My E3s came with a faulty driver. The light shuts down in every mode after three seconds. The only way to light it up continusly is to hold the button in ramping mode for seconds and then it goes.
I sent Armutorch my issues and after 9 days I received the new driver. It looks different to the old one. I hope the issue is gone with the swap. The next hours I’ll do the swap.
Robert
Is the difference in only components? Hope the layout with the 2 screw holes didn't change?
The BG thread just posted a good deal on the E3S's for $26: https://budgetlightforum.com/t/-/28144
So now I did the swap wirh the new driver. And guess what happens? The ramping has gone!!! Sorry, but this is a no go, I’d payed for a ramping light, nothing else. I hope Amutorch read this lines. It is a wonderful small light, hopefully it will be fine the next time.
Robert
Does it have a good low mode or even firefly in this new driver firmware? If so, I want one!
Sorry, no low or moonlight Mode. Armutorch has to do one more job.
Robert
Thanks!
Was about asking for a new one since my switch is not ok. But … No light for me that is at min brighter than what I usually use.
What were they thinking!
So far no reply from them about my defective light. I also noticed that the 20350 battery I received is still labeled as 1200 mah when they said it would be 1400. I don’t have the equipment to measure it to see what it really is, but that’s also a minor disappointment since the only reason I ordered the battery was for its slightly higher capacity over my existing 18350 stash.
After reading these posts I sure am glade I did not waste 40 more dollars ordering the E3S along with the XT45 I just ordered. Now I am worried about the XT45 I ordered, is the quality going to be just as bad? We live and we learn 
It shouldn’t be, the xt45 I received was perfect….and awesome. Looks like they’re just having problems with this one model, and are happy to lose customers over it.
I will admit I’ve been carrying the es3 everyday since it came in, but I’ll have more spent money and time to get it where it needs to be then I should have. The xpl’s I sliced and reflowed are much cooler, similar tint and output, now I need to find a lens to make up for the difference in gap a carclo optic leaves behind, find a driver and it’ll be what I was expecting.
And for anyone wondering, noctigon kr4 clip/ring fit perfectly, but I’m currently using a convoy deep carry clip.
Thank you, That make me feel a hole lot better. This is my first Amutorch flashlight order. 
To be honest, I think their QC is not very good. Out of the the 3 Amutorches I’ve owned, they’ve all had issues:
AT-40 with Quad Nichia: Stopped working properly (every mode dims within a few seconds of powering it on). But it’s out of warranty now and I feel bad about disposing it since it’s a beautiful host and I loved it in the beginning.
AT-40 with Dual XP-L: Functions great, but came with badly aligned clip. After living with it for several months and always being a bit annoyed about it, I bargained with Amutorch on Aliexpress to replace the tailcap bezel for $5. This is actually one of my favorite lights I own and I use it very regularly.
E3S: Worked for a few minutes when I received it, but now only one LED illuminates. I think it’s a really cute little light, so I hope to get a replacement that functions properly.
Maybe I’m just really unlucky!
“now only one LED illuminates”…. Its parallel triple , i wonder how its possible.;)))
Mandy from Amutorch contacted me just now (thanks Mandy) and asked me to remove the bezel from the head and check to see if the LED are burnt out.
They are not burnt. I determined that if there’s any pressure applied to the board, one or more LEDs will turn off. This is a problem because as soon as the bezel is re-installed, the LEDs don’t illuminate reliably. It doesn’t even take much pressure at all to make them fail.
I have prepared some videos to send to Mandy. Here they are:
-adept1
Bad reflow? If you can solder, you might be able to fix it.
No equipment to preform this. Anyway, I’m into repairing stuff myself when something is out of warranty, but when it’s brand new I expect the vendor to resolve it.
Sure. Amutorch will likely send you a replacement flashlight. But if I’m not mistaken, the driver UI has changed significantly. Keep your light until you’re ready to repair it 
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After seeing the videos Mandy from Amutorch said they’d send me a new light and battery (since my battery is labeled 1200 instead of 1400). I’ll post up again when the new gear has been received.
Proposal to save that UI:
(1) At first, I thought my switch was flakey, but now I think the firmware has a bug. Please check. It’s a rare event, but sometimes, after using it for some time, the button does not react always and if it does, the response is not what to expect.
(2) Leave stepped mode as it is. It’s a nice muggle mode. But introduce a 4th mode below low. Something like 10 to 20 lm.
(3) Start steppless mode at 0.5 lm.
(4) No memory in steppless mode please, so firefly can be activated directly.
(5) Add voltage check: Triple click (replacing strobe).
Edit: (6) Send me a sample to check if done right 
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Just wanted to say I got my replacement E3S today (thanks Mandy) and it’s working fine. Thanks for the battery too!