Astrolux S43 - New model (On Sale)

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.

Definitely try a different battery. That trustfire is probably junk. Maybe 300mah real capacity. Dont trust them.

Do you have any 18650 cells to try?

I’ve never heard of the main and switch leds flashing continuously, but see what a different battery does first. Let’s rule that out.

There are no retaining rings on this light, unless they changed the design.

Hi Jason

Thanks for your reply.

I contacted the vendor who sold me the batteries and he told me that the cells have been tested before shipping and the product is original, not a fake one. He has excellent feedback on ebay so I doubt he’s a crook.
He offered to replace the cells with a different brand same specifications. I read that the S43S can accommodate any kind of 18350 be it with or without pin, unprotected or protected.

I’ll wait for the new cells and see what happens.

Cheers

It’s likely that the flashlight needs more current than the Trustfire battery’s you have on hand can provide. The S43S is a high draw light isn’t it? Check both of those numbers. It could be that your batteries would be fine in a less demanding application. Regardless, getting a name brand battery and try it first is good advice.