AA or AAA Light

[ToddW]

Looking for a AA or AAA (multiple battery) light the size of a G2 or a little smaller. I want something that will last a minimum of 12 hours.

50-100 lumens would be fine.

I have a bunch of cr123 lights, and want a couple nice (non-generic) AA and/or AAA.

What does everyone use and love ?

 

[carrot]

4sevens Quarks are the current talk of CPF. There's also Nitecore and Fenix, which are popular and good.

 

[madmook]

There aren't any 1xAA or 1xAAA lights that can do 50+ lumens for 12+ hours.

 

[Crimson]

He never said that it needed to be 1 cell. Actually if I'm reading his post correctly, he asked for multi-cell lights.

I have the Quark 2 AA and it's a great light but it still won't put out 50 lumens for 12 hours. It will do 22 for 24 hours or 85 for 5 hours. Maybe something like the Nitecore D20 with it's variable output will hit that middle ground/ sweet spot you're looking for.

 

[madmook]

Oops, must've missed that "multiple battery" part...

Off the top of my head, the Fenix TK20 (2xAA) on low mode (supposed to be around 40 lumens) should last 9+ hours with eneloops, and maybe close to its rated 11 hours with higher-capacity batteries.

 

[pmoore]

Yea, i bet if you put two energizer lithiums in there it would last longer. Could get expensive though.

Paul

 

[Wits' End]

TK40 from Fenix About 2/3 longer and 1/3 bigger around :)
A bit less than $160 from 4Sevens

G2 vs. TK40
Length 5.1" [5.2 LED] 8.2"
Diameter 1.25" 1.6"
Peak Lumens (from Surefire/4Sevens)
120 Lumens-20 Mins [LED 80 L 180 mins] 630 Lumens-120 Mins {93 L for 20 Hours}

• Cree MC-E LED with a 50,000 hour lifespan
• 2 Modes, 8 Total Outputs
  • Primary Modes (in order)
    • Turbo - 630 Lumens, 2 Hour
    • Low - 13 Lumens, 150 Hours
    • Medium - 93 Lumens, 20 Hours
    • High - 277 Lumens, 6.8 Hours
  • Strobe Modes (in order)
    • Strobe
    • Slow Flash
    • SOS
    • Fast Flash
• Digitally regulated for constant output
• Powered by eight 1.5V AA batteries
  • Alkaline, Ni-MH compatible. Do not use Energizer Lithium AA cells for this light.
  • Can operate off just four AA during an emergency
• Dimensions - 208mm [8.2 inches](L) x 39.4 [1.6 inches]mm (D)
• Weight - 284g (excluding batteries)
• Crafted from T6 aircraft-grade aluminum
• Type-III hard-anodized finish
• Waterproof to IPX-8 standard
• Toughened ultra-clear glass lens with anti-reflective coating
• Push-button tailcap switch
• Stands on end to operate as a candle

G2 Incan.
Output / Runtime P60 Lamp 65 .0 lumens / 60 minutes P61 Lamp 120 .0 lumens / 20 minutes Length 5 .10 inches
Bezel Diameter 1 .25 inches Weight w/Batteries 4 .1 ounces Batteries 2
123A
G2 LED
Max Output 80 .0 lumens Tactical Runtime* 3 .0 hours Length 5 .20 inches Bezel Diameter 1 .25 inches Weight w/Batteries 4 .4 ounces Batteries 2
123A

 

[Light11]

Fenix LD20 47 lumens for 13 hrs.:)

 

[shortstack]

i love my eagletac p10a
you can look at the eagle tac p10A or p10a2 although their run time is 8hrs