Ha ha. Me too. I don’t know enough people that appreciate good torches to give away. I place them in my cars, basement, work, 1st floor, 2nd floor, attic? I gave my first SC31b to a friend hoping to hook him but it didn’t take. I have one brother that collects but he is many states away. Maybe a BLF shelf clearing sale.
Got mine the other day as well. 3wk from date order placed, not too bad.
Very floody in comparison to the SC31B, not much of a defined hotspot.
Everything looks and works properly so far but noticed the USB connection is off center, is everyone else’s like this?
tight squeeze.
Still a little long for everyday pocket carry. The extra mass is good for actually using it though. It would be more of a grab off the table and stuff into my pocket for a walk outside kind of light.
Damn, i thought i checked the 18350 tube when i got it but i guess not, seems the SC31Pro head threads are slightly different than the SC31B,sp40, etc… doesn’t fit
I KNOW I should post pics or a video but time isn’t on my side these days. However, I have used this light for two nights now and I like it a lot. That said… for another few bucks I still like my IF25a a little better for the larger battery and wider, deeper beam.
Don’t get me wrong here… this SC31 Pro is a keeper. I suspect IF I elected to do the EDC “thing”, that it would be a better fit all around. But for the light jacket/gym shorts pocket light in the larger garden I do prefer the IF25a with a 5000mAh/10A Epoch (50g) battery. It doesn’t cook in the hand using this 50g battery like when using the Molicel P42a (excellent high current, but just not needed for my use in this light- gets hot FAST!).
The SC31 Pro does get hot about as fast as the IF25a using the 50g so it’s probably a bit better in the heat management dept. if I used a higher capacity 16850 in for longer run times (like the 50g in the IF25a).
Two GREAT lights, and I’m looking forward to getting my 5k version of the SC31 Pro for closer-in use where the color should be superb!
Just more random thoughts as I play with this thing
Thanks for the report Zappaman, it’s good to hear you’re happy with the lights. How’s the built-in charging function, is it good? Could you compare its performance to external charger in term of charging speed etc?
BLF-L, Charging works fine so far and unlike my IF25a (which only charges to about 4.15V, BUT reports 4.2 using Anduril’s voltage check) this SC31 Pro charges all the way up to 4.2V (and reports it correctly in Anduril).
I’ve only used A-C USB charging so it’s not a speed demon in any case, but I usually charge overnight so no matter to me. I’ve had a 25R in it, topped off- both the last two nights but now that comparisons are done the SC31 Pro will get an LG MJ1 which won’t be quite as bright on turbo, but have another 1000mAh’s of capacity/run-time.
Last note is that the Anduril version is higher than my IF25a’s too. The SC31 Pro reports back what was said to be the March ’20 version when clicked 15 times. My IF25a doesn’t report back with the same 15 clicks.