I have no love for mode memory if it does not include the lowest mode
The Folomov style mode memory is one of the worst I have experienced because even though there is a shortcut to the minimum level, the next mode can be any of the next 3 levels. Since I dont always use the same light, I never know what level my Folomov will come on at, after the shortcut to minimum. This forces me to cycle the modes repeatedly to figure out what mode Im on.
The Olight style mode memory is tolerable for me, because when I use the shortcut to minimum it Always produces the next lowest mode on the next click.
Because I dont remember what mode is memorized in my Folomov and Olights, I almost always use the shortcut to minimum when I use those lights.
regarding twisties
I have a Thrunite AAA TiXmas that always comes on at minimum of 0.04 lumens. It is an LMH light. I find that aggravating, because I only use minimum infrequently. I greatly prefer MLH as in the Lumintop tool, or MHL, as in my Olight i3s. With those lights I always know what level they will turn on at, and I always know how to reach the lowest level, without guessing.
However, all those twisty and clicky UIs have lost appeal for me, since I discovered the Jetbeam RRT-01 infinite rotary UI. Ive pretty much stopped buying clickies and twisties since I started using the RRT-01.
I have so many clickies and twisties with varying UIs, that it has become unnecessarily demanding for me to have to think about what level my lights will come on at, and what levels they will move to on second click.
I tried the HDS rotary UI, but it is not smooth ramping, plus it requires two actions to get to any level, first button, second dial.. Im very familiar with all the programming options and all the clicky codes, but I prefer not to have to think about what clicky commands I need to use to get to different levels.
I tried using the HDS mode memory option, briefly. It did not last, and I soon turned it off. I like lights with the option to turn off mode memory.
I also tried Anduril, in a D4. I did not enjoy having to anticipate when to let go of the button during ramping, and I usually had to ramp up and down multiple times, to find the setting I wanted. Since it has mode memory, I always used the shortcut to minimum and then ramped to whatever level I wanted at the time. That was a lot of unnecessary mental overhead for me.
There is no comparison between Anduril or HDS UIs, to my Jetbeam Rotary UI.
The sunwayman V11r has the rotary UI of a Jetbeam, but it adds a button. This creates a mode memory option, that I have no interest in.
I cant say enough about what a game changer the Infinite Rotary UI of the Jetbeam RRT-01 has been for me. I pretty much stopped buying clickies, and sold my HDS, soon after I discovered the RRT-01.
I recently bought a Jetbeam AAA twisty with mode memory. Im OK with it since the light is just a host for me to discover how I feel about the 6500k Optisolis. But I would have preferred if it did not have mode memory and had a predictable level that it would always start from.
At this point, I also consider any UI from the perspective of a muggle. The Jetbeam Rotary UI is so intuitive, there is no need for any training or instruction for a muggle to use it. There is no other UI I have tried, that does not require me training a muggle on what sequence of clicks or twists are required to use the light.
And dont get me started on how many different lights I have purchased, in the search for the perfect selection of clicky or twisty modes. Some are good during the day, some are good on the nightstand, but the RRT-01 is the ONLY light UI I have experienced that can meet ALL my daily use patterns, without ANY premeditation to remember what mode is going to turn on first, and what level the light might jump to after that.
for me, no mode memory, no clicky, no twisty, no programmable hops, can compare to the RRT-01 UI. I only wish the light had LVP. Other than that, it is as close to perfect as any UI I have ever tried.
If you read this far, I recommend you NOT try the Jetbeam RRT-01, because it will ruin your affection for all your other lights, and will probably put an end to your endless search for yet another light, with yet another range of mode options.
You have been warned ;-)
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