Thanks for clearing that up. But even so, it still uses less energy over a given period of time on low, right? And there's also the issue of night vision-- Brted for example returned an otherwise beautiful Quark flashlight because it sometimes briefly flashed on at full brightness for an instant and ruined his night vision.
As for 3-4-1-2 sequence, our poll indicates that most users don't like the idea of non-sequential modes. Although your suggestion wasn't an option, 1-4-2-3 was a very unpopular option.
It might be a good idea to ask if Manafont can offer customized AA-Y4E or J4 lights. I know that they actually ordered a batch of AA-Y4E and they have them in their posession, which is why they ship so incredibly fast. So I'm not sure if they also do the traditional business model of "receive an order, call the manufacturer, wait for the manufacturer to send the product, ship the product to the buyer". You might try asking them, their chat support is pretty good.
Thanks for the all the work Mr Admin. I know everyone didn't get the exact config they wanted but as we all know, that was never a possibility. I think what we have here is a light that most folks around here want. Relativiely Inexpesive light with a low-low (below 3 lumens) and high high (above 200 lumens on 14500) that is unheard of for a budget light.
Personally, I like my lights to come on in the lowest mode and then cycle in order so thanks for keeping that basic...I'm ok with with cycling to high when I need it, but I would not have liked my light cutting on at full blast during my late night uses.
Thanks again for getting this done.
To me the config isn't perfect either but very close.
Thanks ky for saying thanks! And thanks to Manafont and Mrlite for being fun, flexible companies.
Yes, the modes aren't exactly ideal for me either (I'd like mode memory), but I'm still quite happy with this first custom BLF project.
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Ah is that right? That's news to me. Thanks for clearing that up. But even so, it still uses less energy over a given period of time on low, right? And there's also the issue of night vision-- Brted for example returned an otherwise beautiful Quark flashlight because it sometimes briefly flashed
It uses less energy over given period of time, but the point is it may not start on low anyway if it won't start on high.
Night vision seems like a very corner case. Traditionally, you just stick the light against your side and cycle to low before using it. All the more utility for memory?
The modes are actually sequential in 3412, only it doesn't start on the lowest ;). I would definitely wait for for a modified mode sequence if they can customize it.
:-D Our users want Linear progressive modes, can we say?
I guess the direct html insertion does kind of make the forum vulnerable to haxoring. But I'll play nice.
The live chat on manafont seems pretty good. No go on changing the modes, though. Still got one; we'll see how it goes.
Hi all. Tell me what's the difference between MrLite J4 XR-E R2 and BLF AA-Y4E CREE XR-E R2?
Both are 4 modes, but the J4 goes from High to Low and the Y4 goes from Low to High. Also the brightness levels of the 4 modes are a little different. Mr.Lite is able to set the modes up any way you want if you buy in quantity. Plus the Y4 says BLF on it.