Astrolux A01

I bought two of the original copper edition gave one to my best mate then an old lumens edition which both of mine have seen no use except to try out. No patina for me lol.

If you lads are trying different lights with 10440 add to my old thread. Ill try and fix the pics up if i can log into flickr.

Pencil mod worked for me. Improved the light vastly. First time didnā€™t work, so I pulled it apart and darkened the line. Amazing!

Sorry.
Canā€™t help with the ā€œflat topā€battery question. I got a 4 pack of Soshine Li-Po
Buttton tops.

Buy a small pack of 5x2 or 8x3 magnets. I think I paid aroud $2.75 for a pack of 100 a while ago.
Just stick one on top[ Bingoā€¦ā€¦
Iā€™m actually using a few on rear face of knife block in Kitchen for missus.
Bread knife didnā€™t fit.
NOW. Half a doz shallow holed drilled in line. Epoxy magnets in.
Knife holds nicely. (Just a little distraction that MAY come in handy to someone)
Maybe.

Iā€™ve got a few if those AO1ā€™s.
My old eyes donā€™t notice any ā€œflickerā€So I donā€™t have a problem with them.

Everydayā€¦ā€¦ā€¦ā€¦ā€¦ā€¦ā€¦ā€¦ā€¦ā€¦ā€¦

Do you want to sell that Copper. or tĆ³ther if not using.
I love the little things As do Grandkids. (I need a few more)
Queensland 4703. Regards.

Nope. As they are now, I can give them away to non-flashaholics who probably wonā€™t care about the issue. If I take a light apart I might muck it up so it doesnā€™t work at all or only on moon mode. I donā€™t have much confidence in my ability to work with very small parts.

If it were one I planned to keep, Iā€™d try it just because. But that red one is losing memory quickly enoughā€¦ Iā€™ll keep that one! :wink:

Saw this light again recently at Banggood. Cheap but, at what price? The driver is a turd, and while the ā€œpencil trickā€ can do away with the next mode memory (a ā‰ˆ100Kā„¦ resistor across its terminals is a better fix), it has PWM and strobe. It clearly is a flashlight for the rabble.

Also, what the @#$% is the emitter being used now? 5000K? WTF?

I do not think it is hard to design a good boost driver with a li-ion compatible ā€œlinear and resistorā€ mode of operation, after all the boost engine needs a sense resistor and a switch (MOSFET). The MCU would detect above 2V of input voltage and set the driver in linear mode. Sensing 1.5A in a 200mā„¦ resistor drops 0.3V, and whatever else excess voltage would be dropped at the MOSFET switch by tuning the gate voltage. Wow 1.5A mmm maybe too much heat LoL, 1A or a tad less maybe. And of course, 2.5 - 2.8V undervoltage warning and shut-off or thereabouts.

Cheers :-)

@barkuti, ah i thought its 4000k emitter in those ? i have on its way lol :smiley: for the price its hard to resist itā€¦

Now that the Sofirn C01S exists I find little to no reason to get an A01.

As I said before, we could aim for a new design with a better driver. Now that I think of it, to handle 10440 li-ion well it should be a boost-buck unit, boosting for alkaline, Ni-MH and other low voltage cells and bucking in case of li-ion cell.

:-)

I wouldnā€™t swap my A01 for C01.

A01:

  • looks better
  • is available in copper
  • has a centered attachment hole
  • is cheaper (with the right discount)

Thatā€™s enough to prefer it over C01.
Granted, Iā€™d prefer the smaller size and better LED of C01. But itā€™s ugly when standing and very ugly when hanging.

Agro: I thought the a01 in copper is long sold out ? actually the a01 is not that badā€¦ i will use it on my keychain so for that its perfectā€¦

I believe it appears from time to time.
I bought mine at a sale that looked like clearance (under $8 shipped) and saw it available much later.

u mean banggood? cant find it thereā€¦ :confused:

Astrolux is a Banggood brand so itā€™s the best place to search their lights.
Indeed it doesnā€™t seem to be available. I tried clicking the link from my purchase - and it doesnā€™t work.

So it may indeed be gone for good. Or it may return some dayā€¦itā€™s hard to tell.

no problem, atleats normal version is available :smiley:

I did buy quite a few A01s over the past years. Gave away many, EDC a copper oneā€¦ But was very disappointed with the last batch where the Nichia emitter was gone (at least the tint was quite off) and the driver had PWM and NMMā€¦

Iā€™m still wondering how they are now? Last time i heard they where no better.
Did someone receive one recently?
Manker E01 is the only one now?

It was, but they keep screwing up the design with new ā€œfeaturesā€. I have a few of the original design. Fantastic light.

One really nice thing about the A01 is the overall shape and form factor. It lends itself very well to hanging around on a key ring all day. Having tried a bunch of different lights (and other gear) on my key ring over the years, I appreciate that.

I see it (A01) ships from 2 different places. Anyone know what or where GWTR is.

Astrofux from Bangbad. ;-)

GWTR is some sort of acronym for Bangbad's Chinese Global Warehouse. CN refers to another (Chinese) warehouse.

^:)

Iā€™ve bought around 6 now. Coupla yrs till recent.
They a good basic keyring light for any pocket. I order the 5000.
Think itā€™s the best tint for MY old eyes.
Never had a bad sw, Springs, Anodising, O rings, anything.
Just a very nice (favourite) Cheap, small pocket torch.
Flicker?ā€¦78yrs, Donā€™t know, My eyes donā€™t see it.

I have half a doz others. Convoy Titanium. BLF 348. Singfire the same.
2 of each. Never come out of drawer. Oā€™Light i3t Copper. Niiiice.
Jetbeam Jet 1 MK Pro x 2ā€¦, Very nice.

half a doz Penlight stainless. Clean edged ROUND beam.
inbuilt battery good for 25/30 minā€™s. $2.75 apiece del.
(can look it up). Canā€™t find record gone.
NOT Bangood or Gearbest. Probably That Prime. Company.
The first lot I gave away b4 realising how good.
Plastic lens collar better than metal lens collar models.

Oneā€¦. So far has developed a dicky sw.
Have to push and hold for constant light.
Just have them hanging round the house door handles and shed
they have a hanging strap built into tail end.
Perfect for pick up and look in the dark.
Just reach for wardrobe or door handles instant light.
THEY are. The most useful. Used.
Practical torches in my householdā€¦ Coupla yrs old now too.
98% of the others just sit around looking pretty.
Unless going outside.

Thank you