Review: Olight ST-25 Baton (2xAA, 1x14500)

You can get it cheaper on eBay from China but you have to wait for the auction. :zipper_mouth_face:, beware the MAP police. Opps where are my manners, thanks for the nice write-up Chloe.

The S15 Ti is only 80 bucks on Amazon. So for 30 bucks more you get Titanium and the ability to have it in a 1xAA or 2xAA configuration.

HKE has S15 Ti for the same price. I guess we could ask for coupon from them. My wild guess would be $60-$65. :bigsmile:

Excellent review Chloe! Very nice pics too. This must have taken quite a while to put together.

NLE

Great review Chloe !!!, I love my ST25 :bigsmile:

Olight s15 Ti is a great Flashlight ( spanish review S15 Ti ).

But more powerful the new ST25 with 2 x NiMH:

Is the ST25 higher output because the S15 is a more neutral bin? Or are they just driving it harder?

Does anyone have any issues with the S-series lights coming on in their pockets? Even with the soft lockout engaged?

On my pocket always unscrewed a little the tail of the S10 and S15, better be safe …

St25 Vs S15 with extender for 2xaa (measured at 30 seconds)

(This is for the aluminium S15 with extend, I think the S15Ti with extend is more powerfull that the aluminium version)

Nice review Chloe :slight_smile:
its an interesting new light in the 2-AA class.

Great review

So does the battery tube come off to run a single 14500? or did you have a blank in there with it?

Interesting light but at that price…definitely NOT in my budget

Thanks for the nice review Chloe!

I like the blue glow-in-the-dark o-ring.

The Ti versions don’t have tail cap lockout!

It’s true!!! I’ve been very lucky, I’m a mess…

Thanks! It doesn’t come off. I used a Coolook blank .

I do like the way the size feels with 1x14500. The length feels right. If the body was shorter I don’t think it will be as comfortable to use because of accessing the side-switch.

It is a little longer than a Convoy S5, which I think is a really nice size:

Thanks for the nice review. I love your graphs.

Excellent!

I have a S5 as my ECD…love it :smiley:

Ah ha, found it, thanks chloe, that was a good write up, the graphs are great also.

nice review! and great photography

i’m curious about the turbo mode using 2x nimh. seems like the “550 lumens” is not sustainable for any useful amount of time. on your graph it seems like it takes a nosedive immediately, and i mean it really really falls like a brick, and that perhaps 550 lumens only lasts for like 5 seconds or so? probably even less…

if so then it’s really no better than it’s cousin the foursevens QP2A-X which doesn’t brag about a “550 lumens” but instead puts out around 450 lumens for 3 minutes then steps down to 336. and the 450 lumens is actually sustained quite well for those 3 minutes…

Thanks! The output drop on Turbo (using Eneloops) is perceivable during the first few minutes but it is at least gradual.

In the ceiling bounce test I just did I noticed some flickering in Turbo mode after ~5 mins on eneloops (some newish 1st gen and some 3rd gen) which I can’t reproduce using 14500. It may be the regulation to blame. I will contact Olight about it.

Well in the AA mode it’s acting as a boost circuit, in 14500 mode it’s acting as a regulator…the boost circuit might be getting warm and throttling back (thermal protection built into the IC)

I just got me a FandyFire C3 in…actually quite amazed at the light it puts out…but it’s only a single mode (might be time for a driver upgrade )

The fit and finish is nowhere near as nice as yours though

Did Olight ever get back to you about the flickering? Mine flickers too.