Your thoughts on Malkoff MDC AA

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As many bills I got, it wouldn't even matter at this point. Send it

How is that working out for you? You like the AA head levels? I think they are perfect

How's that AA work on that 1-3v head?
 
As many bills I got, it wouldn't even matter at this point. Send it

How is that working out for you? You like the AA head levels? I think they are perfect

How's that AA work on that 1-3v head?

I literally just got it, just opened the box!

Just switched the Panasonic out for an Eneloop, so I'll be giving it a go tonight!

On the 1-3v head an Eneloop works well for Low-Low and Low levels, but the high level appears the same as the Low level

I tried it also with alkaleaks, and got the same results

This really doesn't bother me, as the Low-Low and Low levels are what I use most, probably 95% (if not more) of the time
 
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As many bills I got, it wouldn't even matter at this point. Send it

How is that working out for you? You like the AA head levels? I think they are perfect

After having used the MDC AA for a few nights now, I have to say that the MDC AA levels don't work that well for me, and that I much prefer the MDC 2AA

The AA Low-Low (0.3 lms) level only works for me with my eyes very well dark adapted (like when waking up in middle of night), and the Low level (8 lmns) appears much brighter to me than 8 lmns (perhaps about 25-35 lmns to me)

I much prefer the 2AA Low (3 lmns) level, which, at least to me, appears to be about 1/4 as bright as the AA 8 lmns, yet provides me excellent light to use/move around, with or without dark adapted eyes

I've never had any problems using the 3 lmns in a dark room with my wife in room/bed, etc., and find it much more useful for me, at least

If it was up to me the AA levels would be 0.3 lmns/ 3 lmns/ 30 lmns

If 4 levels, 0.3 lmns/ 3 lmns/ 15 lmns/ 90 lmns, which just might be perfect, for me at least)

I'm glad I got it to try, but it will be seeing very limited use by me

Sample size = 1
 
I'm waiting on the restock of the AA and I'm hoping it's a good one like a 4000k 219b or a 5700k 519a. I just picked up one of the older-fully knurled AA bodies and patiently waiting for a head to put on it as I got rid of all my 14500 li-ions.
 
OK, I have a few Olight 2.4v batteries enroute

I asked in another AA MDC thread, where they said they were using said battery (2.5+ years ago), if there have been any problems, to which neither of them has replied


Anyone here know if the Olight 2.4v works, long-term, with the AA MDC?

If nothing else, I can use them with my 2AA MDC's, which should work really well, and give me a shorter light
 
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OK, so just after my post above, the (4) Olight 2.4v batteries I ordered, arrived

I now have my very first Olights, but they are all 2.4v batteries (sorry Olight, but it's the best I can do for you)

I got the chance to try 1 out a bit, last evening, and I have to say I am very impressed!

I tried it out on my 2AA/1 CR123 MDC's, and it works fine, of course (was no doubt there)

I then tried it out on my 1AA MDC and it works great!

The funny thing is that now my 1AA MDC pretty much matches the output of my 2AA/1 CR123 MDC models, at least to my eyes

Can't say I was expecting that

But I am happy with it
 
OK, so just after my post above, the (4) Olight 2.4v batteries I ordered, arrived

I now have my very first Olights, but they are all 2.4v batteries (sorry Olight, but it's the best I can do for you)

I got the chance to try 1 out a bit, last evening, and I have to say I am very impressed!

I tried it out on my 2AA/1 CR123 MDC's, and it works fine, of course (was no doubt there)

I then tried it out on my 1AA MDC and it works great!

The funny thing is that now my 1AA MDC pretty much matches the output of my 2AA/1 CR123 MDC models, at least to my eyes

Can't say I was expecting that

But I am happy with it

I hope the light likes it too. Win-win. Time will tell.
 
I hope the light likes it too. Win-win. Time will tell.

Agreed, time will tell

I've been trying to get the folks that posted having done this, Olight 2.4v in 1AA MDC, over 2.5 years ago, to post about what they found, but have had no replies

I wasn't going to get much use out of the 1AA MDC, as I didn't care for the "levels of light", so for me this is a win

AND hopefully the light will use the 2.4v battery without any problems

Fingers crossed 🤞
 
I stopped at wrist straps. But I may try those batteries.

There is no doubt they should work, long term, without problem, in my 2-3.2v (2AA / 1 CR123) MDC's

So, if you have any of those, I highly recommend these (Olight 2.4v), as the CR123's in the 2-3.2v MDC tends to bring the Low level much higher than 3lmns (IMHO) compared to 2 AA Eneloops, and now the 2.4v Olight.
 
I hope they're more satisfactory than the 16340s I tried in that label, but I won't dredge that up since it was ~10 years ago, and (almost) anything can change in less time than that;-) I hope they work great and result in some more / better miles for that light!

You had 16340's that weren't 3.7v?
 
There is no doubt they should work, long term, without problem, in my 2-3.2v (2AA / 1 CR123) MDC's

So, if you have any of those, I highly recommend these (Olight 2.4v), as the CR123's in the 2-3.2v MDC tends to bring the Low level much higher than 3lmns (IMHO) compared to 2 AA Eneloops, and now the 2.4v Olight.
My 1aa is a 1-2 volt version with a 3.0 lumen low. The 1x123 I have has a VME holding an M361w fueled by an RCR. But I would like to buy an entire 1x123 MDC someday or a newer 1-3 volt 1x aa MDC.
 
You had 16340's that weren't 3.7v?
No, they were simply the same 'label' (brand) Li-ion cells, of nominal '3.6/3.7V rating. They were my only experience with their cells.

The cells fundmentally lacked the performance capabilities required to properly operate the light they were being sold to work with (which was the original S1). It wasn't a 'good look';-) It needed a better cell, which is what mine got, and it worked as advertised with cells from a different manufacturer.

Ten years is a lifetime in Li-ion cell tech, and I'm [Edit: sure] their situation is different now - it must be.
 
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