Hey my friends!
banggood sent me samples of their new Astrolux E01 / E02 flashlights
shoplinks:
Astrolux E01 CREE XP-L A6 Driver 900lumens 8modes Mini LED Flashlight 18350
Astrolux E02 CREE XP-L A6 Driver 900lumens 8modes EDC LED Flashlight 18650
overview
both lights have the same head/electronics and the battery tube (expected to be sold separately soon) can be swapped.
i like the look and feel – the knurling is big, but not too aggressive
you can choose out of 3 tints (colortemperatures of the LED):
1A (6500K) ~ cold white
3D (5000K) ~neutreal white (my favorite)
5A (4000K) ~warm white
but let some pictures speak:
secured in cardboard boxes with foam inside:
the included clips can be mount both ways
the E01 is meant to use with a 18350 Lithium Cell / the E02 uses a 18650
size comparison!
Olight S1 and S10R / nitecore EC11 / E01 / E02 / BLF A6
lets have a closer look!
the engraving is quite deep (3D-ish)
orange peel reflector (lens IS installed)
the tailcap is simple with a steel spring
not soldered, just clipped into a groove
threads ae nice cut and lubed on bothe sides
same thickness
unsoldered the AWG24 silicon wires
aluminium MCPCB – with a fair ammount of thermal grease
the dimple in the middle was removed:
the switch button is spring loaded and secured
unfolded (no glue between the boards) – diameter is 20,9mm
user interface:
i will add a video later….
short click switches the light on (always in moon)
short clicks toggle to low-mid-high-moon-low…
long click (>0.5 sec) switches it off
double click from ON or OFF activates “crazy strobe” (two alternating frequencies)
single click toggles “bike strobe” and beacon – back to crazy strobe…
double click goes back to normal
if you lock the light by 1/4 turn of tailcap or battery tube it stores the last mode)
-> that is why i have no parasitic measures; DMM was in mA when light started in high
due to a fever and a heavy cold i was not able to make beamshots – they will be added!
but i took some numb3rs:
all measures have been made with 30Q cells (4,1V)
Ampere | Lumen | |
E01 | ||
moon | 0,001 | 1 |
“low” | 0,576 | 268 |
mid | 1,36 | 523 |
high | 3,85 | 1050 |
E02 | ||
moon | 0,001 | 1 |
“low” | 0,569 | 270 |
mid | 1,35 | 522 |
high | 3,89 | 1040 |
MH27 | 1060 | |
BLF A6 3D | 1610 | |
Olight R20 | 790 |
connected to the tube using a DMM (the power supply is not very accurate reading current)
result: (Amps in Turbo)
the numbers show lo regulation at all – also no low voltage protection!
usage of protected batteries is strongly recommended!
conclusion:
not a great light in stock form – but good
i like them