Thanks Djoss for the info…Sadly I bought this light because I wanted some AA flashlight. And I have the Utorch UT01 but if your picture is right I will bury this light and never buy a light from lumintop anymore. This is disgusting.
I would not call it disgusting, Lumintop has work to do! I like almost all of their designs, now they need to get their electronics in order.
How is the runtime on NiMH? It might not be bad if it does not pull much on the cell?
How does it do on 14500?
Mine should show up soon…
I will measure current and calculate efficiency tonight, not expecting anything special there. I’m sure the ToolAA will be useful if not much light is needed, but for that I can use my old C3 too.
Is it from me or they have the same kind of UI in almost all their small lights? L-M-H, no moonlight, nothing “outside the box” from some years now?
I don’t have any LT, this will be my first, but their look always get my attention, but then, reading the specs, I usually refrain from buying as they seem to be very similar.
I’m not saying that they should have lots of things - I normally prefer simple ones - but their lights deserves a better “electronic” part as you say!
Maybe the cooperation with BLF for the FW3A can open their “horizons” and maybe they import some of the “savoir-faire” from here!
This or the next week I’ll receive the Sofirn SF14 and SP10A and gonna compare them with the LT Tool AA, just to perceive how the brands are doing things…
L-M-H is okay, IMO but should be better spaced…
1 lumen is enough for L
50 lumens will suit any everyday situation for M
200 lumens as a bonus for H
Basically, this is Thrunite UI on the T10 and it’s why I keep mine in my Pocket.
Hmmm… does Tool AA have PWM? that’s strange, because I have Tool AAA (Nichia one) and can’t see and hear PWM on it* . is it a step backward?…
*maybe something over 15 kHz, thats my hearing range.
UT01 is still the king in AA battery format and I own 3 of them but none lumintop Tool AA.
UT01 did have bad switch issue in earlier days but now i think they fixed the problem. 
Happy flashaholic 
Hum, but the Low on the Tool AA is higher than 1, right? (At least from the specs…)
The 1 lumen is what you say it would be good? If so, I agree with you as the mode spacing is not the best!
The Amutorch S3 you also have has the same problem, the lowest mode is higher than expected, and that light only gets a better mode spacing when a 14500 is put inside (as the Tool AA seems to be too).
Thankfully there are many options we can get, test, like and dislike, that’s the best on this situation
That’s the only type of UI I am interested in…
My Tool AAA has terribly obvious PWM on med and low modes. Could it actually be a fake/clone? I bought it from HKEquipment on ebay.
No, there have been more versions of the Tool, if I remember well there was first a two-mode version without AR-coated lens that had no (visible) PWM, and then a new (current) version with 3 modes and ~1000Hz PWM.
Mine arrived today
I was a little bit irritaded.
It starts always in low, no memory
The manual says mid-low-high
There is a huge difference between 1,2V eneloop and 3,7V 14500
The diffusor cap is an nice feature
do you have the thrunite t10 to compare to? i have a klarus mi7 which i like except for the cold tint and i’d like the low to be lower. looking to get something with real moonlight and neutral tint
Thank you. I still have the head of an old 2 mode Tool AAA (an alkaline battery destroyed the rest). I like the higher output of the newer Tool AAA but if the old one doesn’t have the obvious PWM, I am going to have to try to find it again!
I received my Tool AA on Monday and I love it! My only complaint is the power button on my copy needs only the lightest press to change modes. It won’t change from being shaken or bumped, but it feels like it should; it is so sensitive.
Does anyone know - is there anywhere in the switch i can add a small spacer to increase the travel needed before contact is made? Thanks!
My Tool AAA has 3 modes, AR coated lens and no visible PWM…
Hmmm, that adds a third version then, I remembered the 2 versions well, it is in my review from 3 years ago: fast review of the Lumintop Tool AAA
What are the safest/highest quality 14500’s available at the moment that would suit this?
Sanyo UR14500P 840mAh unprotected flat top
Keeppower 14500 800mAh protected raised top
Thank you!
Just received my pack today! Nice one!
Thought the flashlight was bigger (glad it’s not!), and is super light weight, at least comparing with the others I have (Manker E11, Amutorch S3, and Sofirn SF10!
The fluorescent head cap is a bonus
I’m not sure about the twist feature, as it is my first flashlight with it; I have to try it further. The nice thing is that it works twisting the head, twisting the flat tailcap, or even twisting the head with the clicky tail cap :sunglasses:
The Sanyo UR14500P (flat top, unprotected) works well! I’ll probably use it with it or a Ni-MH Panasonic Evolta, depending on the output needed.
About the tint…yeah, it’s not the greatest. A warmer tint would be preferable! But it ain’t the worst ever.
PWM on Low and Medium settings (through camera).
I have the Sofirn SP10A and SF14 on the way, gonna compare them at arrival! Let’s see how companies are doing these AA/14500 lights with different budgets/prices. :+1: