I have been on vacation with my SP10 PRO as my sole torch for the last week. I’m running a standard eneloop straight from the package. The performance has been beyond my expectations. I have run the light as a ceiling bouncer, shuffle to the loo illuminator, and rigging out pre-dawn fishing gear. I have well over 3 hours on the cell with no discernable loss of output. What a great combo.
Kudos to jon_slider for pointing out all the good things low and slow with this light.
little update, on my SP10 pro magnetic tail drama.
Contacted the ali store, they refused to send a good one for free
(had to pay 0.8$ for shipping with tracking, well i can understand that, and it was comparable, to getting the old one refunded, and buying new one, so I accepted it)
after 3 weeks I got it, and well this one surely won't work.
Yes that's the 18650 one, for SC31 pro and so on, not the 14500 for SP10 pro.
Ps. I do have SC31 pro, but I have black one, and I already bought a magnetic tail for it, so this one is useless for me, at this time.
I ordered the SP10 Pro and magnetic tail cap direct from their Chinese store (not AliExpress.) The correct one arrived luckily. I’ve had similar experiences on AliExpress with other sellers- they refuse to replace faulty/ incorrect goods and want you to pay postage when it’s their fault. I just don’t buy anything else off them ever again.
Don’t have right hardware now and I lack of experience, risk to brick driver.
I wonder why Sofirn doesn’t correct by flash right FW .
Blink is present even in HS10 headlamp with propietary ramp UI
little update, on my SP10 pro magnetic tail drama.
They refused to send another, and demanded I buy something and they will just add it to the box. So I bought LT1 and they did add it but...
Well they did send a working one this time, but starting to think they are doing it on purpose.
And I know what's wrong with the first one.
The outer size is really close, even a tiny bit shorter for the green one
13.857-13.861mm for green
13.861-13.866mm for black
The problem is with the depth of the contact surface in the tail.
8.90-9.05mm for green
8.16-8.25mm for black
hopefully you can find a way for the green tailcap to make contact with the end of the body tube,
some options:
use parts from the black tailcap
or
add something that works as a contact ring between tailcap and end of body tube…
for example,
some people use a copper washer, some use a bent piece of paperclip wire… does not really matter what you use, it just needs to make contact between the tailcap and the end of the body tube
or, the most destructive and non reversible option:
remove some of the anodising from the body and tailcap threads, so they become part of the electrical path
suggestion, in future, dont waste time trying to negotiate with customer service… use Paypal Dispute for item not as described, and just get a refund. Then buy again.
It's not a rechargeable flashlight, so I don't want to add something that can fall, or change position when changing the battery.
Removing the anodization, would result in not being able to physically lock out it (and it does have a protruding side button, so I don't want to do it if I can avoid it )
That may create a fault, that I can cut my self, or scratch the threads. I don't want to sand aluminum, If I can avoid it (the aluminum dust), and it would remove the anodization.
I did pay 3.5$ and again 0.9$ for the second one delivery, like I want a good product. I don't have to be creative in fixing it, in the most safe form me way.