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

Don’t forget to check the length for the 14500 before you buy. Protected 14500 wont fit unless you do the paper clip trick.

You’re right, 14500 is much brighter than AA but you can’t use it on turbo mode continuously as it gets very warm. Just a heads up

So the light has 4 output modes (lower, low, med, hi), and in addition, each one of these can have one of 3 different outputs, correct?

Which of the 3 outputs is programmed from the factory? The middle one?

Since this ages old thread is still active…

there’s currently a deal on these lights at GearBest, specifics here:

https://slickdeals.net/f/10693384-utorch-ut01-800lm-flashlight-10

$10 with code TTGIFTS
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https://www.gearbest.com/led-flashlights/pp_555778.html

In my experience GearBest is reliable, but their free shipping choice is slooow as molasses. Might end up being a Christmas gift…

I just got two in the mail today from GB - shipped within 24 hours, and arrived much faster than usual.
Oddly enough, these don’t appear to be programmable. They go into the blinky modes just fine, but there’s no apparent ‘low’ in the cycle to begin programming. Am I missing a trick?

The switches seem fine, but I’m also not finding a ‘battery self test’ that someone mentioned earlier in the thread. I’m not complaining; for ten bucks a pop, they’re still a terrific bargain….but if there was a way to lower the ‘moonlight’ mode, I’d do it.

Well, that’s a shame. I ordered one partially because of the programmability factor.

Does this work?

Hmmm… :frowning:
As they say: When it sounds to good to be true, it usually is…

I hope the maximum high output is still the same.

Hallelujah! :+1: That works!

I was doing it wrong….this way is also a bit tricky, and I recommend doing it in a very low-light room, but it definitely works. I managed to reduce the moonlight setting to a fraction of its default. Excellent! :slight_smile: Thank you!

Have had this light for few months. Used about an hour I guess, Went to turn it on today and it's DEAD... }( Hate it when this happens. Can't for the life of me figure what's wrong with it.:|

EDIT: I'm an idiot...battery tube was backwards...dunno how that happened :BLUSH: .......So remember that it won't work unless battery tube is in right configuration.

Drained battery?

My UT01 has been unused for month but still works.
However i just discovered my Klarus Mi7 Ti i haden’t used for a while too, was dead because the cell inside was totally depleted.

Good to know!

Apparently, if the UT01 battery tube is installed backwards, it won't work. Maybe someone else can confirm this with their particular light also? At least, that's what's happening with mine.

Edit Again: I just reversed the tube and it works both ways now. Guess tail cap was not seated completely. Weird, but it works both ways now. :O

Too much Olight?

LOL…never owned an Olight…why don’t ya send me one… :stuck_out_tongue:

Well, that’s weird…
I have my battery tube reversed on my UT01 because i damaged the tail end a little when experimenting with a pocket clip.

Yeh, now after thinkin real hard, I’m sure the tailcap was loose (locked out). Today, I had even forgot it had a threaded tailcap coz hadn’t used it in couple months. :person_facepalming: I had only tightened the bezel, not remembering the tailcap was locked out. :person_facepalming:

That’s what happens when you have too many lights…you forget how it operates and become an idiot posting about it not working… :laughing: :person_facepalming:

The UT01 is working perfectly…either way the tube is attatched… :+1:

[See updated comment below in post 255]

Another member was PM’ing me about this light and mine still works great after almost 11 months of regular EDC and pack carry usage.

I use both the UT01 and Manker E11. I use them both inter-changeably since the parts are compatible. I bounce back and forth between the two. FWIW I am a flashlight user first… not a hoarder or collector. Once I find a light that works, I keep it till’ it dies or gets out-dated enough to justify an upgrade. As a boy scout troop coordinator I use my lights 1-2 weekends every month, rain or shine. So reliability is important. FWIW these lights have replaced two very capable lights… a 4Sevens QuarkAA-T that I modded with an XPG3, and a Fenix E35UE.

On scout treks I belt carry one light, and backpack only the head of the other as a backup. That way I am not carrying an entire second light. The body tube and tailcap surely aren’t going to fail. I prefer the UT01 head in rain/fog because its colder tint I think cuts through better. I prefer the E11 head in nice weather where the warm tint works just fine.

I got lucky on the switch lotto for both lights… no issues there at all.

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

The light will strobe, but just click past all the extra 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, the brightest setting in this bank is Turbo)

It will go back to strobe, just double tap to get back out. Now you can cycle through the output modes you just programmed.
This works for the Manker E11 as well. AFIAK this is the only AA/14500 light with this kind of user programmability.

Awesome EDC setup with a leatherman belt pack. I also pack carry the Olight magnetic charger and a sony battery bank, although I don’t usually use them.

What is the factory default output level for each mode? Is it M?

I am not sure, I suspect its not Turbo at the brightest though.

I got one of these last Friday. It was briefly my favorite flashlight, but it’s developed an issue. When I load up a battery and close up the light, the first time I turn on the light with a short press, it works great. Once I turn it off though, I have trouble turning it on again, either I can’t turn it on at all, or I have to get the timing just right — too short, no light, too long, it comes up in the last mode used. If I power-cycle the light by unscrew the head or tailcap enough to break the circuit though, and then screw it down again, it works properly again, once.

At this point I’m pretty sure it’s not mechanical or thermal. I thought it might be a flakey switch, as others have experienced, but the problem only happens after the light has been turned on and off once. If I power cycle the light it always turns on first click. When it is on, it responds to short, long and double clicks properly.

I’m going to ask Gearbest for a replacement, but I thought I’d share my experience to see if anyone else has had similar issues.