Fireflies ROT66 Flashlight

Now that would justify putting an MCU on the board. I’d certainly buy that.

Puzzled about the name, ROT66. Where did that come from ? I keep thinking ROT13 and wondering whether there is some hidden message …

Edit: and rot is not a good word in English. In other languages, this differs.

I have no idea where the name “ROT66” came from. I also have no idea where the name “PL47” came from, but it kinda makes sense… 4 emitters, 7 cm battery, and it’s shaped kinda like the letter P or L.

ssttrrettcchhhh :arrow_right:

I’m reminded of Route 66, the famous road/highway in America.

I like naming schemes which indicate what the product actually is. ZebraLight is a good example:

  • SC for a standard carry flashlight, or H for a headlamp.
  • 3, 5, 6, or 7 for 16[3]40, 14[5]00, 18[6]50, or 21[7]00 battery.
  • Sometimes a 0 to indicate, um, a different flavor? (a mule headlamp or a slightly larger flashlight)
  • Another digit to indicate the generation number. (usually, but sometimes omitted or 0)
  • Optional F for frosted lens.
  • Optional c, d, or w for high-[C]RI 4000K, high-CRI [d]aylight tint, or a [w]armer-than-default neutral white tint.
  • Optional other suffixes to indicate revision or emitter type, like “Mk IV” or “HI”.

It’s not all completely straightforward, and not all completely consistent. Like, I have no idea why the SC600 series uses “Mk IV” to indicate a 4th generation, unlike the “4” digit used for everything else. And I don’t know why the SC5 lacks a version/generation number entirely. But still, it’s more consistent than most other companies I’ve seen.

I was about to say that…

Periscope Light

Out for delivery…weeeeeeee. Hehehehe. Wooooohooooo

Awesome. Played with it until my niece swung it round & round until she snapped the lanyard. She’s not talking to me now. The light is brighter than the r9080 version. Slightly greenish but pleasant nonetheless. Super low mode. 3 of the LEDs are brighter than the rest though. Is there a way to turn off the auxiliary LEDs?

They sometimes use Rota also….
This is Googled from a Gift Shop here in Brazil.

6 and 8 are numbers that Chinese people like.

66 Everything goes well

88 More and more wealth

Hella nice. Please post your impressions on this light.

How about the Fireflies PLF 47?

I don’t have any idea.

You must ask FireFlies.

:slight_smile:

I think the only way to turn them off is to disconnect the battery. If I understand correctly, the aux LED board is connected directly to the battery, so the attiny cannot control it.

Is that the direction that Fireflies went? They didn’t wire it into the MCU controlled side switch light? I guess the easiest way to find out is if the auxiliary lights turn off and on in sync with the switch lights.

I’ll probably find out on Tuesday. I got a message from DHL about a package arriving that day, and I think it’s from Fireflies.

People were talking earlier about the ROT66 being sensitive to bumps. I wasn’t able to make mine do anything wrong though, even with fairly short cells installed. Anyway, today my ROT66 fell about 1.5m onto a linoleum floor… and it didn’t even skip a beat. No change at all in the light output, and no visible dents or scratches on it. I’m not sure the floor is completely intact, but the light is totally fine.

Haven’t been able to make mine shut off from bumps either.

Since I have my ROT66 in front of me. I decided to put it on turbo and hammering it against my palm repeatedly with a lot of force and did not see a single blink. I have the stainless steel tail cap but I doubt that makes any difference at all.

SKV89 know that you are crazy about the quality of light and that’s why I’m curious what version you chose. What LEDs ?. I think about ROT66 myself, but Nichia is too much under BBL.