NEW!!! Smallest (Functional) LED

Just found this on SL's Website...ME WANT NOW!!! I wonder what the actual peformance is like? and only $7.95 for an SL...maybe I'll get 2 or 3...or 4...

http://www.brightguy.com/products/Streamlight_Nano.php

Ehhh, cute I guess, but runs on tiny watch batteries. I'd say you're better off with a 45 cent fauxton.

angelofwar said:

Just found this on SL's Website...ME WANT NOW!!! I wonder what the actual peformance is like? and only $7.95 for an SL...nmaybe I'll get 2 or 3...or 4...

http://www.brightguy.com/products/Streamlight_Nano.php

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Cool!
Which battery does it uses ??

Edit: Brightguy says it uses coin cells (LR41).

"Run time: Up to 8 hrs of declining usable output"

At least SL is being honest. Not a bad looking light. I may have to get one for the key chain!

Hmm, 10 lumens typical.... Not too shabby if it's accurate.

More for the "gear-heads" probably, but you could put one on your jacket zipper (ID Checks?), backpack zipper, tacvest, keys...it would be inconspicous, but very handy when your SF or Fenix might be too much light??? But it's probably one of the best lights for it's size? I own a Stylus and a Microstream, and have been impressed on the function vs size for both of these lights. I wonder if this would fit in the water purification pouch on the LC-1 canteen covers???

Looks small,

I wonder how it compares to the Orb Wee in size(Not price or output, the Wee wins in those, the wee seems to be a bit bigger).

Edit: so the Wee is a bit shorter, I should read more of the specs. Thanks jk904jk

Gunner12 said:

Looks small,

I wonder how it compares to the Orb Wee in size(Not price or output, the Wee wins in those, the wee seems to be a bit bigger).

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From the brightguy website

"The new Streamlight Nano measures only 1.4" long " 1.4" = 36mm

from Lummi.co.uk

"Length 34mm Min dia 13mm Max Dia 15mm"

I've had a chance to play with one. It's very ell made and extremely small. More compact than a fauxton style light and with more output. About as bright as my Key Mate, but much smaller. Less runtime I'm sure due to the smaller batteries. It's cute and good looking, but I won't be buying one because once you have a keymate, there really isn't much point in going smaller. The light is smaller, but both are so small the space savings isn't worthwhile if you see what I mean.

LR41's are little tiny watch batteries, button cells not coin cells, iirc.

The light might produce 10 lumens for the first minute or two. It would frankly surprise me. After that, output will decline to oblivion but taking a very long time to quit completely.

Illum_the_nation said:

I'd go for a tritium fob instead....sure it might be slightly dimmer, but no cell change is necessary for another 15 years or so

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How bright are the brightest tritium fobs? Isn't this light going to be 20 times brighter?

I want one of these powered by a 1/4AAA-size LiIon cell.

10 lumens? Off of small alkaline button cells? The output after 8 hours I doubt would be enough to read your watch. I'd think that 50% output would be reached in 5-10 minutes. Do yourself a favor and just get a new photon II with the DS nichia. If you want the 10-15 lumen output keep the stock 2-2016 lithium cells or if you want (I'm guessing) 5-6 lumens for a loooong time replace them with a single 2032 cell. Either way it'll stomp the SL running alkaline button cells.


Having said that...............it does look pretty sweet
EDIT: Fallingwater..................+1 on the LiIon cell

I doubt this is the smallest, the Photon coin cells are definitely smaller in volume.

My Fire Fli looks to be about the same length but much thinner. And I think the zinc-air cells it uses have a higher energy density than any other button cells.

Too bad they're out of business or I'd buy a new one with a DS LED.

Greg

For about $100 more you can get a Lummi Wee with 15,50, or 80 lumens. about the same size if not smaller with rechargeable batteries

If you are looking for very small coin cell lights and don't want to spend too much money you should have a look at that coast light, too:
http://www.zweibrueder.de/produkte/ledschluesselleuchten/ledlenserseriev9/v9microlenser.html
(Even though it probably won't be as sophisticated as the Wee or the Nano.)

Ice said:

If you are looking for very small coin cell lights and don't want to spend too much money you should have a look at that coast light, too:
http://www.zweibrueder.de/produkte/ledschluesselleuchten/ledlenserseriev9/v9microlenser.html
(Even though it probably won't be as sophisticated as the Wee or the Nano.)

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Those aren't really that small. The v9 is the size of a lot of AAA powered lights.