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.
That’s enough to prefer it over C01.
Granted, I’d prefer the smaller size and better LED of C01. But it’s ugly when standing and very ugly when hanging.
Astrolux is a Banggood brand so it’s the best place to search their lights.
Indeed it doesn’t seem to be available. I tried clicking the link from my purchase - and it doesn’t work.
So it may indeed be gone for good. Or it may return some day…it’s hard to tell.
I did buy quite a few A01s over the past years. Gave away many, EDC a copper one… 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 NMM…
I’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?
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’ve bought around 6 now. Coupla yrs till recent.
They a good basic keyring light for any pocket. I order the 5000.
Think it’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?…78yrs, Don’t know, My eyes don’t see it.
I have half a doz others. Convoy Titanium. BLF 348. Singfire the same.
2 of each. Never come out of drawer. O’Light i3t Copper. Niiiice.
Jetbeam Jet 1 MK Pro x 2…, Very nice.
half a doz Penlight stainless. Clean edged ROUND beam.
inbuilt battery good for 25/30 min’s. $2.75 apiece del.
(can look it up). Can’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.
One…. 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 household… Coupla yrs old now too.
98% of the others just sit around looking pretty.
Unless going outside.
The old driver had 3 modes: a very low firefly, a low of less than 10 lumens (7?) and a high of a 102 lumen rating (a strobe mode was also present after the high one, but only accesible by cycling twice).
How is the newer Astrofux A0½ in this regard? I took the liberty to rename it for a better reflection of its current level of quality/commitment to the original design. :-D
Agreed. The C01S feels more secure in the hand, looks better, and works the way I expect. I actually like high-low versus low-high, so I’m happy with the Sofirns. The Astroluxes feel like a waste of money by comparison.