AstroLux A01 AAA Nichia 219B Review - Winner winner, chicken dinner. An excellent, Neutral tint High CRI LED keychain light!

choombak is not a drug reference name, rather an Indian word for “magnet”. And can we steer clear of personal insults please! Name-calling always derails the discussion, and is counter-productive to thoughtful exchange.

While quality is always subjective, I am surprised stating observations is construed as disproportionate complaining on this forum. If manufacturers are smart, they’d rather take a clue and fix trivial QC issues that may nag consumers - especially given this is low hanging fruit. Issues in this light are telltale signs of extremely poor QC (trying to squeeze as high a profit margin as possible), making the light utter unreliable. A dead light is as good as no light.

Oh, and Banggood did come back on my DOA light - they want me to send a video of the light to show them the problem (!!). I guess “light does not work at all” does not cut it for them. For those who enjoy them, please have a reliable backup.

I’m quite confident that every single person who reads this forum has at least 1 backup light….

That what I keep thinking but then I keep always finding myself short 1 and need to get another

At first I was thinking I should EDC one light, with some batteries as backup. Then I thought, why not EDC multiple lights with batteries in all of them. No need to swap batteries out in the element. More fun that way!

I have 2 1xAAA flashlights in my pants pocket, and 4 flashlights of a variety of configurations in my jacket pockets. I have 3 different keychain lights on my keyring, and 1 more little LED light in my Victorinox Midnite MiniChamp.

I’m ready for anything.

Ready for a new Big Bang? :slight_smile:

So, courtesy of my youngest, my copper A01 now has a cracked lens. Can someone point me to the cheapest place to get a replacement or two or is it simpler to just buy a new torch for spares?

You can screw out the pill and than measure the glass diameter. I don’t know the size exactly but you can get nearly every size lens at fasttech.

Hi guys does this unit have 4000K instead of 5000K on the BLF 348?

It has 4000K.

Hi, is this on average or some units has 4000?

The A01 comes stock in only one emitter and it’s 4000K. This is true no matter the color or material.

Great my fav tint, thanks guys!

And, the tint is quite consistent across different A01 units, unlike the BLF-348 which varies +/- 200K or so.

So by my measurements these lenses are 13mm x 1mm.

Fasttech don’t have any in that size sadly.

Anyone know of anywhere I can get these tiny bits of glass cheaply? Saw one on eBay for £3 but I resolutely refuse to pay that. I’d rather spend a few quid more and get a whole torch.

Any ideas welcome.

SP

At most shops where you can order prescription glasses you can order it. AR coated or not.
Mike

Probably cheaper just to order an aluminum version, and use its lens for your copper.

Try looking at aliexpress. For example this one looks good https://m.aliexpress.com/item/32679425310.html

Got 2 of these lights, one orange one copper.

For some reason the orange one chews up o-rings, also whilst doing this its tricky to use one handed. The copper is nice & smooth though and easy to use so restored my faith.

Think 5000 would be my ideal tint but these little lights do make a nice change from the more common cool tints.

Thanks Finges - I missed that one - turns out BG are going to send me a replacement lens. Good on them.