New unreliability update for the Utorch S1 Mini
the red light charge indicator stopped working on the provided 16340,
however the battery is still charging even when the red light is off…
about 5 minutes later the red light started working again:
Im waiting to see if the green light still works…
fwiw, this Utorch S1 Mini with N219b 4500k 9080, continues to have intermittent failure to access Turbo. I usually fix it by removing the lens and sliding the board around. But lately I have been testing simply pressing harder on the lens, with my finger, and that seems to help it find Turbo again.
Utorch S1 Mini are still on sale at gearbest for under $20, but I honestly cannot recommend them, due to the grounding unreliability.
I hope to try a Klarus Mi1c with Aspheric lens next. Hopefully none of the grounding problems will be present in that assembly.
Im still loving the Aspheric Lens.
The Utorch that Clemence put the 2000k E21A into is my favorite, and there is No reliability problem, because he completely disassembled the light, and soldered the loose ground wire to the pill housing, And replaced the board with a hand lapped board of his own, that makes better contact on the grounding shelf.
The weak link in the Utorch design is still that the LED board is only held down by the pressure of the bezel via the plastic centering ring, not screwed in place. But, so far Clemences E21A mod has had zero failures to cycle through turbo.
Im loving the Orange Ball of Balinese Sunfire that Clemence stuffed into this Utorch. He went miles beyond the call of duty and basically redesigned the Utorch grounding pathway… the man deserves a medal, for taking on my mod project.
oh
the green light just came on:
charging still works, it stopped at 4.14 v…
does anybody want to sell me a Klarus Mi1c Aluminum?