Thanks @APLOS , I had a package arrive today.
I’m very impressed with the quality of the finish on the T02. It’s nicely machined with a thick satin black finish. The package arrived very well packed with two thick layers of bubble wrap. The box itself is also more premium than some other brands. There’s an outer slide off cover and then a sturdy box with a magnetic clip to hold the flap shut.
I’ll let some pictures do the talking:
Everything you need (including a spare tail switch rubber cap and two o-rings) are supplied. The battery is inside the body of the flashlight and is a protected 18650 3000mAh. (The manual actually says to only use protected batteries.) Both ends of the body are lubricated and unscrew smoothly. The bezel appears to be possibly glued on the head- but I didn’t try forcing it.
The SFT40 is used with an orange peel reflector- not something I’ve seen/ noticed offered on other flashights. The beam has a tight centre bright spot, with a much wider low level spill. It’s daytime here, so I haven’t had a chance to test it in the dark.
The USB C charging has the usual external rubber flap, however the APLOS website says they have also waterproofed the USB C connector itself. The “A” on the switch flashes red while it’s charging and turns solid green once charged. The switch also lights for 5 seconds when the tail switch is turned on, to indicate the battery’s charge level.
The tail switch operates like a master power switch (i.e. the side switch won’t turn on the light, unless the tail switch is first turned on.) Strobe and SOS are hidden from the main menu (three presses of the side switch to access.) Turbo is selected by two presses of the side switch. There are four brightness levels cycled by a single press of the side switch from Eco- Low- Med -High. The last setting is memorised. The tail switch is fully pressed again to turn the light off.
You can use the tail switch in a “tactical mode” to operate some functions of the flashlight . A single half press (and hold) will turn on the last memorised mode; a quick double half press (and hold) will turn on Turbo. While the tail switch is half pressed, pushing it in further to a full press will turn on the light in the current mode. You could do signalling - by not holding the tail switch after the half press.
It won’t tail stand due to the rear tail switch design.
I’ll try it out after dark tonight. I’ll also get some physical size comparison shots- it’s basically a bit longer than an S2+ (by about 17mm; the tail section is thinner than the S2+, but the head slightly thicker.)
Edit:
Specs from APLOS website:
Specification:
Body Material: AL-6061-T6 Aircraft-grade Aluminum Alloy
Lens: High Penetration Tempered Glass
LED Bulb: 1 x Luminus SFT-40
Luminous Flux: Max.1800 Lumens
Light Modes: 7 Modes (Turbo-High-Medium-Low-Economic-Strobe-SOS)
Beam Angle: 11°
Beam Distance: 373m (1224ft)
Impact Resistance: 1m (3.29ft)
Waterproof Level: IP68
Underwater Depth: 2m (78.7ft)
Power: 1 x 18650 3000mAh rechargeable battery ( included )
Weight: 83g/ 2.9oz
Length: 13.5cm / 5.31inch
Diameter: 2.85cm / 1.12 in ( head), 2.54cm / 1 in(tube)
Packing List:
1 x T02 Tactical Flashlight
1 x 18650 batteries
1 x USB cable
1 x Wrist strap
1 x Tail Switch Protector
2 x O-Rings
1 x User Manual