[Ended]Groupbuy : Utorch UT01 (XP-L , AA & 14500 battery , e-switch etc)

[Freedom]

Thanks for confirming that the driver, switch and MCPCB are indeed all one piece.
It might also be helpful to remember that poster Mankerlight has (for some unknown reason) been the most unhappy member with this light along with at least one other poster insisting that BLFers not support its sale.
Kudos to George have flowed and every post involving unknown manufacturing issues have fed off of those two challenges.

[T18]

@Freedom

Thanks for confirming that the driver, switch and MCPCB are indeed all one piece.
It might also be helpful to remember that poster Mankerlight has (for some unknown reason) been the most unhappy member with this light along with at least one other poster insisting that BLFers not support its sale.
Kudos to George have flowed and every post involving unknown manufacturing issues have fed off of those two challenges.

Your quit welcome Freedom, if there is one thing I regret posting on Georges thread here was my comment about Manker being stamped on my drivers,
I had NO idea that a member here was yet again making some big stupid controversy out of now these lights.
What bothers me the most is I have seen this one member do this so many times, seems to just thrive on conspiracy theories,
The guy doesn’t ever buy the light or support the group buy or Georges hard work, just likes to cause trouble,
It just gets old and hard to ignore sometimes.

All I know for a fact is I have 4 fantastic lights and I got them at a great price thanks to George,
Thanks again George, you are great, and greatly appreciated, and I’m sort of patiently waiting for your next venture, so very very happy with my lights for sure…!

Hey did I mention that it said JetBean on my switch? Hum, Odd… What’s really going on,
And I think the anti reflective coating on the UT01 lens is a copy of the same coating on the UTorch 007 lens, weird…?

[Nicolicous]

@giorgoskok

One of my units acts weird . Anyway , i figured it out in my other one . Why i remember only t01 was programmable ? Thanks NikolaS

Here is how to program :

1) Open the flashlight , navigate on the highest mode , and turn off the light
2) Press the button until it blinks two times (it will open in highest mode , and flash 2 times after 7-8 seconds)
3) After it blinks twice , release the switch and double click again (It will enter strobe , beacon etc and a constant current output level & regular modes )
4) Now navigate with single (short) click to the lowest mode
5) It will ramp through 3 different output levels . Single click confirms selected output level of mode and goes to the next one
6) Do the same for all the modes , and when you are in strobe turn off the light with a “long” click .

Thanks for cracking the code.

you got my respect bro

[giorgoskok]

@Nicolicous

@giorgoskok

One of my units acts weird . Anyway , i figured it out in my other one . Why i remember only t01 was programmable ? Thanks NikolaS

Here is how to program :

1) Open the flashlight , navigate on the highest mode , and turn off the light
2) Press the button until it blinks two times (it will open in highest mode , and flash 2 times after 7-8 seconds)
3) After it blinks twice , release the switch and double click again (It will enter strobe , beacon etc and a constant current output level & regular modes )
4) Now navigate with single (short) click to the lowest mode
5) It will ramp through 3 different output levels . Single click confirms selected output level of mode and goes to the next one
6) Do the same for all the modes , and when you are in strobe turn off the light with a “long” click .

Thanks for cracking the code.

you got my respect bro

NikolaS checked it , so he deserves some respect too

Thanks everyone for your kind words .

@T18

Thank You George, what’s next ??

Something good

[hank]

Bravo to everyone who’s helped figure this stuff out.

[Freedom]

Whatever the drama may be surrounding any of these lights, I still feel that this forum serves the purpose (well) of keeping its membership informed.
When somebody is telling me that I shouldn’t buy something and/or somebody else is insisting that what I may purchase is indeed “disgusting” (see this thread)…then the gloves are indeed off in terms of any opinion expressed there after and all subsequent comers frankly ‘welcomed’ (in my opinion).

[Jerommel]

Here’s the best deal at the moment:
http://www.everbuying.net/product1220293.html

[SIGShooter]

I just got mine yesterday and I like it a lot. No switch problems so far and the only thing I’ve noticed is that it won’t go into turbo with a worn-out non-Enloop NiMh battery that isn’t fully charge. I’m guessing that’s a current related issue but it’s worked fine with better cells.

On the programming after I double-click on step 3 and it enters strobe do I then click through the blinkies to get to the lowest mode? If so does it automatically ramp up and repeat the ramping in the lowest mode until I click to select the level and then move to the next one?

Thanks

[T18]

@SIGShooter

I just got mine yesterday and I like it a lot. No switch problems so far and the only thing I’ve noticed is that it won’t go into turbo with a worn-out non-Enloop NiMh battery that isn’t fully charge. I’m guessing that’s a current related issue but it’s worked fine with better cells.

On the programming after I double-click on step 3 and it enters strobe do I then click through the blinkies to get to the lowest mode? If so does it automatically ramp up and repeat the ramping in the lowest mode until I click to select the level and then move to the next one?

