Thanks Jay, I didn’t know it was advertised yet!
Hum, despite that in the UI it seems interesting! However, ordering it from illumn will probably be a killer deal due to customs. I’ll wait and see if it is going to be sold in order stores or even amazon.
Thanks again!
Oh, so they used a shorter cell internally. Nice! Looks like 10-11 mm charging circuit on top of 33-34 mm cell. I strongly suspect it will soon land on my must-buy list.
jon_slider, do you happen to know its capacity?
Jon, thanks for sharing with us with another very detailed post. I love the E21A especially when CCT mixed. I have a Tiara C1 Pro modded by Clemence with 2x E21A 2000k and 2x E21A 3000k. It is the rosiest setup Ive seen yet and it is just so peaceful and comfortable to use at night time before bed as room lighting.
pros and cons
the paint was more grippy and warm to the touch, it may also dissipate heat better, not sure
the brass is more shiny
brass is germicidal, can make handsmell like money, and will tarnish
I like copper better… LOL!
600 grit emery paper, followed by sunshine cloth
I did not get all the original finish off, its still in the little indentations on the head, and in the groove for the clip. The color match is so close, that I can hardly see the difference. That may change as the brass tarnishes.
Honestly, the light feels better in hand with the original finish, which is imo very nice, both in color and feel. But, I have a love of Oligodynamic metals, and I was curious to see the underlying brass.
imo the stock finish on the Folomov is excellent, and it eliminates any concern some people have about the smell of copper and brass.
Im loving this little 3000k LED. In fact, Im loving the beam too, its actually cleaner than the beam in my HDS w N219b 3500k 9080. I prefer the Folomov LED. As a matter of fact, the Folomov is also capable of being brighter than the HDS, briefly.
l-r 3000k E21a, 4500k N219b, 3500k N219b
thumbs up on the C1, its a little HDS killer… LOL!
Update
after living in the right front pocket of my jeans with keys, coins, and money clip.
One day I pulled the light out and it would not turn on
battery was at 2.65 volts
this tells me the Folomov had been turning itself on in my pocket, the driver wont work below 2.7v. I did a test and at that level High mode is less than 6 lumens. So plenty obvious the battery needs charging.
I already hated the UI, and I did not love the inaccurate lumen specs, but I put up with those issues because I like the LED and mostly use low modes. The realization that it drained itself in my pocket was a sad awakening.
otoh, this light wont leave you suddenly in the dark… since it wont trigger LVP, which I hear from maukka is at 2.5v