rickypanecatyl
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Hi all - I'm looking for a good keychain light and was hoping to find something size wise betwen the Streamlight Nano and the Quark mini 123.
I love the Quark but want something a bit smaller for a keychain light. I like the yellower beam, the simple L,M,H and the power.
I also have the streamlight nano. What I don't like about it is
1.) Batteries
a. most stores don't carry them. If they do they cost more than the whole light does.
b. they are so small and I have big fingers. Its a project to get all 4 batteries in the tube going the right way.
2.) It can turn on easily and thus be dead when you need it.
3.) I'd like more than 10 lumens though I don't need the 189 lumens the quark mini has.
4.) I'd like 2 or 3 modes as in L/H or L/M/H
I've noticed the A23 size batteries in lots of supermarkets and thought something like that would make a perfect size battery to base a keychain light on. 1 of them is a bit bigger than the 4 button cells required in the nano and being a single battery would be far easier for fatfingered guys like myself to load.
Here's my dream keychain light.
Size - 1/2 way between the nano and the quark mini 123.
power - at least 30 lumens
modes - at least 2 preferably 3 modes with a simple LMH
battery - only 1 - no putting multiple midget batteries together and something if I had to I could buy at Wal Mart or a grocery store (knowing of course on like would be cheaper.)
Is there anything out there like that?
Thanks
I love the Quark but want something a bit smaller for a keychain light. I like the yellower beam, the simple L,M,H and the power.
I also have the streamlight nano. What I don't like about it is
1.) Batteries
a. most stores don't carry them. If they do they cost more than the whole light does.
b. they are so small and I have big fingers. Its a project to get all 4 batteries in the tube going the right way.
2.) It can turn on easily and thus be dead when you need it.
3.) I'd like more than 10 lumens though I don't need the 189 lumens the quark mini has.
4.) I'd like 2 or 3 modes as in L/H or L/M/H
I've noticed the A23 size batteries in lots of supermarkets and thought something like that would make a perfect size battery to base a keychain light on. 1 of them is a bit bigger than the 4 button cells required in the nano and being a single battery would be far easier for fatfingered guys like myself to load.
Here's my dream keychain light.
Size - 1/2 way between the nano and the quark mini 123.
power - at least 30 lumens
modes - at least 2 preferably 3 modes with a simple LMH
battery - only 1 - no putting multiple midget batteries together and something if I had to I could buy at Wal Mart or a grocery store (knowing of course on like would be cheaper.)
Is there anything out there like that?
Thanks