WTB: Astrolux/BLF A01 Copper

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Hi everyone

looking for Astrolux/BLF Copper nichia 219b ONLY flashlight so if you have one NEW IN BOX for sale please let me know.

thank you

https://goo.gl/images/acdp9p

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Ah Sorry. I have one, but it’s not NIB. I have been carrying it every day and it has some patina by now. I hope you find what you’re looking for. It is a very nice light, besides being a tribute to Old-Lumens. :smiley:

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Hi Nichia. It may help to mention what country you are in.

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USA

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Good luck with the search.

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thank u

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up

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I put a NIB BLF copper up for sale and removed it due to ppl offering $10 .
Iffn you are serious, give me a PM.

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Freight from US to Aust is ridiculous.
BUT. If anybody in AUST has a copper Astrolux etc AO1
to go with my Grey Nichia.
send me an email and we’ll talk sensible prices.

PS Don’t have to be nib. Just copper and working.
Nichia or otherwise.

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pm sent

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I suggest you confirm which driver is in the light you buy.

Unfortunately the Old Lumens version has PWM, next mode memory, and a cooler LED than the original Manker version of the Astrolux A01

[QUOTE=maukka]This review is of the earlier version manufactured by Manker. The current A01 has PWM, 5000K emitter and a next mode memory
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This is the first I’ve read about the Old Lumens version A01 having next mode memory. So, I tested mine just now and it does NOT have next-mode memory. Perhaps all those guys tried on/off cycles that were too short? Twisties need more time to “switch” between on and off and back on again. So, the driver firmware may have been tweaked to have a longer than normal memory for switching modes. But, when I turn mine on and change the mode, then leave it on for a little while, then turn it off and leave it off for a while, then turn it back on, it returns to Moonlight mode. That means it has no form of mode memory at all. In fact, I wish it did have “last mode” memory. Mine DOES have another “fault” though. In spite of being listed at Banggood as having a Nichia 219B, it actually has a Nichia 219C instead. So there’s that.

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My copper BLF A01 has Manker’s driver but LED in my copy is defo in the 5000K ballpark so sw50, not sw40. Does anyone know precisely what emiter that can be?

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My “BLF Edition” copper A01 is PWM free and doesn’t have next mode memory.

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Is it also around 5000K CCT?

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No, it’s an earlier model with a gorgeous 219B 4000K with perfect tint. The emitter is very visible from the front and you can easily see whether it’s an 219B or 219C. The A01 Cu product page shows the 219B.

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You can look HERE and match up your emitter to see if it is a 219B or 219C.

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Yeah, it’s 219B, just around 5000K mark. I just recently discovered it (at the time of buying it I wasn’t that into tintology :wink: )
Got it from BG, with ‘BLF EDITION’ on it (well, at least at the time of the purchase).
That’s how it compares to others. Picture with C01 is on medium and one with PL47 on high. White balance set to 5000K in Lightroom.

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this post explains more details

the rundown on the Copper models:
the BLF A01 and the CPFitalia A01 have the good Manker driver…
the Old-Lumens A01 and the Astrolux A01 have the bad Astrolux driver

Here is how to recognize the Manker Driver. Pic is a link to more details:

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Oops, I was wrong. I just tested mine AGAIN, and it DID exhibit next mode memory. I must have buggered up the “test” last time. My driver looks like the “bad” Astrolux driver in the pic above. :person_facepalming: