Sofirn SP36, impressions of a sample

i have no solder experience. and yeah i know its not save as it can move around. thats why if i were to use magnets, i will glue the side and let it dry for 1-2 days on constant fan so it wouldn’t move like at all.

So, you can't order BT cells from GearBest, BangGood, or AliExpress? Not sure where you are but that is a place I don't want to live, ever...

many on Gearbest Bangood or aliexpress are fake. and even if its real. the shipping cost is like . much more expensive than the batteries itself. some dont even ship it to my country… and yeah its hard to buy things here. mainly things that arent really that popular… like i said in a few post ago. we have vtc6 only in flat top because well many use it for vaping etc…

As far as I know, these are not fake: https://www.banggood.com/4PCS-Samsung-INR18650-30Q-3000mAh-Unprotected-Button-Top-18650-Battery-p-1067185.html?rmmds=search&cur_warehouse=CN, and these are the ones you want. $24.80 shipped to US.

I think I've bought them, pretty sure many others did as well - did not hear anything of fake 30Q's. More recently I've been using a couple of eBay stores in the US to buy quantities - never a problem.

as i said before , it cant be shipped to here . :stuck_out_tongue:

here is what it said on the page : (CN) This warehouse can not ship to your location.

which is?…(curious)

My location?? :stuck_out_tongue: Indonesia hahaha. and im living in the main city of Indonesia lol.

There are some folks from Indonesia on the forum, they may know how to get buttontop batteries.

ah would love some but idk . right now im kinda fine with my Pana B’s and VTC6s hahaha

@white7561:

To make a long story short - you have been given a lot of good advice from BLF members to refrain from using flat tops or - even worse - flat tops with glued magnets in flashlights like the SP36. I really recommend to take the advice as you could encounter severe damage to your SP36, your batteries and - most important - your own life. Lithium-Ion cells are no toys and have to be treated with appropriate caution. I'm sure there is somewhere to get 30Q or VTC6 button top cells in Indonesia. Since you said you were living in a big city chances are not too bad to find someone on BLF who can help you to put a solder blob on your flat tops.

yeah. i guess you’re right …

Hey guys . So anyone knows the CRI for the LEDs? Of course I’m not using it for all time photography but it’ll be nice to take a pic or two once a while with it lighting things up haha. Thanks !

Edit : My research on the XP-L2 says that it should be atleast 70 in CRI? . Do we know what’s the CRI is in our flashlight?

Dunno if anyone tested them but I'm sure no higher than 80, probably 70 or 70+ rated.

I got in my SP36 and the tint/beam is the typical horrible XP-L2 pattern: white hot spot, yellow ~3000K ring around the hotspot, then the bluish white spill, ~6500K. Least this is the way it looks to me - not good for photographic use. I'm gonna swap these as soon as i get a chance, probably with 351D's.

yeah. although if i only need to hotspot . it should be okay ye? the hotspot seems white enough ye

Gearbest, Banggood, AliExpress cannot ship batteries to my country (AliExpress used to be able to ship “some” [that was about a year ago; now the only battery shipping options to my country that I see on AliExpress are DHL/Fedex shipping that cost $50+; unlike before where the AliExpress battery store will ship via some obscure shipping method to bypass battery shipping restrictions] — as in, like out of 5 orders, only 2 orders will arrive in the country, and the rest I have to open dispute — I ordered button-top 18650s from AliExpress before, but unfortunately, they were the ones that did not get thru shipping…)

That’s also the reason why I do not have button-top cells, at least not good ones. The only button-top cells I got are those that are bundled by flashlights (eg. the Sofirn 18650 that are ordered as “kit”, or the other button-top batteries bundled by Wuben flashlight).

I could not get button-top Samsung 30Q (I’ve been looking for over 1 year now), they just cannot be shipped to the Philippines…

I did grab a few pieces button-top 18650s when I personally visited Neal in China, but unfortunately, the China airport security confiscated my batteries just before boarding the airplane coming back to my country — the Chinese airport security said those (button-top Samsung 30Q) batteries have no mAh capacity rating (and no rating = “over” the capacity rating allowed to be hand-carried).

I just basically given up hope of getting button-top Samsung 30Q or Sony VTC6 high-drain cells. :frowning:

Guys another question. Is it fine to use the Nitecore SG7 grease? It’s silicone based as far as I know. But I don’t know if it’s safe to use with our orings. Thanks ! Also any suggestions on cleaning the old grease? Using alcohol swab should do it I think ye?

PTFE/Teflon Super Lube works pretty well, and is cheap and easy to get in many places. Typically it’s a grey squeezy tube with a rainbow on the front.

I see I see

Is the top of the ramp the brightest mode? Or is it only accessible with double click?

As far as I know . The highest ramp is the turbo