Under $10, 1x AA/ AAA/ 10440/ 14500 flashlight reference

Humā€¦How did I miss that thread!? Was looking for some cheapos giveaway lights and alternatives to the legendary sk-68/clones :smiley:

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Iā€™m really disappointed they donā€™t have a clipā€¦ I wouldā€™ve bought a half dozen of the 1xAA version if they had clips.

OK, thanks.

What LED does it come with? KD listing says XR-E.

Me too. The clip from a #3 zoomie works quite well with similar size lights but I donā€™t know anywhere to get them separately.


I was interested to these flashlight.
NEVER realized that the price is for 4 torches!

Now I really wanna buy these little stuffs :smiley:

JaredM wrote:
Shocked by the quality of this light. Itā€™s not the tiniest but the machining and in hand feel are awesome. AR lens and deep SMO reflector. Only downside is the reflector is limits LED selection to XP-E, XP-G, and 219.

Excellent news. Thanks for the report. They look like Trunite Tis' which have awesome knurling and are the brightest AAA I have. Do you have a Tis's to compare the output to?

Is KD Buckle V6 easy for emitter swap? Any review so far?

freeme wrote:

Is KD Buckle V6 easy for emitter swap? Any review so far?

Sounds like jerm03 has one based on this thread. Maybe he will chime in.

It comes with a CW XP-E Gen1 emitter. Iā€™ve just ordered some 5a3 XP-E2s from LCK to put in these lights. The reflector basically uses the dome to center the LED, and itā€™s just big enough to clear the emitters Iā€™ve mentioned. With the XP-E though it has a really nice spot.

Yes and no. The LED shelf is wonderful (perfectly flat and almost a mirror finish) and is a perfect fit for 10mm Sinkpads (though at boost driver current levels this isnā€™t necessary). The reflector is where the challenge comes in. Refer to my last post for more details.

Iā€™ll try and take some pics of this light and some others that I just received later this evening.

I know about the 10mm square Sinkpads; Iā€™m assuming this refers to 10mm round boards fitting the Hugsby? Where can those be bought? Any that fit the Luxeon Rebel?

I have one, and am favorably impressed. However, I donā€™t do anything like emitter swaps. I would not even know how to begin. Sorry.
Jerry

Thank you jerm03. Have you ever compared the output to the Tis?

I was referring to the KD V6.

You can find the boards here.ā€ MTN XP / 3535 10mm Copper MCPCB

I did in response to your question. I think the output is approximately equal. The Ti beam is not as tight so the KD Buckle has a slightly longer throw, but not enough to make a difference.
Jerry

Ooh. Please post pictures of modding the buckle light.

+1 :slight_smile:

I got one that i had planned to mod, but i have totally failed in opening it :frowning: so any tips on how to get it open would be appreciated.

What about the Hugsby XP-1? My Bad, its not under $10!

Mmm, interesting, where does one find a Hugsby XP-2 for under $10!?