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Caped Baldy on Sofirn Torches - SC31 Pro $40.37, SP40 $37.94 Delivered @ Sofirnlight via Amazon AU
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No probs! They're not all mine; Marco does the bulk of them, but I've got about 20 up there now. Trying to finish off a Nitecore TINI2…
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Caped Baldy on Sofirn Torches - SC31 Pro $40.37, SP40 $37.94 Delivered @ Sofirnlight via Amazon AU
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Reviewer here! Please note though that this was before I had anything to do with Sofirn in an "associated" sense, I do realise that it…
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Captain Hindsight on Sofirn Torches - SC31 Pro $42.49, BLF LT1 Lantern $97.99, BLF SP36 $67.99 Delivered @ Sofirn via Amazon AU
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Not a problem! Glad you've got it working. Let it charge fully to 4.2V and see how you go. To reiterate though, once the light is on,…
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Captain Hindsight on Sofirn Torches - SC31 Pro $42.49, BLF LT1 Lantern $97.99, BLF SP36 $67.99 Delivered @ Sofirn via Amazon AU
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Hmmm. I mean I've got lots of ideas, but I don't think many people have the kind of electronics setup I do at home. I'd be checking the…
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Captain Hindsight on Sofirn Torches - SC31 Pro $42.49, BLF LT1 Lantern $97.99, BLF SP36 $67.99 Delivered @ Sofirn via Amazon AU
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Hmm. Dang. I made a quick album: https://imgur.com/a/rEFOHZr It mainly comes down to electrical contact, and then voltage of the cell. At…
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Okay, I think I get it. When you’ve got it plugged in, it’ll still work - it’s taking voltage from the charger and using it. It…
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Captain Hindsight on Sofirn Torches - SC31 Pro $42.49, BLF LT1 Lantern $97.99, BLF SP36 $67.99 Delivered @ Sofirn via Amazon AU
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Check my comment just above - make sure all electrical contacts are clean and free. I’ll take some pics soon to show where I’d be…
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bluedufflecoat on Sofirn Torches - SC31 Pro $42.49, BLF LT1 Lantern $97.99, BLF SP36 $67.99 Delivered @ Sofirn via Amazon AU
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Okay, if there’s nothing stuck to either end of the battery, make sure everything is nice and tight. Failing that, clean up the…
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Captain Hindsight on Sofirn Torches - SC31 Pro $42.49, BLF LT1 Lantern $97.99, BLF SP36 $67.99 Delivered @ Sofirn via Amazon AU
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Full ramp isn’t the whole brightness - once the light is on, double-click for turbo :) it might not be that much brighter though. The…
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oweban commented on Sofirn Torches - SC31 Pro $42.49, BLF LT1 Lantern $97.99, BLF SP36 $67.99 Delivered @ Sofirn via Amazon AU
Yep, SP36 and SC31 Pro out of AU stock. They get snapped up pretty quick!
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banana365 on Sofirn Torches - SC31 Pro $42.49, BLF LT1 Lantern $97.99, BLF SP36 $67.99 Delivered @ Sofirn via Amazon AU
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I got one of the “budget” ones direct from China, a little over 200. Battery was about 15 or so. Still a decent heft of cash, but…
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[Deactivated] on Sofirn Torches - SC31 Pro $42.49, BLF LT1 Lantern $97.99, BLF SP36 $67.99 Delivered @ Sofirn via Amazon AU
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Weird! I get this: https://i.imgur.com/eL112gg.jpg
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banana365 on Sofirn Torches - SC31 Pro $42.49, BLF LT1 Lantern $97.99, BLF SP36 $67.99 Delivered @ Sofirn via Amazon AU
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Haha thanks! 1lumen is someone else’s site, I just write reviews for it. But realistically, mainly for fun. There’s a few that I rotate…
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[Deactivated] on Sofirn Torches - SC31 Pro $42.49, BLF LT1 Lantern $97.99, BLF SP36 $67.99 Delivered @ Sofirn via Amazon AU
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Not sure where you’re seeing that - the three items OP linked are all AU stock.
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*raises hand* Reviewer here. I still use it quite a bit. I ended up getting another one and throwing some XPL HI in it for shits and…
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oweban commented on Apple AirPods Pro $249 Delivered @ Amazon AU
I'd been refreshing every few seconds and it didn't come up with the lightning price at all. What a crock of shit.
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Yep, bought it a bit ago and didn't realise it was from the CN warehouse. AU warehouse said $55, but then when I click on it, it goes…
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oweban commented on 15-50% off All Torches | Klarus E2 $73.47, Lumintop FW1A $75.96, Acebeam L35 $123.96 + More + Free Post Over $75 @ Liteshop
One note, the FW1A is the new reflector (the from the FW1A Pro), and has a bit less throw than the old one. Not that it's going to change…
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MK39 is gone; they had both NW and CW when I looked and I was weighing it up :(
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I believe more will be sent to AU warehouses - will update when they arrive if I'm told there's a deal on (sorry I can't be more specific…
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XL all gone; most other colours/sizes seem to be $44.
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quick-dry on Sofirn SP36 NarsilM $69.69 SP40 $39.94 LT1 Lantern $93.99 SD05 $37.49 + Delivery (Free With Prime/$39 Spend) @ sofirn-au Amazon
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Thanks mate, glad to know it works. If I ever got into water deeper than a bathtub, I'd get one...
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[Deactivated] on Sofirn SP36 NarsilM $69.69 SP40 $39.94 LT1 Lantern $93.99 SD05 $37.49 + Delivery (Free With Prime/$39 Spend) @ sofirn-au Amazon
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~~Bribery~~ donations, amirite? Considering he did the exact same to all the other small stores. Oh well.
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[Deactivated] on Sofirn SP36 NarsilM $69.69 SP40 $39.94 LT1 Lantern $93.99 SD05 $37.49 + Delivery (Free With Prime/$39 Spend) @ sofirn-au Amazon
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It'd be nice if it automatically multiplied all the prices by 1.1 after the exchange rate to show what we actually pay... I still blame the…
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Okay, email response I got: "All the SP40 headlamp are with the magnetic tailcap" I think worst case, if it came without the magnetic…
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Foma2 on Sofirn SP36 NarsilM $69.69 SP40 $39.94 LT1 Lantern $93.99 SD05 $37.49 + Delivery (Free With Prime/$39 Spend) @ sofirn-au Amazon
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Correct; the one local is the 5300K version.
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I don't think it is; I'm also not sure if the threading is the same. I should get my hands on a v2 one day to compare.
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Foma2 on Sofirn SP36 NarsilM $69.69 SP40 $39.94 LT1 Lantern $93.99 SD05 $37.49 + Delivery (Free With Prime/$39 Spend) @ sofirn-au Amazon
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Stock is in China, vs AmazonAU stock. I do also recognise that there's also choice of colour temperature on AliExpress.
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A lot of the enthusiast community really can't stand 6500K, it's just too harsh a white, with the beginnings of a blue tinge. My personal…
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