Not defective. It will appear less bright because of the wider beam. Slight rose tint is the trade mark of Nichia emitters, even though this particular emitter is not so rosy than for example the original 219B. Slight variations in tint are normal, so your's can be more on the rosy side.
My second BLF-348 finally arrived after almost a month. This one has a different beam color. My first example has more of a nice white or cooler beam. Being that I prefer CW in my lights, I really like it. This second example has a warmer almost yellowish tint. Seems to me that it has a different emitter. Oh well, it was cheap and it’s still bright using a 10440.
That’s exactly what I’ve been doing with these types of lights for awhile now. You can buy tiny stainless split rings at Walmart that fit into that loop in the clip and then just add a larger split ring of your choice to the small one. Thanks for showing that.
I’m working on a review for this light. I just finished a video runtime test with both my lights, with a 10440 and eneloop. The 10440 lasts about 25 minutes or so. It seems to have thermal regulation because it gets brighter and dimmer- something that doesn’t happen with an eneloop. The eneloop lasts about an hour and 10 minutes before becoming unusable. No low voltage protection from the 10440 either. At least it seems there is none.
Very interesting that it survived 25min on a 10440, but the big question is did you use an IMR10440 like Efest? Or a lesser ICR 10440 like the ultrafire or soshine for example?
Do you mean by “gets brighter and dimmer” that it slowly moves up and down in output that seems to be regulated by the heat? And did you test in the hand or tailstanding with no extra heatsinking than itself?
I just laid it on the ground like I do with all my runtime tests. No fan, and no extra heatsinking. Yes exactly, it gets brighter and dimmer, brighter and dimmer like thermal regulation often behaves. Yes, I used the eFest 10440. I tried measuring the light’s temperature, but since the surface is polished, my laser thermometer will not get a reading off the light.
Tracking still says it is in Germany. I’m sure it will stay there forever, now that the package is with me and there’s nothing to scan. For what it’s worth it seems that the shipper is the problem, not Gearbest.
Anyhow I love the light. Really good, smooth and beautiful tint. I must say thanks to the and Gearbest for making this deal.
If you stick a little bit of black electrical tape on the light you can get a decent reading from an IR thermometer And remember it is hottest right where the pill are.
Let me guess. On the left is the original SingFire 348. In the middle is the current BLF 348 Nichia 219B, and on the right is the BLF 348 Warm White that was part of the first group buy.
The true test of the visual quality of the Nichia emitters is how they render colors, not how “white” they appear on a wall.
Like you, I wasn’t particularly happy with the tint when I first tried it and looked at it on a white wall. But when using it for practical applications, I have to admit that it does do a better job of bringing out the natural colors of areas lit by it.
As a signmaker that has to match colors...that is more important
I only regret that I did not get more of these. I got them just to toss as gifts and after I tried one changed my mind but I still ended up only one that sits in shirt pocket all the time or it would probably be gone too.
That is ok. This buy took a while to get to where it needed to be. Sometimes it just needs a bit to soak in and I think that because we have had what seems to many buys that people do not notice them as they used to.
The Nichia and the AAA/10440 makes this a very useful light.