Single AAA white LED light - 'Rocketlight'

[Graham]

Single AAA white LED light - \'Rocketlight\'

Recently I discovered a new single AAA light at a store here in Japan.

A couple of photos..

The 'Rocketlight'. What interested me was that it obviously uses a step-up circuit, and also uses a clickie tail switch. Also that they've gone to the trouble to put a cute little holographic sticker on it which says "Certified Nichia LED"... (what the 'certified' means, I have no idea.)

Anyway, output. The light has quite a blue tint, and is a bit uneven, so it looks like it is using a low rank LED. However it is relatively bright - about the same brightness as my modified Infinity (with the black stuff scraped off). Not quite as bright or white as a standard Arc AAA. It is also a bit longer than an Arc AAA, and appears to have just plain anodizing. On my shiny new LM631 light meter (thanks, Darell

), it shows about 60 lux at 30cm, compared with about 85 lux with a standard Arc AAA.

The clickie switch (click on, click off) works rather well, making one-handed use very easy.

Before anyone asks, yes I did try putting an Arc AAA head on it. The thread is different, but I was able to get the Arc head on far enough to activate. If I took the foam retainer off the Arc, it would probably be a little easier. But it did work.

Anyway, quite a good little light for the price - 1500yen is about US$11, which is a bit over half of what an Infinity costs here.

The origin of this light appears to be Hong Kong - I found a reference to the maker, IQ Hong Kong, on this web page.

Edit: Added a close-up of the little 'Certified Nichia' sticker..

Graham

 

[Minjin]

Re: Single AAA white LED light - \'Rocketlight\'

I want one just for the Nichia hologram sticker and the Mitsubishi battery...

You guys do get some cool toys over there. When I was in Hong Kong, the tech stuff seemed to be about two years ahead of what we have over here in the States.

I was really hoping we'd get a chance to pull into Japan, but the Japanese government seemed to have some issue with an extremely large vessel with multiple nuclear reactors parked off their coast...

Mark

 

[vicbin]

Re: Single AAA white LED light - \'Rocketlight\'

Originally posted by Graham.:

Also that they've gone to the trouble to put a cute little holographic sticker on it which says "Certified Nichia LED"... (what the 'certified' means, I have no idea.)

<font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial">Hi Graham,

These days Taiwanese and Chinese led manufacture already produced cheap and low quality white led.

Recently I bought 5 pieces of 5mm white led with greenish halo made by Lite-On about 1 dollar, and looks like mini pee-green LS.

The 100 pcs pack cost only about 15 dollars. Remember, the price was in retail market, not wholesale transaction. 2 cents a piece maybe ?

Vic

 

[Darell]

Re: Single AAA white LED light - \'Rocketlight\'

Well what a cool little light!

If the Arc head fits at all, then sending the proper tap down the battery tube should make it work quite nicely. Hmmm. clickie tail switch...

Hey, I measured myself on that light meter before I sent it along. Now you should measure YOURself. Then, once and for all, we can determine who's brighter.

(Be sure to clean the dome with alcohol before and after sitting on it though

).

 

[Rothrandir]

Re: Single AAA white LED light - \'Rocketlight\'

sooo...is it as good as an arc aaa?

 

[Stainless]

Re: Single AAA white LED light - \'Rocketlight\'

Hey Minjin:
Are you posting from Central PA (not far from me), or from "below decks" of one of our famous floating cities?

 

[Light-Headed]

Re: Single AAA white LED light - \'Rocketlight\'

Yeah....but knowing darell, he probably swallowed an Arc AAA before he measured himself with the light meter.

Also.....knowing how he recycles about everything.....I wouldn't recommend accepting an Arc AAA from him as a gift in the near future.

 

[webley445]

Re: Single AAA white LED light - \'Rocketlight\'

There was a post a littl ewhile back about some SF clones being made by a oriental company. They had a plethora of similar type lights. lots of clones in all different kinds of configs. (1,2,3 cell,AA,AAA,C,D,123,keychain size to SF and Mag clones)
As I recall there was a link to their site, thought I saved it but guess not. Someone might do a search and find the post.
My mother is Nipponese and I've been there before, though not in recent years. We would ALL go gaga over the nifty stuff they have that we don't.

 

[Minjin]

Re: Single AAA white LED light - \'Rocketlight\'

Originally posted by Stainless:
Hey Minjin:
Are you posting from Central PA (not far from me), or from "below decks" of one of our famous floating cities?

<font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial">I was speaking of my past. Uncle Sam no longer employs me...

And yes, I am currently in central PA.

Mark

 

[Tsao]

Re: Single AAA white LED light - \'Rocketlight\'

Here is another

AAA LED

FYI

 

[Rothrandir]

Re: Single AAA white LED light - \'Rocketlight\'

could that company be working on the new kl1 heads? some have apparently undergone a design change, and some other members have expressed concerns...