yesterday I was out for a night walk and used my BLF Special Edition.
My rechargeable 18650 battery becomes low after a while and the flashlight turns the brightness down automatically. So far so good. After a while I had to use the flashlight a bit brighter, so I clicked it and it became a bit brighter for a few seconds. I did that a few times.
This annoyed me after a while, so I decided to use two rechargeable CR123 batteries I had with me. I changed the 18650 with the two rechargeable CR123 batteries, while I gave extra attention to the polarity! While I screwed the clicky-part of the flashlight back onto the flashlight, the flashlight illuminates two times and is since then broken.
What could gone wrong?! The clicky-part works on another BLF Special Edition.
Thank you in advance for your help and have a good weekend.
Thank you for your kind hint! Okay, then I would like to take one of the mountain electonics drivers. Could you please explain me what setup I need or could you please suggest me one setup which is comparable to the stock BLF A6 flashlight?
Or is it in your opinion more smart to buy a new BLF A6 and take my broken one a spare part source? Do you have a link to a trustworthy shop?
What about a different light? The A6 is already several years old and there are better alternatives nowadays. Shipping to Germany might be expensive and you will have to pay taxes and maybe additional service fees. In total the driver might cost you 20-25 € (or you buy from AliExpress which handles taxes for you).
There are many compatible drivers available starting at just a few bucks. Some might be worse than the original but at least it will give you a working flashlight.
No way would I just abandon a flashlight because the driver was fried.
Which one from mountain would be easy since he only puts the bistro Ui on x amount of drivers and the size for a tube light is 17mm if i'm not mistaken . I think i linked to it .
I agree with the thought that a driver like the ones convoy sells/like their 12 mode might make more sense or opting for another light always seems like a flashaholics best excuse for buying a new light ..I'd fix it and then buy a new light to reward yourself for being so frugal .
That’s a 3 A driver. Didn’t the A6 use a FET direct-drive driver? Anyway, a single of these drivers shipped to Germany is 7,24 € with free shipping (due to added taxes).
I suggest you buy a different light, (you can try to learn how to fix your broken light later)
recommend the Sofirn SP31 Pro (choose 5000K):
It is not a good idea to fire Turbo over and over. Especially not on a depleted battery, after it rebounds from resting. Suggest you use lower output, and avoid using Turbo (it kills batteries too fast, plus the output does not stay at Turbo anyway).
Also suggest bring 2 flashlights (not just one light plus one extra battery), so if one Light dies, you still have a working light, with its own fresh battery.
The MTN-17DDM Driver has the option for BLF-A6 firmware in the drop down. Guessing that might get it close to stock? I use this driver in my S2+ builds and it is a great driver, I just get it with a different firmware.
The SP31 V2 might be a good option for someone who carries CR123s around since it is designed to take 18650 or 2xCR123. It has a high CRI option as well.
