Single AAA LED lights.

[iamlucky13]

As a dedicated nightstand light, being used when your eyes are dark adapted, the incan solitaire is maybe the best I’ve tried. I prefer it over the Ti3 firefly mode, zebralight sublumen levels, and an E01 with a diffuser. I agree that during the day it’s not much help.

But what about your 2 lumen E01 with a Yuji? Is this a close competition?

 

[gurdygurds]

Well, I’ve had the E01 for a few days, and I’m still using the solitaire for middle of the night use. Warmer tint, lower output, and beam isn’t as spread out as with the E01.

Edit: I should add that I sanded the lens of the solitaire and to the eye there is much less light coming out of it vs the Yuji E01 even though they're both spec'd at 2ish lumens. To me, middle of the night less is more so the Solitiare is winning out. Also just seems to have a little bit of soul to it. Great little light. Honestly I haven't given the E01 a fair shake yet. Did a runtime test and then haven't used it much. I should put the others away and really give it a chance.



QUOTE=iamlucky13;5244312]But what about your 2 lumen E01 with a Yuji? Is this a close competition?[/QUOTE]

 

[willc68]

For single aaa lights I have had good luck with the Olight i3e and the Fenix eo5.
Right now the Olight is on my keys.
Both are very solid and plenty bright for their size.

 

[WDR65]

I have a small obsession with these size lights. I usually wear a Surefire Titan A on a neck lanyard.

My favorites so far:

Surefire Titan A great general purpose
Surefire Titan Plus backup edc
Fenix E01 always on keys
Olight I3t carried this one through Hurricane Florence, worked well in gym shorts around the house.
Pelican 1910 throws like a much bigger light, always have one in my winter coats

Ones I have and rarely use are

Fenix LD02
Fenix LD01
Thrunite AAA
Fenix HL10
Olight I3e
Fenix E05 (replaced in lineup with Surefire Titan)

 

[kevinstan]

Fenix E01 - Super durable and I love all of my Fenix lights. Great overall light.

 

[Cosmodragoon]

The Massdrop Brass AAA with Nichia 219B is amazing. The modes are wonderfully spaced and without PWM. There is no annoying strobe to cycle through. The color and color rendering of this light is about as pretty as a flashlight gets in my opinion. The tail clicky is sensitive for a keychain light and the brass makes it heavy, but it should be as durable as it is elegant for years to come. (It is also available in a titanium body but I don't have experience with it.)

https://www.massdrop.com/buy/massdrop-brass-aaa-pocket-flashlight

The light I actually have on my keychain is this stainless steel no-name from Ali Express. It seems sturdy. I like that the twisty is not part of the opening mechanism. (The threads could be smoother but I hear this is common for budget stainless.) It gets better battery life than advertised in my experience. I have the 4000K version, which is bright enough for most tasks I expect from a keychain light. It isn't quite as pretty as the Nichia but it's decent. It's somewhere between the above Nichia and a Lightstar 80 in terms of tint.

https://www.aliexpress.com/item/AAA-flashlight-EDC-flashlight-CREE-XPE2-led-inside/32730506517.html

 

[elzilcho]

I've been impressed with the Olight I3T. As someone mentioned earlier, the low setting is much more useful than I anticipated. Low does almost everything I need it to do, all else is easily handled by the high setting. It feels nice in the hand and its build quality is very good, especially considering the price point.

 

[drexter]

Thrunite Ti3 and Fenix e05 are great and not pricey.

 

[Hugh Johnson]

I am loving the Ti5. Medium is perfect for inspections around the house. Low (moonlight) is very low and perfect for me to navigate around the house if I’m up in the middle of the night.

 

[blanchardbobby]

I like and have Surefire Titan Plus. Its only 2 oz. The Plus may be somewhat little in size, yet it is a standout amongst the most ground-breaking lights of its size on the grounds that the single AAA battery can put out a greatest of 300 lumens for a time of 60 minutes.

 

[LightObsession]

I like and have Surefire Titan Plus. Its only 2 oz. The Plus may be somewhat little in size, yet it is a standout amongst the most ground-breaking lights of its size on the grounds that the single AAA battery can put out a greatest of 300 lumens for a time of 60 minutes.

I think that it's very unlikely that any light powered by a single AAA battery puts out 300 lumens for 60 minutes.

Do you have a run time chart that shows this?

These little lights get very hot very quickly and the output on turbo (300 lumens) is often less than 1 minute before dropping down to a much lower output level to prevent damage to the LED or circuitry.

 

[Tesla]

Your statement is incorrect. You evidently do not understand ANSI ratings. It starts at 300 lumens but is down to 10% of that at 1 hour. AAA batteries do not have the energy to sustain 300 lumens continuously for 1 hour.

 

[LRJ88]

Peak Eiger, any of them, they're all great lights and the ones i have are bomb proof.

 

[4DMag-Lite]

The newer Solitaire LEDs are pretty decent.

 

[Timothybil]

Sofirn is doing a Fenix E01 look-alike for BLF. It is called the C01, and uses a Yugi 5mm LED in either 3200K or 5600K versions. It is a twisty with cutouts for a 5mmx1mm trit and/or a 5mm magnet in the flat tailcap. You can find it in the Sofirn store on Aliexpress. They have just started production, so the initial shipment has sold out, but more are on the way. The price is $7.02 for the world, and a little bit less if you have signed up on the BLF thread about it. So far the word is that it is a nice little light.

 

[Batang Regla]

hi timothybil,

I try checking that sofirn C01. It does not appear on their page. Also i have question about ali express. Are they selling original fenix lights? In the description it says : BRAND NAME : VUAN.

 

[papewish]

Lumintop Tool Ti. It's actually the finest beam of any of the lights I own. Yes, the knurling is slightly imperfect and the threads aren't the best, but it does feel like a premium light.

Yes, I agree. I'm using it myself.

 

[Batang Regla]

hi question tp mike and paper,

does it have to be the titanium model or any tool model has the finest beam?

 

[Repsol600rr]

I think any with the 219bt. I wont say its my finest beam but its real nice. I have the titanium and im partial to it both becuase I like the durability and feel of it as well as the fact that it can tailstand which the regular one cant.

 

[Batang Regla]

hi repsol,

what is the 219bt?