ALIVE: Astrolux S42 groupbuy: US$ 25.95

i wanted to orderā€¦but not sure about the cheap usb flashlightsā€¦.never had anyā€¦.what do you think?

I am thinking the same. I will still preorder two to test. Already have blf A6 and going off that, it will be a great little light.

Thanks a lot Martin, XP-G3 ordered!

Thanks. Got mail and placed order =)

I went back and forth between the much higher output xpg3 and the nichia. So at this price I opted to get both. Iā€™m not a fan of the rings and color bands of the xpg3, but outside it really doesnā€™t matter. I too wasnā€™t fully convinced from the listing that the 18650 tube wasnā€™t included, just that the battery wasnā€™t.

I donā€™t have any 18350 IMR cells, so what going to be good? Iā€™m sure Mte Windyfire cells would be great, but those arenā€™t currently in stock. Also, itā€™s usually safest be to get button top since I donā€™t know if the light as physical polarity protection, but will flat tops work as well?

Hi Martin! May I request for the code? thank you! :slight_smile:

Hi Martin, code pleaseā€¦ thx

Hi Martin!

Thanks for the code, now I have to wait for my first Nichia torchā€¦.

Iā€™d like to request a code please

Codes sent :)

:beer:

XP-G2,XP-G3,Nicha 219C
Light Temperature: XP-G2(6500K),XP-G3 (6000-7000K),219C(5000K)
Light Color: Cool white,Cool white,Warm white
Material: Aluminum alloy
Total Emitters: 4X

Group2:Low,Med2,High1,High2 (with memory function,duble click the button,short press<0.5s)
Lumens: 2lm,20lm,140lm,240lm,545lm,735lm,2023lm (XP-G3)
1lm,17lm,125lm,220lm,490lm,650lm,1740lm (XP-G2)
1lm,16lm,125lm,210lm,475lm,630lm,1630lm (Nichia 219C)

plan on 70 cri but might be 83?

Well I ordered one but thought is was a 18650 flashlight. Not a big issue can order an extension tube. But if its an 18350 write it down.

I might have missed seeing my post- But Iā€™d sure like a code please if you didnā€™t send me an email. Sorry if this is a duplicate post. Will the output vary much between the 18350/16340/18650 batteries? Iā€™ve got plenty of 18650ā€™s arounfā€” I apologize if I messed up writing. I have catarsacts and my vision is kinda messed up todayā€¦ I did see this spec and thinking on the XP-G3. Thanks for the chance to save some money. onnha

Any pre- tests somewhere of this light!?

Iā€™m having a hard time figuring out the runtime info:

Lumens: 2lm,20lm,140lm,240lm,545lm,735lm,2023lm (XP-G3)
1lm,17lm,125lm,220lm,490lm,650lm,1740lm (XP-G2)
1lm,16lm,125lm,210lm,475lm,630lm,1630lm (Nichia 219C)

Runtime: 2.9D,1.3D,6h,2h,1h,0.4h,0.39h (18350)
14D,6.4D,29h,9.7h,4.8h,2h,1.99h (18650)

So, you only gain .01h runtime going from 2023lm to 735lm?

Maybe that means only 0.1h on turbo before stepdown :smiley:

Well, shoot I could buy that to some degree, .01hrs or a 36sec turbo stepdown, seems reasonable. I would expect then to see 8 durations listed for the 7 different levels, but it is 7 and 7.

I am liking this style light, having the S41(219B) & S41S(XPG3).
The low is very nice, I can look into the bizness end of both with no discomfort.
Kinda cool seeing those 4 emitters in sync. Have to put it up close to see anything butt there are 7 levels.
I pre-ordered this S42 in 219C as I donā€™t have any light with that LED.
The Manker version is very interesting also, butt pricey.
Think Iā€™ll wait to see how hot this gets, and accessing that switch w/o gloves.

thanks for this deal martin

ordered

Not to be pushy, but any idea when these will ship?