what are the best 1 aaa lights ?

[uncleknife]

I haven't been here in a while, what are the best single aaa led flashlight now?

ARC AAA premium & peak were at (or near the top) of the heap, when last I looked.

I am looking for a factory light, not a custom light.

Any help would be appreciated.

Thanks in advance.

 

[ACMarina]

Depends on what "best" means to you.. if you want tough, Arc and Peak are still there. Bright has been infiltrated by Fenix and a bajillion other small lights with cree and seoul LEDs..

 

[Tempest UK]

I'd still go for an Arc AAA-p, which have recently been updated with a brighter, whiter DS LED.

Regards,
Tempest

 

[Marduke]

There was a very similar, recent question. You may find some insights there also:
http://www.candlepowerforums.com/vb/showthread.php?t=179190

 

[Blue72]

I just recently asked Peak if they would put a cree in a matterhorn, they are looking into it and will let me know in 2-3 weeks.

 

[Gunner12]

Best reliability?
Arc AAA DS or a Peak AAA light(I think they are avaliable with the Seoul P4 LED)

Best Bang per Buck?
The Kaidomain 1 AAA Seoul P4 light

Best usability?
I would say the Fenix L0D-CE or the Liteflux LF2

Many things have changes since you were last here. Now we have LEDs that output over 200 lumens at 3.7v and 1 amp(we are getting close to 300 Lumen at that drive current, next year they will arrive) and with double or more the efficiency of the Luxeon I, III, V and K2 LEDs. They are the Cree XR=E(P4-R2 bin), Seoul P4(U or the upcoming V bin) and the Luxeon Rebel 100.

The 1 AAA L0D-CE outputs about 45 lumens on high, if modded with a Cree Q5(it currently has a P4), it should be close to 60 lumens.

Welcome Back(now is a great time for LEDs)

 

[Patriot]

Everyone has already said it but I thought I'd +1 their opinions about the arcAAA and the LODCE. I only have one arc, but I do have 3 LODCEs. They get lots of use.

 

[PhantomPhoton]

If you want to spend the time playing with it and figuring out the modes...
Liteflux2.

 

[Gatsby]

I thought Peak had a SSC AAA light in the Baltic already? Does it have to be a Cree? I know they prefer the SSC version and generally only use that emitter in recent lights.

As discussed, there are plenty of options. I just opted for a Liteflux LF2 due to the easy two stage functionality and user programmable levels.