Do any mini/pocket/EDC lights use a CR2 battery?

[Chicken Drumstick]

All this talk about AA vs AAA vs CR123A and so on, got me thinking. For a compact EDC or keychain light you want it as small as possible with maximum punch and run time.

Now I might be wrong, but isn't a CR2 just a smaller version of a CR123A? Packing 3v and similar mAh to a NiMh AAA?

Or is this a foolish idea best forgotten about?

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[xcbike72]

The Quark Mini CR2 uses CR2. I don't have one, but it's one my list when the need for a new EDC light comes up.

 

[bltkmt]

There are a few, though not as many as I would like. 4Sevens makes one. Nitecore used to...I just snagged a used one off of the marketplace. I believe you can get a Peak one.

 

[hkowboy]

My Orb Raw does...

 

[Kilovolt]

I have a number of lights that use CR2 cells:

- Surefire Titan
- 4Sevens Quark Mini
- LiteFlux LF4
- Fireworm F01 Titanium

 

[DM51]

HKJ has an excellent and very interesting thread: Small flashlight roundup 🙂

 

[DaveG]

I have a Coleman that was sold at Walmart some years back that runs on 2-CR2 cells.

 

[jh333233]

I have a number of lights that use CR2 cells:

- Surefire Titan
- 4Sevens Quark Mini
- LiteFlux LF4
- Fireworm F01 Titanium

Isnt T1Aa CR123a light?

 

[Kilovolt]

Isnt T1Aa CR123a light?

Yes but I am talking about the original Surefire Titan the one made of titanium.

 

[Chidwack]

Shiningbeam makes a C-mini that uses one CR123 for less than $30. They also have a light called the I-mini which comes with a spare body tube that allows you to use either one AA battery or one CR123 battery and costs less than $40.

 

[derfyled]

Let's not forget the Aeon... and since we are there, the Ion...

 

[archimedes]

I really like JiL Lite CR2 torches 🙂

EDIT: For customs, there is the Photon Fanatic Tasklight II ... and the Jets22 Goldbird.

 

[THE_dAY]

Try and get your hands on the Muyshondt Aeon, one of the best keychain lights ever made.
Solid constuction, simple 2-mode twisty (low/high), and very efficient driver.

Runtimes on this light with a CR2 put some CR123 lights to shame!

 

[xcbike72]

The Aeon sure looks like a great light!

 

[nbp]

The Aeon sure looks like a great light!

It is.

 

[Kestrel]

The thing that may hurt the format is that there aren't that many choices for rechargeable CR2's. I like having topped-up cells (& guilt-free lumens) when I use my lights, and that pretty much means protected LiCo's, IMR's, or Eneloops for me - none of which are applied toward the not-as-common CR2 format these days AFAIK.

If I want to pocket a small light, 1xAAA is a whole 'nother level of smallness IMO, particularly since Eneloop AAA's are such a nice way to go.

 

[burntoshine]

i highly recommend the 4Sevens Quark MiNi CR2

 

[beach honda]

Some of my smaller favorites are cr2 powered.

Jil Lite J2
Muyshondt Aeon
47's MiNi CR2

...just to name a few

 

[RedLED]

The Aeon sure looks like a great light!

It is!!

 

[ScaryFatKidGT]

What CR2 lights are there?

I just got a 4sevens MiNi CR2 and it is absolutely tiny. Are there any other CR2 lights? Maybe a 2 CR2 light, I think they would be a good size but I guess a 14500 light would be about the same.

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