✌ FREEME- ASTROLUX MF01 Mini 7*SST20 CRI95 26650 ANDÚRIL Flashlight Group Buy - $45.99

u must have a very cool girl then that likes flashlights as much as u.

here u go,

I am growing weary of Banggood. I’ve heard many reports lately of flashlights supposedly being rejected by customs, including a friend that was trying to order a MF01 (full size).

After not hearing anything for a couple weeks about my MF01 Mini order (that supposedly shipped right after I ordered it) and Banggood never providing a tracking number, I finally reached out to them and they informed me that it had been rejected by customs and that the light is no longer in stock and that they’ll have to cancel & refund my order. I don’t get what’s going on… I’ve ordered so many lights from BG, same shipping address, I didn’t order the one with the battery… ugh. And they never reached out to let me know that the light hadn’t made it through customs.

At first I wrote back calmly but firmly with my frustrations and urged them to find a way to ship out my order. But then I noticed that you can get the MT07 from Mateminco (the origin of the MF01 Mini) on Aliexpress for $47 including free ePacket. I guess for a few bucks more I don’t care if BG cancels my order and looses out on the business. Quite frustrating! :rage:

Freeme, if you have any contacts over at BG that can look at this, my order number is 78896759 EDIT: nevermind, I just went ahead and let Banggood refund my order. I ordered the MT07 instead.

The same thing happened to me for the FT03 XHP50 in green. What’s the point of having a group buy when Banggood can’t complete the order and then does not tell you, Frustrating to say the least

I was about to place an order when i seen this…soo it’s currently out of stock? There’s no mention of that on the product page.

Well, apparently “ready to ship in 17 days” means “out of stock, we may eventually get more but we’ll happily take your order” according to the Banggood CS person I chatted with. FWIW, I was going for the Gun Grey 5000K.

Thanks ! The mini is tiny

It was clear to me from the beginning that I would take the Xpl Hi version, it is more expensive but has more lumens.
Since many spoke of a green tint in the SST20 version, it was off the table.
There is a 5000 and a 6500k version of the Xpl Hi version. I have now decided on the 6500k, hope it is not too white or blue, the 5000k would probably be better in color but not as bright.
By chance, who of you has a direct comparison of the 5000 and 6500k.
Is the 6500 really 6500k?
Or would the 5000k have been better?
Unfortunately it is too late, 6500 already on the way!

I did suggest to them last year but manufacturer seems a bit hesitant with this approach.

No problem, hope BG CS is able settle your cancellation swiftly.

Im impressed with the battery they shipped, i got over 5500mah when i charged the battery from around 3V… not bad.

What battery is it?

Any suggestions on where to get a new glass lens for it? I love the light, but dropped it and glass cracked. It is measuring 40mm diameter and 2mm thickness. I can’t find any of that size anywhere.

I’ve never ordered from them before, but it seems like https://www.flashlightlens.com/ is a popular option (especially the UCLp) with lots of sizes

Thanks for the suggestion. Ordered one from them, the prices are good as well.

Purchased, Thank

its a wrapped green cell, not much info but

About 26650 Battery:
Name: HLY 26650 Power Battery
Capacity: 5000mAh
Material: 3C

wonder which OEM …

I think they are cheap generic cells. You’d need to measure the amps it pulls in your mini to get an idea how powerful it actually is. I believe that’s the cell that came with my Cometa. High capacity, but weak. I’m thinking of a different cell.

Your colors look strange.

It is included in a lot of Banggood lights.

I dont know if anyone has officially tested it.

Might be new wrap.

I doubt they switch to a different cell based on where it’s being shipped to.

These are add-on batteries that Banggood are using on a lot of lights. I’m guessing they bought them based on a low price.

I dug up the green cell that came with my Cometa that I bought at Banggood. It’s the same exact color, but Vapcell Vappower brand 5200mah. That’s the weak one.

I really dont know much about the green HLY cell other than they are inexpensive. Hopefully someone can do some amp draw tests and see how it compares to known, tested cells.