Hi Juhaz!
Where did you get that from? Could not find it right away but am interested to read that thread as I just ordered one.
It seems to be an unfortunate fact f life that manufacturers in new markets do this. In the 70's there were two sorts of horsepower numbers given for motorcycles - the Japanese horses were dramatically smaller and less powerful than anyone else's. These days, for various legislative reasons, the Japanese may well understate horsepower in some cases.
Has anyone ever bought a printer that could actually do the number of characters per second/pages per minute that they are rated at?
My "25ppm" printer might do 6. I have no doubt that using the right paper under ideal humidity, the mechanism is capable of transporting around 20 pages through the printer in a minute as long as you don't actually want any print on the paper.
Unfortunately lying (AKA, "marketing", "PR", "Corporate Communications") is rather common when someone wants to sell something to someone else.
Otherwise, sites like this one wouldn't exist.
"I plan on buying a $500 Wolf Eyez flashlight from Neverbuying.com" 
No vote for now and also wait to I see the reviews.If support 14500 without burning, mine might be gray.
Thanks!
Looking at Don's database, EastwardYJ J09 High seems to come mighty close... for a few seconds anyway, but I digress. I'm not looking for the impossible, only that the people selling and making these things admit it's impossible.
I'm not sure common sense extends to knowing reasonable discharge current of a NiMH cell, or the efficiencies of LED emitters and driver/booster circuits used... but for the sake of the argument, and since we ARE on a light forum, let's say it does. Now, common sense tells me what they advertise is impossible but then what? The real light output of these "mid-range" budget lights is in a fork of maybe 50-130 lumens. Common sense can't tell me which one puts out 50 which 120 if they all boast 200 in the ads. The information given is totally useless.
Amen to that.
Hi. In the original thread, fran82 asked and znmzdx (whom I took to be a Lightake rep... sorry if I was mistaken) confirmed.
I grudgingly accept it's probably there to stay no dx, ebay, kd, etc. I guess what I'm really angry about is that the sellers have the nerve to parrot the same advertising propaganda on sites like this where most readers do understand the realities of the situation, and where people like you and old4750 can and will verify sooner rather than later that they're full of it. Especially in a case like this - if you can't trust the specs of a custom version, it hasn't been very well customized if you ask me...
Finally, to put my money where my mouth is, I hereby solemnly promise that my next light purchase shall be the itp EOS A3 since it seems to deliver what it promises. Unless, of course, someone comes up with a better AA or AAA light with honest marketing in the meanwhile... I could really use a version of R5-A3 with real medium and low, and without the damn strobe... 
AHHHH. This is bad. I keep saying I am not buying any more lights, and then lo and behold, I come across another person on this site pointing out a must have or a good deal. I had ordered the J4 from lightake in silver, but had to get this in black. Gifting season is near, I am sure I know many ppl who would appreciate a quality light from my collection :)
Hi there Juhaz, thanks for mentioning this point. I also want to see accurate specs from manufacturers and sellers. But in this case I think you might be mixing up two different sellers.
The user "znmzdx" aka Daniel is from Lightake.com, and they were the first to offer a customized Mrlite J4 with 180+ lumens. He's not trying to mislead anyone with that number, in fact he and I were the ones that requested those exact mode settings from Mrlite. The thing is that the custom J4 apparently really is incredibly bright on 14500, according to the review by Old4570 (he measured somewhere near 250 lumens). Obviously on a NiMH AA it wouldn't be that bright, but I don't think Daniel knows that. At any rate, you might want to PM znmzdx and suggest he change that in his catalog.
I was talking first of all with Daniel at Lightake to see if we could get a customized BLF signature light. Since he wanted to offer the product as soon as possible, he didn't have time to wait for a new batch of the lights to be manufactured and custom labelled with the BLF AA-Y4E moniker. So I then went to Manafont.com and asked if they would like to work with us. They agreed, and they now offer the BLF AA-Y4E, custom labelled, with custom modes, and purportedly with a 5000K tint. So the BLF AA-Y4E is not quite the same as the custom J4 that Lightake sells. The Manafont product page states the following about modes:
- Mode #1: Very low (1 lumen, 4ma current draw)
- Mode #2: Low (6 lumens)
- Mode #3: Medium (70 lumens)
- Mode #4: Maximum (200+ lumens on 14500)
Does this sound accurate? I think it's clear and honest. I wasn't too sure what effect the voltage of the AA vs 14500 would have on the first three modes, since they are artificially limited on purpose, and I though it would be confusing to list two specs for AA and 14500. But the highest max mode really should be well over 200 lumens with a 14500, according to Old4570's review. I'm still not sure about the amperage of the lowest mode, and when we receive our lights in the mail I'm sure someone will take readings and suggest that Manafont adjust their product page if necessary.
Yes, black and silver. 
Lucky! 
I expect two full reviews out of you, sir!
LOL I wouldn't know where to start plus I have no testing equipment.
Black ..... 1
So how many of these BLF custom lights is Mr. Lite making?
Based on initial demand, I think. Actually the real question would be "How many is Manafont willing to order from Mrlite?". Mrlite will produce a minimum order of something like 20, or they can make thousands if someone orders them. As I mentioned elsewhere, the risk really falls on Manafont, because they are not doing the typical drop-shipping method of ordering from the manufacturer on-demand, but rather they actually purchased a batch of these from Mrlite, and now they have to sell them or else they lose out. This is an advantage for the customer because they ship within hours instead of waiting for days for the product to arrive from their supplier's warehouse, as DX does. Therefore it's a bit more risky for Manafont. But the good news is that I asked them how sales are going for the BLF AA-Y4E, and they were very happy with the initial response.
I'm in for a Black one. Still can't believe this light got done for $17. In the budget world this light is one of a kind without peer. The programmable Akoray-106 is a great light and has some advantages, but it does not have the low-low of the BLF.
Hey, admin, plz add "Waiting the review" option, or smth like that 
Done, good idea! Thanks.
Actually, I'm waiting for reviews from rzezniq and how2, both of whom "plan on buying a $500 Wolf Eyez flashlight from Neverbuying.com". You guys didn't think I would let you get away with clicking that option without suffering a public shaming, did you?
I'm paying in installments, I'll pay it off by 2050. That's when ill receive the light.
Additional comment from our friendy staff:
We are sorry that BLF AA-Y4E has became temporally unavailable due to overwhelming demand.
Second lot of BLF AA-Y4E are being manufactured. They will be shipped in about 1 week time.
Thank you very much for your understanding.
If these are so easy to make, I wonder if they can do 3-4-1-2 modes for next batch. I can't imagine people falling in love with flipping through all modes to get to high.
So, how about it, admin? Up to the challenge? There's nothing to lose by asking them to try my idea for the next bunch and we can let the reviewers decide which is best:
It was me, I ordered 5. I'm so sorry for that.