I ordered an MF01S but I’m not sure what batteries to buy. There seems to be conflicting information about whether it takes button top or flats. Can someone recommend a battery?
I’m thinking Samsung 30Q button tops.
You can technically use flat tops but it can stretch / tear the the 18650 wrapper and insulator from what I’ve seen online. If you already have suitable flat tops and a good soldering iron, solder blobs will work well too.
Just saw your comment about looking for non-PWM drivers. I’m not that familiar with drivers, but I generally test if each flashlight has PWM (my method is a bit crude — I shine the light through a small portable fan blades). I’m not sure how fast the fan blades spin, but for BLF A6 driver or Biscotti or Bistro or NarsilM or Anduril, I can still “see” the fast PWM pattern on lower brightness levels, using this method.
However on some flashlights I tested, I couldn’t “see” PWM, so I determine they have No PWM (or are faster than what I can observe by shining flashlight thru the spinning fan blade).
These are some flashlights I tested using my crude method above, and I can’t “see” PWM on all their brightness levels (lowest, medium to high levels):
I got my MF01S today, awesome light. Anyone have tips for attaching the lanyard that came with it? Doesn’t seem that it should be that hard but I can’t get the ends to fit through the holes going from the inside out. I can get them through going from the outside in, but doing it that way would prevent it from tailstanding…
Also, this light is supposed to be red, and it is pink. Disappointed in the color.
Ordered mine , thank you. Any drawbacks anyone can think of using molicel 26a’s in this? Had good performance out of the couple I have. Figure I might run with more for this and the blf lantern.
I had several, but I guess they were all too big, because all I achieved was scratching the light trying to get them on. I ended up taking apart the strap that came with it, and cutting the ends at an angle before burning. EDIT: I was going to post a pic from imgur but can’t get it to work. Try this link