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Bought 3x High-CRI Q-mini AAs a few years back.
Didn't realise just
how warm their WW tint would be. No deal breaker; just inexperience on my part.
The runtimes
Verses percieved output levels dissapoints me when compared to runtimes from my L3 Illuminations L10
v1 but [
especially] my Eagtac D25A Clicky {which is exceptional}.
The mini AAs' effect on the ground/grass is great when walking/exploring under overcast suburban night skys.
And their spill angle is
huge.:candle:
But dispite trying really hard to love these tiny, tiny little 1x AA cell pocket-carry lights, the PWM is their deal breaker with me.:tsk:
If they were constant current controlled, one of `em truly would be my Every Day Carry to this very day, with the other two as perminant back-ups back at home.
With Respect To EDC, these models (later re-named Q mini-MA) have the longest SOS runtime I've seen in AA torches --- even 2xAA models.
Although not rated for 14500, they run pleasantly well with Keeppower 840mA 14500s, despite the extra, extra long length of these 14500s.
...True, it takes more beef to turn/
twist them on & change modes; but gives me more confidence that my Q-mini AA will not accidentally turn on unknowingly in my pocket.
And the threads have so many turns, that they could never ever unwind in my pocket as long as the O-Ring lives in there.:buddies:
Another pleasant thing when running 14500 instead of eneloop AA is that low (2.7)
AND mid (30) stay the same. That is,
average-current goes down to match, because voltage went up.
So they look the same [in lo & mid] no matter which chemistry is used.
Runtime goes down however.
But high is full steam ahead --- Just like NiMh AA, no PWM just 100% output. And what an output
But hold on tight `cause it gets hot fast.
So, the same moonlight [or just above a 1 lumen+] and the same
useful good-level medium for most every other task, and a blast of long distance illumination, for just-in-case.
[...] just my 2 lumens worth.