ALIVE: Astrolux S42 groupbuy: US$ 25.95

Ordered one, only XP-G2 are now available i took the last XP-G3

219C still on backorder for me. Order placed on May 16. It would be nice if they shipped out all the pre-orders before starting a new batch for the stainless and colored versions.

I don’t see any points given out either.

[time for yoga breathing]

I preordered a Nichia on May 15. a few hours after M4dm4x sent his mail and it was shipped a few days ago yesterday.
I ordered an extension tube on the 1th, shipped the 2th
You should find points in your account in the point section there should be a history.

So for my first group buy it went well so far.

I am bit nervous cause its my first preordered lamp without any serious review. I would love to see a test from Maukka for this lamp, because there is one mention of CRI 90 https://forum.banggood.com/forum-topic-342295.html
(which I doupt) Also there was one follow up answer with “minimum 90” and that is removed.
And Banggood doesn’t advertise 90 CRI nor Manker does for the E14 II. Manker did it for the E14, so I think its a mistake.

I pre-ordered my Nichia on 17th May so I hope it may ship soon.

However, no sign of any BG points.

Same here ……… it has taken me awhile to get used to the “process” but I am finally able to sleep at night while enduring the wait….

I don’t know any Nichia 219c 5000k cri 90, but I have two flashlights with nichia 219c 5000k and they’re cri80

I preordered a Nichia S42 on May 9 and it shipped June 3 - 3-4 days ago.

points??

I wonder if it has the same driver as the Manker version. If so, it might make a good firmware mod host. Wouldn’t take a lot of work to give it a ramping UI…


Making the Astrolux holster compatible with the 18350 configuration for the S41


The idea was to use the extra space in the bottom for a spare battery(needed). I rough cut a 18650 case to 1.5 inches(a bit longer than a 18350 in order to get some grip from the side elastic panels). The spare battery can be accessed by upending the holster and shaking a bit, same for reinserting the depleted battery, drop it in the top of the holster and shake a bit and it easily finds its niche.

Still waiting on the Manker holster, as we might be able to just drop spare 18350’s into the bottom of the holster w/o any other mods.

nice idea!

Showing shipped today!!! + points for the preorder delay, thanks Max & BG!

I succumbed to the desire today and ordered a 219C S42 when they showed up in stock again. (I already have 5 S41/E14 in different versions.)

Ahh, there it is in the shipped column! Got some points for the delay, I’m now only 13 points from VIP4… Not that I know how that really benefits me.

some promo deals can use points - very low prices are possible ;)

Do you guys know if this light has the feature to reverse the mode while scrolling like the S41?

someone got it!

not yet
and the tracking is a joke
I guess that “United States via Air Parcel Register”
means “When You See It”

has anyone seen “any” results from clicking on “View Logistics” ???
for “any” order???

Just received my S42 today without its extension tube. I’m not reviewing the light really or anything else, but just pointing out a rather major flaw for a light that is supposed to have some degree of water resistance/proof. I have no decent camera or set-up so if the over exposed filming hurts your eyes, I’m pretty much pointing out that the micro USB flap is disgustingly inadequate and extremely easy to come off. At best, it is a poor dust cover. Not sure how return or exchanges work for banggood, but I’m sure a lot of you will be feeling the same way once you receive yours.

Oof! That’s pretty flimsy. Thanks for showing how easily it’s opened.

I guess I could fashion some sort of cover out of a bike innertube section, but it’ll get in the way of the switch. Hmmmmm. Gotta ponder what to do or possibly relegate this one to the bedstand.