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

I have only lost 1 package from gearbest from quite a lot untracked orders . Shipping without tracking isn’t actually slower . Only in Christmas there was a bit of delay…

Flash deal , UT01 16.99$

Thanks for the heads up. :+1:

Thanks, George.

I can imagine a good number of export house employees delaying or cutting short their Chinese new year celebrations to get product out the door after yesterday’s speech and their own country’s warnings to prepare for the worst.

Got my NW unit yesterday. No issues with the switch or otherwise. I love this little light, especially the UI.

Thanks, man. I used to GB credit from the refund of the faulty one to buy this one.

Order placed for a NW. Great Price ! Thanks for the link today giorgoskok !!

Gotta love side switched AA lights !

Mine finally arrived yesterday, works but seems to be the same brightness no matter what kind of battery I use. Also the pocket clip kind of sucks. Other than that, nice little light.

That’s really odd. Did you manage to fix that issue?

Hi T18, the reflector is simply screwed on.

I’ve been following your pictures and text and I’m getting a tad lost. My UT01 has a switch which is also ever so slight off-centre to the right, just like yours. I’m trying to dismantle it but having very little luck. I cant see to get the driver out, nor from the mcpcb led side. Also, now that I’ve out it back together, I have to leave it screwed on slightly loose or the light won’t work - most odd.

Did you have any more luck getting inside your light?

I don’t have the UT01 in hand yet, but from what I have read you are supposed to be able to rotate the switch pad button left or right with tweezers etc. to center it. Then reinstall boot. At least that’s the way I understand it to be.

Let us know if that be the case.

Hm, that’s what I understood but neither the boot (the boot being the silver ring?) or the button on the board are budging…and I’m not being too gentle either. I’m probably doing this wrong. I’ll keep on at it.

Threadneedle,

You need to remove the battery tube before centering the switch or unscrew the tube a bit.

I would say the clip TOTALLY sucks.

I’ve noticed the same: Review : Utorch UT01 Flashlight (XP-L V6 / AA & 14500 / e-switch) - #112 by evankouros

I had the same problem you mention but in the Klarus Mi7. Lithium batteries were no brighter than NIMH or AA primaries. Turned out to be a defective driver. Klarus USA sent me a replacement head…then there was brightness.

Your UT01 may have a defective driver.

So I received the replacement…it’s the wrong tint. :person_facepalming:

With these output for reference, does anyone know what would be the approximate corresponding output with a Nichia 219C hi CRI swapped in, using a regular Eneloop.

I got mine two days ago. The switch is clicking but half of the clicks do nothing. Removed the boot and pressed the switch with a plastic something and it was also not responding for every click so I have a bad switch. :cry: The switch was well centered in the hole.
I try to contact with Gearbest.

Hey folks, I had started a thread on the UT01 problem before I found this one. That thread is here:

Thread

Take a look at post #18 where ‘so far’ I have found a simple fix that is working. I can’t attest to it being a long term solution yet as I’ll have to use/carry it for a while. But I offer it here in case it helps someone else. It may or may not be the fix for your light, but maybe it will turn someone’s frown upside down :frowning: :slight_smile: