Titanium Keychain/Neck AA and AAA

[PEU]

I want to know if there is interest in using a Fenix E01 converter & LED for a custom keychanable TI flashlight, besides the AAA form factor Im considering also an AA host too.

The idea is not completely original, Mcgizmo did the same with the arcAAA guts, only difference in my case is that I will need to remove the converter from the head 😀

I really like the discharge curve of the Fenix E01, tried to build a converter but the runtime wasn't near as good, so instead of trying to reinvent the wheel... Im reusing/rehosting it 🙂

I already purchased a bunch of E01s, have the titanium here and the CNC shop is waiting my order.

Its not going to be an exact clone of the E01 design, I want to add more styling and design to it.

The price will be in the $100~$120 range no matter if its AA or AAA, so please let me know if you are interested and which battery style by answering the poll.

Thanks for looking 🙂


Pablo

 

[Sgt. LED]

Re: Titanium Keychain AA and AAA

Make the AA.

Yeah there's a bunch of AAA options out there right now and I want something different with longer runtimes.

Is there even a AA Ti light selling at the moment? None I can think of right now.

Aim for the market that's not being tapped by 3 different Ti AAA lights and get a larger % of buyers. :thumbsup:

$100 sounds pretty fair for a single level Ti light.

Eh' what do I know, I'm just a buyer................

 

[MWClint]

Re: Titanium Keychain AA and AAA

I'd be in for a AA in Ti.

Is there even a AA Ti light selling at the moment?

only one.
There's the peak pacific AA in Ti normally $120 but it's Just under $100 right
now with the 25% march discount.
it has a boost circuit that drives the led at 350mah. they do offer a buck/
boost option, good for both li-ion and nimh use for a couple extra bucks.

 

[bullfrog]

Re: Titanium Keychain AA and AAA

I'd be in for a AA in Ti.

Me too :wave:

 

[Oddjob]

Re: Titanium Keychain AA and AAA

I pocket carry my lights and I have to admit that it has been a pleasure to EDC my McGizmo Sapphire. I'd be very interested in a Ti AAA light if the beam is similar to the E01's or Sapphire's (I like the more recessed emitters that eliminate the ring that can be visible around the beam when the emitter is more farther forward). I'd probably be up for a T1 AA as well.

 

[PEU]

Re: Titanium Neck AA and/or Keychain AAA

AA was my original idea, but then when I was typing I said, why not AAA 🙂 one never knows what CPFers will want...

Here is some preliminary work I did on the AA styling, my main line of tought was aimed as a neck AA, the keychain concept came when I tought about AAA:

The body is dual function, it has a hole for a split ring and a full hole for a neck lanyard (tailstands without the split ring)


Pablo

 

[Zeruel]

Re: Titanium Keychain AA and AAA

Looks great! I've always like a tubular form. As a keychain light, I'm for AAA but I do agree with others that AA has not been fully explored where Ti is involved.

On the other note, if you're exploring a neck light option, it'll be wonderful if the size is closer, if not the same, as firefli. But that's a totally different internal setup and the necessity of the lanyard hole to be centralized.

My 2¢ 🙂

 

[Sgt. LED]

Loving the AA!

Will we have a tritium slot in it? 😱oo:

 

[cave dave]

For neck cary you want the light to hang straight. I'd look at the Arc AA design tail with a hole on the opposite as well so you can run a lanyard through both, or run a ring through one hole with a slot nearby for keycahin use with tailstanding ability. Your current tail design is the worst of both worlds I'm afraid.

 

[lumafist]

For neck cary you want the light to hang straight. I'd look at the Arc AA design tail with a hole on the opposite as well so you can run a lanyard through both, or run a ring through one hole with a slot nearby for keycahin use with tailstanding ability. Your current tail design is the worst of both worlds I'm afraid.

I think the whole Pablo has pictured goes straight through....

Right Pablo...?

 

[PEU]

Dave: Maybe I don't understand what you mean or maybe the drawings aren't clear. Here is an old photo of mine, from a different project, that shows the same hang method:

The flashlight hangs straight and besides that, you have the option of attaching a splitring if that's what you want, that's the purpose of the small hole at the bottom near the edge.

[edit]
Here is new rendering with more detail:

Pablo

 

[Unforgiven]

I like the idea of AA light regulated like the E01. Looking forward to the final renderings and proto. :thumbsup:

 

[scout24]

AA powered E01 in Ti=🙂 i imagine the runtime would be even longer than the AAA version? Sign me up.

 

[olrac]

I like AAA but AA is ok too, would like to see a cree XP-E neutral white emitter instead of 5mm LED, definately worth the extra cost.

 

[luke_28]

I like AAA but AA is ok too, would like to see a cree XP-E neutral white emitter instead of 5mm LED, definately worth the extra cost.

+1 for a non-Nichia 5mm led

 

[Zeruel]

+1 for a non-Nichia 5mm led

+2

 

[PEU]

But the Fenix driver only puts around 20mA to the LED, that means not much difference in throw or brightness, just a different beam temperature with an XP-E.
Besides that it will need a reflector and a glass lens on top, not that is not possible, but wasn't my original idea.
But I see you guys are asking about non nichia white leds, I asked for a quote for some new SSC 5mm LEDs (datasheet) in its nicest bin they are 55000mcd but Im still not sure if I will be able to source them or how difficult the swap operation is, maybe I can offer them as an option.
So... for the time being its the E01 Nichia 🙂


Pablo

 

[scout24]

PEU-
Do you have a timeframe in mind for having these available? Semi- production or as a pre- order kind of thing? Looks pretty cool, as I said, sign me up!
Greg

 

[cave dave]

Sorry, I didn't realize from the CAD drawings that the hole went all the way through.

 

[Cuso]

AA size....sweeet.