Sofirn SC21 mini

Wellp, I like the setup of my EC50, which has zero blinkies and is simplicity personified.

Press’n’hold goes to moonlight, no need to memorise anything. 2click goes right to highest, also no need to memorise anything. Regular click takes me to the last-memorised setting, which is typically just regular low or maybe the next-higher setting. SO I have immediate access to 3 discrete modes/levels.

My MH20 is a little different. Hold a half-press for moonlight, hold a full-press is turbo, regular click takes you to last-memorised. Regular click takes you to last-memorised, sure, but it does remember and memorise both moonlight and turbo if that’s what you got to, even by shortcut.

Either way, I never got blinded by either, as I can always always always start from moonlight with no surprises. I don’t see any bother with taking the shortcut to moonlight if only to be sure that’s where you’re starting.

What’s the advantage of not having it memorized, longuylander?

I really wanted to like this light but so far I couldn’t :zipper_mouth_face:
Namely due to the comparison with other lights (non consensual ones, eventually)
This SC21 is longer than an S1R / S1R II (16340); it is also longer than the Skilhunt M200 with shorty tube (from Astrolux ) and an 18350 that has more capacity. Slimmer than the last one, of course, but even so, not much

I know it may have some virtues, but I couldn’t find one that would lead me to buy this light! I am not bashing, just saying that others suit me better!

And I hope the ones who get it like it and that it works fine :+1:

As Lightbringer mentioned, a light that has a shortcut to moonlight but doesn’t memorize it gives three different modes for the light to be turned on. The shortcut can always be used to get to moonlight, so memorizing it only takes away one of the regular modes for direct access. Which is why it’s great that most lights don’t memorize turbo either, but give direct access to it. Again, just a personal preference.

Yeah, Anduril can do that as well as Zebralights. I like both, but in this format, I prefer the Olight UI. One click for moon saves old men in the middle of the night in hotel rooms. Difficult enough to remember where I am.

So I kind of wanted one, and I got a code from the Sofirn thread. But after hearing about a possible anduril version I’m holding out.

I’m usually anti-memory but works well with this one. From off - press and hold for moon light, dbl click for turbo or single click for last used mode.

Two concerns - 1) I haven’t tested runtime but the battery seems to run out quick - parasitic drain?

2) The magnet is WEAK! Torches similar size in rank of magnet strength:

uTorch S1 mini 16340 strongest
Eagle Eye X1R 18350 middle
OnTheRoad M3 Pro 16340 middle
Sofirn SC21 16340 weakest

That’s pretty lame. I hate a weak magnet on a flashlight. I want to hear that clack when i throw it on rebar.

Yup. D4S [CLANG] E12R [BANG] E07x [KAPOW] PL47G2 [PLONK] SC21 [PFFT]

I had the M3 Pro stuck to the vertical metal stem of my bedside light. It’s been hanging there since christmas. Stuck the SC21 below the M3 and it had slid down by morning. Sad.

D4S is my gold standard for tail magnets. Are you saying the E07 is stronger? I don’t have one of those. Yet.

Holy Thread Irrelevance, Batman!

Back to the magnets, which is really a bit of a tangent, between old D4S and E07x magnet it’s too close to call by hand.

test

EDIT:

Yep, I can post in this thread, but Jimo cannot.

Damn. I just tried, and I can’t post anything here.

He's back!

I’m guessing irrelevant posts promoting personal sales are against the rules for the forum…

Yep, I mark them as SPAM.

Since magnets are mentioned, I’ll also confirm that the D4S/D4Sv2 tail magnet is really strong.

I don’t have an E07X, but have the earlier E07, which doesn’t have a magnet.

The PL47 tail magnets are mixed - since I ordered one each of different LED type, I noticed some of them are “OK”, but have one that is extremely weak (cannot hold the flashlight sideways even without battery).

I would like to mention the Wuben TO50R-HC, which also has a very strong magnet on the tailcap - I would dare say almost as strong as the Emisar D4S/D4Sv2 tail magnet.

how strong do u need those magnets to be ? if its enough to hold the light thats good enough.

I think usually something a bit stronger to hold the light more steadily.

I’ve noted some lights magnet can hold the light (on the side) IF the flashlight is not touched or moved. A slight touch could make the flashlight fall off.

A bit stronger magnet will make the light more steady and resist from falling if there’s a slight movement…

Has anyone managed to swap out the LED in the SC21 yet?
I want to put an Osram CSLNM1 in it, make a tiny lil thrower