Really disappointed with my UT01 and with Gearbest. I ordered and received the NW version. This could be a great light but mine came with the faulty switch, multiple presses and sometimes it works sometimes it doesn’t. Contacted gearbest about the faulty switch, they asked for a video but their site will only let you upload 2mb so not sure how that would work, I pointed them to a youtube video with a light with the same issue. Their offered solution was to either a $3 store credit, or a $3 refund. Still working with them on that. I also have a cool white version on the way, I hope it has a functional switch.
Hopefully they will resolve your switch issue promptly. It is a known problem.
I too am very disappointed with GearWorst. I ordered mine on February 13th. It arrived in the US on February, 23rd and hasn’t moved since. When I emailed them last week they replied with their canned response saying 30-35 days for delivery.
I have ordered from them many times in the past without issue. I was going to order a few headlamps and some other things but not now; not until this is resolved.
Mine also had a faulty switch, worked fine for the first couple days but then it became a lottery whether it worked or not. Try making your own video showing your own faulty torch and upload it to youtube. I did that and gearbest gave me some full refund options (I chose store credit refund + extra points and kept the torch).
I have to say i am quite pleaced/surpriced too with that tiny torch, and lately i havent been surpriced …
Great job they did realy, finaly somethign better than Olight S15…adn its quite easy moddable too
The cool white tint is lovely, white with a pink tint- the AA output is quite decent
since i replace the fauly switch, it’s become one of my fav lights
honestly i can’t expect anything else from it at its price, many mode, hidden mode, work with both nimh and 14500
i will compare it with my arriving jetbeam e10r
First , make sure switch is damaged . It could just be the driver misplaced , and you can easily check this by removing the tube and moving the driver a little right/left and see if the switch works .
If switch is damaged , you have to remove driver / desolder switch and solder another one .
I purchased a CW and a NW last year, just before Christmas. Both had good switches. The NW is an EDC light. The CW has sat unused with the tail cap tightened since then with a purple Efest IMR in it
Today I checked the battery using the built-in tester, and I got 4 blinks. So to answer someone's question about parasitic drain, there appears to be none, or its entirely negligible.
So, me e10r arrived to me yesterday
After one day playing, there are something i can say
1: the build quality of jetbeam is a little better, the AR lens is better than the one in ut01
2:compatible with all my 14500(shame on you, ut01)
3:the micro usb charge is convenient, but i’m scared that one day i will lost its head when charging(it’s small, and round, which mean i could lost it)
4: i prefer the button of ut01, soft and comfortable
5: the UI is one advantage of ut01. There is delay when changing mode on my e10r, only 3 mode(1 hidden strobe). I wish it was 4 mode, with more reasonable spacing
6: the tint on e10r is(imo) better than the ut01 5000k(too warm, not really 5000k), e10r shows a brighter hotspot, too( thanks too xpl-hi)
In conclusion
Both lights are good to me
But if i need to choose one to buy, i still buy e10r, because better brand(utorch is the clone of…you know)