Review : Utorch UT01 Flashlight (XP-L V6 / AA & 14500 / e-switch)

I just ordered a NW.
Thanks for the group buy.

Please keep us updated and thanks for the heads up.
I would also like to hear from anybody on the difference in output between protected and unprotected cells if they (both?) fit in your light (thanks in advance)…

I’ll write about the performance between protected and unprotected , probably tomorrow (Been busy today , sorry) .

Giorgos, am I missing something here?
Didn’t you write that protected 14500s don’t fit in your UT01?

Who said it needs to fit in there to test the performance ? :wink:

Wrong thread

Thanks for taking the time to do that, George whenever you get around to it.

With a Xtar 14500 protected , i read about 100 lumens less than using the Efest .

(For all batteries : )
Also , highest mode seems to be able to perform better , it is programmed in the 1st or 2nd level from the factory ( from the 3 output leves of the highest mode , see “Light has programmable output levels for every mode” section in the OP ) .

UT01 have a private option for choose the power of each mode between 3 options, Turbo continuously, check battery,…. :laughing:

how do you do this?

I have been on holiday travel spending time at various relatives houses the past 1.5 weeks with the UT01 and its been great. I have my modes set up for the two lowest modes and then the two highest modes. Perfect for me… CANDLE > LO > HI > TURBO. So I don’t really have a MED mode. Love the cream white, green-free tint. Of all my NW cree tints this one has the least yellow too… which is good. My cousins friend has a black lab and we went out on a night hike along one of the local creek-side trails, and the UT01 did a great job. I mostly had it on hi and used turbo for short bursts, where it doubled up as a hand warmer too. (win-win !!!)

Travel rig. Solid performer with eneloops too, particularly around the house and I don’t need that much light.

EDC, compact and lightweight with a 14500 cell.

Size comparison with other lights I brought with me, thorfire TG06, 4Sevens Quark AAT.

[quote=kramer5150]

I just got this light today and was searching for the answer also. Seems like the UI is the same as manker t01, I found a review on reddit which had a description of the UI https://www.reddit.com/r/flashlight/comments/4gve2b/review_manker_quinlan_t01_review_by_evo_spec/

works the same for me, hope this helps.

[quote=redhawk]

Thank you! :+1:

x2 !! thanks. I Really like this lights UI… and the Manker E11 too

IMHO they should delete all those disco modes and isolate the battery status indicator by itself, so its out infront of the program mode. That way you can double tap to check the battery and double back out.

Just got mine in yesterday, great little light at a super price! Thanks for this GB!

Yes yes. +1

Just a quick comment on the UI programming aspect.

To enter programming mode just double tap from either on or off state.

The light will strobe, but just click past all the blinky modes and you will reach what appears to be the low-firefly mode. This is the programming mode however. The light will automatically cycle through:

Firefly - L/M/H (tap the output level you want for firefly)
Low - L/M/H (tap the output level you want for Low)
Med - L/M/H (tap the output level you want for Med)
Hi - L/M/H (tap the output level you want for your Hi)

It will go back to strobe, just double tap to get back out to the normal operating mode.

This works for the Manker E11 as well.

Thanks kramer for the explanation .
I have it in the OP too :slight_smile:

Got mine today. Nice.

Thanks for the review! Just one question. Can you recommend some ~800mAh 2.5-3A 14500 IMR battery that would fit in E11?