Review: Lumintop EDC05C (sample)

I found it here

used code: TOP2010 for 20% discount

Fancied one of these for some time but always thought they were a bit pricey, I finally ordered one from Banggood a while back with a coupon from somewhere on BLF , it went straight to back order ! I waited , and waited and waited for it to come back into stock.

Got a little worried when I saw the posts above saying it may be discontinued or changed and the listing disappeared from Banggood.

I messaged Banggood for any updates , First they offered a refund , I asked how long I would have to wait for it to back in stock , They could not tell me.

Now , like many on this forum ,I do not really need this flashlight so I said I would wait as long as it takes for them to get me one, Banggood were happy for that to happen.

Only a few weeks after that conversation with Banggod they emailed to say it was on its way to me, It arrived today , It’s changed very slightly ,and I like it ,The battery insert top is now slightly taller and is knurled so it can be removed by hand ,no tool is in the box.

Light is now about 92.5mm long.

Just checked the listing is back on Banggood with the new design.

I guess the saying “good things come to those who wait” may be true in this case.

PS used code BGF1111 seems to still work ,save a fair bit £9 / $11 :smiley:

Thanks for that. :+1:

I think that many will like that change to the cap - I certainly do. Oh, well, the original version that I have works well enough.

Looks like a decent multi-use light so I ordered one from Neals gadgets on Feb 5th, 20. Nothing was said on their site about them being off for vacation but on that same day, I received an email from them stating they would be off until Feb12th and that any orders would be shipped on Feb13th. Having heard nothing from them, I sent a email wondering what effect the fact that Lumintop now says the EDC05C had been discontinued and has been replaced with the E05C would have on my order on Feb 13th. No reply so I sent another on Feb 14th, again no reply, on Feb 16th I sent the 3rd email to Neals Gadgets again trying to find out what is going on with my order and again, no reply. Sent another email which I am sure will also go unanswered today 2-18-20.
Looks like my only option now will be to dispute the charge on my card when the statement arrives.

Not sure what is going on there but if anyone is considering placing an order with Neals Gadgets, you may want to look elsewhere because it appears they not only are not open, they also will not answer any emails you have concerning their products or any orders you may have placed.

I hate to say this, but the lack of quick replies is pretty common for most shops in China. With the local holidays and coronavirus things are even slower. Neilsgadgets is a one man shop and I’m pretty sure he going to be backed up with orders that need to be processed and shipped out once he gets back to work. We all just have to be patient.

I have one with the new(er) tailcap coming today, second-hand, and am excited. I’ve been eyeing these for a while for a small 14500 EDC but I could never find them available. If only it came with a warmer main emitter. Other than that, it looks ideal for me.