Just playing with mine in more “detail”…
Hate alkaleaks at this point, got a bunch of LFP cells instead which I’m using.
First thing I noticed is that LFP (3.2V) levels are equivalent to alkaleaks (1.5V), not Li-ion (3.7V+). Odd. No idea why. Thought the higher voltage would give me the higher levels per mode. Both sets levels look identical, even after a few times flipping back’n’forth. I might be wrong, though, but to me, turbo(alkaleak) = turbo(LFP).
Now, there’s nothing scientific I’m doing, no lumenometer, nothing, just white-ceiling tests for both cells.
Forgot about damned strobe. Thought it didn’t have any, but yeah, mine can get to it in 3 clicks.
Lockout/Unlock can be 4 clicks or sometimes 5 (random). Doesn’t bug me.
Yeah, would prefer not so high a jump between firefly and low, but it doesn’t bug me… yet. For looking up-close, it’s absolutely perfect, but for, say, checking a clock on the far wall, it might be too dim, and low will definitely be too bright. My SF31W and TK4A have a perfect clock-on-wall moonlight level. Nice and low without being too low. But this is true firefly mode, not even moonlight, so is quite nice for just looking down to see where your slippers are.
Yeah, nice beam, not too fried-eggy at all, just a bit of a yellow corona around the hotspot.
Still, rather nice for an AA-based light, overall! Think I’ll put this in rotation…