[Review] Astrolux FT01 XHP50.2 (21700)

Nope, it should be a NCR18650B greeny.... (its been a few weeks since I actually did the measurements, so I have to trust what I wrote is accurate :). But I remember I tested it with a few batteries, including a Samsung 25R and a no-specs Jetbeam High Drain battery..

You have to switch the tailswitch on. :wink:

uhmmm are you kidding? whaaaahahaha..

Emberassing.. you are correct.. it worked .. But the manual doesn't say anything about it.... oh boy oh boy

Thanks Jerommel!

:laughing:
If you don’t switch the tail on, the battery has no connection to the minus pole, can’t charge.

yeah, my jetbeam also suffer from this, but my fitorch, uses same desgin, doesn’t

because there is a bleeder resistor at the tailcap, the charging current is low but it can charge, if i turn on the switch it will charge at max current

A few members measured 2210 lumen with the Samsung 40t…

Just keep in mind, your lumen light box or whatever is 200 lumen higher.

That could be true.. Have to double check with my other meters.

I retested the light with 2 batteries and my new (second hand) lux meter.

18650B is without protection!

Numbers are here:

Astrolux FT01 Moon 1,57
Panasonic NCR18650B Low 269,88
Panasonic NCR18650B Medium 710,75
Panasonic NCR18650B High 1375,15
Panasonic NCR18650B Turbo 2330,55
Astrolux FT01 Moon 1,57
Jetbeam Hi Amp Low 270,39
Jetbeam Hi Amp Medium 713,33
Jetbeam Hi Amp High 1375,15
Jetbeam Hi Amp Turbo 2317,67

How do you turn the light on and off?

Is it one click of the side switch for both?

Tailswitch is use to turn on and turn off…

:cry:

The UI is easy. In moonlight,low,medium and high the tail switch is on/off only keeping it set in that selected mode. If you’re in turbo, strobe, SOS or beacon the tail switch defaults it to the last of the four primary modes it was last in (moonlight,low,medium or high) on an off/on click. Now once it’s back in that moonlight,low,medium,high settings from tail tapping. The next side switch press puts it in low then medium then high. Moonlight comes back on the start of the second cycle through.

I love the UI. If I’m running around the house in moonlight it’s always in moonlight regardless of who many times I tap the tail switch on/off. Same for the other three modes. If I need a quick out of the special modes a quick tail tap will revert back to the last of the 1-4 modes brightness levels last used. As a cop this is the perfect UI, quick and easy to use.

For that hard to remove bezel I used the flat of a multi tool as a twist bar. Lots of downward force needed as the bezel twist off. Water is never leaking from that end, it’s very tight. The strike bezel is heavy frosted steel capable of sticking in a pine 2x4 with a good strike.

Thanks TS. I tried to install the bezel. I couldn’t turn the original bezel by hands… I will use multi tool.

Easy, yes. Desirable, no.

It’s like the stock L6. You have to switch hand positions to turn on, change modes. That is liked by very few. There is no need for it. They can easily make the side switch control everything as well as have the tail switch function as it currently does.

Kind of… L16 always came on turbo when you press the tailswitch…

Ft01 the light came on the last mode you set…

L16?

Does anyone know about the ft01 - is it a 6volt or 12volt setup? I know usually the xhp50's/70 are 6volt but I just want to confirm.

thanks!

It’s a 6 volt driver. It was my duty lights for 3 years before I retired. About 20 or so at my agency carry one. It fits a Streamlight Stinger leather holster perfectly. None have been broken yet.

TS, I hoped you'd answer bc I saw you in the thread for back when this came out. Anyway,

good to know about all 20 working so well ! It's a great looking light! I'm sorry I missed out on that champagne gray color, but sand is still in stock and on a small sale on BG, Thinking about grabbing one and putting in a 4000k xhp50.2 .

over the last month or two I've started having MUCH more of an appreciation for lights with better drivers. I've sold all of my emisar d4v2's and replaced them with skilhunt, ZebraLight, acebeam, thrunite and even Olight. Of course I am swapping out all of their stock emitters though. I've also gained an appreciation for warm white tints.

Mine pulls 7 amps on turbo and I believe the LED is close to 5000k-5700k. Tail switch has to be on to recharge.