pinetree89
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Hi All,
I'm looking for some single cell EDC advice for work. Here are my requirements, please let me know if there's anything you think of that could meet this that I haven't thought of.
1. Single Cell, AA or CR123. Don't really care. Li-Ion a plus but not required. I'm not totally against single AAA but would really prefer a bit more runtime.
2. Must have pocket clip.
3. Must be current regulated. I work in an environment of high magnetic fields. I've noted that my PWM lights tend not to work (Preon's, Quark Minis) unless they're running in direct drive (full brightness only). I think it has to do with the inductors needed for PWM.
4. Twisty or clicky don't really care, with a very small bias toward twisty.
5. Must have a 50-100 lumen mode. I've found this is usually the perfect working brightness for me. Much more it hurts my eyes, much less and it's not quite what it needs to be.
6. Must have low mode. 10 lumens or less would be great. I enter dark rooms with lots of screens and people working.
7. Must be more floody. Probably the max I'll use it for during work is 10feet. Bright hotspots with little spill aren't that useful to me.
8. Really really want the first mode on to be the 50-100 lumen mode. I don't like to soft tap up 3 modes to get there ala my Quark 123 and Fenix LD20. Went I want light, I want this range right now first up.
I started EDCing a Quark AA2 Tactical S2. The programability is nice. The emitter is green through. At first I didn't think it would bother me, but over time it's really gotten to me. Makes everything look like pea soup. Also the AA2 size is just a little too big for me.
I've started EDCing a Fenix E15, and it's been working really well. Everything I want. It just doesn't have the pocket clip which I really want/need.
The only lights I can think of thus far that would meet my needs are:
Quark AA Tactical
Quark 123 Tactical w/ clip
Fenix PD10
Am I missing any? Is there any hope for me? lovecpf
I'm looking for some single cell EDC advice for work. Here are my requirements, please let me know if there's anything you think of that could meet this that I haven't thought of.
1. Single Cell, AA or CR123. Don't really care. Li-Ion a plus but not required. I'm not totally against single AAA but would really prefer a bit more runtime.
2. Must have pocket clip.
3. Must be current regulated. I work in an environment of high magnetic fields. I've noted that my PWM lights tend not to work (Preon's, Quark Minis) unless they're running in direct drive (full brightness only). I think it has to do with the inductors needed for PWM.
4. Twisty or clicky don't really care, with a very small bias toward twisty.
5. Must have a 50-100 lumen mode. I've found this is usually the perfect working brightness for me. Much more it hurts my eyes, much less and it's not quite what it needs to be.
6. Must have low mode. 10 lumens or less would be great. I enter dark rooms with lots of screens and people working.
7. Must be more floody. Probably the max I'll use it for during work is 10feet. Bright hotspots with little spill aren't that useful to me.
8. Really really want the first mode on to be the 50-100 lumen mode. I don't like to soft tap up 3 modes to get there ala my Quark 123 and Fenix LD20. Went I want light, I want this range right now first up.
I started EDCing a Quark AA2 Tactical S2. The programability is nice. The emitter is green through. At first I didn't think it would bother me, but over time it's really gotten to me. Makes everything look like pea soup. Also the AA2 size is just a little too big for me.
I've started EDCing a Fenix E15, and it's been working really well. Everything I want. It just doesn't have the pocket clip which I really want/need.
The only lights I can think of thus far that would meet my needs are:
Quark AA Tactical
Quark 123 Tactical w/ clip
Fenix PD10
Am I missing any? Is there any hope for me? lovecpf
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