Hello,
Great review, thanks. I’ve bought one on BG.
Can you help me to understand why the turbo doesn’t work with protected 18650?
My S43 works fine except turbo mode with full charged protected battery Sanyo NCR18650BF. i double click to enter turbo mode , the light blink once and stop working. i have to unscrew the tail cap to reset the problem. With samsung INR 30Q the turbo mode works.
Is there a protection in the S43 that detect the battery can not supply enough power? but why to stop the light? it should works at lower level.
Yeah, that would be my guess too. The S43 on turbo draws a large amount of current. Around 10 amps or more? You really need an unprotected high-drain cell for proper performance.
Thanks all for your replies. I first thought about a S43 protection because i believed the protection circuit in the cell limit the power without cutting it but if it detect a dead short, it make sense. I don’t know if it’s possible with NarsilM 1.3 but i’ll try to disable turbo. Full power is enough for my use.
I like in this flashlight: wide flood beam, Neutral White, USB recharge, 18650 or 18350, side switch, the price and Narsil firmware (i don’t understand the user manual yet but seems very flexible)
Cons: switch very soft and sensitive, could be place deeper in the head to prevent unwanted activation.
Yeah, that’s a good point to make. If you’re carrying this in a bag or even a pocket where the switch might get pressed, either put it into lockout mode (4 clicks) or (better) just twist the tail cap a touch to cut all power.
This light gets really hot, really fast, on turbo. Even with the thermal step-down, it could cause a safety concern if accidentally turned on if you didn’t know.
…with a Protection circuit board added. Many PCBs can’t handle close to what this torch pulls… most of mine are limited to around 8A and cannot trigger turbo so it’s a good PCB for those who want one.
so i want to buy finally this one…great output,usb,cheap……which 18350 is recommended? or do we have anything better in this cathegory? rpice,size,lumens,usb?
question-the christmas coloured versions are also copper or just alluminium? i heard that the copper head is suitable for longer runtime on turbo…so i wonder what can be the turbo on the non copper versions.thanks a lot:)