Fenix E01

[Warmcopper123]

seems to be a lot of them still out there a quic look yields plenty of all kinds . Im not panicking yet. But I will get a back up before summers end.

 

[dealgrabber2002]

Brown sharpie is your friend.....my friends. I've tried, yellow, orange, brown, Yuji. Brown is the way.

does brown sharpie give it a warm yellow tint or a rosy tint? If none I mentioned, what tint does it give you?

 

[dealgrabber2002]

So after putting on the ole thinking cap I decided a slide on difusser would reduce grip of the twisty head, and glue on a lens would be less than reliable in pocket carry so...

Perhaps a slight, non permanent difussion and tint change?

Light orange fine point sharpie to get into the crevices.

The before/after pic

Yup, that'll do.
And fully reversable with a q-tip and citresol.


And now my Coast G25 inspection light

Is a lot better too.

Love the bright yellowish tint with the orange sharpie.

 

[flatline]

Do we know if the E01 is no longer in production or if Walmart has simply stopped carrying it?

--flatline

 

[bykfixer]

Love the bright yellowish tint with the orange sharpie.

With a dab of goof off on a q-tip the sharpie ink comes right off. So if you don't think it to your liking it's easily reversable.

I took the photo with the light inches from a wall. In real life it appears somewhere between 4300 and 4600 kelvin.

Edit:

How 'bout a beam shot?

 

[gurdygurds]

When i used the warm sharpie I did two things differently. First, I was applying sharpie to a heavily sanded led. So while you could take some of it off, it never fully came off. Second, I applied a load of it to the led AND the reflector. It was a very warm tint that really was close to a low level incan. I used that as my middle of the night light. Great for waking up and using the bathroom with the nice low warm glow. I don't have the pics anymore but jon slider found some fuzzy ones off of google and re-posted them in the poor man's fenix mods post I made a while back. Funny, after the all the sanding, sharpie, and diffusing, I'm back to a stock E01. I still use a chapstick diffuser at night but like having the option of the full purple\blue oval beam in all of its throwy glory! I suspect that it would be front page news around the world if the E01 was getting disco'd but I could be wrong.
EDIT: actually I think it was a warmer more reddish color than an incan. BUT, if you want incan tint on a current LED light, get a Fenix E12, sand the plastic lens, and apply a layer of brown sharpie. Wipe off the excess and test. Repeat if desired. THAT LIGHT modded in this way could fool people into thinking they were looking at an incandescent beam.

 

[nbp]

My first E01, ordered when they were just announced a decade ago. Not sure how well the wear shows on the pics, but it did a lot of keychain and pocket duty and has been dropped countless times. Posting about it here motivated me to put a fresh lithium in it and pop it in my pocket tonight.

 

[OfficerCamp]

Had an e01 on my keys for years. Loved that little light! I feel like it would twist on randomly but it always had battery when I needed it.

 

[this_is_nascar]

Been EDCing this particular black E01 for as long as I can remember. My wife's pink one has been on her keyring for almost as long.

 

[Warmcopper123]

its amazing isn't it? there are so many keychain lights out there now. all using weird batteries and delicate non water resistant USB charging ports in key fob shapes or in traditional tube shape like the E01 but none are potted and none look like they could be dropped on the ground or in the toilet and survive. How many pics do you see of a beat up 5 year old USB light hanging off someones keychain like you see here in these E01 pics? or any other $10 light for that matter? The epitome of attach and forget until you need it. and you know its gonna fire up when you do need it. just make the extra investment and feed it lithium primaries. no leaking and extended runtimes

 

[dealgrabber2002]

Had an e01 on my keys for years. Loved that little light! I feel like it would twist on randomly but it always had battery when I needed it.

There is a lot of play on the thread, you can untwist it and press down on the head, if the lights turns on, loosen a bit more until you press and light won't turn on.

 

[LeanBurn]

Not that it matters, but does the E01 have PWM?

I can't seem to see it mentioned anywhere either way.

 

[bykfixer]

Probably not.

 

[gurdygurds]

Awesome pictures of well used lights everyone! Thanks for sharing

 

[bykfixer]

The EO1 aimed at a tv.

 

[LeanBurn]

I see PWM...do I not?

 

[bykfixer]

Nope, that is what an LED light looks like when aimed at a modern flat screen tv.

My usual fan on low pwm checker shows no pwm.

Running shower shows none either.

Edit:
Added a photo from a light known to use pwm

 

[Warmcopper123]

E01 does not use PWM
constant current is the term I think?

 

[LeanBurn]

:twothumbs

 

[gurdygurds]

Well, I folded last night and sanded the heck out of my E01. I guess I've been so used to the cut down output and floody beam, that the stock E01 was TOO bright for my uses. A few minutes of sanding and I'm back to a nice neutral wall of light.