Yup! It would be nice to know how this would work on a ramping UI.
I guess the work being developed by TK and the team of FW3A (along with Lumintop) would be benefit this discussion (here or elsewhere) if a new AA/14500 project emerges.
I also would prefer a light with less modes (3 instead of 4 or 5). For some reason a lot of lights now seem to use ~ 100 lumens for a âmediumâ mode which annoys me. If I have fixed modes, I want a longer lasting practical medium mode. From what Iâve seen most lights can do around 8-10 hours at 50 lumens and only around 4-5hrs at 100 lumens.
âWorst is any Coast Flashlight because they are exspensive and all have purplish hue beams.â
Many Coast lights do have unpleasant blue tints, but not all. My HP3 is quite blue.
My Coast HX5 has a nice white tint and is $20 at brick and mortar stores. Itâs my most used light. Very easy to grab by the head when clipped in my back pocket.
I will buy one of these, soon, to mod it (just to use with 14500s)!
I like the form factor, and also that it is a push-pull (not twisty) zoomable! :+1:
BTW, can you confirm the diameter of th driver, please? Thanks in advance :+1:
Donât. Lookit the spring in the tailcap. I just went off on the damnable AT01s for having those ballpoint-pen springs. The switch inside will be just as crappy, and itâll be flickering in no time.
I donated a pair of AT01s to mum, bypassed the drivers to run DD from the 3ĂAAA carrier (so no driver issues), and it still flickers like crazy. Bap the switch and it stops flickering for a little while, then back again. No contact, some contact, maybe contact.
Save yourself the ag. Seriously, unless you intend to waste lots of time trying to transplant an Omten into that âcap, it wonât be worth the bother. Especially trying to run 14500sâŚ
It was the tailswitch.
Îs you have figured out, I have no idea of flashlights. :person_facepalming:
But I love to disassembly things.
I hope this time to measure the correct part.
Thanks Lightbringer, Kramer5150 and kostasb!
Those indications demoved of buying it⌠I wanted a AA/14500 zoomable light to mod, in this âform factorâ but this doesnât seem to be the best one for that
I will not go through that work of full switch replacement.
Does anyone know any reliable AA/14500 zoomable light, tailclicky, easy to mod (driver and emitter) on this short and tube form?
If I donât find a suitable one I may leave this option aside and opt for an On The Road i3âŚ
samyy, thanks for the suggestion! However, for the purposes I want it, the head of the Xtar seems a bit bulkier that what I wanted! That was the first light i thought about, but the seems to be larger that what I want Yeah, I may be a bit picky on the form currently!!
Thanks anyway!
BTW, I guess that Rofis R2 is a light that can be added to the âlist of 14500 lightsâ we have been discussing
Is anything remotely close to a Zebralight AA headlamp?
Main priorities:
1. Lowest weight possible: ZLs come in around 2.8oz with everything (light, battery, headlamp)
2. Good efficiency - since Iâd be using an AA instead of an 18650 I want as much runtime in the 1 - 70 lumen range as possible.
$60 isnât crazy, but just curious if thereâs an alternative out there for maybe $20-$30 less.
I have a skilhunt h03 (only 44g), but the 18650 battery makes it quite heavy.
I bought one and gave it away. I donât like the hold to turn on/off and the tint on the WW was far too yellowish for my liking and Iâm a a WW/NW fan.