Help AAA light dilemma.

[Acid87]

Search for Miles Stair's SurvivalShop. Light price is within a few dollars of countycomm and it's $7.95 shipping to the UK. I've never used them myself so I can't comment as far as recommendation.

Thanks Netropy for the site. Ill maybe order a wee maratac when my wallet recovers.

If anyone is interested I couldnt really make a decision so I eventually went with:

Streamlight micro (Still really like this little light)
iTP a3 (I have the CR123 A1 version of this light)

with a preon Revo on its way from the US of A.
So much for a budget.


Thanks again for everyones input it did help me choose but unfortunatly it helped me choose them ALL :devil:

 

[daflip702]

I have Fenix LD01 and i'm pretty satisfied with it. It has good runtimes, 3 levels of brightness 27-9-85[i think..dont qoute me]. 85 is rather bright for aaa format. However I think it wont run on 10440 and it has a slight[you really got to stare at it to tell] doughnut in the hotspot. Overall a great little light.

it was on keychain duty but was replaced with a nitecore EZAA R2.

 

[:)>]

The "Prevo" 4sevens Preon ReVO is my new favorite AAA light. I recommend you check it out. It is (to my knowledge) the only fully regulated AAA light running a power LED, and it is one of the smallest AAA lights as well.

Here it is with a bunch of other favorites...

I am in complete agreement. The Revo is an outstanding AAA light... the best ever in my opinion.

 

[PhotonBoy]

+1 for the Preon Revo! It's a great little light. I missed out on the stainless steel version, but I don't mind a bit. The black version with the gold trim looks great and weighs less. Since it's on your keychain, you'll tend to use it the most. In a pinch, its long runtime on low can be a life saver.

 

[joe1512]

If you want more brightness then running an ITP Alu A3 EOS on an IMR 10440 battery really boosts the brightness, but don't run it on high for more than 30 seconds or so (too much heat), and of course your warranty is gone the moment you fire it up. If you buy the original version it has a M/L/H sequence, but the latest ones are now L/M/H, so at the moment you can have a choice by careful shopping.

This is really not a great idea. An AAA lithium has very little capacity, around 350mAh which gives it a safe operating current of 700 mA. With 4.3 volts (vs the 1.5 it was intended for) it will be pulling 1 Amp or slightly more. This is bad for the battery and you don't want to hack off Lithium Ion batteries.

The key is that he said 'IMR' which lets the battery draw a lot more current than normal. Hence it is safe to use. The downside is that you lose even MORE capacity(about an extra 1/3rd over a standard LiIon) so your runtime is truly awful.

Another issue is that AAA form factor lights are generally not Protected, which is extra circuitry that cuts it off at 2.7 volts. Since the itp A series like most of its class are unregulated and don't have any low-voltage protection, it is very easy to over discharge them and hurt the battery.

A 14500(AA) or RCR123 form factor will not have this issue since you can get protected lights and you won't need IMR to keep the battery from blowing up potentially.


tl;dr: If you want more brightness, go with a 14500/RCR123 form factor instead of an AAA. Its a bit bigger but has 2.5 times the max output safely.

 

[emzimmerman]

Re: [OT] Re: Help AAA light dilemma.

It is a Mako

mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm...mako.

 

[Acid87]

Re: [OT] Re: Help AAA light dilemma.

It is a Mako

This is one pornographic little light. If only it didnt cost a bomb to get it shipped to the UK. Thanks for the striptease though.
Steven

 

[HKJ]

Re: [OT] Re: Help AAA light dilemma.

This is one pornographic little light. If only it didnt cost a bomb to get it shipped to the UK. Thanks for the striptease though.
Steven

I would not worry about shipping cost, it is not that bad, compared to the price of the light.
There is also the little detail that the light is out of production.

I wonder what you will say to a picture of the read end, I do not hope it is to strong for you:):

 

[Jay R]

This is bad for the battery and you don't want to hack off Lithium Ion batteries.

Another issue is that AAA form factor lights are generally not Protected, which is extra circuitry that cuts it off at 2.7 volts. Since the itp A series like most of its class are unregulated and don't have any low-voltage protection, it is very easy to over discharge them and hurt the battery.

The protected cells don't fit Preons, new Fenix, ITP or Maratac.

Unprotected 10440 cells cost a pound fifty online so don't worry too much about ruining one every now and again.

One of my Preons makes 320 lumens on a fresh cell. Welll impresive.

DON'T put a 10440 in a Revo.