post ya fav keychain light

raggie33 said:

mine says its a 180 lumens and ai believe it so what is ya fav? https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B016XV92AI/?tag=cpf0b6-20

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swan said:

Yes i really like the Olight brass I3S XP-L 180 lumen model. It is well built with silky threads, floody, wide beam and very bright, i measure around 220 lumens with an eneloop hot off the charger at 1.48v. With caution and a laugh try a 10440 3.7v cell for over 700 lumens for a couple of seconds.

But my current favourite is the Ultratac K18 in brass. It can use any aaa cell alkaline 1.5v nimh 1.2v or li ion 3.7v 10440. It has a side switch, 3 modes with memory and was built with a copper direct thermal path pcb so the xpg2 can run happily at 360 lumens on a li ion cell. Nicely spaced output levels on any cell chemistry, a real 360 lumens with around 2000cd with the 10440 cell and one handed operation to boot. I have had this for a couple of months and used it plenty and so far it has exceeded my expectations.

Another very good light i bought for around $14 is the Lumintop Tool- outstanding value and has plenty of easy mod potential.

I have 6 aaa lights now, addictive little fellas.

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swan said:

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But my current favourite is the Ultratac K18 in brass. It can use any aaa cell alkaline 1.5v nimh 1.2v or li ion 3.7v 10440. It has a side switch, 3 modes with memory and was built with a copper direct thermal path pcb so the xpg2 can run happily at 360 lumens on a li ion cell. Nicely spaced output levels on any cell chemistry, a real 360 lumens with around 2000cd with the 10440 cell and one handed operation to boot. I have had this for a couple of months and used it plenty and so far it has exceeded my expectations.

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easilyled said:

I have to thank you for your recommendation on the basis of which I ordered one for myself from Amazon UK. It arrived today and I was pleasantly surprised with its quality and how well thought out it is.

I first tried it with the alkaline cell that came with it and was happy with the three different levels, all useful and well spaced out. Then I decided to try a LifePO4 Coolook cell which comes off the charger fully charged at about 3.5V. These LifePO4 cells are supposed to have safer chemistry then Li-ions and because they have a little less power (but not much less) than li-ions, they will probably put out less heat at the highest level. The three levels are still very well spaced with the Coolook cell and its very bright on high. (especially for such a tiny light)

The finish of the light is also impressive, highly polished and well machined striations for grip. :thumbsup:

In addition, the side clicky button for changing mode means that it would be very easy to change levels whether held loose or whether attached to a keyring with keys. This can often be a downfall for twisty AAA lights where twisting for the different levels can become a bit hit and miss, especially as the threads become gritty.

I would have to award this light 9 out of 10, especially at its reasonable price.

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