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

There’s no silver C01. The silver C01S is not anodized.

Did LED (rngwn) and resistor mod today. I only had 0805 to hand but managed to squeeze them on. Tried stacking it on top of existing 220 but didn’t work for some reason, so ended up removing it as djozz suggested (loading it up with solder and launching it) and was easier than expected. These things are so tiny. Was (pleasantly) surprised 0805 fitted. Currently have 2300K with 331, 681 and 222 resistors to see which is best for a night stand. At first guess though, I’d say 331 is around 0.6 lumens, 681 around 0.5 lumens, 222 around 0.2 lumens.

I tried with diffuser but was still too bright. Intended use is as a night light for kids (0.5 lumens should be perfect), and for me when I need to go pee pee in the middle of night (I find 0.3 lumens too bright in these instances). I bought a few (too many!) so will leave some stock for general around the house use.

Liked my 4 co1s so much ordered 4 more and a co1 to get 10% discount. No green again it took me a while to notice they didn’t send me a black by mistake.

New poster, medium time lurker.

First thanks to this forum for the great info and suggestions, especially the Sofirn SP40. I’ve always wanted the equivalent Zebralight, but couldn’t justify the cost for occasional use.

I had a question about the C01 / C01s - are there any tricks or hacks to stopping the end coming off in your pocket?

Previously the only twisty torches I’ve had were maglites.

As much as I love my C01 getting that balance between will not accidently turn on and too loose is tricky.

Cheers.

The grease has become a bit thicker over time so that my C01 does not often unscrew itself in my pocket, but last week it happened again after a yearvin my pocket without problem. You could try thicker grease perhaps?

Thanks. I’ll have a look at what I’ve got in the shed.

Pretty sure it’ll just be normal, copper, or silicone.

Thinking about it red rubber grease is quite stickly and I’ve got a little pot of that. No idea what it’s like on metal threads though as I’ve never tried it (for the obvious reason).

I've just ordered three, total $20.97, and got free shipping.

I’ve been carrying one of my C01S lights in my pocket for months, and have never had the head come off. How often does this occur to you guys?

Never

Never for me

Like the new version of co1 better than old one.

I also like the newer 3,400k Sophia better than the 3,200k Yuji.
The Yuji Tint seems a bit “muddy” by comparison and my perception is that cri is lower.

Stoopid question - I’ve searched but can’t find the answer, how does one remove the ‘driver’ and LED from these?

I’d like to scuff up the LED on my C01R but can’t get it out!

Cheers!

It’s normal, except the hotspot is quite bright on my samples. It’s just very narrow.

It’s glued. Brute force helps.

Whoops, turns out it was potted, tore the PCB off. Bugger.

Potted? Then it’s a C01, not a C01R. Big difference.

Like this?

Exactly.