Single AA w/ good throw

[Huz]

I am looking for a LED with following features:
>uses single AA, for lightweight
>Neutral or warm tint for outdoors
>good throw w/minimal spill to complement zebralight H501R and preserve my night vision.
>regulated

I found a comment in another thread: <i>The lights with a lens will throw the furthest, but they have no spill and are almost always cool white. A reflector light that throws very far would need a larger reflector which might not be as pocket-able. A light with an optic can give a throwy beam and some spill. </i>

Some examples of each would be enlightening. Thanks.

ps. notice I said good throw, not "best" -because best may come at a weight and bulk that may not be acceptable to me. I will decide what is best for me after researching your suggestions.

 

[Huz]

Found some interesting lights:

LED Lenser P5
Romisen RC-29 II
Jetbeam RRT1
Quark AA XPE (more throw then newer XPG)
Gander Mountain 125

comments?

 

[LED_Thrift]

Welcome to CPF Huz.
The EagleTac P10A is a little large for an AA light but still pocketable. It has good throw, but still a useful overall beam also. Check out some of the threads in the Flashlight Reviews section here for reviews and beamshots.

 

[Zeruel]

Good AA thrower examples:
Jet-I Pro v3.0
RRT-0 (with AA extension)
Dereelight C2H (with AA extension)
Quark AA
NDI (not the best, but not too shabby)

 

[NonSenCe]

jetbeam pro1 v3 warm tint 1aa.


jetbeam rrt1 is not AA light. and its not available with warm tint.

led lenser p5 is not a warm tinted.. all i have seen have been really white to blueish.

romisen rc29 II is shiningbeams white tinted version. but i think there is warm tinted version available from goinggear. but its only one mode light. versatility of the jetbeam pro1 makes it a good option for you.

 

[saabgoblin]

I have found that the Jet 1 Pro warm tint is a really nice light with very good throw and a nice amount of spill. I have only used 1.5 volt AA,s but I am sure this light would scream on a lithium ion rechargeable AA.

 

[vio765]

Jetbeam RRT-0....no question. initial lux is 4000 (Lithium AA)!!!. 50% is 2270 Lux after 40min. total runtime is 1h6m before hitting 10 Lux

 

[clg0159]

Check out the Romisen RC-G2 in neutral white from shiningbeam here (he refers to it as "warm")
http://www.shiningbeam.com/servlet/the-179/**NEW**-Romisen-RC-dsh-G2-II/Detail

I modded quite a few of these before they were available with better drivers and neutral LEDs. As per your request, it meets these requirements:
>uses single AA, for lightweight
>Neutral or warm tint for outdoors
>good throw w/minimal spill to complement zebralight H501R and preserve my night vision.
>regulated

with one additional plus....it is priced low and shiningbeam carries replacement parts if you ever need them!

 

[Gunner12]

I'd say go for the RC-G2 neutral white from Shiningbeam and get an optic for it. That should give you a good amount of throw and little or no spill while still being lower cost and good quality.

 

[Huz]

Good AA thrower examples:
Jet-I Pro v3.0
RRT-0 (with AA extension)
Dereelight C2H (with AA extension)
Quark AA
NDI (not the best, but not too shabby)

Thanks for the correction. Your suggestions are appreciated.

I have narrowed down to JetI Pro and Romisen.

Although I plan on going with AA because of ZL H501R, I found some very cool 123 lights such as LensLight Mini CR123, Lumapower, NiteCore SR3, Surefire E1B. May be I can flex a bit.

 

[Huz]

Gunner, where can I buy this optic. You have a link?

 

[Gunner12]

There are different kinds of optics at different places and different prices.

The one that Malkoff uses could be a good choice, but I don't recall where to buy it.