Olight S10 Baton & S10-Ti

LED Flashlights – General Info CR123A Flashlights
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My Olight S10 Baton arrived today :bigsmile:

So far i’m really impressed with this light and it’s tiny size. It looks like a miniaturized ‘big’ flashlight because of it’s design and the side switch. It’s nice to have such a small light with a button and simple UI, rather than a twisty.
The clip(as mentioned elsewhere) isn’t great. I removed it anyway as i don’t intend to use it.

Here’s the manufacturers spec’s:
High = 320 lumens (1 hour 30 minute runtime)
Medium = 70 lumens (7 hour 30 minute runtime)
Low = 5 lumens (4 day 12 hour runtime)
Moonlight = 0.5 lumens (15 day runtime)

Double click from off goes straight to strobe, and a press and hold from off goes straight to moonlight mode.

I will update this thread later with a bit more info and some more pics after i have compared it to my Trustfire Mini-01, and tried a few different 16340’s in it.

Cheers
Matt

A couple more pics for size comparison

Here’s a beamshot of the S10(left), and Mini-01(Right). Both are running a fresh AW IMR16340. There doesn’t look to be as much difference in brightness in the flesh, whereas the mini-01 looks far brighter in the pic. The difference in colour came out ok though.

Update:Here’s the results from testing a few different cells in my S10.

Ultracell 3.2v LifeP04 - 26 minutes before the light switched off - cell voltage at end was 2.4v
Aw 3.2v LifeP04 - 31 minutes before the light switched off - cell voltage at end was 2.3v
AW IMR16340 - 47 minutes before light started to flicker - cell voltage at end was 2.5v
Yezl 3.7v 16340 - 1hr 11 minutes before light started to flicker - cell voltage at end was 2.8v

Here’s a couple of pictures to show the AW IMR, and Yezl 16340’s. Notice the longer Yezl protrudes, but does NOT affect the tail cap being screwed on fully.

Update: After using the S10 for a few days now, i’m really liking it, and it’s now my new EDC. The run time using the Yezl cell is great.
For me, everything is pretty much perfect about the S10, except for one thing - The ‘Low’ mode is too low, and too close to the moonlight mode. If there wasn’t a moonlight mode, then the 5 lumen low would be good, but i think a 10 or 15 lumen low would be better, especially since medium is all the way up at 70 lumens(or possibly more on RCR).
But, High and moonlight are usually the only modes i use(with this light anyway), so it’s not a problem.

As you can see from the pics below, the reflector in the S10 is almost identical to the Mini-01, except in the S10, the reflector is narrower at its base where it meets the Led.

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I saw a review of this over on CPF. Really really love the look of it. As you say it looks miniaturised.

I thought the output seemed a tad low though compared to other XM-L lights when run on an RCR and I’m not sure I’d get used to the UI and mode switching, it just seems like a difficult way to approach something fairly simple.

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Yeah, Selfbuilt did a nice review over on cpf. He recorded 350 lumens on a cr123, and 430 lumens with a rcr123. It must just be down to the type of regulation used.
I’ll do some testing(by eye) later with cr123, rcr123, and IMR123.

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430 lumens sound ok. Maybe I was mixing output up with the similar looking SWM C10.

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Yeah it seems nice and bright, but not as bright as the Mini-01. Ill try more once it’s dark.

Just added a couple more pics to the first post.

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Needs a can of coke alongside for some scale,it realy does look miniture.I do like it though.Nice choice

DON…

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I’ve just edited the first post with a couple of pics with a can of Red Bull. I didn’t have any other cans handy.

Cheers
Matt

Edit: Beamshot just added.

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Looks a realy nice job on the Olight.Scale shows its size better and detail

BRIAN…

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very nice! thanks for that comparison beam shot with the mini. before i even saw the picture, i was like dam, i needa ask if he has a mini to compare it with, and bam! there goes the beam shot haha.

so have you tested run time yet? im loving my mini, but that olight looks awesome.
i like that side switch. do you know if this olight is brighter than that eagle tac d25c that uses cr123?

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It’s a sweet little light. I’ve been carrying mine for a few days. The pocket clip looks different, but actually works quite well. For those that have a need for it, it’s perfect for clipping onto the bill of a hat.
The electronic side switch has a red LED under it that flashes when the battery is low.

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:smiley: I was curious to compare the Mini-01 and the S10 too.

It seems that the S10 has a nice neutral tint(compared to the whiter light from the Mini-01), and as far as brightness goes, it’s still a pocket rocket, if not quite as bright as the Mini-01.

I haven’t done any run time tests yet, and i’m not sure about the Eagletac d25c, but from the manufacturers specs, it seems that the Olight S10 is brighter on a Primary cr123, but the d25c is brighter on an rcr123.
The S10 should prove to have decent runtimes, and still be potent on high when needed too.

@Ouchyfoot
Does the S10 have the red led under the switch(have you seen it), i couldn’t make out if it had one or not from reading elsewhere.

Cheers
Matt

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At first I thought the switch cover was glow in the dark, but it wasn’t. I wondered why they made it white??? I believe I found out about the Red LED indicator under the cover from selfbuilt.

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Yeah I thought the switch cover glowed too, but mine doesn’t seem to. I think Selfbuilt just added a reply to his review about the red led under the switch, saying that it doesn’t seem to have one. When he wrote about it, it was just taken from text about the other Baton series lights.

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You would have thought it would do something besides switch modes. Why white???

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Yeah it’s strange, I’ll look into it more, but it definitely looks like its glowing in Selfbuilts review. My lens o’ring has glow bits in it like Selfbuilts pic. Maybe my switch needs some decent light to charge its glow?

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I just charged it up with a quark mini and it glows.

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Yes, just Shined another light onto the S10’s switch, and it glows nicely :slight_smile:

Edit: First post updated :slight_smile:

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I have just updated the first post with runtime tests on a few different cells :slight_smile:

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How jaded we’ve become. I remember my first Fenix LD20 180 lumens. No one could believe a light that small could be so powerful. It was the most amazing thing they’d ever seen.
We’re all spoiled.

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I’m a big fan of single CR123/16340 lights. i have 13 of them now, including the Olight i1 and A1.

I carry one everyday at work suspended from a neck lanyard. Lately it has been the i1.

This one is bigger than some, but not too big.

I am a fan of the Trustfire Mini-01, however, the SS makes it too heavy for neck carry for me.

Thanks for the review MattSPL. :slight_smile: