Sofirn C01 for 2020

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jon_slider said:
Warm White, High CRI, AAA, Keychain, Cockroach, Battery Vampire, Hat Light, Inexpensive, Durable, EMP Proof... thats a lot of points of interest ;-).. lol

I just wish they would run some in Titanium

The Poor Mans Sapphire..
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Agree. I would be all over a titanium version. Probably have to raise the price to $5 though.
 
I'm sitting here thinking, for less than $20, I've scored a few of the best 1xAAA lights around.

First the ThruNite Ti3, then this Sofirn C01s and now the C01. My problem is that I just can't stop purchasing multiples of each.

I'm curious to see if the C01 will fire on a cell that the C01S won't.


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this_is_nascar said:
I'm sitting here thinking, for less than $20, I've scored a few of the best 1xAAA lights around.

First the ThruNite Ti3, then this Sofirn C01s and now the C01. My problem is that I just can't stop purchasing multiples of each.

I'm curious to see if the C01 will fire on a cell that the C01S won't.

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I hear ya'. I bought 5 of the Ti3s. For me, it is one of the more underrated lights even though it is not High CRI (Jonathan). I have an original (?) from maybe 10 years ago. Still works great considering a battery took a dump in it. Cleaned it up and she was ok.
 
Vemice said:
I bought 5 of the Ti3s
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me too :-)
the black ones are on sale again

I think they will be nice, with a Warm High CRI upgrade..
maybe LH351D 2700k

my Ti3 from years ago, is very green.. lol
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Loving these AAA myself. For keychain use I can’t quit the ti3. Just so small and that mode spacing is perfect.

My Sophie C01 order showed up today and they are just as expected. Maybe even a little nicer beam pattern than the yuji models. Loving the surprise potting in my green one!
 
Just had the chance to spend a few minutes with one of these. Nice tint, nice up-close type work light. Not much of a thrower, at all. A slight hotspot, but that quickly blends into the corona at several feet.

If all you wanted was a 1xAAA format on your person, I could see this C01 and the C01S complimenting each other.



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The last couple of nights I had an E01, a Yuji C01 and a Sophia C01 on the night stand table. All set the same direction so that fumbling in the dark meant grab one at random when getting up at 1am, and 4:30 am. Frankly I like all three. Now after not using an E01 for a while the 5 or 6 blumens was a bit of a shock to the system at first. Nothing my brain could not adapt to but it was a surprise to realize just how easy it is to take for granted how far things have evolved in the LED world.

With the thinner o'ring used in the 2020 C01 it was easy to tell which is which as soon as the twist of the head began. Being that the E01 does not have a clip that too was easy to tell. It came down to all three being picked at one time or another at random and each time I hoped I had picked the 2020 C01.

The Sophia 'seems' brighter but that may be due to the battery. See the battery in the E01 is one that would no longer fire my regulated fuel gulping PKDL PL-2 on high but still has lots of fuel. And the Yuji has been the bedside table light for about a year so it's also running on a somewhat weakened battery. The Sophia is running off a brand new made in October, Rayovac Fusion cell.

Tracking says my second order is on the boat, headed to America. Yay!!
 
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Is this smaller o-ring a concern? I really hope this doesn't turn into another Olight it3 or whatever it is issue whereas you read about all the lost bezels from them unscrewing on their own.

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It comes with a smaller o'ring installed but in the box is a thick one like the E01/C01 yuji use, a spare thin one and a split ring for attaching to key chain(s) if you choose to. For pocket carry you probably should install the thicker o'ring.
The thinner o'ring makes activating it a lot easier, but may also allow it to unscrew in your pocket.
 
bykfixer said:
It comes with a smaller o'ring installed but in the box is a thick one like the E01/C01 yuji use, a spare thin one and a split ring for attaching to key chain(s) if you choose to. For pocket carry you probably should install the thicker o'ring.
The thinner o'ring makes activating it a lot easier, but may also allow it to unscrew in your pocket.
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Thanks. I'll have to take a look.
 
Output comparisons on my meter, using the same battery

6.8 lumens, C01 w 3400k Sophia

7.7 lumens, C01 w 5600k Yuji

11.3 lumens, Fenix E01 w 6500k nichia gs

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Ordered my batch from Sofirn, and it finally
SHIPPED on November 12.

Checked tracking status today, and it says:

Port of destination - Arrival
2020-11-19 09:26


So I'm assuming it's now in the USA, correct ?


What's it been DOING for the past 10 DAYS then ? ? ?
:duh2:


Is it still stuck in Customs ? ? ?

Will it get more Specific, as to current location ?


< me puzzled > (and anxious)
:confused:
_
 
Mine come from Fremont California.. lol

watching tracking is about as reliable as reading lumen specs

things get grouped and shipped to reshipment points than then get sorted and reshipped...

often packages arrive, while tracking says they are still overseas

moral of the story, dont believe everything you see online, be it tracking, lumens, or otherwise
 
Either way it only took about 11 days from order confirmation to delivery..

Just ordered 5 more Sophia's before sale ends soon..

I think the orange ano reminds me of childhood favorite popsicle flavor🍊

Jon, are the new C01 oring'd around the emitter like previous versions?
I'm thinking of bead blasting the inside cone and glass tip to flatten the hot spot,, but only if sealed around bulb base with oring

Fremont, CA.. I know that area well (-;
 
yes O rings are present on both potted and unpotted C01


if goal is to eliminate the hotspot focus, and produce a more even beam, like the first run C01,
then

matte finish the aluminium cone only, sandpaper or whatever

I suggest you NOT alter the LED lens on the Sophia. imo that is an Optical Lens and is responsible for the nice beam shape, with a clearly defined perimeter. Sanding the optic would diffuse the perimeter, which is not my preference.

I like this sort of beam, which is similar to the Sophia and Yuji:
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I find a true Mule, less to my liking.. too much wasted diffused light out the sides, for me:
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Mules are actually brighter in the center, when illuminating a subject, my camera does not like a mule lightsource, as much as an even beam with no hotspot
 
A lightly glass bead (2 psi blast) effect would be more of a frosted appearance on the optic. On the Al cone it would take away the polished finish.. But yes, on the optic could alter the beam shape. I will first try with a cover cap over the Sophia emitter to see what a softened reflector effect has on beam
I was planning to blast ano finish off brown one anyways..
 
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