The Xnova AA is a 1x AA 5LED "X5 lookalike" light that haveblue got directly from China for a group sell.
ref posts:
X5 lookalike with AAx1 [photos]
Inova X5 clones from China arrived...for sale
Overall comparison sizes -
Next to Mini-Mag 2AA
Lights directly compared -
Heads (& Tail) and Tubes -
The Xnova AA is fatter than either the Ultra-G or the battery tube of the Mini-Mag. It's probably the Xnova AA's fluting on the tube - but the body tube itself is pretty thick - significantly thicker than either the Ultra-G or the ArcAAA (as the comparative tube pic above shows) - so I would guess the Xnova AA is heavy duty as far as the body tube is concerned.
The Xnova AA has a Tail-switch screw-in for on - but it can be used as a push for momentary ON switch - from deliberate "play"/loose-torlerant in the screw threads.
The momentary ON feature only works for up to about 3/16th of a turn out from the on position (1/8th turn is probably optimum) which means it's probably NOT a good idea to have the flashlight that way in case of accidental turn ONs from such a small amount of turning - that kind of defeats the purpose of the momentary ON for a quick shot of light, if it really shouldn't be carried that way.
Beamshots
Xnova AA vs Ultra-G
Xnova AA vs ArcAAA
Xnova AA vs Dorcy 1AAA
The Xnova AA is noticably/significantly brighter than any of the 3 lights compared to - it is easier to see in these deliberately
-2 Stops UnderExposed beamshots
Xnova AA vs Ultra-G
Xnova AA vs ArcAAA
Xnova AA vs Dorcy 1AAA
Jug-shot /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif
to show beam coverage/side-spill -
Those side-spill spikes at about 60deg out from the central beam (on protractor approx the 150deg/30deg markings) are significant -
holding the flashlight about 1" away from a wall one can easily see the halo circle of light -
This is not uncommon to exposed LED lights like the coin-cell LEDs - the most noticable I have being the 20 for $20 from CountyComm -
But even the premium Photon 2 or the Inova Microlight(solid body) are not guilt free:
ref posts:
X5 lookalike with AAx1 [photos]
Inova X5 clones from China arrived...for sale
Overall comparison sizes -
Next to Mini-Mag 2AA
Lights directly compared -
Heads (& Tail) and Tubes -
The Xnova AA is fatter than either the Ultra-G or the battery tube of the Mini-Mag. It's probably the Xnova AA's fluting on the tube - but the body tube itself is pretty thick - significantly thicker than either the Ultra-G or the ArcAAA (as the comparative tube pic above shows) - so I would guess the Xnova AA is heavy duty as far as the body tube is concerned.
The Xnova AA has a Tail-switch screw-in for on - but it can be used as a push for momentary ON switch - from deliberate "play"/loose-torlerant in the screw threads.
The momentary ON feature only works for up to about 3/16th of a turn out from the on position (1/8th turn is probably optimum) which means it's probably NOT a good idea to have the flashlight that way in case of accidental turn ONs from such a small amount of turning - that kind of defeats the purpose of the momentary ON for a quick shot of light, if it really shouldn't be carried that way.
Beamshots
Xnova AA vs Ultra-G
Xnova AA vs ArcAAA
Xnova AA vs Dorcy 1AAA
The Xnova AA is noticably/significantly brighter than any of the 3 lights compared to - it is easier to see in these deliberately
-2 Stops UnderExposed beamshots
Xnova AA vs Ultra-G
Xnova AA vs ArcAAA
Xnova AA vs Dorcy 1AAA
Jug-shot /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif
to show beam coverage/side-spill -
Those side-spill spikes at about 60deg out from the central beam (on protractor approx the 150deg/30deg markings) are significant -
holding the flashlight about 1" away from a wall one can easily see the halo circle of light -
This is not uncommon to exposed LED lights like the coin-cell LEDs - the most noticable I have being the 20 for $20 from CountyComm -
But even the premium Photon 2 or the Inova Microlight(solid body) are not guilt free: