I’m happy with my twisty Jet 1 and modded MiniM*g, etc., and tail-clicky WK50. Well, the switch on the WK50 kinda bites. I guess given those 3, 2 twisties win out over the 1 clicky.
For a small form-factor, a twisty is (to me) a bitlot easier to handle.
Could you use this for blackouts? Docooler Outdoor Solar Powered LED Spotlight Lamp 6 LEDs For Pool Use- Amazon.com
The charger part and the light part have a 10’ cable between them, so it would be good to prevent total darkness in some central part of the house, for bathroom visits and general moving around without need of a flashlight, just run the cable through a window with the charger portion outdoors, it also uses a single AA battery.
And advice I give to people about that: keep the AAs outside the light (eg, scotch-taped to the side) in case they leak, and have a spare (set) also kept separately. Nasty nasty nasty when alkies leak inside a light, and then grow fur and solidify.
To my feature list I would also add micro-USB charging port.
Olight S15R was charging only 14500 as far as I remember. Don’t recall anything that could charge eneloop inside the flashlight. And it’s not budget…and bad tint…and not a tail clicky.
Wish Neal was still here… Then we would know that at least they would read it and consider it.
But if this is picked up (by Astrolux, or even ‘Zanflare’), I hope they understand that succes of a new budget AA light is 99% related to an efficient boost driver with good user interface. Using a run-of-the-mill chinese AA driver with low efficiency, low frequency PWM and bad modes and spacing will make it another so so light at most useful as a host. Examples: Manker understood it well, they have developed some great drivers for their AA lights (but personally I do not like the designs and they are too expensive to be budget), and Thorfire did not get it (the TG06 is a very nice design IMO, but it has a very disappointing driver).
I was interested in this, but I have found some relates claiming that the L10’s and L11’s will break very easily if dropped. I guess the solder points will break in impact because the body is not well designed, something like that. I’m having a lot of trouble finding a good 1xAA.
I agree. The BLF348’s I’ve gifted are well-loved and well-used. There’s a market open and waiting for at least a AA/14500 version of this light. Neal is already being sorely missed- he was good at making things like this happen.
I was looking for an AA tube light too…until Acebeam sent me an M10.
See my review, but I will not lie : I really like it
I LOVE the side switch and UI of my Olight S1A, but its head is a bit bigger than I’d like.
I LOVE the shape of the Klarus Mi7, but hate both mode spacing and UI…
I LOVE the simplicity of my Thorfire TG06, but it’s too big for its battery…
If only Convoy made an AA light !
I’m sure an AA size S2+ style light would sell well. I would assume finding a decent boost driver would be the issue.