Well, a fellow member contacted me telling that after a small fall (+/- 35cm) his Sofirn SP10B stopped working.
I was going to write him a reply to eventually help in some troubleshooting, but then I decided to do the same to mine. So I left it fall for more or less 50cm.
Result: my SP10B also stopped working.
I opened it to see if any thing inside was broken (even the short wires), and it wasn’t, at least apparently. Even so, I soldered new wires to the driver and led, and put it back together again.
Result: didn’t work.
Then I started to move the switch (with the light properly assembled), and sometimes it was working, acting like a momentary “on”, but with flickers and not continuously. I re-opened it, added some solder near the switch, and closed it again.
Result: yup, it still doesn’t work.
So I’m making this thread with 3 motives:
1) ask: did anyone have the same kind of issue, letting the SP10B fall and then it stopped working?
2) warn owners of this light that it may suffer from an issue related to impact resistance, not being well protected, and provoking internal damage.
3) ask about warranty: can a small fall like the one from the other member be considered “user’s fault” and therefore not being considered “covered” by the manufacturer’s warranty?
Mine was my fault and I left it on purpose, but not his…
Also, I tested the Sofirn SF14, and it kept working correctly after 2 falls from above 1 meter! As well as my Amutorch S3, Olight S1R, Manker E11…
Thanks for the answers in advance