I like having a 1xCR123A/1xAA light as duty backup and EDC primary. I recently lost my Quark X with 1xAA tube in Guam during FTX, and settled on a SRT3. In the process of searching for a suitable replacement for the Quark, I noticed the distinct lack of list showing flashlights that can feed from 1xCR123A and 1xAA sources... Which led me to create this list, in case if there are people sharing the same mind.
Flashlights
de.power DP-024AACR-C (battery tube can be flipped to switch between AA and CR123A)
Dereelight Javelin (C2H tube with AA extender required for AA/CR123A compatibility)
Foursevens Quark Pro/Tactical (low voltage heads with 1xAA tube required)
Gerber Cortex (no accessories required)
Gerber Omnivore (no accessories required; can also accept 1xAAA)
Hugsby P2 (extender)
JetBeam RRT-0 (extender)
JetBeam RRT-0 SE (extender)
JetBeam RRT-01 (extender)
Jetbeam TCR20/TCR21 (extender)
JetBeam WL-S1 (extender)
JetBeam WL-S2 (WL-S1 battery tube required to use 1xAA/1xCR123A)
Lumapower CT One (comes with 1xAA battery tube, so you need to get an IncenDio V3 battery tube to use CR123A)
Nitecore SRT3 (extender)
Peak Logan 17500 (battery adapters/sleeves required, available at Oveready)
ShiningBeam I-Mini (battery tube)
ShiningBeam Spark (battery tube)
Sunwayman M10R (extender)
Sunwayman M11R (extender)
Sunwayman V10R (extender)
Sunwayman V11R (extender)
Zebralight SC80 (internal battery spacer that needs to be flipped)
Headlamps
Fenix HL50 (extender)
Helmetlight
Streamlight Sidewinder Compact II (spring-loaded internal battery spacer)
If anyone has more lights to add to the list, please feel free to add!
Flashlights
de.power DP-024AACR-C (battery tube can be flipped to switch between AA and CR123A)
Dereelight Javelin (C2H tube with AA extender required for AA/CR123A compatibility)
Foursevens Quark Pro/Tactical (low voltage heads with 1xAA tube required)
Gerber Cortex (no accessories required)
Gerber Omnivore (no accessories required; can also accept 1xAAA)
Hugsby P2 (extender)
JetBeam RRT-0 (extender)
JetBeam RRT-0 SE (extender)
JetBeam RRT-01 (extender)
Jetbeam TCR20/TCR21 (extender)
JetBeam WL-S1 (extender)
JetBeam WL-S2 (WL-S1 battery tube required to use 1xAA/1xCR123A)
Lumapower CT One (comes with 1xAA battery tube, so you need to get an IncenDio V3 battery tube to use CR123A)
Nitecore SRT3 (extender)
Peak Logan 17500 (battery adapters/sleeves required, available at Oveready)
ShiningBeam I-Mini (battery tube)
ShiningBeam Spark (battery tube)
Sunwayman M10R (extender)
Sunwayman M11R (extender)
Sunwayman V10R (extender)
Sunwayman V11R (extender)
Zebralight SC80 (internal battery spacer that needs to be flipped)
Headlamps
Fenix HL50 (extender)
Helmetlight
Streamlight Sidewinder Compact II (spring-loaded internal battery spacer)
If anyone has more lights to add to the list, please feel free to add!
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