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.
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.
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.)
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.
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.
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.
Everyone on BLF knows to avoid Trustfire. Just saying.
Anyway, even if it’s protected, it should still deliver a few amps so it should work normally at lower brightness levels.
I cant remember, but I’m pretty sure all lengths of 18350 do not fit. There is only the spring in the tail cap which limits the length of battery you can use. Protected might be too long for the tail cap to screw closed all the way.
One thing you can try right now is to swap the battery tube around. One end is short and one long. You probably have it correct as i think it only works one direction.