[Review] Lumintop Tool AA 2.0 - Testing Output, Regulation & PWM for AA and 14500

Some people give one star because they think the price is too high.
Some give one star because delivery took too long.
Point being, many people don’t review the product itself.

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You knew when you know what you bought.
That sounds bad so let me explain.
The light itself is good. Everything promised is in the package. The output and runtime are as advertised. It’s also really waterproof (I tested that in my bathtub). Build quality is good.

But yeah that doesn’t mean you will like it. You could for example hate the tint. Some people on Amazon rate the light because the light has exactly the tint they ordered, but simply don’t like the tint.

The AAA and AA version were my fist small and tiny lights. I like them and as for me that means a new search starts for a better replacement. Aspheric lens and high CRI for example.

Based on the good feedback, I just ordered one to add to my growing collection of 14500 lights. The smaller lights are impressive and just plain cool to me. Perfect for my use inside the house, in the garage, and will even do for the backyard, though I prefer my C8s for outside. With the new Vapcell 1000 mAh battery, run times should be good.

Just be aware that it doesn’t have LVP , I always use protected cells in the tool AA , I once ran down a 14500 to under 2 volts.

In my experience most of the 1 and some 2 star ratings are either don’t know how to use, or unrealistic expectations. There are a few outright failures, and if there are too many of those I move on.

Check out the Sofirn C01 in their Aliexpress store. AAA, Yugi high CRI, 60° beam angle for nice even beam, choice of 3400K/5200K emitters. And a sub $10 price.

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It is what Amazon does with returns. Some people buy the returns and resell them on Ebay and Amazon.

That’s correct.
The Vapecell 14500 is one of the best in its category.
It’s highly likely that you will even get a better turn-on lumen performance :slight_smile:

That’s something I forgot to mention.
Indeed there is no LVP. To my knowledge, it quite a common practice on flashlights that use a boost/fet driver and accept both NiMH and LiION cells.

OP, you haven't measured output with a NiMH battery, have you? I'm not planning on using 14500, so it would be helpful.

Mine tail stands just fine. I even tried a little nudge perpendicular to the open portion of the ring and it settled right back to upright.

And I don’t believe the Tool AAA ever claimed to be able to tail stand just for that reason. [You can always just stand it up in a shot glass. Not totally vertical but still ceiling bounces just fine.]

Does anyone know where I can find an electronic version of the user manual. I like to keep electronic versions when I can because my paper manuals all seem to disappear. I usually put them back in whatever container the light came in then store that somewhere, and promptly forget where that was.

I loved the Tool AA so much I bought two. Just wanted to know are there any runtime graphs available for this light

How can you tell if the Tool AA is the 1st of 2nd version?

If you really want a Tool AAA to tail stand, just get the magnetic tail cap. You loose the push-button option so it becomes a twisty only, but the magnetic tail cap is flat, and allows the Tool AAA to stand just fine.

The more recent ones print 2.0 on the flashlight, like this.

Thanks eyeballfryer

Gonna debunk something I saw earlier - the Tool AAA does work with 10440, I gave it a shot and it works fine. Gets pretty hot, though :slight_smile:

But yes, lack of tail stand is a bit annoying - as is the force required for full click, it’s seriously meaty.

Someone said it before but it needs repeating,
This AA Tool 2.0 has the best high def high CRI cool white emitter that I have ever seen.
The detail is just incredible in all the modes. This would be a handy detective/Cop investigative detail operation flashlight, nothing can hide.

Blown away, plus they got rid of the PWM and hid the strobe.
Add on the reversible clip, Alkaline, Ni-MH and 14500 capabilities and this thing is Pure EDC heaven for me at least.

Get the Vipon code and steal one for $9 while you can!
Later

Keith

I think I was the one that mentioned this, but in another review. The tint on this Tool’s XP-L is nothing short of a treat, easily the nicest cool white I have ever seen. You can tell for sure its CCT is high, but it doesn’t wash out reds and yellows like we’ve come to expect; it just looks nice.

Holy crap, you’re not kidding, that is a steal :open_mouth: I’d nab another one if I wasn’t so short on dosh this month.

what’s a Vipon code? and where do you get it for $9?

They are all gone, it was like that for 1 week. vipon.com