Ooops sorry late reply 
No bad smell. My Keeppower 14500 cell is protected.
But today I finally unboxed my second SP10A (from the same order). She’s doing some tailstanding “burn-in” in high mode (NiMH cell) right now. Can get real hot to the touch after a few minutes on a fresh cell. Maybe hotter than my first SP10A (I really need to disassemble this one) 
EDIT : the light has way better heat regulation when using 14500.
Thanks for your answer AgentSteel!
Hum, being a light that I’ll probably use with 14500 batteries, I guess that is a good new (for 14500 users, for sure)
The bad smell I asked about was because when I (un)soldered a component burnt, and I asked to check if yours could have had the same issue even without (un)soldering! Glad it didn’t
I’ll get a new driver for my SP10A to replace the damaged one and will get a SP10B in the recent version as well! I don’t mind the 0,3 seconds to turn it ON.
BTW, has anyone seem their 14500 batteries? 900mah, and seem protected. I would assume their are less than the 900mah, and maybe they are a rewrapped Sanyo 14500, for that capacity. I’ll probably include 2 of them in my next order.
After HKJ tests about their Ni-MH cells (those being sold in Sofirn Official Store), I believe the 14500s may be reliable!
Hurry hurry hurry, the ’10B is on AX for <10bux, today.
Eheh, did it already 
:money_mouth_face: And bought 2x14500 batteries as well! :+1:
Link?
Im seeing it for 12.75.
Link please
I bought this one: Page Not Found - Aliexpress.com
I guess the conversion from € to USD$ is 10,97€ to $12.75, a bit above the $10 Lightbringer said…
Yes, that’s the link I was referring to. And $12.75 isn’t really much of a sale. I recall it was even cheaper a few weeks before 11.11.
Unless there is some coupon that brings this price down even more?
There were a few sellers. The “Sofirn Official Store” had one for >10bux, but “Beamax” had it for 9.49 or something.
Just get on aliexpress and goggle “Sofirn SP10B” and you’d find it. Umm, them. Were quite a few listings, that’s why I didn’t pin it down to only one.
Hmm, my bad. 11.99.
So wotnahell was I looking at that was 9.49??
Tracy Wan, from Sofirn, provided these links for those interested to purchase the following flashlights on their Amazon store:
SP10A: https://www.amazon.com/Sofirn-Keychain-Flashlight-Water-Resistant-Practical/dp/B074MYW1SZ/ref=sr_1_29?s=hardware&ie=UTF8&qid=1510123444&sr=1-29&keywords=keychain+flashlight
SP10B: https://www.amazon.com/Sofirn-Keychain-flashlight-Water-Resistant-Practical/dp/B076J95YNF/ref=sr_1_7?ie=UTF8&qid=1510136122&sr=8-7&keywords=keychain+flashlight+5+mode
SF14: https://www.amazon.com/Sofirn-Flashlight-Keychain-waterproof-Excluded/dp/B0756ZCQRH/ref=lp_12017778011_1_1?srs=12017778011&ie=UTF8&qid=1510110528&sr=8-1
Also, she provided a 10% off code to those who want to purchase SP10B. The code is 54R4YCM9 .
I have no affiliation with the links or the coupon. Further questions should be addressed to Tracy Wan—Sofirn.
Ooh, that SF14 looks nice! No blinkies! 
Anyone ever compare the SF10, SF14, and/or SP10[AB] yet?
It is, indeed And the higher output is really nice, and the tint it is really nice as well
On the SP10A (that I didn’t used much…) the blinkies seem to be well hidden but can’t confirm that so far. I have a driver for it on the way and when it arrives I’ll complete its review, and also add the SP10B that I also have on the way
11.11 festival made me do that :money_mouth_face:
I have the 3, but in my opinion there is not “much” to compare between them, they are very different lights, except in some details. Meanwhile I modded my SF10 so I don’t have the original setting, but I leave here my notes.
SF10 vs SF14 -
My opinion is that SF14 is an excellent 3 mode light, with all that it has. For me, better than the SF10, better than the Lumintop Tool AA. I normally use it with 14500 battery, to get better output.
Hope this helps 
Hmm, I’m tempted, but I got pretty much all tail-clickies and only a few side-clickies, so one more tail-clicky seems redundant for now. Probably will be kicking myself if I miss the 20% off at the Sofirn site, but…
Hey, anyone know if Sofirn lights are second-sourced? Curious who’s Beamax, if they’re legit Sofirn lights. I noticed after I placed the order, wondering “Hmm? Who’s Beamax?”.
If you wanna go for discounts, yesterday Tracy offered some for the SP10B : Sofirn SP10B - Anyone? - #52 by Sofirn :money_mouth_face:
You can wait for the SP10A (or B) with renewed interface (fast click for On instead of 0.3 seconds) press!
K-wong made the review (complete, unlike mine :laughing: ) of the SP10A here: Review: Sofirn SP10A Best value AA/14500 for everyday carry? .
About Beamax, I noticed that store, and it seems to be like a “second” Sofirn store, maybe some authorized seller, although not official store 
Current price for SP10B on AE is cheaper than buying from Amazon, even after that 10% discount that she offered, as long as you don’t mind waiting for the boat from China to arrive.
Still, I don’t understand why they rush so many “similar” models on the market, instead of focusing on a few (and without defects).
I think I missed out on that, because both red and blue show as “currently unavailable”.
But, I got a few black ones, so I’m happy.
Well, got ’em on the way… not here yet.
The red and blue are supposed to be available on Nov 25th…