I have around 10 ff lights and even the discounted factory 2nds look better. The electrical flaws in them were taken care of eventually. I even received a new replacement without having to exchange the original. If you buy several lights the sting of waiting for returns, replacements and warranty repairs is reduced when the others keep you company until it’s return.
Ahh, so that’s the secret. Just buy so many backups that maybe one will be acceptable.
I think I’ll pass!
I have two FF lights, only really noticed issue on the ROT66. And there, the issue was minor with the threads and the cut just outside the threads in the inside was marred badly (just cosmetic), I just smoothed the latter a bit with sandpaper to remove jags (I always smooth the edges where battery goes in anyway). The thing didn’t want to lock tight enough to turn on the first time, but it seems to have broken in with use.
QC is lacking given the somewhat high price, but it’s not a bust if it’s just cosmetic imo
Update -
Still nothing from Neal approaching 10 weeks since raising the issue with him.
Fireflies are also ghosting me and no longer responding to my emails, Jack June from Fireflies has lied on three occasions where he said a replacement unit will be sent to me and I will be notified of the tracking details. This has not happened and now 8 weeks since Fireflies initially contacted me.
Did you start a dispute or chargeback? I bet Neil has a steady flow of bank refunds with his shit show.
I think expectation exceeded reality in this case.
Yes, filed a PayPal dispute which I escalated a few days ago following a week of nothing from Neal.
Fireflies made this bloody thing and it left their factory in this shoddy condition, they should have put things right also.
Fireflies is on a list not to buy anymore lights, its sad they still havent improved. I hve one e07 that thankfully works that i bought from Neal one year ago, but i wouldnt buy more FF Lights today really…
Know what you mean but have you ever experienced acebeams non existent service when things go wrong!
Probably as bad as mateminco. 
Probably as bad as most flashlight manufactures tbo!
I recieved my E07 with the 219B 4500K emitters last week, and the lens wasn’t properly aligned with the LEDs on mine.
No big deal, I just unscrewed the bezel, reseated the lens and screwed it back on.
Other than that it was in perfect condition.
Fireflies QC is no good. I hardly ever use my E07 and one day I went to use one of them quit working or only working in muggle mode.
After some troubleshooting I believe I have a bad driver. It turns on, ramps up and down, but no other modes. Its like stuck in muggle mode. Anyone know where or who I can get a new driver?
Thanks
Did you try a reset?
Yes I tried a reset. It was one of the first things I tried. At first I thought it was in muggle mode, so I tried 6 clicks but every time I click the button the light would turn off and on with each click, I thought that was kinda odd, so then I tried to reset. Tried several different ways. Still the same. I believe one of the chips went bad on the driver.