Kaidomain has lenses too.
My A01 lens is shattered as well, I don’t want to play with glass particles to measure the size….not this week.
I think it’s about 12 mm but I don’t want to make an order based on measuring bezel ID…
Thank you both for the measurements. I wonder is the maker changed the lens at some point…
I fail to find a 13.x mm lens anyway so I think that a 14 mm one is the best bet. It can be filed if too large…though I hate filing.
I see the same diameter also available from KD, in 1.5 and 1.6 mm thicknesses. But much more expensive. I think I’ll go with fasttech (and BLF coupon which shaves 9 cents off the price)
I had one of these on my key chain for maybe a year. It served me well enough. It never failed but there were things I didn’t like about it. First, the twisty mechanism operates by closing a gap but there is some play when not closed all the way. This means that the mechanism can be triggered by pressure when close. Because it is a multi-mode flashlight, it could cause rapid mode change while twisting one-handed. I already hated having strobe in rotation but this meant occasionally activating it. This problem was aggravated by the presence of firefly mode. I appreciate the situational value of firefly but as far as my normal EDC needs go, I almost never needed it. So I was already in the habit of double-twisting for usable light. I also didn’t like that “medium” used PWM, since that ended up being my most-used mode.
Besides that, I really liked the shape. It came in handy and I used it a lot. I was fond enough that I didn’t want to permanently retire it to a drawer. So I sent it to another forum member who I hope will give it a good home.
BTW, they are still advertised as having a 219B but I thought they changed over to 219C. Heck, I think they changed over before I got mine. This wouldn’t be the only case of a company switching over without mentioning it. Massdrop changed from 219B to 219C and didn’t update the product pages until I emailed them about it!
Not knowing about the next mode memory, I ordered 7 of the A01. Mostly for gift giving. Dang! They all have NMM, although 1 red one has changed from 2 hours’ recovery to just a few minutes for some reason. I never would have ordered them if I’d realized. And after writing to Banggood, their reply left me feeling like they just got the last money from me, ever.
Today 3 Sofirn C01S twisties came (Amazon order). Much nicer lights for just a buck or two more, and they work as they are supposed to (high, then low, and no annoyances).
I guess I can still give the Astros away to the unenlightened…