I don't keep up with flashlight technology, but I've been EDC'ing a Fenix L1D for years. I bored the body out on a lathe so that it takes either a CR123 or AA battery. So on a CR123 it's as bright as a L2D, but as small as a L1D, and I can still use AA if I need to.
Well it finally quit working after I dropped it the other day. I guess I could buy another L1D, if they even make them, and put my old beat-up body on the new one and then still keep my CR123/AA modification. Do the new ones have any better LED dice?
Or, maybe there's another similar light available that I should look at and take this as an opportunity to switch lights. I can spend up to $100, and I need a light that's for sure no bigger than the L1D. I suppose either CR123 or AA is acceptable, as long as it's at least as bright as my L1D on CR123. And I don't need fancy modes other than a high high and a reasonably low 'low' mode. I mostly use it for working on stuff and as a bedside light, so 'throw' isn't terribly important.
Well it finally quit working after I dropped it the other day. I guess I could buy another L1D, if they even make them, and put my old beat-up body on the new one and then still keep my CR123/AA modification. Do the new ones have any better LED dice?
Or, maybe there's another similar light available that I should look at and take this as an opportunity to switch lights. I can spend up to $100, and I need a light that's for sure no bigger than the L1D. I suppose either CR123 or AA is acceptable, as long as it's at least as bright as my L1D on CR123. And I don't need fancy modes other than a high high and a reasonably low 'low' mode. I mostly use it for working on stuff and as a bedside light, so 'throw' isn't terribly important.
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