I’ve reviewed the Astrolux EA01, which is the single LED, TIR-sporting counterpart of this light, and it shares the same 26650-size tube and head size as the LT40/Astrolux EA01S (the Astrolux-branded version of this light), so if you’ve owned one of those, it’s more of the same.
This would be a light mostly geared towards enthusiasts who know about high powered flashlights, but I think a novice could appreciate all this firepower also. Make no mistake: It’s a lot of light in a small package. The LT40 is a high output general purpose flashlight that can be called upon for a variety of tasks, good for up close work, or distances out to about 200 meters.
*My sample’s package was missing the 26350 battery tube, so kind of a bummer, but not the end of the world, but it did include a Mateminco branded 500 battery This is a nice assortment of accessories, only missing a USB charging cable and a battery to be plug and play, and it’s what I expect from brands like Mateminco. It’s not meant for retail store shelves, so it’s not fancy, but is functional. Sounds like good stuff, so let’s get to it. The LT40 is a newcomer to the Mateminco catalog, and I’ve had trouble finding information on it, but it’s a quad LED light with a direct drive FET driver, XHP50.2 LEDs, and good for 12,600 Lumens (on paper) in a very pocketable host. sent this one over, so a big thanks to them. The Mateminco MT04 served as the base host of the Astrolux light, but there’s another model, the LT40 and that will be the star of our show today. The EA01 was upgraded shortly after to a quad LED version, the EA01S (also known as the MT04), built on the same host as the EA01 with roughly 3 times the output when appropriately spec’d with XHP50.2 LEDs. I reviewed that light back in 2021, and while it didn’t perform like I thought, it was still a handy light. It’s a progeny of the Mateminco TK01 (also sold as the Astrolux EA01), which was a TIR-based pocket light with decent throw and nice output. Mateminco has long been known for producing flashlights like this, and today I’ll be taking a look at one of those. All one has to do to illustrate this is check out the progeny and evolution of the Lumintop GT series, from the huge GT98 to the tiny GT Nano. and this is evident in the flashlight hobby as well. There seems to be a trend for pushing the envelope: Bigger, better, faster, more powerful, etc.
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