FLEX Asgard @ Fasttech

Modding is not a means to an end for me, it is the end :) This one I might actually keep stock though.

I’m merely looking to build on the awesome platform presented 0:)

We have here, a light that seems infinitely configurable, we have been told we can set brightness levels at 12.5% intervals that have no pwm (8 chips, 8 levels that can be independently turned on, well you start at 1 and stack those intervals) that being the case, we have the options of a number of sensible levels and one stupidly high turbo level to unleash the throw potential of this host, check out tom e’s results in relics zy-t08 review thread to get where I’m going with this.

Given the opportunity, and potential, would you really not even ask the question?

I’m still debating…. on the one hand,

  • It’s programmable
  • It’d be my best thrower (since I gave the TK75 away), yet still be usable indoors thanks to low/extra-low modes. I think it’d get like 65k to 70k lux stock, and go down to around 3 lumens on the 8mA mode.
  • It’s programmable
  • I had been kinda thinking about a ZY-T08 or HD2010 or Jacob A60 or ZY-C10-S anyway, just for fun.
  • It’s programmable

But on the other hand…

  • It’s too big for most of my purposes
  • I almost never have a use for a long thrower
  • The control app might not be compatible with any of my devices

If they can fit this programmable driver into a Convoy S3 or similar, it’d be a no-brainer.

Maybe I just need to get the hardware to flash an ATTINY and take apart some tube lights. Or, the HexBright looks nice too, and its video shows the ability to handle press-and-hold events so it’s an electronic switch. Looks like its programming language is sufficiently powerful too, so I could give it algorithmic features and a wide variety of UI styles.

Or, as they say on CPF, maybe I should just get both. Or do all three.

if one can program 30 modes, or more, how does one access all the modes? Half press? How would u remember them all? Could someone please address this, thanks…

toy keeper, as I said in another thread, I’d really like to hear both yours and chloe’s opinions on one of these actually in hand.

The zy-t08 really isn’t so big, considering, I love mine for a jacket/cargo pocket thrower, I just see this as adding so much more usability to a stock zy-t08.

When they make an iOS compatable one, I’d be interested. Unfortunately I no longer have anything but iOS devices in the home as of January

I even love the name Asguard, home of Odin and Thor :wink:
Tempting so tempting, Hopefully there’s an app for it someday :slight_smile:

I’m not sure I’m the best person to ask… I grew up playing piano because I have long fingers. For me it’s more a matter of finding a place to put the light, and not so much about holding it. Ideally it’ll be small enough to fit in my purse and light enough to not rip the lining at the seams.

However, I do rather like lights small enough to be carried between fingers like a cigarette. Those are particularly comfy. Anything smaller than a SK-68 works pretty well for me as an EDC.

Just get a $4 BT USB dongle for your PC. Even a Mac can emulate windows if it needs to. They do have a Windows app for the FLEX system in addition to the Android (superior to IOS anyway :wink: ).

This sounds like it has many of the Armytek Predator’s customization virtues. You can even similarly change them on the go with a phone.

Will there be a edc version soon. and if so how small can the light possibly be with a bluetooth reciever and stuff in it?

My home computer is a Mac, I’m not computer inclined enough to get it to use windows to emulate a PC. (Don’t want to pay for software either)

I’ll wait for an iOS version of this that’s phone compatible, it’s a cool feature but I have programable lights so I can wait for the right one for me

Never thought of the size since now…
How is the size compared to a c8? Similiar just with2 batts, or much bigger?

IIRC, it’s about 2cm longer and the bezel is about 2cm wider. Both are likely due to the bigger reflector. The handle, of course, is twice as wide with the two batteries. (like a Fenix TK35 handle)

It’s not huge, but it’ll still require a coat pocket or holster or bag.

I can stuff either a C8 or a SRK into my purse, but in either case the weight is enough to tear the lining a bit at the seams. I suspect the Asgard will only fit in my heavy winter coat pocket or backpack, so I don’t expect to be carrying it very often. Then again, I’ve been thinking of un-sewing and re-sewing this purse with a stronger lining material so I can carry more toys. AA, AAA, and 16340 lights are nice, but they’re no substitute for my bigger lights.


Edit: Dimensions:

  • XinTD C8 V4: 155mm long, 45mm head, 25mm body, 185g
  • Fenix TK35: 164mm long, 51.5mm head, 43.6mm body, 256g
  • FLEX Asgard: 174mm long, 65.5mm head, 42mm body, 329g
  • Fenix TK75: 185mm long, 87.5mm head, 52.5mm body, 510g
  • Skyray King: 133mm long, 59mm head, 50mm body, 512g

a nice light in the medium-throwy class…though I’m most looking forward to having this tech in smaller form factors. I look forward to Flex lights in the sub-C8 category (like Convoy M1/M2 or Shiningbeam Blaze) as well as something truly EDC’able in jeans’ pockets.

To answer some of your questions:

  1. For the Asgard, there are 254 bytes reserved for commands and their accompanying parameters. However, each mode is limited to 64 bytes due to memory constraints. 64 bytes are enough for a morse code about 5-character long, depending on how you encode the message.
  2. The light has a reverse clickie so no it can’t stay on while power button is pressed.
  3. Mode groups are called profiles in the app. You can define unlimited number of such profiles, but to switch between them you’ll see your smartphone to be around.
  4. There is a group of advanced commands which contains (pseudo) RNG (and more). We will explain on these advanced controls when the app is released.

Thanks! This gives me a much better idea what the light might be capable of.

I’m just waiting for the app now, to see if I’ll be able to run it.

I just want to be clear, this works with Windows XP and up right? The only reason I ask is that a lot of people seem concerned about being able to program this flashlight.

Well, that doesn’t sound quite ‘right’. Any person who buys this Should and Expects to be able to program it by Bluetooth, either from the PC app, or smartphone app. That’s the main attraction of this light. So your question comes across as a little ‘strange’. If not they would be better off with a ZY-T08.

But we don’t know yet anyway. Still gotta wait for the reviews, to confirm it.

I only ask, because I’m pretty sure I saw very early on that they said it would be via windows or Android. But I keep reading people worried that they can’t program it. Unless there’s been some information I missed- almost all people have access to Windows or Android devices so I’m asking for confirmation. Ok, let me wade back through and find the info for myself….

Edit: That took two seconds… Fastechs website…

Well that’s what I wanted to know.