Tremendo
Enlightened
Well I couldn't wait any longer for my 2 Tactical AA Ti 4Sevens Quark XPG R5's that are on order, so I bought a couple more lights. Today I got in a Nitecore EZ-AA and an Akoray K-106. Here are my thoughts:
1) Nitecore EZ-AA: Very small. Looks great, did I mention it's small? Easy to get to low, High is a bit tricky. It seems to get to High in one spot, if you over tighten, it becomes like a medium. High is quite bright for such a small light. Well made, feels solid. My wife may take it as her EDC due to the smaller size for an AA and simple UI.
2) Akoray K-106: Bigger than I thought, but OMG is this thing bright! Beats my awesome Nitecore Defender Infinity for shear brightness on a 14500. QUite a bit smaller spot than my Nitecore DI, but brighter. Also spill seems a bit brighter used outside. Definitely prefers a 14500 to get to max output. Regular AA works pretty well, but the 14500 is insanely bright. However, it gets VERY hot very quickly, maybe 30 seconds to warm, 1 minute to hot, then very hot after that. I'm concerned that it might be too hot for its own good. I may do a 14500 time test in a glass of water. It's great to have a bright light that is so inexpensive that I don't need to worry about it with my sons, etc.
1) Nitecore EZ-AA: Very small. Looks great, did I mention it's small? Easy to get to low, High is a bit tricky. It seems to get to High in one spot, if you over tighten, it becomes like a medium. High is quite bright for such a small light. Well made, feels solid. My wife may take it as her EDC due to the smaller size for an AA and simple UI.
2) Akoray K-106: Bigger than I thought, but OMG is this thing bright! Beats my awesome Nitecore Defender Infinity for shear brightness on a 14500. QUite a bit smaller spot than my Nitecore DI, but brighter. Also spill seems a bit brighter used outside. Definitely prefers a 14500 to get to max output. Regular AA works pretty well, but the 14500 is insanely bright. However, it gets VERY hot very quickly, maybe 30 seconds to warm, 1 minute to hot, then very hot after that. I'm concerned that it might be too hot for its own good. I may do a 14500 time test in a glass of water. It's great to have a bright light that is so inexpensive that I don't need to worry about it with my sons, etc.