1. Twist it to turn on. It will turn on in high or low (most small lights start on high).
2. Quick twist off and back on will switch it into the next mode in the sequence. (For example if you start in high, it will most likely switch to medium, do it again, and you have low.)
3. Once you have a mode selected, and twist the light off for a longer time, it should come back to the the same mode it was in before you shut it off.
Depending on the driver, some lights will come back to the same preset mode even after you swap batteries, others will default to the original high or low mode.
I finally got around to working on this toad. It had not one, not two, but threeā¦ yes, countāem three problems that kept it from working.
First one of the emitter wires was not properly soldered to the star. Blob of solder, but no continuity to the star. I originally tested the head by clipping a battery directly to the head and got no light so I assumed the driver was DOA.
Second the spring in the base was not making contact to the tube. No amount of futzing could get it to make contact. The dreaded WOAF (wad of aluminum foil) hack got that kludged aroundā¦ crammed a big wad of foil under the spring.
Third was the driver was sitting slightly below the edge of the pill. It would not make contact to the tube when the head was screwed in. I ran a bead of solder around the outer driver ring to get it working.
Tossed it into the Sphere āo Many Mysteries:
Moon: 0.15 lumens
Low: 12.8 lumens
High: 115 lumens (what a T10 should be. Saber should be 169 lumens)
CCT: 6400K
despite all of the āissuesā with TN and the BLF 1A, I have to say that my copy (from fleabay, $25 bo) has been great! On 14500 it is a great little lightā¦ keeps moonlight mode as wellā¦
Hope those who are having issues get the details sortedā¦
I tried a couple of NiMH cells. They would not fit in the tube. Tube is 14.3mm ID. NoMem 2500 mAh cell is 14.3 mm, goes in half way. Imedion 2200 mAh is 14.28 mm, goes in about 3/4 way and then seems like air pressure is keeping it from going in the rest of the way. Iām not going to force the issueā¦
It should, it is identical to the Thrunite (down to tooling marks on the LED centering ring). Nowhere does either say that it supports lithium rechargeables, but people say they do.
Hi,
I just bought Saber 1A, but frankly Iām not impressed with the performance.
I find 169 lumens on High is hardly believable because it looks so much dimmer compared to my old mini torch, Ultrafire single mode at 200 lumens (factory claim). It uses XPG Q5 & CR123A. I bought it for $9 on sale.
Itās exactly like here: http://dx.com/p/ultrafire-w610-cree-xp-g-q5-200lm-white-flashlight-black-1-x-16430-186192
Sure at 200 lm, the Ultrafire is supposed to be brighter, but the brightness difference between the 2 flashlight is too massive for 31 lm difference. The Ultrafire looks like almost twice brighter (at 200 lm) vs Saber 1A (169 lm).
When doing wall test from 9 meters away, the Ultrafire is still showing a bright hotspot with spill. The Saber fail to show any hotspot at this distance. Itās just a reasonably bright spill.
Is Saber 1A lumens inflated too much ?
I know some people use 14500 in this torch. Does the drive actually support 14500 ? Will it blow the led or something ?