updated: "unbranded Prototype" of UTorch UT03

Hello my friends!

i got a Box today with a new light in it. (thanks to Jona from gearbest!)

since its an early Prototype it has no branding, accessories or a user manual
all of my findings and measures may not apply on the final product!

Specs as far as i can see:
3x XHP70 12V in parallel
4x 18650 in series
SMO reflector
side switch with LED

UI (as far as i found out)
short click to switch on (mode memory)
long click to start in Moon
short click goes Low-Mid-High-Turbo-High-Mid-Low-Mid...
long click to switch off (1-2 sec)

double (from any mode) click activates: TURBO 2
short click then toggles strobe-SOS-Beacon
double click to off

i will try to add more pictures, measurements and more text as soon as possible,

but i need to show the first impressions right now

Day 2

I took some more pictures

do you notice that also head and batterytube (still glued ;)) have a different color?

another angle
machining marks ...
my sample did not get full attention :(
the knurling is perfect and gives good grip

the switch is raised a bit to make it easier to find
the status LED indicates the cell voltage (blue/purple-ish/red)
dig
the square cut thread have not been lubed well from factory - i did that to lower the massive amount of force needed to open the tailcap

(seems the Oring is too thick or tailcap to narrow - for my other tests i removed the Oring...)

well done battery "carrier"
no sharp edges

a look down the tube shows the 4S cell configuration
dav
the tailcap of my sample was taken from the Manker shelf ;)

when i opened the (non-glued/non-greased) bezel the Oring to the lens broke

thick lens
clear, uncoated
the Oring on the body survived (dry) + regular threads
the reflector

no flaws
they said prototype - so i say thats okay
the LEDs are not centered good (but well enough) because they do not sit 100% on the spot

No.1

N0.2
N0.3 looks good
soldering on the aluminium MCPCB
prototype...

my biggest concern: the SMO reflector :(
i see a hole in the spot

pointing on a dark painted wall in my "homecinema"

Moon

Low
Mid
in the video its more noticeable

OUTDOOR beamshots:
will be added when it does not rain :(

i made a video tring to show how the light works on different voltages ;)
www.youtube.com/embed/BjyM-m6PT0M

for the numb3r crunchers:

16V 15V 14V 13V
Lumen A Lumen A Lumen A Lumen A
Moon 1 0,01 1 0,01 1 0,01 1 0,01
Low 20 0,04 20 0,04 20 0,04 20 0,04
Mid 410 0,26 410 0,28 415 0,3 415 0,31
High 1970 1,1 1970 1,15 1980 1,22 1990 1,31
Turbo1 4520 2,97 4540 3,16 4540 3,35 4570 3,61
Turbo2 7920 6,4 7920 6,83 7920 7,24 6730 5,7

(Lumen have been corrected compared to a acebeam X45)

reserved

Argh all those awesome lights released/announced the last days! :person_facepalming:

Hope there will be a neutral/warm tint option. I guess this could be rated as a light belonging to the ~10k lumen monsters?

Serious business, but that soldering…

Hhmm- MCPCB looks alum, and appears to be thin wires. I'd like to see it screwed down as well.

Interesting they made it SMO. Not much done for the heat, but probably can't do much in that size package.

It’s running the XHP70s as “12 volt” emitters.
Smart choice.

talk about flood!

pictures are bugged for me



do they work here: https://m4dm4x.com/wip-unbranded-prototype-maybe-utorch-ut03/

firefox, IE and Ipad say no pictures

Ah these kind of lights are coming fast now that the LED prices have dropped i think drivers have gotten cheaper also.
This light looks like it still needs work but its a start.
We will have to see pricing.

Yea the pics dont work for me either on here and your website mate.

ouch - i try to fix...

Curious to see the pics… I wonder if this Utorch has got Manker written all over its hardware, just like the UT02…

Edit:

Yes I see pics! Yes it looks good! Yes it says Manker, ROFL.

do the pics work now?

also on the blog?

i might have copied a rights problem from my google picture account...

Now it works for me.

And from my mobile too now

The new modern SRK JUMBO !

Looks cool, I’ll give them a pass for the sheety solder job being a prototype, but you’d think they would want it good for the test measurements of a tester.
Please test as -is and them after re-solder to see the difference if any.

Thanks for the peek:)
Later,
Keith

Love the machining; definitely got its own look. Love the grey and black combo; very classy… Price is probably going to be great. Already worried about parasitic drain though…

Price should be awesome , super nice for a triple xhp70 …

Needs a LOT if improvement.
But im interested….