1xAA (extension tube optional but nice), two-mode, cheap

[Fallingwater]

I need one such LED light to give as a present to a friend. She's easily confused by technology, so I can't give her one of my multimode lights or she'd hate it; at the same time, I don't want to give her a single-mode, because she might need low power sometimes.
What I need is a two-mode. I'd get a Fenix L1D, but it's way too expensive to give away; however, of the AA lights I've seen on DX and KD none are just two mode.

Any ideas?

Thanks.

 

[lightbug]

I'm currently working on a single AA light with an extension tube to use as 2 x AA. It handles input voltage of 0.8 to 4.2V, so pretty much regular AA, NIMH, 14500 all going to work. It will be 3 modes, not 2 modes though. Hopefully I can get it next month with L-Mini II.

 

[Zeige]

I need one such LED light to give as a present to a friend. She's easily confused by technology, so I can't give her one of my multimode lights or she'd hate it; at the same time, I don't want to give her a single-mode, because she might need low power sometimes.
What I need is a two-mode. I'd get a Fenix L1D, but it's way too expensive to give away; however, of the AA lights I've seen on DX and KD none are just two mode.

Any ideas?

Thanks.

hmmm..... no minimum price.... any AA send to Milky?
acorn driver... appears to be 2 modes but its 4 ( she can learn later) :nana:


*edit* ooops I missed the "Cheap" part of the title sorry :drunk:

 

[Zeige]

Cheapest 2 mode I can think of (not sure if its cheap enough?) is the Jetbeam Element.... maybe they will come out with an Aluminum version cheaper?

http://store.bugoutgearusa.com/element.html

 

[PhantomPhoton]

Eagletacs are nice and they're a simple 2 mode. PTS has both the 1xAA and 2xAA models.

 

[sol-leks]

Lm31 is like 28 or 29 bucks and is 2 modes and supposed to be very good. I also highly recommend the CJ-1W from golden gadgets. It is only 5 bucks and it is a really nice 1xAA light. 3hr battery life, 50 lumens, good tint, nice build. It is the main light I use around the house, it has a impressive beam for a cheapo light and I find 50 lumens is a very nice level.

 

[Fallingwater]

I'm currently working on a single AA light with an extension tube to use as 2 x AA. It handles input voltage of 0.8 to 4.2V, so pretty much regular AA, NIMH, 14500 all going to work. It will be 3 modes, not 2 modes though. Hopefully I can get it next month with L-Mini II.

As long as it doesn't have strobe or SOS, 3-mode is perfectly OK. Waiting with impatience

 

[OCDGearhead]

Your location says Italy. Not sure if Battery Junction ships there but they had a nice 2 stage Lumapower:

http://www.batteryjunction.com/lumapower-lm303.html

for $25. Pretty hard to beat.

CR123's are on sale for a buck also.

 

[Fallingwater]

Dunno if they ship here, but it's irrelevant - I can't give her a CR123 light. As far as she's concerned, batteries are just little sticks of energy that you insert in things; if I told her her new light uses cells that she has to order online and care about lest they blow up or release toxic gases, she'd have me interned

 

[9volt]

http://www.batteryjunction.com/lumapower-lm301.html

 

[Fallingwater]

Discontinued and out of stock... tried ebay too, no luck.

 

[juplin]

Though it's not two-mode, Akoray Cree Q5-WC 6-Mode Memory Flashlight with Clip (1*AA/1*14500) in DX is a nice-looking flashlight and its building quality can rival Jetbeam, but is priced at humble $22.38.

 

[Fallingwater]

The many modes make it a bad choice in my case.
I've perused the DX search extensively; had I been able to find what I'm looking for there, I wouldn't have asked here.

 

[juplin]

The many modes make it a bad choice in my case.
I've perused the DX search extensively; had I been able to find what I'm looking for there, I wouldn't have asked here.

It seems AKOray K-106 (AA/14500) has several versions. A user of AKOray K-106 claimed "my unit is 3 modes instead of the 6 modes advertised" in the Reviews of AKOray K-106.
I also own an AKOray K-106 with three modes that are programmable (similar to the IBS of Jetbeam) . :thumbsup:
The 3 modes version of AKOray K-106 is at least close to the targeted 2 modes. :naughty:
Maybe you can corfirm with DX for the number of modes before place an order.

 

[juplin]

AKOray K-106 with three modes vs. Jet1 Pro IBS

Just for fun

 

[VegasF6]

I do like this Akoray very much. It is a 3 mode, user programmable to what ever you want. The program mode isn't likely to be stumbled upon by a casual user as it takes 6 clicks to enter (that's a good thing) you can pre-program it for her and she never needs to know it is programmable for simplicities sake. It also has memory.

So, if you didn't want lo-med-hi, you could simply duplicate one of the modes, and for all intents and purposes, it would act as a 2 mode. Make it med-high-med and it will pretty much seem a 2 mode, except if skipping through the modes it would go med-high-med-med-high-med-med-high-med etc. I did notice you have to hold the half press down a hair longer than some other lights. A very quick tap won't change modes on mine, you have to hold it for ~.5-1 second.