_the_ Thanks for the update , looks like its a go btw, no one came up with BLFFire
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Finally got the light. It's gorgeous! More than worth the long wait.
I don't know where to start, but I'll try..
The light came very well packed, as usual when dealing with Rey. Thanks!
Here's the retail package:
..which contains: The light itself, a holster, TR-005 charger, and one TF26650 "5000mAh" protected cell:
The light says: "TrustFire A8 - BLF Edition": (Please ignore the dust spots)
The charger can charge one cell at a time, anything from 16340 to 26650:
It says "1500mA", maybe so in the beginning, but the included 26650 at 3.78V charged at 400-500mA.
The modes are High->Med->Low->LowLow, with perfectly working memory (more than 2s off -> same mode, every time)
Brightness is about 650, 260, 16 & 2 lumens OTF (Tailcap currents 3.85, 1.04, 0.04 & 0.007A with Kingkong ICR at 3.95V and 3.29, 0.90, 0.04 & 0.006 with the included TF cell at 3.92V)
Duty cycles were 100, 30, 2 & 0.3%
Estimated runtimes with a 4000mAh cell are about 1h, 4h, 100h, and 571h
I wouldn't call the lowest mode "firefly" or "moon", but it's very usable "low low" with theoretical runtime of over 23days!
Here's the same in photos (1/100s, F/5, ISO80, WB:Daylight)
The PWM is very high and totally unnoticeable at 2kHz.
What more can I say..
All systems green. Go ahead! Good job Rey & TF!
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