Thanks for the review. Very comprehensive. I personally feel the AAA format is overcrowded and that the AA form factor does not get too much love from manufacturers. At $21.95, I feel its a hard sell with so many options available.
When I first saw it I was impressed by the AAA sideswitch design. But the runtime charts show how the K18 is really amazing, it is pitty it can’t tail stand.
Silly question, but how to they keep the switch cover pressed against the body to prevent water intake? Thanks for the review!!!
Hi AAA Maniac,
Aswers:
1: yes (I got Efest 10440 V1)
2: I don’t know
3: no
And I found an additional lockout on mine:
FROM OFF: double click - the light flashes once and stays locked out until you
DOUBLE CLICK again - two flashes and the light is operational
The electronic lock system is only in SS and brass edition because they have not the option of lock out “rotate a quarter turn of the head thread”. Have you a Aluminium version with electronic lock out?
hi quetzalcoatl
I´m also not an expert on AAA-flashlights yet, especially with 10440 option (which of course are the only ones, who need ODP). But to name just one, who has this feature, here you go:
Tool VN (lumintop Tool AAA modded by Vinh54 ) with DriverVN2 has integrated voltage protection, as it dimmes the light down, when battery voltage drops to 3,0 V or below…