Review: Olight ST-25 Baton (2xAA, 1x14500)

Thanks! It doesn’t come off. I used a Coolook blank .

I do like the way the size feels with 1x14500. The length feels right. If the body was shorter I don’t think it will be as comfortable to use because of accessing the side-switch.

It is a little longer than a Convoy S5, which I think is a really nice size:

Thanks for the nice review. I love your graphs.

Excellent!

I have a S5 as my ECD…love it :smiley:

Ah ha, found it, thanks chloe, that was a good write up, the graphs are great also.

nice review! and great photography

i’m curious about the turbo mode using 2x nimh. seems like the “550 lumens” is not sustainable for any useful amount of time. on your graph it seems like it takes a nosedive immediately, and i mean it really really falls like a brick, and that perhaps 550 lumens only lasts for like 5 seconds or so? probably even less…

if so then it’s really no better than it’s cousin the foursevens QP2A-X which doesn’t brag about a “550 lumens” but instead puts out around 450 lumens for 3 minutes then steps down to 336. and the 450 lumens is actually sustained quite well for those 3 minutes…

Thanks! The output drop on Turbo (using Eneloops) is perceivable during the first few minutes but it is at least gradual.

In the ceiling bounce test I just did I noticed some flickering in Turbo mode after ~5 mins on eneloops (some newish 1st gen and some 3rd gen) which I can’t reproduce using 14500. It may be the regulation to blame. I will contact Olight about it.

Well in the AA mode it’s acting as a boost circuit, in 14500 mode it’s acting as a regulator…the boost circuit might be getting warm and throttling back (thermal protection built into the IC)

I just got me a FandyFire C3 in…actually quite amazed at the light it puts out…but it’s only a single mode (might be time for a driver upgrade )

The fit and finish is nowhere near as nice as yours though

Did Olight ever get back to you about the flickering? Mine flickers too.