A little Goop and a stainless washer works wonders. Probably will extend the switch life too. Less lateral stress . Less downward stress. I found a nice thin 1/4” one and drilled it out to 5/16” . This keeps the overall size smaller . Polished up with some metal polish, looks like it came stock.
Sorry, I don’t use those photo services.
Sorry for being dense. You mean you found a thin washer that you drilled out to the same diameter as the switch and then glued it on top of the existing bezel so the switch is now flush?
Yes . The goop is the trick . Use a tooth pick to apply a very little around the perimeter of the switch being careful not to use too much. Let it sit overnight. There are many different use Goops . Mostly the same . My favorite go to glue.Amazing strength yet removable without damage.
Will a XP L2 be much of an improvement over the XP G2 in a Sofirn SP10B?
Does anybody know, these Soshines 900 fit the SP10B?
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Improvement? By what measure? Throw? Overall brightness? Efficiency, etc?
Overall brightness . Is it worth the switch?
A lot would depend on which bin of each your comparing. But according to test done by members here I’d say it be a good increase. I haven’t checked the current draw on mine but from the advertised 573 lumens that looks to be about 2.5 amps. A xp-l2 V5 should do about 950 lumens at that current, could possibly be more with it’s slightly lower vf.
Everyone gets a lemon every now and again. I’ve got an embarrassingly large number of Sofirn lights, and have had few if any problems with them. Loose retaining-ring on the driver, fixed easily by just snugging it up.
As much as I’ve had similar good experiences with Thorfire, I had one go boom just by tipping over(!). Fixed now thanks to percussive therapy, but still… (Never a problem with any other.)
Even my trusty’n’crusty bobofett light (a beat-to-Hell 3buk Inland/MicroStore 1-mode light) is going south, as its switch is getting all flickery and unstable.
Point being, every brand, even rock-reliable ones, can have a lemon sneak through.
I have a coupla SF14s on the way, so will see how they shake out.
I’ve had it (SP10B) turn on in my pocket. A twist to snug up the tailcap is easier for me than bapping the button a bunch of times to unlock it. Also positively cuts out any parasitic drain.
I hope your Thorfire didn’t literally go boom.
Naw, just stopped working. Got killed by a Dell.
Something could’ve been blocking the switch or something, as swapping out the used alkaleaks for brandy-new ones wasn’t enough. Percussive therapy from several different angles and directions knocked something back into place, and it’s been pretty much working fine ever since.
Just don’t put it near a Dell laptop.
Here, go crazy…
hey All ~ just wanted to update my situation/issues with my SP10B that i posted about earlier in this thread. after contacting Tracy at Sofirn directly about the specific issues i was having with this light, she most graciously sent me a Brand New replacement SP10B (which works perfectly). based on the detailed information that i provided Tracy with, Sofirn determined that the issue on my defective unit was the driver (unstable firmware). just wanted to let everyone know that Sofirn does truly care about it's customers and they stayed in constant contact with me to fully resolve this problem/situaion. i want to express my sincere appreciation to Tracy and Sofirn, and i do now consider them one of the better (Top) manufacturers in terms of both excellent customer support and excellent build quality (i use the replacement SP10B every day at work in harsh conditions without any issues for 3 weeks now). i will certainly be purchasing other Sofirn products in the future, and i now look forward to any upcoming models that they manufacture as well !
Glad to hear that. Very nice of them.
I hope the 2 SP10B I ordered won’t have any problems.
Cheers!