ALIVE: Astrolux S42 groupbuy: US$ 25.95

[Coscar]

@scrumpypaul

Wish I’d got a D4….

+1……………

[jf_smm]

@patmurris

I tried to use the S42 last night and ran into about every possible trap the UI offers. I forgot you had to be on the second mode from moon to long press for off and blasted myself with turbo. I managed to switch mode groups with a double click. And i also found myself in disco hell while trying to turn off from turbo… Too many ways to go wrong. This light is a disaster and i don’t think i’ll ever try to use it again. :person_facepalming:

I have a Emisar D4 on the way: :partying_face:
TK's Emisar D4 review

I did that at work, thank goodness I was alone (I checked LOL). That and a few other of my personal work requirements takes the S42 down a notch.

[fuzun]

@patmurris

@fuzun

So can we buy this light now? Problems got resolved?

Only the 18350 tube length and usb port cover have been addressed… and apparently you still need some of the shortest cells. The UI is still the same and very annoying to say the least.

Unless you really want usb charging you should check the TK’s Emisar D4 review thread - that’s what the S42 should have been:
TK's Emisar D4 review

@joechina

@fuzun

So can we buy this light now? Problems got resolved?

only if you need charging.
I would recommend a S41 or a D4.

S42:

- optic should be 0.8mm nearer to the LED

- 18650 tube can’t handle protected ones

- the UI is bad

- tends to to start in my pocket, even locked out. A long press to reset lock out and a second long press to start in turbo. m(

• I can’t use it as an EDC

but the LEDs are nice

The problem is S42 has 90cri version of 219c but D4 has 83cri version of 219c if I am not wrong.

[joechina]

Yes thats right the S42 was tested with CRI 90.
On paper the lamp is nice but when I want to use it it’s like a blunt knife it doesn’t cut anything. The UI is wrong and nerve-racking slow.
A long press to off is 2 seconds.

I carried it two days and it started in turbo in my pocket.
One way to avoid this is to set it to 4 modes. And then lock out.

And on the shelf the high CRI is pretty useless.

[patmurris]

@joechina

Yes thats right the S42 was tested with CRI 90.

Not sure about that… Do you have a link to a review or test?

[RollerBoySE]

@patmurris

@joechina

Yes thats right the S42 was tested with CRI 90.

Not sure about that… Do you have a link to a review or test?

Upcoming Astrolux S42 18350/18650 quad w side button and usb charging

My S42 219C measurements on a VTC6 18650 (none of my unprotected flat or button top 18350s fit of course) Very nice and neutral ~5000 K color temp with great tint. Turbo is useless since it gets unbearable to hold after 30 sec. UI is slow and cumbersome. PWM used but not visible on any mode. Output Turbo 0 sec: 1500 lm 30 sec: 1030 lm (head too hot to touch at this point) High 2 0 sec: 446 lm 30s sec: 442 lm Color data Turbo [image] High 2 [image] Tint shift graph Modes [image] S…

[patmurris]

@RollerBoySE

@patmurris

@joechina

Yes thats right the S42 was tested with CRI 90.

Not sure about that… Do you have a link to a review or test?

Upcoming Astrolux S42 18350/18650 quad w side button and usb charging - #140 by maukka

Thanks!
That’s the best news i hear about this light since it was launched…

[bansuri]

@joechina

Yes thats right the S42 was tested with CRI 90.

Well at least I will get something out of my S42 that’s useful! Thanks for the info.

[RollerBoySE]

Received the replacement tube today, now I can at least fit batteries to the light. But, as many others have reported, the light still suffers from quite a few other shortcomings. At least BangGood probably have learned that QA/QC is important. Also sending preproduction samples to experts (from BLF) is a good way to avoid disaster.

Emisar D4 is what this light could have been…

[joechina]

QC like “lets stuff a battery in that thing”? :smiling_imp:

[RollerBoySE]

@joechina

QC like “lets stuff a battery in that thing”? :smiling_imp:

We are not asking for much…

[deathless]

@patmurris

I tried to use the S42 last night and ran into about every possible trap the UI offers. I forgot you had to be on the second mode from moon to long press for off and blasted myself with turbo. I managed to switch mode groups with a double click. And i also found myself in disco hell while trying to turn off from turbo… Too many ways to go wrong. This light is a disaster and i don’t think i’ll ever try to use it again. :person_facepalming:

I have a Emisar D4 on the way: :partying_face:
TK's Emisar D4 review

This post is hilarious to me because I ran into the exact same scenario!

Luckily the situation wasn’t life threatening.

[scrumpypaul]

Luckily for me, mine just didn’t work and I got refunded. I may at some point take the thing to bits to see why it won’t switch on. Or I may use it as a paperweight.

[patmurris]

Since i received a couple D4 (Nichia and XPL) i almost forgot about this S42 fiasco. It’s sitting somewhere behind a number of other lights on a shelf… Whenever i need a light i just DONT pick this one!

[leaftye]

Thank you all for warning me off this light. It’s a very nice looking light, and that 90CRI looks great, but I feel that I made the right decision with the D4.

[Pulsar]

@leaftye

Thank you all for warning me off this light. It’s a very nice looking light, and that 90CRI looks great, but I feel that I made the right decision with the D4.

You did. I dont even use this light at all. Probably my worst flashlight purchase to date

[Qwertus]

Green
Black
Multicolor

Green and white is fluorescent

[patmurris]

I’m wondering what to do with this light…

Is there another driver out there i could order and drop in with little fumbling? I guess the side switch wont help…
Could the hight CRI Nichia led board be transplanted to the D4?

[Qwertus]

@patmurris

Could the hight CRI Nichia led board be transplanted to the D4?

For what?

[Jerommel]

There’s actually enough room in the head to put in a clicky switch in stead of the e-switch.
That way you could use any driver you want.