BLF friends, long time no see，I have been verifying the product, and I have finally launched some products recently, so I am here to give you a reply.
First of all, I feel very sorry that this cycle is too long because many problems occurred during product verification.
However, we still have some good news.Including the original fidget spinner, 46950 flashlight, Anduril driver, SFT40
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First is the fidget spinner，10220 battery、We implemented gyro and type-c, this is EDC long shot
The second one is the Anduril route that everyone likes，10000lumens，3*XHP50.2 HI，21700battery
The third one is SFT40 LED，It’s the long-range type that everyone likes
The last one is 46950
Let me first answer some questions that may be asked：
1.Q:Why did Anduril and 46950 break up?
A:Because the big guy（46950）’s driver had already been implemented at that time, I didn’t want to waste this new solution and develop it again.More importantly, this is a constant current driver.So we developed a second model, the 21700 Anduril version
2.Q:Why is SFT40 lamp bead not implemented?
A:Because of the 46950 driver we want to develop an SBT90 LED,Want to make the most of this high-power driver.So we also redesigned a driver suitable for SFT40 power, and more importantly, it is also constant current.
Of course, more importantly！have two review quotas，for HF1 46950 flashlight，If anyone is interested, please reply
other products all have. I will create a separate post for each product to introduce and give away it.
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I like the Ripsshine HF1. Not because it’s the brightest, it’s not. Because up to 20,000 lumens with a fan is more than plenty. The capacity of a 46950 battery with a power bank ability. It’s relatively small size added on top of the battery. Those are the features that I like about the light. I also like that the bodies of many of these 46xx lights look like the fragmentation sleeve of a hand grenade.
Looks really nice. I’m definitely interested in reviewing, particularly the 46950 light and the anduril 21700.
You can see my reviews at https://wolfgirlreviews.com
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What type of driver does it use? Which firmware version? Does it have contacts to support firmware updates?
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Anduril works on constant current drivers, and I haven’t heard anything from Ripsshine since September. So I am worried there may be a misunderstanding.
I hope Ripsshine has not just taken the ROM from another light and built a common FET+1 circuit around it. This has happened before with other companies, and it almost never turns out well.
Making an Anduril light involves more than that. There are several things needed to make it work well, usually involving some collaboration with upstream developers. But at minimum, the company needs to at least follow Anduril’s GPLv3 license. Here is a quick summary of how that works:
- If you distribute the code in compiled form (like inside a flashlight), you must also ensure the source code is available… the exact same code used inside the product.
- The product page or manual should clearly state that the product uses free software distributed under the terms of the GPLv3, and include a link to the source code.
Anyway, please let me know if you have any questions about how to do this right.
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@EDC-Jason Very cool to see another manufacturer making use of Anduril open-source community firmware. As Toykeeper said even though it’s free to use, the license has some requirements that are easy to fulfill by making source code available and linking it.
Take a look at Wurkkos for an example of how to do this correctly. Each of their recent lights has its own custom settings contained in the anduril/hw folder.
That means that if you work with Toykeeper or another developer you can have a firmware setup that exactly matches the hardware of your new light so that it works properly together with the Anduril user interface. Hopefully this can be done before mass production.
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I hope our 46** can make you and everyone like it more, please contact me to send the address
I like your more detailed and comprehensive reviews, which can help everyone understand us better. Your major is worth it, please contact me to send your address
The current version is this：anduril.2021-01-25.blf-gt-mini
I will contact toykeeper to learn more about the problem
Yes, I understand that our current driver is based on changes from other products,Please forgive me if I feel offended.
I will contact you to find out more
Thanks for your help, I’ll look into it carefully
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Yeah, it sounds like Ripsshine did the same thing some other companies tried, and each time, it has failed. So I sent a message with more info, and how to fix it.
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I thank you for the offer. However I must decline in fairness to you, my review skills are not up to the standards so many here have. My writing skill vs. your light would not be a fair trade on your side. Wolfgirl42 does an excellent review getting into the depth needed. TimMc also does an excellent job of a review.
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That 46950 light looks interesting. It appears that this battery format got somehow popular recently. Not sure if this trend will continue and how the battery situation will look like in a few months or years. 26800 batteries appeared quickly and now start to disappear again.
Anyway, if the regulation is efficient that could be an interesting alternative to Imalent and Acebeam.
I’m also producing flashlight reviews (both in German on my website and taschenlampen-forum.de and in English for budgetlightforum.com and reddit).
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I’d like to see 250-600 lumen setting.
And a handle that’s ergonomic what I mean by that is about 1 inch wide looking at the handle from the side, like a nice ergonomic knife handle.
Manker and acebeam have handles but they are flat, which I find annoying
Holding a light this size without an ergonomic handle for more than 60 seconds of fun, would be annoying
If you want to use 250-600 lumens,Can switch to stepless dimming.
800lumens can use 25hours,If you want to use lower lumens, the efficiency will be higher.So it will be more than 50 hours
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