The light that you wear with your keys, what battery does it use?

[Illum]

I thought I'd ask around to see whether I am an idiot for saying CR123A lights are too big to go with the keys.

I use a L0D-CE Q4 on my keys btw, it used to be the muyshondt Aeon, then the Fenix E01, then the L0D-CE

I'm interested in the size used, not so much the chemistry

 

[RedForest UK]

If you search then I remember that someone else held a poll on this: Best cell type for keychain light? Or something like that anyway..

I personally have two sets of keys, one with an iTP A3 and another with an EZCR2w, though I carry the iTP more often as the cell has more capacity than the only rechargeable cr2 ones I could find..

I would agree with you, I tried the EZ123w on a keychain but it just seems too big. It's a great little edc light though, just not quite small enought for keychain carry.

 

[tucolino]

i carry a fenix ld01 ss in my house´s keys and an illuminati in my car´s keys.both aaa.i find this size comfortable enough for edc.

 

[kramer5150]

ITP A3 for the most part, sometimes a Fenix E0 dart, I bounce back and forth

 

[BigBluefish]

NiteCore EZ CR2 w.

 

[Illum]

If you search then I remember that someone else held a poll on this: Best cell type for keychain light? Or something like that anyway..

I too remember an earlier thread like this that I may have participated in...but I'm still looking for it
I think polls should encompass some sort of unique keyword to distinguish it from regular threads, because polls do not look any different than regular threads through google

 

[bullfrog]

Arc-AAA P on my keys for almost 3 years straight now...

Tried carrying others, but none are as small and bombproof.

If I'm wearing a vest or cargo shorts I might also clip to my keys a warm 4sevens MiNi 123 - but the Arc never leaves.

Funny thing is that after 3 years of heavy pocket carry, the ano on my Arc still looks rather new (except around the split-ring hole) whereas my 6 month-old MiNi 123 (which doesnt get carried too much) looks shot to sh*t :ironic:

Would love to have an Arc-AAA with a warm emitter for my keys :candle::candle::candle:

Anyway, in 3 years of flashaholism, I've never had the need for anything brighter than the 10 lumen Arc on my keys run by an AAA... that is enough light for 75% of my daily needs and when it isnt, that is when I pull out my edc: Ra Clicky 170-T

AAA on my keys works for me.

 

[Dances with Flashlight]

I carry two primary sets of keys, both with 10440's. One in a Peak Baltic and one in a Peak Eiger (both polished brass).

 

[Illum]

I carry two primary sets of keys, both with 10440's. One in a Peak Baltic and one in a Peak Eiger (both polished brass).

I noticed this phenomenon, so I allowed multiple selections per voter

I just received a PM saying I left out D cells in my poll...I didn't consider it but I suppose it is certainly probable, if not possible oo:

 

[PharmerMike]

Arc-AAA P on my keys for almost 3 years straight now...

Tried carrying others, but none are as small and bombproof.

If I'm wearing a vest or cargo shorts I might also clip to my keys a warm 4sevens MiNi 123 - but the Arc never leaves.

Funny thing is that after 3 years of heavy pocket carry, the ano on my Arc still looks rather new (except around the split-ring hole) whereas my 6 month-old MiNi 123 (which doesnt get carried too much) looks shot to sh*t :ironic:

Would love to have an Arc-AAA with a warm emitter for my keys :candle::candle::candle:

Anyway, in 3 years of flashaholism, I've never had the need for anything brighter than the 10 lumen Arc on my keys run by an AAA... that is enough light for 75% of my daily needs and when it isnt, that is when I pull out my edc: Ra Clicky 170-T

AAA on my keys works for me.

+1 on the Arc AAA and the AAA battery size as being preferred. I've been carrying an Arc for about 2-1/2 years and it's still going strong even though my keys have probably been dropped hundreds of times over that period. For the times I most likely use the light on my keyring, it's more than enough light. I think of the Arc as "the light that gets me to the other lights" that are always close by.

 

[MWClint]

Peak Matterhorn AAA Brass with a neutral white high cri seoul.

 

[paulr]

I had an Arc AAA on my keys for a long time but eventually decided a 1aaa light is too large for a keychain. I now have a Photon II (2x2016 coin cells) and an LPK (1x SR44 button cell) on my keys.

 

[Larbo]

Currently I have a Illumina Ti with an Energizer AAA Lithium on my keys.

 

[socom1970]

McGizmo Sapphire (AAA) for me!

 

[ZMZ67]

Can't stand anything more than Photons on my key chain.AAA and CR2 lights just add too much to the overcrowded keyring.I've never even considered anything larger than those!

 

[greenLED]

Main keychain light - AAA
Secondary keychain light - CR2
Once in a while keychain - coin cell

 

[post tenebras]

Brass lug-style Peak Eiger AAA :twothumbs

 

[Flint&Steel]

I have a CR123 on my keychain and it doesn't bother me any more/less than AA/AAA. And for what little bit of bulkiness it has over the slimmer cells, it's worth it to me for the extra "umph" of a 123. YMMV, of course.

Flint

 

[LEDninja]

Millermodded Arc AAA. Smaller than my L0D-CE.

UK 2AAA eLED. the short yellow one with the batteries side by side,

 

[tolkaze]

Nichia based lights mostly, a little flat square one with coin cells on my work keys, E01 on my wifes keys, and sometimes carry the ITP A3