Freeme, pls if the next batch coming up with 5000k, can Astrolux bypassed the spring at the tailcap to reduce resistance and optimal flow of current. There are always room for improvement, right?
I don’t think having stock spring bypassed is a good idea. As it is it is already stretching the limits and going beyond what a light this size can handle safely. The extra lumens would not make much difference but will make it even more hazardous.
Ahhh, I removed the inner spring and added a 20 AWG bypass. Also changed the LED wires from stock 20 AWG to 18 AWG. It's pulling 27 amps from a 40T now
Dunno bout it being a good idea or not, but it's a bump up for sure.
For the LED's, I got in a EC01 in 5000K and looks more like 5700K - I can't see any difference, very disappointed.
I recently got an FT03 Mini with a SST-40 in 5000K and that looks great! Very surprised it looks so good - the beam is more like a XPL-HI, very consistent through-out the beam, hotspot, corona, and spill.
But, you still can put optional box for bypassed wire or spring…dang, select tick, done.easy. people would love having option. I know that spring wire bypasses look technically cheap and imcompactible, look low quality for some, i think that why.
I just got the other two EC03 in the mail today that I ordered a little while ago. I am still continuously amazed at the super low price for its combination of quality, performance, beam profile, attractive looks, and very nice weight and size for optimum combination of power and throw. Anything smaller will have notably less performance, and anything with some more performance is in a larger size classification. If the Astrolux EC03 becomes an instant and enduring classic with large distribution, great; but if its production ends up not so very large, I have three. Now for the two hard parts: Foolishly not ordering a few more while they are still available, and making more friends that are interested in high quality, affordable, high performance flashlights.
Can anyone recommend a source to buy a small amount of the bare copper braid flat cable to do the spring bypass? Looks like an easy way to bypass the spring, but could this cause problems later??