[♛ FreemeDesign ] MEOTE FM1 Alu-Cu-SS-Ti - Exclusive Preview

SammysHP · 2020-06-21T13:35:32.000Z

pinkpanda3310:

Wow. Way to make an entry.

As you point out the code is available for others to use. I’ve bought a few drivers with that firmware. The sleeve idea is also not patented (that is fritzworks idea btw not lumintops) and emisar also uses the sleeve idea in their new KR() range.

Despite having “copied” (as you say) some great innovations this Meote is still a lemon and the people behind it will be currently pulling their hair out.

Scallywag:

You fail to understand the nature of “open source”. The software is free. If you want a particular person to develop it for a particular use, then you probably have to pay them for their work - but that doesn’t change that the software is free to use within the terms of its license. In fact, a lot of large corporations invest a lot of money in open-source software development. Those innovations are typically then available under the same open-source license - those who take advantage of them are not stealing anything.

Meote still violates the license as far as I can see. Or do you have a link to the source code? I can’t find it anywhere on the product page.

Zendemic · 2020-06-30T02:48:22.000Z

TheAuditor:

Flashaholics:

Looks like Banggood.com aren’t publishing negative reviews of this utter lemon.

5 stars from 2 reviews so far.

Heaven forbid Bridgtec or Peachfuzz reviews it.

Yep, my review never appeared

Make that two one star reviews that were soo thoughtfully omitted…

Vbryanv · 2020-10-28T14:42:33.000Z

Even with all the negativity reviews I really wanted to buy this light just based on how it looks. It really is just a nice looking flashlight. I’m happy I did and it didn’t let me down

I received it last week and it would not work properly with a flat top cell. I switch to a button top, cleaned all of the contacts with Alcohol, tightened everything down (like of the fw) and it now worked perfect.

It doesn’t suffer from any of the previous issue I see stated here. I can even remove the bezel by hand and there’s no glue. The optic is still the 2 prong optic but the tint and beam are perfect and brighter than my FW3A. BTW I purchased the Samsung leds

I’m not sure if this is V2 or not but felt the need to post what I’m experiencing. MEOTE may have fixed all the issues. Is there any way of knowing if v2 was release or of I just got lucky

d_t_a · 2020-10-29T03:45:40.000Z

Vbryanv:

Even with all the negativity reviews I really wanted to buy this light just based on how it looks. It really is just a nice looking flashlight. I’m happy I did and it didn’t let me down

I received it last week and it would not work properly with a flat top cell. I switch to a button top, cleaned all of the contacts with Alcohol, tightened everything down (like of the fw) and it now worked perfect.

It doesn’t suffer from any of the previous issue I see stated here. I can even remove the bezel by hand and there’s no glue. The optic is still the 2 prong optic but the tint and beam are perfect and brighter than my FW3A. BTW I purchased the Samsung leds

I’m not sure if this is V2 or not but felt the need to post what I’m experiencing. MEOTE may have fixed all the issues. Is there any way of knowing if v2 was release or of I just got lucky

Which LED version of the Meote FM1 did you get?

In my test, the LH351D Meote FM1 is “OK”, the SST20 and XPL-Hi version of Meote FM1 has noticeable beam artifacts (in particular the SST20).

Vbryanv · 2020-10-29T04:01:03.000Z

I got the LH351D

toddcshoe · 2020-10-29T04:35:01.000Z

Vbryanv:

Even with all the negativity reviews I really wanted to buy this light just based on how it looks. It really is just a nice looking flashlight. I’m happy I did and it didn’t let me down

I received it last week and it would not work properly with a flat top cell. I switch to a button top, cleaned all of the contacts with Alcohol, tightened everything down (like of the fw) and it now worked perfect.

It doesn’t suffer from any of the previous issue I see stated here. I can even remove the bezel by hand and there’s no glue. The optic is still the 2 prong optic but the tint and beam are perfect and brighter than my FW3A. BTW I purchased the Samsung leds

I’m not sure if this is V2 or not but felt the need to post what I’m experiencing. MEOTE may have fixed all the issues. Is there any way of knowing if v2 was release or of I just got lucky

A few months late but, I would have given you one. It really is just an awful shame. It looked and sounded so promising. But that beam and operational difficulties has put it on my “ain’t happening again list”.

