Olight S2A LED Flashlight

This is our 3rd review of the impressive range of OLight torches. This instalment, we are reviewing the Olight S2A LED Flashlight from PowaBeam in Northern NSW.

The OLight S2A Coloured Led torch is feature packed, lightweight, can be conveniently powered by inexpensive AA batteries and above all, is cheap, bright and totally versatile.

I opted for this test unit to be Yellow, which would be, to me anyway, the average colour of a torch you’d reach for in the cab in a hurry. Most old ‘Dolphin Torches were Yellow or Red, and for whatever reason, Yellow to me says ‘torch’. If you were born in the 70’s or 80’s you’d understand, but the ducks nuts of this torch is it doesn’t matter about the colour, they still work very well.

The OLight S2A comes factory supplied with 2 x AA Lithium Long Life Batteries and to date, I’ve used the S2A for up to 4 hours without a glimpse of them giving up. Being able to simply swap the batteries over with readily available AA’s is a smart engineering idea from Olight. So many so called ‘premium’ or ‘tactical’ torches of this size these days leave you restricted to the factory given batteries. By being able to pull into your local Servo and pick up new ones for the S2A is a deadest bonus.

The Olight S2A offers a very respectable amount of light via its maximum 550 Lumen output, but also offers a gentle amount of light called ‘Moon Light Mode’, which when activated by holding down the power switch for 2 seconds while the torch is off, offers enough light for you to read your favourite hunting magazine in your tent or swag without disturbing the other pussies around you who have already zonked out.

Battery life via the factory is rated at about 240 minutes in the high power mode, using the supplied Lithium Batteries. The body material is scratch resistant anodized aluminium which is covered with non-slip ergonomic skin safe silicon. Colours of the silicon sleeve include Yellow, Black, Grey and Blue. The battery cap base is magnetic and would prove to be handy in a lot of situations.

It also comes with a wrist lanyard and instruction booklet.

At just over 130mm in length and weighing 55grams, given its versatility and colour options, the S2A would be an ideal inclusion in any tool box in any industry.

RRP $85.

Distributed by PowaBeam – www.powabeam.com.au

PROS: Lightweight, solid and ergonomic construction, battery replacement is easy.

CONS: Not rechargeable.