Black Cat / Tank 007 / 1xAAA flashlights

TANK007 TK-701 SSC 42180-U 90-Lumen LED Flashlight (1*AAA) Midle of Photo

Blake Cat HM-01 HA-II OSRAM 100-Lumen LED Flashlight - Black (1*AAA) Far left of picture

Also pictures is my Maratac AAA

Tank 007 [ Single AAA with tail clicky ]
Alkaline 1 / 1.61A - Light box = 350Lux
Alkaline 2 / 1.6A - Light box = 350Lux / Throw 330Lux @ 1 meter
Rechargeable 1 / 1.65A - Light box = 380Lux
REchargeable 2 / 1.67A - Light box = 360Lux
Rechargeable 3 / 1.8A - Light box = 390Lux

Black Cat [ Single AAA with tail clicky ]
Alkaline 1 / 1.48A - Light box = 260Lux
Alkaline 2 / 1.48A - Light box = 260Lux / Throw 530Lux @ 1 meter
Rechargeable 1 / 1.37A - Light box = 260Lux
Rechargeable 2 / 1.05A - Light box = 250Lux
Rechargeable 3 / 1.27A - Light box = 260Lux

For Comparison = Maratac AAA
Alkaline 1 / o.85A - Light box = 380Lux
Alkaline 2 / o.85A - Light box = 400Lux / Throw 430Lux @ 1 meter
Rechargeable 1 / o.83A - Light box = 340Lux
Rechargeable 2 / o.84A - Light box = 330Lux
Rechargeable 3 / o.84A - Light box = 350Lux

I was impressed with both lights , the output from the black cat was a little low , but it sure does throw though . Im glad I got both , one I will keep , the other will be gifted for Christmas .

These lights are cheap enough , and :twothumbs I cant really find anything to complain about ... All I can say is Christmas is just around the corner and these could make for nice little stocking stuffers .

Tank 007




Black Cat

Thanks for the review. I was looking at some of the aaa lights for xmas gifts. Do you have an idea on the runtime of these lights? Will the Black Cat (AKA Blake Cat) have noticeably longer runtime due to its lower output, or are the differences negligible?

Just depends on battery capacity ..

Say 800mAh Rechargeable = 30 Minutes or possibly a little more with the Tank . and 34 minutes + for the other , so its mute .

Will very much depend on the battery you chose .

old4570 said:

Im glad I got both , one I will keep , the other will be gifted for Christmas .

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So which one will you keep? The Tank 007 or the Black Cat? Just curious, as I'm considering both of these lights myself.

Thanks for the review and shots.

Actually keeping both .
The black cat throws well , and the tank has good flood .

I will just have to bite the bullet and order more

The black cat's clicky button sticks out a little and is a little easier to use , so I may order 2 more black cats , just for the clicky and throw .

nice beamshots! :twothumbs

Has someone tried the tank007 tk703?

For me that's the best improvement on the tank007 AAA line.
Powerful, nice flood, clean ringless beam, white color tint, useful hand grip, affordable price ... an excelent value

compasillo said:

Has someone tried the tank007 tk703?

For me that's the best improvement on the tank007 AAA line.
Powerful, nice flood, clean ringless beam, white color tint, useful hand grip, affordable price ... an excelent value

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Looking at it ...

As well the Akoray 105 ...

guys you have seen that haven't you...

http://www.kaidomain.com/ProductDetails.aspx?ProductId=9958

kosPap said:

guys you have seen that haven't you...

http://www.kaidomain.com/ProductDetails.aspx?ProductId=9958

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Don't know what you mean Kostas. I figured we were talking about AAA flashlights... :thinking:
About that Akoray you point out I like the small form factor for a 18650 and the price is really affordable, but only 1-mode with an XR-E Q5 pulling out 230 lm, surely 150 OTF, plus reverse clicky and anodize type II seem a bit short featured, IMO