Hope their V2 is better designed and implemented or I fear they may get the BLF cold shoulder.

raccoon · 2020-10-29T11:02:45.000Z

Vbryanv:

!http://imgur.com/a/gD2SkA8!

You can't post images like that.

See my signature for a thread on how to post pics on BLF.

Vbryanv · 2020-10-29T14:31:25.000Z

Last time I’m going to try this before I call it quits and save it for later.

Here’s a shot of the beam profile a little under 2 feet on a slightly blue wall.

Edit: see if this works now

Vbryanv · 2020-10-29T14:33:40.000Z

And here it is on a white wall

raccoon · 2020-10-29T14:33:53.000Z

Hey, I see your photo!

Vbryanv · 2020-10-29T14:44:33.000Z

I can see the direct link and was able to post the pic from my computer but not my phone. Thanks again for all your help.

How would I post photos from my phone and the imgur app?

raccoon · 2020-10-29T14:51:13.000Z

Vbryanv:

How would I post photos from my phone and the imgur app?

I'm not sure.

I can't do just about anything on my phone.

Maybe you need to use a web browser on your phone instead of the Imgur app?

djozz · 2020-10-29T15:21:54.000Z

raccoon city:

Vbryanv:

How would I post photos from my phone and the imgur app?

I’m not sure.

I can’t do just about anything on my phone.

Maybe you need to use a web browser on your phone instead of the Imgur app?

Yes, on my (Android) phone I use the Chrome browser, go to the imgur site, and then change to desktop version. Then when I check a photo and do a longpress on it, I choose watch image. It opens on a new tab and I can grab the link of the tab.

toddcshoe · 2020-10-29T17:39:37.000Z

Vbryanv:

And here it is on a white wall

Fortunately for you, that looks much nice than most of us received. Maybe on V3 I will buy again.

Vbryanv · 2020-10-29T17:58:52.000Z

Did they actually come out with a v2 or did I just really get lucky?

toddcshoe · 2020-10-30T02:40:33.000Z

Vbryanv:

Did they actually come out with a v2 or did I just really get lucky?

Not sure. A few folks got lucky but, most were disappointed. Some cracked them open and fixed them. I just gave them away with some DCFix on the lens.

Vbryanv · 2020-10-30T02:57:36.000Z

Really a sad story. I read through this entire thread and Freeme was really working with everyone to create a nice light.

I personally think they hit it out of the park with the one I got but understand it can’t be…one or two good ones here and there. I hope their troubles don’t dissuade Freeme and/or Meote from making new lights. I would definitely give them another shot. To me this light can hang with any other light at this price range. At this moment its my favorite rear switch 18650 light. The Manker E14 III comes a a close second but the FM1’s look/style/feel pulls it ahead to 1st.

toddcshoe · 2020-10-30T04:06:50.000Z

Vbryanv:

Really a sad story. I read through this entire thread and Freeme was really working with everyone to create a nice light.

I personally think they hit it out of the park with the one I got but understand it can’t be…one or two good ones here and there. I hope their troubles don’t dissuade Freeme and/or Meote from making new lights. I would definitely give them another shot. To me this light can hang with any other light at this price range. At this moment its my favorite rear switch 18650 light. The Manker E14 III comes a a close second but the FM1’s look/style/feel pulls it ahead to 1st.

I as well really like my E14 III. The UI is funky but it’s incredibly good looking and the beam and tint are right on. It’s gets used the most around here.

GleamBeam · 2021-07-24T00:12:08.000Z

I got one of these and liked it while it lasted. Just bricked out stopped working, straight garbage…This product should be taken off shelves and no longer sold.

gchart · 2021-07-24T00:19:53.000Z

GleamBeam:

I got one of these and liked it while it lasted. Just bricked out stopped working, straight garbage…This product should be taken off shelves and no longer sold.

I’m sure there are units out there with quality issues; that doesn’t seem to be a secret with this light. I’ll say, I’ve owned two. While I didn’t use them too much, both seemed to function perfectly.

I mean, if you’re not sure what to do with the carcass… I can send you a prepaid mailing label with my address