Astrolux S41 - presale ended

got mine today. no complaints. i might sell it though.
i need to sell a lot of lights , to be truthful.
i gotta stop buying lights

Collected mine from the post office today.
After opening up the front optic and check the emitters are indeed Nichia (luckily the domes on the 4 LEDs are still intact :smiley: ), I installed a freshly charged Keeppower IMR 18350 and configured the modes.
Mine came with the 7 modes and I changed it to the 4 modes.

Will wait until it turn dark in a few hours time to compare the beamshots with my Sinner Triple which uses the same 219B and the ReyLight Triple which uses 219C.

My first impression is a small and solid light, and well worth the $32 I paid for being the first 30 early bird.

I’m having the same problem with a 18650 30Q as some people in this thread. When stepping down from turbo at 40 seconds it goes straight down to moonlight. I have to turn off the light to access turbo again. Also the reverse mode switching with a long press didn’t work unless I let the light cool for a while. I have no problems with an 18350 Efest.

Someone mentioned the switch PCB is ready for lighted tailcap but not populated…
Any hint at how to do that?

When I pre-ordered on 5/28 it said stock would be available for my shipment on 5/31. When I checked on it today it now says they are out of stock. I used the Chat help to ask why my order didnt ship on 5/31 as indicated when I purchased and was told that the stock status was not accurate and the new stock would be available on 6/6. I asked the rep why should I believe that date if the other info they provided was not dependable……. she didnt have an answer. They seem to be selling lights that they do not have and telling customers they will have them on a certain date when they dont. Its frustrating when you cant believe what they tell you? I’ll wait a few days to see if they are going to kick the can down the road again…………

^ it is frustrating, but if you get them for $35 during the order period, just hold on there buddy.
They are selling for $4x or $5x for the Manker’s brand now, so just bear a little while for this sweet little light.

Mine arrived yesterday… I haven’t had time to tinker with it but I did add a deep pocket clip (another option if you don’t like the original pocket clip). It’s a modified FourSevens/PK clip to fit the light.

Its not the “wait” that I mind……. its being intentionally mislead. This isnt the first time this has happened to me with a BG order and they either tell you that it is in stock or will be in a couple of days, but neither is true. Unlike most vendors, they go ahead and charge you even if they know that it is ‘out of stock’ knowing that you will be less likely to cancel your order because processing the refund is a hassle.

I know most dont remember back when someone told you something, you could count on it……… now it is just the opposite. Now, you are better off assuming everything you are told is nothing but fluff and then, occasionally be surprised when they actually do what they said they would.

Wasn’t May 31 just the end of the intro price period? I don’t think that was clear from the website.

When I ordered on the 28th it was in the pre-order state, It was showing somewhere around 425 of the 500 pre-order limit. I made sure to check availability and it stated my order would be shipped by the 31st.

Not bashing or intending to offend anyone. Intending humor.

Chinese lumens = Chinese battery mAh = Chinese inventory = Chinese shipping dates = Chinese specifications = Chinese customer service = Chinese warranties,

etc.

Still, we’re surprised, upset, disappointed and anxious.

Is the glass half full? Is the glass half empty? Where’s the glass?

The best way to go insanely annoyed with an order is to track it’s status daily.

Order and forget… you’ll be surprised when it gets delivered - which will happen. :wink:

Well I finally got my Nichia s41 in today. I have to say I’m pretty impressed. I just cant wait for my supplies to come in so I can do a spring bypass.

Dear Mr The Burgh, I am the not so Professional Guy. I am very sorry you have not received your glass. Please check with your postal carrier, friends, neighbors, relatives and Congress person to see if they have your glass. Please also provide video of yourself finding the package and opening it so I can see if full or empty. Since you did not pay for insurance, I can not refund your money but I can offer you 10store points if you provide review on website.

Thank you for your business!

The not so Professional Guy.

why even care about anything anymore ? no one else does

Noice!

:smiley: :+1:

The glass is available to ship 3-5 days but will be out of stock once you order it :stuck_out_tongue:

Yep, as expected I got the Manker E14 (Gearbest) before the Astrolux E41 (Banggood) even though it was ordered more than a week later, Gearbest has really become the fastest shipper from China.

I’m away for the weekend in a moment, a quick (but accurate) out the box output measurement, in djozz-lumen, the light has XP-G2’s (to be swapped soon), battery is purple Efest 18350:

(*1950 lumen at 2 seconds, which is the first reading my luxmeter shows after it has adjusted the automatic range, this may be a meter originating artifact),
*dropping one second later to 1680 lumen, slowly dropping further after that
*1515 lumen after 30 seconds

Great and stable output, also considered the flimsy tail spring and nothing tweaked (repaired comes to mind too while reading this thread) or bypassed.

Buttersmooth narrow (for a small quad TIR) beam, this is a great optic.

Love it already!

i am really interested to see how the E14 is built djozz!

please take some pictures

the reason for the delay might be that Manker/banggood stopped to ship to make the improvement as we asked for ;)

(well - the insulation discs and or room for the screwheads at first)