Upcoming Astrolux S42 18350/18650 quad w side button and usb charging

Tom_E · 2017-06-13T23:03:36.000Z

Yep, good idea!

deleted-200707 · 2017-06-13T23:03:50.000Z

RollerBoySE:

I guess it’s really shame on us for, with their less than stellar track record, having trusted BangGood with “building” a flashlight…

and for pre-buying w/o reviews ! :person_facepalming:

RollerBoySE · 2017-06-13T23:06:18.000Z

chinooker:

RollerBoySE:

I guess it’s really shame on us for, with their less than stellar track record, having trusted BangGood with “building” a flashlight…

and for pre-buying w/o reviews ! :person_facepalming:

And what makes it worse is that it wasn’t the first time.

Yeah, I fell for it too…

Jerommel · 2017-06-13T23:06:39.000Z

chinooker:

RollerBoySE:

I guess it’s really shame on us for, with their less than stellar track record, having trusted BangGood with “building” a flashlight…

and for pre-buying w/o reviews ! :person_facepalming:

Yeah, both sides haven’t learned form their mistakes… :person_facepalming: :confounded: :partying_face:

deleted-200707 · 2017-06-13T23:10:19.000Z

has anyone tried removing the brass retainer ring from their S41 and installing in the S42?

Tom_E · 2017-06-13T23:19:41.000Z

It lives!

The mode changing is kill'n me! Guess this is why I wrote my own firmware... Why the delays? Ugh...

Pulsar · 2017-06-13T23:20:36.000Z

Any battery rattle or anything with the fix? Does it still want to crush the negative side?
Horrible with this lights regular price that this has been overlooked to begin with

Tom_E · 2017-06-13T23:25:25.000Z

Oh boy, definitely no rattle. Crushing the Batt- end? Well, maybe... It's darn tight in there. These are older EFEST cells, so might have been already some crushing. But it you see the cell sitting in the tube, just a little under the end, and knowing the tail spring has to completely collapse down to ~2 mm maybe, it doesn't look good.

So, the solder blob is probably not enough...

Jerommel · 2017-06-13T23:29:08.000Z

Could it be an assembling mistake?
Maybe that spring should have been put inside the larger one in the tailcap?

(edit) O, so it’s still a little tight in there?

patmurris · 2017-06-14T00:06:56.000Z

Tom E:

Bad News! These are not designed for batteries - even flat top unprotected 18350’s dont fit, 16340’s don’t fit.
The spring on the driver side should be a flat profile brass pad, then it might be all good.
The light is useless as shipped.

I’m expecting mine any day now… :person_facepalming:

After the S41S crushed leds, now the S42 too short battery tube or whatever…

However, i ended up with a somewhat ‘free’ S41S after BG sent back a new head and agreed to sell the tail/switch part. Maybe we’re headed the same way again? Glad i didn’t pay the full price on this one.

I’ve no idea how to unsolder the driver spring without overheating the whole assembly… Can you share some tips?

Jerommel · 2017-06-14T00:10:42.000Z

patmurris:

Tom E:

Bad News! These are not designed for batteries - even flat top unprotected 18350’s dont fit, 16340’s don’t fit.
The spring on the driver side should be a flat profile brass pad, then it might be all good.
The light is useless as shipped.

I’m expecting mine any day now… :person_facepalming:

After the S41S crushed leds, now the S42 too short battery tube or whatever…

However, i ended up with a somewhat ‘free’ S41S after BG sent back a new head and agreed to sell the tail/switch part. Maybe we’re headed the same way again? Glad i didn’t pay the full price on this one.

I’ve no idea how to unsolder the driver spring without overheating the whole assembly… Can you share some tips?

Just do it.
Pull the spring while heating.
It takes a long time before the other side of the PCB is hot enough to de-solder parts, if ever.

deleted-200707 · 2017-06-14T00:13:05.000Z

sounds exciting….

deleted-200707 · 2017-06-14T00:25:52.000Z

Has there been ANY response from Astrolux/Bangood on these issues?

My buying habits hinge on good feedback…hint…hint.

I’m only VIP3 butt I might downsize next year

Tom_E · 2017-06-14T00:50:46.000Z

More pics.

Uh ohh -

Fits well using the S41 tailcap. The spring is soft and maybe set deeper:

That's about 1.5 mm clearance with the solder blob job:

Now we're cranking... A BLF A6 tube fits, reversed, then need to add a washer in the tail:

My S41 head is glued up real tight, never was able to get it apart. Least I can't break posts...

The tail spring is 1 mm diameter wire, sits in a 2 mm depth machined out depression. Full compressed it's still about 2.5 mm above the base (~4.5 mm compressed total).

m_a_schuster · 2017-06-14T01:23:39.000Z

Actually for mine, things are even worse. I tried bypassing the tailcap with a paper clip between the battery and the battery tube, and it still would not power up. The problem is that the *front*(emitter) end of the battery tube is too short (or the threads in the head are too long), so it never touches the negative contact ring on the board itself. I proved that by screwing the battery tube in *backwards* so that it made contact, and then I was able to get it to power up using the paper clip on the negative side. Inserting a circular shim in *front* of the battery tube, just ahead of the emitter board, yields a working flashlight which can also be tightened without further compression damage to the battery. This is clearly a design/fabrication issue, and I told Banggood in my latest email. Awaiting a response.

Tom_E · 2017-06-14T01:33:02.000Z

This setup works well for me. The o-ring is exposed though. With the solder blob on the driver, and the 1.4 mm thick copper washer shown above in the tailcap, the battery is not under stress.

Ohh - I managed to re-assemble the head w/optic with only one leg!

Oy vey, man, what a mad mod world :facepalm:

deleted-200707 · 2017-06-14T01:42:46.000Z

all of these work-arounds seem to skirt the issue of warranty (implied or otherwise)
we paid for working light, right?

scrumpypaul · 2017-06-14T08:03:15.000Z

Exactly!! Yet to receive mine but if it too is faulty I have neither the time, tools, skills or inclination to bodge it together just to make it function.

patmurris · 2017-06-14T12:32:35.000Z

m_a_schuster:

…This is clearly a design/fabrication issue, and I told Banggood in my latest email. Awaiting a response.

Still haven’t got mine, but i’m already preparing to write BG about it… Curious to see how it turns out.

whitecitadel · 2017-06-14T15:58:12.000Z

damn.

Postman bought one today, but I ordered another as a present for someone…. which they finally shipped a few days ago and is on the way.

Not opened it yet, if it doesn’t work will be very unhappy as BG customer services seems to have disappeared of late - they canceled my order for the tubes with loads of points and still won’t give me the points back or even answer emails!