The first FT03 CW that I received unfortunately had a faulty LED and was DOA. Banggood customer service was pleasant and painless to deal with. They requested a video depicting the problem and once received issued a full credit. So I bought another one the same day!
Emitter: SST40-W 6500K or 5700K or 5000K (out of stock)
Output (claimed): 2400lm
Candela (claimed: 190 000
Throw (claimed): 875m
UI: NarsilM v1.3
Battery info/type: USB-C Rechargeable 2A 26650 or 21700 (very tight! see image below) or 18650 (with included 18650 battery tube)
Driver: TA FET
Reflector: Smooth
Lens: Glass with AR coating
Waterproof: IPX-7
Weight: 295gr (without battery)
Dimensions: 170mm x 69.5mm x 34.5 (length x head diameter x body diameter)
This is the very nice box that the FT03 arrives in
This is what you get inside the box
Some shots of the light itself in a variety of angles
The tail cap has holes to attach a lanyard and the light can tailstand
The FT03 has the wonderful Astrolux backlit silicone switch
On the other side it has the USB-C charging port with a silicone plug cover
The smooth reflector appears to have a slight orange peel finish to it. Not sure if that’s on purpose or not
Let’s open it up and see what’s rattling around in there
The threads appear to be rounded off square cut threads which came fully lubricated
The top threads which attach to the head are not anodized
It comes with firm double springs
The FT03 comes with a strangely sized 18650 adapter tube that isn’t 26mm wide or 21mm but somewhere in the middle
Like mentioned earlier, 21700 cells will fit but the amount you’re compressing the springs is definitely hard on the springs and battery
Beam profile shots:
This is to show the beam profile and the tint/tint shift. It definitely does have some tint shift on lower levels and I certainly didn’t take the time to edit all these photos to make the tint appear as close as possible to eye perception in real life. Please use this as a guide only not an actual 100% accurate depiction of the tint
The FT03 has a ramping UI so I simply began at moon and ramped up a little until I reached the top and then engaged turbo for the final shot
Thanks for taking a look! I’ll be posting some beam shots and outdoor photos soon as I plan on visiting the creek very soon!