Astrolux S43 - New model (On Sale)

The driver efficiency is actually just as good as the D4 that people compare it to, they use the same design and components. The efficiency loss is the optics not the driver.

The charge rate can be adjusted with a resistor change, I had it setup to charge at 1A at first but since it was designed for 18350 cells it was worried that might be too fast for the small cells so it was dropped down to 500ma last min.

Thermal performance is about as good as you can expect for such a small light honestly. If the exact step down temp is the issue, the default could be raised in firmware I suppose but otherwise it is a simple matter of calibrating your light to your own personal preferences.

I did not say I heard anything either, just that I guess. They have done a new one annually.
S41: 2016
S42: 2017
S43: 2018
S44:

According to maukka’s review 25% of energy is wasted.

With each year that goes by we expect better from our products, even ones which are ‘fine’.

I do not expect the factory to adjust each light by hand, however surely there are areas for improvement. Look at Emisar D4 for an example of this in practice. Many thought the thermal throttling was ‘fine’ and yet it improved several times. I am thankful Hank and TK did not say v1.0 was fine and call it a day.

Thanks. I don’t have my S43 with me right now, so I can’t measure it. Is the 8mm x 3mm where the magnet fits in that “dish” area around the screw hole and the 3mm height is flush to the rest of the tail cap? Also, what kind of glue did you use? I expect Super Glue wouldn’t be a good choice due to lateral vulnerability.

For a minute there I thought he drove the spike Into the filing cabinet

Superglue works fine. I have done 3 with superglue and one with epoxy - all have been in use for 8 months or more without issue.


2 - 8mmX3mm

4 - 8mmX2mm

Not as much volume for the adhesive this way
which ever you use just load up magnets and adhesive - cover with a bit of wax paper and set some kind of ferrous metal on top to get the magnets to sit flush with the top of the cap

Thanks for information

Are these pictures of a S44 prototype? If so they aren’t accessible to me. I never understood the complaints about the smooth battery tube, especially when people don’t complain about the same issue with the FW3A/C. As far as the Tailcap goes, I think the spike there is rather silly, especially with the S43S that comes with the 18350 tube. That small tube,with the crenulated bezel makes this light look like a little tactical wannabe. Does anyone really use the spike on this light? It’s then too sharp to keep in a pocket.

No, it’s post 43 of this thread from about 10 months ago.
It shows the battery tube for the Mateminco version of the S43 called the S03.

Has anyone managed to flash their S43 with Andúril yet?

This is how my S43S from BG came:
https://i.imgur.com/nLSMWd0.jpg
https://i.imgur.com/EM0Yq3V.jpg
There’s a blob of solder joining one pad to the outer ring of the driver board. And the other pad does not have any solder at all.

Here is how it is supposed to look:
https://i.imgur.com/t0fMppC.jpg

Can anybody explain what I am seeing? Bad workmanship? A returned light which had to be repaired?
It seems to work okay…

Weird, IDK.

My guess is too much solder was used when installing the second pcb and it touched the ground ring. Once that happens removing it is basically impossible.

Although in this case that rod and the ground ring are connected anyways so if anything it would lower resistance and should not effect the light.

Thanks for info. If you think it should not affect anything (operation/reliability/safety) then I won’t complain to BG.
I just thought it looked very ugly and amatuerish compared to other owners pictures.

Yeah, it is ugly for sure but it should not effect the operation of the light.

Well, this isn’t about the S43 but about it’s clone (at least concerning the body design…)! :person_facepalming:
It is also on sale…

Similar “looking”, but not the same light.

You should probably delete the link. (rule violation)

Post edited!
BTW, what rule was I breaking?

Good question!

My bad, I read the thread title and was thinking this was a Group Buy thread from Freeme or MadMax, etc… but it’s not. It’s just a regular thread. Link is okay.

(On Group Buy threads the OP is basically drumming up business, so if someone posts a link to a competing light it can take away sales. I don’t know if it’s an official rule or more a courtesy/respect thing.)

Hello!

Can anybody help with an apparently malfunctioning S43S?

I have just received my brand new S43S which I loaded with a TrustFire 18350 1200mAh.

The 2 batteries I bought came sealed so they appear to be new but, as I put the torch on charge, I notice that both the switch and the leds start to flash continuously which isn’t normal as far as I know. With the charger disconnected the flashlight looks completely dead. No click sequence works. Needless to say, I inserted the battery with the right polarity.

I even tried to take the battery off and simulate a charging session with no battery in, which resulted in exactly the same problem, flashing leds and switch. Something must be wrong in either the torch or the batteries.

Any suggestion on what the problem could be?

Thanks in advance for any help.

Cheers.