Astrolux S43 - New model (On Sale)

Weird. Just out of curiosity, do you happen to have a photo of the prototype we could see?

Assuming that wouldn’t violate any rights or agreements, of course - I’m not sure what the rules would be for something like that.

Yeah, I am not sure on the rules for that as well in this case. The light is released to the public now and they didn’t tell me to not share it but it also looks a lot different.

Everything is the same except the battery tube. Instead of a blank tube the prototype was a smooth finish with 3 gentle finger indention’s cut on 3 sides. Gave it a classy yet simple look.

It is still in pre-order, T_A, so I don’t know if it qualifies as being released to the public! Isn’t it better to hold on a bit, just to avoid some “issues” with BG?

I will probably not get this light, mostly due to things not related to specs or aspect, but looking at it…the S42 was indeed more pleasant to the eye :stuck_out_tongue:
Shaving those edges on the bezel would help a bit, I guess :smiley:

If you already have an S42 you can swap the bezel if you desired or even the whole thing, pretty sure the battery tube can be swapped as well.

Sad that would be needed for a new light through.

Got it, thank you :slight_smile: Probably best not to chance the photo. Sounds interesting, though.

Out of curiosity, if the battery tube on the S43 was changed, would that be the only cosmetic issue most of you have with the light?

I think it might be too late for the S43 to be changed but figure I could give it one last try.

The tailcap striker is already removable, makes the tailcap a bit taller then needed but that is about it.

The bezel is the only other real complaint I see here, how big of a deal is it? it is not that aggressive and is not that bad.

I got permission to post the prototype light I got, these are pictures from Mateminco, the ano looks a lot better on mine in real life then the picture look.

I think it is pretty good looking in the real world, the picture do not do it justice. if I have time I might try to get one of mine.





Hey TA

Is it possible to modify the circuit to get 1A charging or it has to be done through the driver code?

I mainly use 18650 and prefer 1A charging.

He mentioned you have to swap a resistor to boost the charge current.

Yes, there is a resistor that can be swapped to raise the current. No firmware involved as it is completely separate from the main driver.

So what we have here is BLF-modder’s dream-internals (thanks TA :slight_smile: ) in a flashlight that is too ugly to buy (thanks Astrolux :frowning: ).

Btw, TA, looking at the prototype, did Astrolux ever properly fix the optics issue that was in the S41? So the optic does not damage the leds but still the leds are in proper focus? (in the S41 they fixed one problem by creating the other).

I bought it because it is an ugly flashlight with a great UI - it will take all the bangs and scrapes that I can’t bring myself to have happen to my “pretty” lights

I might get it just for the heck of it. Roll the dice. If I don’t like it, I can always give it away. At the very least it does have a nice UI. It’s probably the only Narsil base light that has built-in charging from the factory.

I don’t know, I’ll keep thinking about it.

Texas_Ace, does the ramping go all the way to Turbo or does it stop short and you have to double click to get Turbo?

I am not sure what the “proper fix” is as I was not ever really aware of the issue but I did not notice any issues with the optics in the prototypes.

The optic has alignment pins for the mcpcb and the optic itself sits on a ledge cut into the head.

It stops short and uses a double click to turbo. Thus far there has been an vast majority approval of this method both from the feedback I have gotten directly and from the manufactures.

Naturally some prefer the ramp go all the way to turbo and there is nothing wrong with that but for Joe public I feel that the ramp stopping short is the better option.

About where does it stop, 1000 lumen?

I modded both my S42 with lexel’s driver…I think that’s still the better way to go. It has better components and better looking of course. I converted one into a triple, and plan on doing the same thing to the other one as well.

Yes, around ~55-60% output generally. Anything less then this and the step up to turbo is virtually un-noticeable like in the first GT.

I like the finger grooves on the battery tube and think it makes the light look better. And I can live with the bezel if that’s what is going to ship. Not that big of a deal to me.