Ain’t got the Astrolux version of this, but yeah, looks like it’s missing a retaining ring or something to make a connection between the ground ring around the periphery of the driver, and the head itself.
Cheap drivers just have solder-filled vias that are chopped down the middle, and are press-fit into an (unsolderable) Al head, so unless it’s got a brass pill (it doesn’t), it should need some kind of RR to hold it in.
Someone who actually has an Astrolux could probably give more detail how it’s actually done.
No retaining ring. Odd. Still suprised it didn’t work with pressure from the battery. See if the retaining ring on the tailcap will thread on. Connect the negative end of the battery and the body with a volt meter or coin to see if it works at all.
Also once you get a picture to load they will probably send you a new light. I’ve had great luck with Banggood with defective products. Just takes a while.
Bad luck, i think we have spoken about this issue on youtube but if you payed with paypal you could try getting a refund. Or try a different browser, i know its annoying but some sites have functions which just refuse to work on certain browsers. Also if you use an Adblock extension disable that as i had a few issues on certain pages with one running, so turn it off for those pages temp.
Good luck mate.
Yep this is the light we were discussing on YT. Thanks for the tips! I will work on it this evening or over the next couple days. I have 5 days off work after today.
I have to tell you TT your review of the TN4A is what pulled me into this world of flashlights. It’s all your fault! Lol!
A big thank to everyone responding so quickly and thoroughly! I knew everyone here would know immediately what the problem was and offer resolutions.
Ha ha sorry about that, soon you will be asking for the best excuses to use for the other half when yet another flashlight arrives. But to be fair they are highly useful tools in my opinion and you have to have spares!
I really want you to get this issue resolved, the people here are extremely knowledgeable so it will get sorted and don’t let one daft quality control mishap put you off.
Keep me posted if those things don’t work or you don’t get a sensible reply from Bangood.
Well I finally got through to Banggood. I sent video and photographic evidence and hopefully they will replace it. Do you all know if they require I return the original or if they say keep it? Just curious? I will attempt to move the ring from the tail cap to the head and see if the light works at all, later today.
If they tell you to keep it, which they probably should, shoot me your address in a PM and I will send you the retaining ring you are needing. Then you can have two working lights.
Well I am getting a bit annoyed at Banggood. I finally got the form to submit. They emailed me asking for pics and video uploaded to YouTube. So I sent pics and a link to a quick YouTube video showing the packaging and the problem. They emailed back stating that was not good enough. So I did a 4 minute video. In the video I pull a fully charged 30Q off the charger, place it in the light, show the light does not work. I then place the same battery in a S2+ showing the battery is indeed good. I then place the battery back in the Astrolux just for good measure and show it is not working. I then took detailed pics of the light and the packaging including all barcodes. I got an email this morning simply stating try a different battery. I have tried 3 different batteries. Its irrelevant to try 100 batteries the light will not work without the retaining ring. It appears Banggood does not want to make good on this problem. I will never again buy anything from them ever. I will tell everyone I know to not risk it. Unless someone here has a connection with Banggood I will be looking to repair this light.
Wouldn’t it be easier to just ask Banggood for a retaining ring? Maybe they’ll ship you one if that’s all you ask them for. You can also just solder the driver to the pill or put some solder on the driver ring so that it makes contact with the pill when press fitted into it.
That would be my preference rather than spending time on this.
Asking Banggood anything seems an exercise in futility. I got an offer above for a proper retaining ring. If Banggood continues to give me the run around I will be reaching out to the kind person who offered to send me the proper ring.
If it were me that’s what I would do. And soldering the driver to the pill only takes a few minutes. Not sure if it’s still the case but in the past Convoy S series lights with chips on the spring side were soldered to the pill.
sorry about that, soon you will be asking for the best excuses to use for the other half when yet another flashlight arrives. But to be fair they are highly useful tools in my opinion and you have to have spares!