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Is the e2l-aa's body actually smaller around, or just has thicker tube walls than the 1st e2l?

Also, anyone know which late release s.f. or aftermarket l.e.d. conversion heads will work with 2xAA's, that will screw onto this body?
 
leon2245 said:
Is the e2l-aa's body actually smaller around, or just has thicker tube walls than the 1st e2l?

Also, anyone know which late release s.f. or aftermarket l.e.d. conversion heads will work with 2xAA's, that will screw onto this body?
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I handled one at SHOT 2010 and it has a smaller diameter than an E series. It has E series head threads. Seems that tailcap with slightly larger than the body, if I recall, not sure.

Bill
 
I received my E2L AA this afternoon (from Battery Junction). It is almost exactly the same length as my Mini M@glite AA LED. The body appears to me to be exactly the same diameter as my E2D LED. The Tail Cap is exactly like those on my two E1Es. Operation is Low (3 Lumens) then High (80 Lumens) as opposed to the E2D LED which is High (200 Lumens)then Low (5 Lumens). The head is Marked KX1B and has its own serial number. The color of the light appears to be neutral and doesn't have a green ring around it like my L1 (Cree) does. I have briefly tested it with the supplied Lithiums as well as some rechargeable Nimh. The Nimh (Imedion 2100s) seem to work just as well as the lithiums. There is a "step" inside the barrel where the size is reduced to fit the AA cells and the rechargeables fit just fine. The light has the long clip.

Mark
 
i'm just dying to see pictires reviews and some video. Please could you tell us more? Is it easy for you to make a small review? I'm looking for this light but here in Europe is not available yet for purchase it.

Thank you very much.

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SUREFIRE E2DL 200 LUMENS
 
Bullzeyebill said:
I handled one at SHOT 2010 and it has a smaller diameter than an E series. It has E series head threads. Seems that tailcap with slightly larger than the body, if I recall, not sure.

Bill
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Shows you what I know. LOL. I got a close look at it and held it, but it did look smaller diameter than E1E, maybe because it was so long. I did not notice a B on the prototype.

AVR Marka, will you take a current measurment at tailcap with a DMM, on high mode? Would be interesting to see how much current is being drawn from the cells.

Bill
 
According to my almost 17 year old Radio Shack "True RMS" DMM the current draw is 57 mA low and 300 mA high running on the new Lithium batteries and 57 ma low and 365 ma high on Imedion 2100 mah Nimh batteries and 56 mA low and 305 mA high with new Alkaline Duracells.

Mark
 
AVR Mark said:
According to my almost 17 year old Radio Shack "True RMS" DMM the current draw is 57 mA low and 300 mA high running on the new Lithium batteries and 57 ma low and 365 ma high on Imedion 2100 mah Nimh batteries and 56 mA low and 305 mA high with new Alkaline Duracells.

Mark
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Thanks. The light will run forever on two good primary lithium's, and will do pretty good with the LSD rechargeable's. Will be interesting to see a runtime with the Alkaline's.

Bill
 
Can't wait for tomorrow when mine shows up! It's a late birthday present from my Mom that I've been waiting for - birthday was half a month ago. Been waiting for a nice light like this for a long time, but it had to meet certain requirements, which the E2L-AA does.

:party: :popcorn:
 
I'm looking forward to some reviews of this as well.

I'm really considering picking up one of these to keep at our lake house.
 
AVR Mark said:
I received my E2L AA this afternoon (from Battery Junction). It is almost exactly the same length as my Mini M@glite AA LED. The body appears to me to be exactly the same diameter as my E2D LED. The Tail Cap is exactly like those on my two E1Es. Operation is Low (3 Lumens) then High (80 Lumens) as opposed to the E2D LED which is High (200 Lumens)then Low (5 Lumens). The head is Marked KX1B and has its own serial number. The color of the light appears to be neutral and doesn't have a green ring around it like my L1 (Cree) does. I have briefly tested it with the supplied Lithiums as well as some rechargeable Nimh. The Nimh (Imedion 2100s) seem to work just as well as the lithiums. There is a "step" inside the barrel where the size is reduced to fit the AA cells and the rechargeables fit just fine. The light has the long clip.

Mark
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Very nice... sounds like it could be a 2AA version of the E2L-KX2, with similar output(s) from either.

Also looking forward to the reviews.:twothumbs
 
I ran the light for a couple of hours last night and then checked current draw(s) again. They are notably lower than before: Lithium 36 mA low 278 mA high. Nimh 37 mA low 322 mA high. Alkaline 37 mA low 287 mA high.

Mark
 
Interesting Mark. I would have expected the current to go up as the voltage dropped, what a constant current boost circuit will do when in regulation. What are the resting voltages of the Alkalines, primary Lithiums, and the LSD's now.

Bill
 
The Bezel (KX1B) fits and works just fine on my E1E. Also the really old (4 ring) KL1 that I normally use on the E1E works as best as can be expected (as well as it did when it was new) on my E2L AA body, but it only puts out about 10-15 Lumens and draws 614 mA (tested on 1 Cr123 Battery in E1E or 272 mA from 2 CR123s in my E2E).

Battery static voltages:

Lithium 1.748 volts

Nimh 1.399 volts

Alkaline 1.597 volts


Mark
 
AVR Mark,

What are your initial impressions of your new E2L-AA? What do you like/dislike about it? The big question too is do you think that it was worth the amount that you spent on it?

I'm welcome to any and all opinions. :popcorn:
 
AVR Mark said:
The Bezel (KX1B) fits and works just fine on my E1E. Also the really old (4 ring) KL1 that I normally use on the E1E works as best as can be expected (as well as it did when it was new) on my E2L AA body, but it only puts out about 10-15 Lumens and draws 614 mA (tested on 1 Cr123 Battery in E1E or 272 mA from 2 CR123s in my E2E).

Battery static voltages:

Lithium 1.748 volts

Nimh 1.399 volts

Alkaline 1.597 volts


Mark
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This is the resting voltage after running them for a couple of hours? That is what I was asking about.

Bill
 
sorry for my silly question but can the E2l AA accept eneloop AA batteries?

thanks for understanding.
 
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