[Available again! - BLF special edition light] new Sofirn AAA twisty high CRI 5mm LED

[iamlucky13]

@defloyd77

@dealgrabber2002

I remember tons of people were asking for an AA E01. Money were there to be made, but no company wants it.

The Gerber Infinity Ultra is still out there, but nobody talks about that light anymore. It’s known for being rugged, reliable and has crazy runtimes, just like the E01. If companies see that a light already exists and doesn’t get much attention, why would they want to make something similar?

Yes, it’s still available, and I know of a couple users who have put Yuji’s in Infinity Ultras. It’s reportedly not too difficult to mod.

For now, however, I think it’s best to focus the discussion on the AAA light.

[TheOnlyDocc]

Nice idea to use a Yuji high-cri LED. I only have used a 100W COB LED from this store. I build a mobile High CRI Light for a girlfriend (professional Photographer that now lives on Bali).
I was absolut impressed! The pictures she took with the light look like they were taken under sunlight. But the price was not so nice. So to see a flashlight build with one of their Leds is interesting. To bad it puts out only ~10lumen.

But i noticed something. Many people want the light to be as robust as the Fenix E01. There is a lot of talking about the potting. And i think it will realy help to prevent loose coils, brocken and then shorting ceramic caps. . .
Now i see that Sofirn has plans to work on the reflector (i think it will help to get a better beam pattern with the 60 degrees leds). But we are potting the driver to prevent cables breacking loose and on the other Hand we remove a lot of stabilization around the LED. I do not know if it could effect the robustness of the light. But if you check the Picture i would say that the LED is now missing most of the material around it.
Just my two cents!

But i am still interested in one unit in CW!

[huey18]

@Noir

… simply copying the E01, but I must admit I was hoping for it to be few mm shorter…

… would very much prefer a magnet… Same tail design, but with a round cavity for a magnet instead of the trit slot.

… central hanging is important than the tail design of the ReyLight Pineapple Mini (pics in this thread) is worth a look (of course preferably with a magnet instead of the trit slot).

I agree with Noir on all these points. I also prefer non sharp edges, but I am more neutral.

[dealgrabber2002]

i hope they put a spring on the head. I hate the foam.

[DavidEF]

Noir, that Pineapple mini doesn’t have central hanging. The Astrolux A01 has central hanging.

[angerdan]

So no clicky tailcap button?

[djozz]

@angerdan

So no clicky tailcap button?

This flashlight is an old-school twisty, for reliability and it keeps the light short.

[huey18]

@DavidEF

Noir, that Pineapple mini doesn’t have central hanging. The Astrolux A01 has central hanging.

I think Noir was referring to this pic with the wire.

[djozz]

^ I like the hook for that light, and in other lights, but I’m not sure about the light of this thread. At least it looks like the costs of this solution is a bit higher than of a hole, because it involves an extra part.

But if there is some general support for the hook I can ask Sofirn if it is an option.

Same for a magnet hole instead of a trit hole, if some majority thinks it is a better feature I can ask for that (I will think of a hole size that fits one of the available magnet sizes: not too big but ample strong to hold the light).

[Noir]

@DavidEF

Noir, that Pineapple mini doesn’t have central hanging.

Yes it does . That silver piece of wire at the tail can be freely moved from side to side, so when you hang it from something it hangs centrally. Have a look at a video of the Pineapple Mini, for example this one.

@DavidEF

The Astrolux A01 has central hanging.

That is true, but the tail design of the A01 is not particularly brilliant. The flat area is very small so it doesn't tailstand very well and it has some slightly sharp edges, plus there is no place for a trit or a magnet.

[DavidEF]

Yeah, sorry. I didn’t see that pic that Huey posted. :person_facepalming:

[TheShadowGuy]

I can get a poll/survey up later tonight regarding tail designs.

I’ve never been a fan of wires such as on the light that Huey posted, but my experience might be clouded by cheap lights that had them fall out or break. I prefer an easily replaceable split ring attachment point instead, personally.

The A01’s tail design is very large and poor at tailstanding, even if it is sturdy and can take a split ring.

[defloyd77]

@iamlucky13

@defloyd77

@dealgrabber2002

I remember tons of people were asking for an AA E01. Money were there to be made, but no company wants it.

The Gerber Infinity Ultra is still out there, but nobody talks about that light anymore. It’s known for being rugged, reliable and has crazy runtimes, just like the E01. If companies see that a light already exists and doesn’t get much attention, why would they want to make something similar?

Yes, it’s still available, and I know of a couple users who have put Yuji’s in Infinity Ultras. It’s reportedly not too difficult to mod.

For now, however, I think it’s best to focus the discussion on the AAA light.

I totally agree. One step/light at a time.

[dealgrabber2002]

Roger that.

[defloyd77]

Not a fan of a wire type keychain attatchment, goes against the rugged, simple nature of the light IMO.

[shirnask]

@defloyd77

Not a fan of a wire type keychain attatchment, goes against the rugged, simple nature of the light IMO.

Strongly agree - it’s not for this light

[joechina]

10,35mm on the seam
They have often a thicker wrap than the alkalines.

[joechina]

Btw have we a name for the light?

I refer to it as
Sofirn 5mm CRI

[Noir]

I only suggested the Pineapple Mini tail design because it hangs centrally (which seems to be a wanted feature) and hadn't been mentioned before, but the reliability, ruggedness and replaceability is indeed a concern, coupled with the potentially higher cost it is probably best to skip that design.

[Phlogiston]

Those CAD visualisations are nice. I’ll delightedly buy a light that looks just like that. The reversible clip for attaching the light to a baseball cap is an excellent plan - I’m always doing that with my 1×AAA lights :+1:

I’d buy the AA version of this too, if anyone ever made it - same LED and driver, but 3× runtime. Put the AAA light on a keyring, put the AA one in a backpack or a glove box. (I said that about the BLF-348 as well )