Review: The little red AA host (fron CNQ) White wall shots added.

Nice review, and thanks for posting this! I've been looking at that little host on fancyflashlights.com trying to decide if it was worth checking out. Looks like it is. Also, on that driver...do you have a way of measuring actual emitter current along with tailcap current? I'm curious to see if it delivers the 600ma/1cell and 1000ma/2cell outputs it claims.

Nice review on a decent little light. Do you have a link for that driver?

Awesome review, thanks for sharing.

It seams the tail switch is the weakness with all these build your own light kits, it’s a shame because otherwise they are all a great deal and fun to build as well.

Match. I have wondered the same as you about the readings at the LED. I will have to unsolder a wire at the led to do these tests if I'm correct. Being the lazy bugger I am, hence the DNF, you may have sweet talked me into it, but not tonight as its 11.30 pm. Thanks for the persuation.

Sorry JohnyMac if the link above did not work. I seem to make a lot of working things like the template used not work. Here's the link. I haven't done any long time runs yet so can't report on reliability. Touch wood so far I'm a fan of it. http://www.intl-outdoor.com/boost-12aa-cr123a-circuit-board-p-537.html?zenid=16c83db665ac2f2fd20f476b2446c278

It sounds like you have had the same problem in the past. It was just lucky I had the other switch. It was being used in the Solarforce XP-G2 P60 mod flashlight that now has the stock switch back in it. After this build, if there is a good AAA host I would like to do something similar to it. Cheers.

Yes I had them break on more than one. These switched from DX are an exact replacement for the stock switch.

http://dx.com/p/replacement-flashlight-switches-for-aa-battery-502b-flashlight-5-piece-102369?item=1

Thanks E.

Thanks for the great review.

I have that driver, sitting unused as-yet. Nice to finally see one powered up !

Thank you for the review with all the wonderful beamshots. It certainly looks like this driver is pulling its weight in this combination of host/emitter/battery. TY :-)

Thanks for the review. I have been buying a lot of these OEMs but have not tried that one yet. Seems like for every one it helps if you have some other spare parts laying around.

Nice review! Been wanting this host for a while! Just got in some AA drivers from DX and what a sweet place to put one of those.

Bank Account Punishment!!!

Thanks

Good job .

A sk68 clone competitor? :smiley:

I find it hard to compare reflector lights with zoomies as the light patterns are just to different. With the SK68 zoomed out to show the LED die it would slaughterter this kit light on throw but would have a very tiny hotspot and no spill where as zoomed in the light radiates a light with no discernable hot spot and all spill where the kit light has a large hot spot and reasonable spill if that makes sense. Cheers.

Thanks for the review. :) I'm guessing the reflector fits a XM-L?

This hole for the LED is just big enough for it to fit over the square on the XP-G. If it was drilled out to a larger size it would chew into the tapered side of the reflector as there is no flat at the base. I would not recommend it. Cheers.

Darn, thanks though. :)

Here is a link to a short review on the driver. https://budgetlightforum.com/t/-/11523#new