Yes, the charging circuit is spec'ed this way so the measured 120 uA makes sense (20 uA for the driver circuitry, 100 uA for the charging circuitry) - not a deal breaker with 3 21700 cells, but good to know.
Astrolux needs to start implementing metal switches if the plan on staying in the higher end market. Acebeam (best switches), Manker, Fenix, and Imalent all know what is up. METAL SWITCHES SHOULD BE THE STANDARD, FIGHTEH ME.
Thanks Tom E for reporting about the high power consumption of the TS21 (Anduril 2 with powerbank, amber-orange switch LED) when the aux LED is set to "High".
I also tried to measure on my TS21 (my multi-meter with mA measurement is a sort of low-end multi-meter only, so may not be so accurate).
Anyway, sharing my measurements:
1) TS21 (Anduril 2, with powerbank function, amber-orange switch LED)
Anduril aux-LED state on:
'Off' = 0.11-0.13mA, shoots up to around 0.40mA (for less than 1 second) every 5-6 seconds
'Low' = 0.18-0.19mA, shoots up to around 0.45mA (for less than 1 second) every 5-6 seconds
'High' = 13.9mA, shoots up to around 14.2mA (for less than 1 second) every 5-6 seconds
2) TS21 (Anduril 1, no powerbank function, green switch LED)
Anduril aux-LED state on:
'Off' = 0.04mA, shoots up to around 0.31mA (for less than 1 second) every 5-6 seconds
'Low' = 0.10mA, shoots up to around 0.36mA (for less than 1 second) every 5-6 seconds
'High' = 3.1mA, shoots up to around 3.4mA (for less than 1 second) every 5-6 seconds
There's definitely a big difference in "High' state = almost 14mA (amber LED) while 3mA (green LED).
3mA seems to still be quite high, but a lot better than 14mA though..
Never had an issue with Mateminco switches. My Acebeam L16 sometimes used to double click instead of single click. Had a similar issue with the MH20GT which had a soft click and hard click single switch (not sure what it’s called)…and the GT mini switch…let’s not even talk about that.