moon lander
Enlightened
I'm looking to buy good cree lights for my family (they all have birthdays coming up) and would like to spend under $30-$40. between what fenix has to offer and what DX and KD have to offer, its a tough choice without lumens ratings or reviews. my priorities are as follows, in order of importance:
1. runs on AA (1 or 2)
2. Bright as possible (not too concerned about flood vs throw, a mix is preferable). i want it to put out alot of light overall. it is useful to talk in terms of amps getting to the led or lumens but these specs are rarely listed. lux doesn't help me much cause thats just a throw spec right? basically, it needs to have a great boost converter to generate as much current as possible from a AA cell. the ellys can only do about 350ma i think (boost converter draws about an amp at 1.4v from the battery and converts it to 3.4v to send to the led. this isnt even close to the full potential of the cree x-re.
3. low cut off voltage. it should start up on around .8-1v. (the cree'd ellys sometimes need 1.3v to start, leaving you with charged batteries that won't start your light)
4. small
5. quality (glass lens, aluminum reflector, good o-rings)
6. candle mode (tailstand-able and preferably removable reflector/lens)
7. would be cool if it could alternatively take 14500 li-ion but not necessary)
8. good runtime
9. forward clickie
of course you probably cant get all that for $30, thats why i listed in order of importance. main considerations are: brightest AA light for under $30-40. p.s. mods are ok if you know of a cheap light with a great boos converter.
thanks tons to anyone with some advice!
1. runs on AA (1 or 2)
2. Bright as possible (not too concerned about flood vs throw, a mix is preferable). i want it to put out alot of light overall. it is useful to talk in terms of amps getting to the led or lumens but these specs are rarely listed. lux doesn't help me much cause thats just a throw spec right? basically, it needs to have a great boost converter to generate as much current as possible from a AA cell. the ellys can only do about 350ma i think (boost converter draws about an amp at 1.4v from the battery and converts it to 3.4v to send to the led. this isnt even close to the full potential of the cree x-re.
3. low cut off voltage. it should start up on around .8-1v. (the cree'd ellys sometimes need 1.3v to start, leaving you with charged batteries that won't start your light)
4. small
5. quality (glass lens, aluminum reflector, good o-rings)
6. candle mode (tailstand-able and preferably removable reflector/lens)
7. would be cool if it could alternatively take 14500 li-ion but not necessary)
8. good runtime
9. forward clickie
of course you probably cant get all that for $30, thats why i listed in order of importance. main considerations are: brightest AA light for under $30-40. p.s. mods are ok if you know of a cheap light with a great boos converter.
thanks tons to anyone with some advice!
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