good AA light <$20?

[I came to the light...]

Does anyone particularly recommend a 1xAA light less than $20? Romisen's MXDL RC-G2 was amazing, but old and relatively dim. Romisen's latest and greatest 1xAA (according to their homepage), the RC-A3, looks great, but DX has many more flashlights than Romisen lists, and doesn't provide specs. Also, somebody may love another non-Romisen/SAIK/MXDL cheap AA...

After a bit of input, I'm looking at:
-MTE Cree Q5 LED 5-mode
-MTE C3 20-mode Rebel
-MTE 5-mode 100 lumens Rebel
-SAIK RC-A3
-UJC B-6 2 Mode Cree

anyone own one or more of these? the MTEs are a bit over $20, but it looks like they're worth it...

I'd really appreciate any info on overall brightness, build quality, regulation, whether they use PWM, and other lights

[LukeA]

Sure sounds like it. What's Romisen's website?

[linterno]

Taking a look at Romisen's Web Site, SAIK, Romisen and MXDL seem to belong to the same company.

[I came to the light...]

Taking a look at Romisen's Web Site, SAIK, Romisen and MXDL seem to belong to the same company.

I've got to stop missing these simple things

Thanks for the help.

[TORCH_BOY]

Have a look here http://www.kaidomain.com/WEBUI/Produ...px?TranID=3956

[kenzo]

This should be interesting :0
Ultrafire c3 Q5 version
http://www.dealextreme.com/details.dx/sku.10727

[Gunner12]

The MTE Seoul is also a good choice.

[tr098a]

http://www.candlepowerforums.com/vb/...d.php?t=183769 Check that thread for suggestions

The MTE Seoul is also a good choice.

My MTE (1995) is not as bright as my RC-G2, but is much whiter.

[I came to the light...]

Have a look here http://www.kaidomain.com/WEBUI/Produ...px?TranID=3956

link isn't working for me...

Thanks everyone, pretty helpful. Just looking for some specs, as DX isn't very helpful there...

Does anybody have a SAIK A2 or A3? Any comments?

[I came to the light...]

http://www.candlepowerforums.com/vb/...d.php?t=183769 Check that thread for suggestions



My MTE (1995) is not as bright as my RC-G2, but is much whiter.

The MTE is also much, much brighter.

the second quote is from the linked thread. Is your RC-G2 a 2xCR123? (I noticed that Romisen and MXDL, actually the same company, sell different RC-G2s... )

[tr098a]

My RC-G2 is 1xAA.

I am starting to think my MTE is just a dud one, i took the head off and although it was not glued, it was extremely tight (it's difficult to get a decent grip on such a small device).

To get the torch to work again, the head needs to be screwed back on as tight as i can possibly do it.


Probably just bottoming out on that solder

[I came to the light...]

My RC-G2 is 1xAA.

I am starting to think my MTE is just a dud one, i took the head off and although it was not glued, it was extremely tight (it's difficult to get a decent grip on such a small device).

To get the torch to work again, the head needs to be screwed back on as tight as i can possibly do it.


Probably just bottoming out on that solder

just saw your comment on the linked thread.

Yeah, looks like the solder is the contact - pretty bad defect... I don't know whether it's good that I can expect brighter, or bad that I'll have to expect possible quality problems...

[I came to the light...]

see first post for change in question.