I have to say i am quite pleaced/surpriced too with that tiny torch, and lately i havent been surpriced …
Great job they did realy, finaly somethign better than Olight S15…adn its quite easy moddable too
The cool white tint is lovely, white with a pink tint- the AA output is quite decent
since i replace the fauly switch, it’s become one of my fav lights
honestly i can’t expect anything else from it at its price, many mode, hidden mode, work with both nimh and 14500
i will compare it with my arriving jetbeam e10r
First , make sure switch is damaged . It could just be the driver misplaced , and you can easily check this by removing the tube and moving the driver a little right/left and see if the switch works .
If switch is damaged , you have to remove driver / desolder switch and solder another one .
I purchased a CW and a NW last year, just before Christmas. Both had good switches. The NW is an EDC light. The CW has sat unused with the tail cap tightened since then with a purple Efest IMR in it
Today I checked the battery using the built-in tester, and I got 4 blinks. So to answer someone's question about parasitic drain, there appears to be none, or its entirely negligible.
So, me e10r arrived to me yesterday
After one day playing, there are something i can say
1: the build quality of jetbeam is a little better, the AR lens is better than the one in ut01
2:compatible with all my 14500(shame on you, ut01)
3:the micro usb charge is convenient, but i’m scared that one day i will lost its head when charging(it’s small, and round, which mean i could lost it)
4: i prefer the button of ut01, soft and comfortable
5: the UI is one advantage of ut01. There is delay when changing mode on my e10r, only 3 mode(1 hidden strobe). I wish it was 4 mode, with more reasonable spacing
6: the tint on e10r is(imo) better than the ut01 5000k(too warm, not really 5000k), e10r shows a brighter hotspot, too( thanks too xpl-hi)
In conclusion
Both lights are good to me
But if i need to choose one to buy, i still buy e10r, because better brand(utorch is the clone of…you know)
I’ve been using Eneloops just to be safe (as if the driver were damaged it would be expensive to get a replacement into my country or I would have to wait to buy it with something else), but the output in turbo with 14500 is quite higher.