Might be thread play in the first place, but I think the mechanics can’t warrant a steady contact. It _will _happen. Even click frog systems are usually debounced in software. Some HP calcs allow adjusting a timeout IIRC.
Don’t know if it is too hard to implement something like this. Some lights have a running timer despite being unpowered by the battery.
Edit: Yes, sure, the C01S has a low mode only. Bit different with the C01R.
there is just no way you can produce anything cheaper and not lose money on it. especially with specks you want. it is just not realistic in todays economy.
Yeah. What are people expecting? 20$US is perfectly fine, especially if shipping is free.
I’d rather pay 20$US for a Sofirn SP10 HE and have the components always stay the same and have the production relatively sustainable so small upgrades can be performed over time.
The combination seems to play well together. IIRC using a 1.6mm MCPCB seems to have provided enough lift for a good focus. Actually the hotspot might be larger than original now, go figure.
I have 3 of them so they are one of my favorites. I am not a fan of twisty UI’s, I quit carrying lights with twist UIs back when I had a Fenix E11. I like lights that I can use with one hand.
Nothing wrong about the Tool AA, it was just a question of price but seeing it for $12 on Ali, this one is a winner. If I want to be a nit-picky, I would indeed say it has too many modes for a simple emergency light ( k.i.s.s. = keep it straight simple).
To summarize it, my idea was really an C01S in AA format. All the good things from this light but with up to 3 times the runtime sounded fantastic in my mind. Also, if Sofirn can sell the C01S for $6,99 (as it is right now on their web site), I don’t see why the same light just a bit bigger could not be sold for $10-12 ?
Lumintop Tool AA also has an optional magnetic tail cap that can be used in place of the switch tail cap which would make it a twisty light, if that’s what you would prefer.
I would say that “vampire” lights are the ones that can drain a battery down to its usable limit!
Joule thief, cockroach, vampire are some of the names given to such lights.
The Sofirn C01 is one of those, in which you can use a cell virtually to 0V.
The cell currently in my C01 is at .65 volt. It will start and run, but gradually dims as expected although still usable in a dark house even via ceiling bounce. If I turn it off, i must wait for a few minutes before it'll start again. I use it most mornings when I first get up so I don't trip over a dog while wandering into the kitchen to turn on the coffee pot. I check the cell every two or three days for signs of puking.
good find, might be a good host for an LED upgrade.
Mode sequence is MLH,
plus Last Mode Memory :confounded:
and Low CRI :confounded:
afaik, the OP already decided to buy Sofirn C01S w High CRI SST-20 4000K :+1:
I just received an EDC01, I expect the Green Tinted Low CRI Samsung LED will be the same in the EDC15
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my plan is to swap out the LED, but so far I have been unable to unscrew the pill. It is glued in, and a 30 second dip in boiled water did not solve the problem. I suppose a soak in acetone might help, if the adhesive is superglue. I tried soaking in isopropyl alcohol, but that did not help. So far all I have to show for my efforts, is bent tweezers :cry:
btw
if anyone knows how to Remove Last Mode Memory, please educate me.