There’s been a few reports of issues with the lights and because this is a forum, it seems to get blown out of proportion. So on a positive note, I’d like to give my report on my light. I ordered one light just a few minutes after receiving the discount code from the Miller. After a week in shipment it arrived early just like everyone else in the US. I have to say, it’s a very nice light.
The good:
- I thought it would be bulky but it isn’t though it is “dense” and hefty.
- The anodization is even all around and the body is well cut with no dents.
- The screws were not stripped in either the head or the tail though show signs of wear (perhaps just a little over-torquing on assembly?). Removing them required a reasonable amount of torque without any risk of stripping the screws. There was a bit of dust in the screw holes in the head but that’s probably due to it tapping into the circuit board. I’ve left it as-is and just wiped it down as I don’t see any issues with it. The driver PCB is seated quite firmly on the shelf.
- In the tail PCB, again, no issues. The thread glue was well placed and used sparingly. I can see why Thorfire uses it though as these screws are the primary contact for the negative terminals of the batteries to the light. If they loosen the light could go intermittent to dead since the tail cap doesn’t apply pressure to the PCB.
- The switch LEDs are evenly lit and work every time. They seem a tad bright but I hope to change them out once I get my pink and blues plus some resistors. I would like a replacement switch board though just in case I botch it with such tiny components but that’s neither here nor there. I was trying to play with it to break it 
but nope… works fine every time. If it does fail though, I’ll be sure to post on this thread.
- The lens is clean and the reflectors centered around the LEDs.
- It’s super bright compared to my BLF A6 which is great.
- The Narsil firmware is awesome. I love the ramping. I was initially wanting to switch it to modes just to keep things simple and match my other flashlights but the ramping is very intuitive.
- The electronic switch has excellent feedback. I love the clicking. The placement is also great compared to a tail switch. I enjoy it more than a physical switch as it requires less pressure.
The meh parts:
- I find that the tailcap’s square edge is quite… well, square. It seems even sharp to a degree.
- The threads in the head felt a bit gritty initially with only a touch of lube. I cleaned it off completely and regreased it and now it seems fine.
- Someone mentioned that in their flashlight the body’s flat spots weren’t aligned perfectly to the head. I honestly didn’t even care until someone mentioned it. ha! Mine was also not aligned so I used some 320 grit wet sandpaper and ground down the tube for a few minutes and now it’s perfect. It just needed about 5 degrees of adjustment.
- The brass ring in the head touching the positive ends of the battery required very little cleaning. I thought it was due to either metal wearing when screwing in the head but that’s not the case. Some Goo Gone and it’s gone.
- I do wish there was some way to attach a lanyard to the tail cap though. A tripod mount in the bottom middle of the light seems like a poor place for a lanyard loop. The flashlight has enough heft in it to warrant some additional insurance to prevent it from slipping out of my hand.
- I don’t think I would use strobe mode much but I am finding it a bit confusing to navigate through. It just seems like I get click happy and end up turning it off half the times. lol Neat though.
- I know the firmware took a lot of time to program and it truly is awesome but I fear that if I don’t use it for a while though, I’ll forget how to get certain modes etc. This is no different to the half presses or long half presses of the BLF A6 so the cheatsheet that can fit in the tailcap is wonderful. It seems complicated but that’s only because of the limitation of a single switch and no text feedback and its ability to satiate both rampers and moders, bikers, cops and robbers and everyone in between.
JoeChina - Your cheatsheet is truly useful. I printed it out and somehow folded it perfectly so it stays in the tube and doesn’t fall out when I unscrew the tailcap. Thanks for this. I have noticed though that in page 2 under Configuration Settings you’ve got “Set Monnlight Level” when it should be “Set Moonlight Level”. It’s a minor error but I thought you should know.