Thanks

Hi SigShooter,
I thought I’d answer your question since it looks like everyone else is busy, but Yes, do cycle past the strobe until you get to the low and then it’s Yes again to your question, it will continue to ramp/cycle through the 3 different output options until you click on one of the levels and then it will automatically go to the next mode and will do the same thing again, choose your mode and then it goes again to next mode and until you end up at strobe again.

I had actually came back to clarify a misstatement I made to Freedom regarding the driver and MCPCB, I stated that this driver and emitter board with switch was all one piece, one component, well I misspoke as it is “NOT” all one piece,
In order to remove the driver you would have to de-solder the MCPCB and then the driver will easily come out being it’s pressed in and not really very tight and along with the switch also, this is a integrated shelf light, with a two layer stacked driver and separate MCPCB.
I’m sorry if my mistake caused anyone a problem, sure hope not,

Edit: By the way Thanks Jerommel for the heads up on Everbuying & UT01 and it’s only a few dollars more than GB price, wow,
I’m buying about 4 more, yep thanks to George I have bought a lot of these little lights, there awesome IMHO, so from now on I’m watching George like a flashlight Hawk, … :laughing:

[SIGShooter]

@T18

@SIGShooter

I just got mine yesterday and I like it a lot. No switch problems so far and the only thing I’ve noticed is that it won’t go into turbo with a worn-out non-Enloop NiMh battery that isn’t fully charge. I’m guessing that’s a current related issue but it’s worked fine with better cells.

On the programming after I double-click on step 3 and it enters strobe do I then click through the blinkies to get to the lowest mode? If so does it automatically ramp up and repeat the ramping in the lowest mode until I click to select the level and then move to the next one?

Thanks

Hi SigShooter,
I thought I’d answer your question since it looks like everyone else is busy, but Yes, do cycle past the strobe until you get to the low and then it’s Yes again to your question, it will continue to ramp/cycle through the 3 different output options until you click on one of the levels and then it will automatically go to the next mode and will do the same thing again, choose your mode and then it goes again to next mode and until you end up at strobe again.

I had actually came back to clarify a misstatement I made to Freedom regarding the driver and MCPCB, I stated that this driver and emitter board with switch was all one piece, one component, well I misspoke as it is “NOT” all one piece,
In order to remove the driver you would have to de-solder the MCPCB and then the driver will easily come out being it’s pressed in and not really very tight and along with the switch also, this is a integrated shelf light, with a two layer stacked driver and separate MCPCB.
I’m sorry if my mistake caused anyone a problem, sure hope not,

Edit: By the way Thanks Jerommel for the heads up on Everbuying & UT01 and it’s only a few dollars more than GB price, wow,
I’m buying about 4 more, yep thanks to George I have bought a lot of these little lights, there awesome IMHO, so from now on I’m watching George like a flashlight Hawk, … :laughing:

Hi T18,

Thanks for your quick response. I probably should have just done it but I figured knowing how it works before doing it couldn’t hurt.

It’s a nice light and safe to lend to others given that it is fairly bright on a single NiMh. I should get a few more

[everydaysurvivalgear]

I wonder if solarstorm made this light 3 of there lights I have bought have this exact issue lol They are a main supplier also.

[T18]

Your quit welcome SigShooter, and yes most certainly a friendly enough light to lend, simple operation for sure, but perhaps to nice to lend to someone who might like flashlights so much they may not want to give it back… ha ha,
That Everbuying store that Jerommel linked in China is a good fair price also, , http://www.everbuying.net/product1220293.html

[evankouros]

@T18

George did a great job on putting these GB’s together and the price for these were super fantastic, so it does make me sad to see so much worry about this or that with the lights, it doesn’t matter at all to me who made them or what parts as long as it is as it is, I am happy, it works, it’s was very cheap and it’s a nice looking light

+1 :THUMBS-UP:

[Mikeocksmall]

Received mine today. No issues, great little thing

Thanks for the group buy!

[Dwantink]

Man, I still haven’t received mine! Ordered on Dec. 11th. :cry:

[giorgoskok]

@Dwantink

Man, I still haven’t received mine! Ordered on Dec. 11th. :cry:

Is it untracked ?

One of my orders from gearbest arrived after 58 days from the day i made it …

[Kindle]

Received my 2nd one today which was ordered on Dec 30th.

[igeigeige]

@giorgoskok

@Dwantink

Man, I still haven’t received mine! Ordered on Dec. 11th. :cry:

Is it untracked ?

One of my orders from gearbest arrived after 58 days from the day i made it …

maybe that’s one of the disadvantages of unregistered parcels, you wait a loooooong period of time and pray that your precious light is not yet stolen by some crooked customs personnel, since it has no tracking number / proof of delivery.

[Dwantink]

Yeah, I chose the free shipping. If I haven’t received it by the middle of February, I will be forced to contact Paypal. :person_facepalming:

[Dirt]

I always get upgraded shipping. It’s isually like a buck or less. Maybe $1.50. Mine came quick, 2wks