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

Sold out already??

It is not an either/or situation it is an
and/both situation
there are single mode high CRI 5mm C01 (very few single 5mm lights use High CRI LEDs). One that does is the very expensive McGizmo Sapphire. Hence my request for Titanium and Copper models.

there are two mode power LED C01S

and there are three mode power LED C01R

I expect we will see the three mode lights offered with High CRI white power LEDs in the future.

by power LED, I mean, smd, not 5mm

so, all the choices are possible.

lastly, if a light does not have an LED you want, it is possible to learn how to change the LED to something you like better.

The thread we are in is only about the 5mm single mode version, but there are other threads for the power LED models.

Too few to ask for a good quote.

But be a hero and ask Barry to have hosts produced after Sofirn sold their stock of complete lights. Can’t be that difficult.

The history is that a few of us had opined for a while that the Fenix E01 was a wonderfully simple, rugged, reasonably efficient light that can run even on mostly dead batteries, whose only flaw was the poor light quality of the emitter. Meanwhile, the Yuji high CRI emitters were being passed around the community regularly for tinkering, with much affection.

slowtechstef and I had a brief conversation about it one day, and from that, he took the initiative to try to get a group buy going for a special edition E01. Fenix ignored us, but then djozz brought the idea up with Barry at Sofirn, and they made it happen.

We discussed a little the possibility of including more features, but decided to focus on keeping it simple, inexpensive, and robust - imitate what made the Fenix E01 great, but fix that emitter.

I have both several C01 and a C01s, and I think both belong on the market. The C01s is a good general purpose EDC type light, with some throw and decent light quality. The C01 is a reliable, cheap light with beautiful light quality in a floody beam that is great for up close use, or for keeping stashed away for emergencies.

I don’t know if Sofirn might ever make a 2700K version of the C01s, but if not, I’ve been told it is not too difficult to mod.

For my part, I plan to mod at least one of the new C01 with a 2300K emitter, and I’ll probably try to do a resistor swap on 1 or 2 of them to create a moonlight version.

No potting. Oh well.

On the bright side, that means modding of this new re-release version is possible now :slight_smile:

So we should nudge Sofirn / Barry to improve the contact area to improve the reliability of both the C01 and the C01S version?

Ok, I’m getting confused. I (apparently successfully) ordered some C01 lights here. https://www.aliexpress.com/item/32967363356.html

I’ve been told that these are not really in stock, that they haven’t been built yet...what’s the truth here? Do they physically exist or not? Since the choice of a red body gets grayed out when choosing the 3400k, I assume that is not offered or available. All other colors offered are available to chose...but are they actually stocked?

good questions… Im unclear

says sale starts nov 11 and delivery by Feb 3rd (or is that 2nd of March?)… hmmm:

thats pretty good :beer:

I anyone wants this: My first C01 wasn’t correctly potted due to epoxy not cured. Removed the mess and potted it myself. Not difficult, you’ll see when you do it. OTOH, as it has been said already, it is robust as it is.

This don’t appear on my cart, but they add 1.09$ shipping cost.

By the way modes bright,only C01R have sub lumen.
I hope finally they’ll do one batch with firefly mode for the others too
with CRI 95 2700k Led or lower CCT.

Considering the E21A 2000K project is stalled.

I have never opened a C01 head, anybody have photos to show how to pot a C01?

does a C01 with no potting survive under water?

I already saw djozz son throw the UNPOTTED light
and it clearly survives the impact…

just wondering about water tightness?

some people wont buy the C01 because it is not potted

others want to buy a C01 host, but those are not being offered

since the C01 is now coming not potted, people should just buy those and swap the LED if they want a host…

at sofirn site it shows the C01 costs $4.99

thats a great price for a host

When I click the link it says 0 available, sold out on the Sofirn site.

correct,
So, I signed up for notification, using the link on that page

They are not in stock anywhere, and a lot of people are bothered by that
for some reason, somebody gave us the impression that the lights are available to be purchased. They are not.

Now were all running around shouting… Take My Money!

… also see post 3010 above, for a date when the light is expected

Thinked 11.11 was the start of AE promotion and not concerns the sale of C01

Jonathan, the C01 is missing the sealing of the LED as found in the Fenix E01 (o-ring around the LED). Not sure if it’s waterproof.

NOOOOOOOO!!!
:person_facepalming: :confounded: :smiling_imp:

before I buy a C01 unpotted, can someone please turn the light on, drop it in a glass of water, and post a photo? :innocent:

Has anyone kicked around the idea of “blackout” model?

1. firefly mode (1 lumen or less)
2. lowlow (4 ~ 6 lumens)
3. low (30ish lumens)

I have a couple of the warm and NW models, and just put in an order for the new C01S, and another C01R, but none of them scratch the “I’m in Oklahoma and have been without power for a week” itch.

Aliexpress site says in stock and will take money. What that means, i don’t know. And when i asked if the light is 2 mode the answer returned was “hello not available at the moment” this was either something lost in translation or bad sign or both.

I did successfully pay moneys though!? And of two listings one said 0 sold and the other said 15 sold.

Is this the start of a trickle? If say the 4.99 is a place holder/ baitnswich. The live link is 8.99.

I was going to ask here if this version is confirmed 2 mode. Hopefully it’s something better than an e01 fenix (because of 2 modes)…

It’s Just 1 mode still.

I’ll just give my own interpretation for the original Sofirn C01 = this is a “low-lumens” flashlight (only around 6-8 lumens max), I suppose they didn’t do a 2-mode (1 lumen + 6 or 8 lumens since the difference won’t be big). In some test, applying more power to the 5mm LED will increase power consumption significantly (means shorter runtime), but won’t get much brightness anyway, since the LED used is not for high brightness anyway.

So the C01’s purpose is a bit different than the C01S/C01R. C01 is designed to be a ‘survival/vampire’ light that uses little power, and can use AAA batteries that are considered “spent up” by other flashlights but will still work with the C01, just to produce the little amount of light…