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    What did you use your flashlight for today?

    As she was going to walk the dog, wife said the batteries in her Quark QT2L-X were dead, so she grabbed my keys with the D25A Ti.
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    Help me choose a single AA light.

    I went through a similar exercise last week, looking for something I could carry in my pocket, either AA or 16340. Based on feedback from CPFers, bought the 2013 D25A Ti XP-G2 and very happy with the purchase. Thread was "Five criteria EDC." Good luck!
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    Five criteria EDC

    Received the D25A Ti today, popped in an old Energizer NiMH 2600mAh battery, and took it on the dog walk tonight. The D25A modes are perfect for my uses, a great recommendation. Low is great for walking on unlit streets, medium perfect for finding the little dog poop, and high lights up the...
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    Five criteria EDC

    Purchased Eagletac 2013 DC25A Clicky Ti XP-G2 cool white before the 49ers lost the Super Bowl, so it was a rational decision. Mostly. Don't know if my criteria make sense to anyone else, but what tipped the scales in favor of the DC25A were: * lumen steps of 8, 75 and 122. There are...
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    Five criteria EDC

    Thanks again everyone for your experienced advice, it helped me narrow down to four flashlights, one of which wasn't on original list (D25C Ti clicky), and Crelant V31A, which moved up considerably. Yesterday came across a tiny prototype 18650 (that may be 85mm or ~3.25" by 26mm fat) in the...
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    Five criteria EDC

    I checked eagletac website, D25C clicky Ti runs on RCR123A Li ion in direct drive. D25A Clicky Ti can run on 14500 Li ion, but in direct drive as well. AA still looks good, though.
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    Five criteria EDC

    Once took a motorcycle trip to Northern Wales, everything got wet. Since I'm often at the beach, are there any EDC lights you would caution against exposing to rain or splashing water?
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    Five criteria EDC

    Great info, thanks!
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    Five criteria EDC

    Right, 0.7-4.2V range, 82 mm look great, my concern is with the 2 lumen low. I use a 9 lumen low now, and find it useful for lighting dark roads on walks. Is the 2 lumens of your H51w enough for this kind of use?
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    Five criteria EDC

    Teej, thanks for RCR vs CR123 info, this removes one of my concerns, clearly overwhelmed with all the choices. Trying to track the basics, I have been monitoring flashlight voltage ranges for 14500 and 16340 use. Beam profile - it was my impression that a throwy beam is somewhat defeated by...
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    Five criteria EDC

    I'm trying to choose a pocketable LED EDC as well. Based on just a couple months use of a 4.5" tactical Quark and a PD32ue, came up with five hard criteria, everything else flexible: 1) 3-4" (75-100mm) 2) Three modes: ~10, ~50, ~150 lumens 3) Modes reached through clicky 4) AA or 16340...
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    pd32 ( XP-G2 )

    Re: **NEW** Fenix PD32 (XP-G2) Appears the PD32 XP-G2 is only 0.4" shorter than ue, still a little chunky for my edc.
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    What type of beam profile do you prefer for your EDC LED light(s)?

    Like the wider hotspot of PD32ue than the QT2L-X
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    **NEW** Fenix PD32 Ultimate Edition (XM-L T6 NW, 740 lumen)

    Mine came without batteries, but I'd also ordered 3400 eagletacs and nitecore i2. Agree with PD32ue intensities excellent spacing and generous hotspot, both more useful for my applications than the quark QT2L-X I gave my wife for christmas. Comparing light color side-to-side with quark...
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