Cree XPC Q5, is it good for AA?

mertinator · May 31, 2012, 6:36am

I saw light this from a local online seller:

TrustFire S-A2 Cree XPC-WC-Q5

I would like to know if this is any good? I am looking for an EDC AA light and this seems ok. What do you guys think?

budynabuick · May 31, 2012, 10:02am

I would say it is fine for the price.

Keith

mertinator · May 31, 2012, 10:36am

Anybody know an estimate in lumens if using AA?

budynabuick · May 31, 2012, 10:41am

i"D guess about 120. Enough for EDC.

keith

mertinator · May 31, 2012, 10:54am

If it puts out 120 lumens then I guess it's worth the price. Too bad the one the seller has is only one mode. I would like to have a low setting for it. :)

Tecmo · May 31, 2012, 12:56pm

XP-C is kinda old tech, but the DEFT EDC uses it. They could probably make a AAA keychain zoomie thrower with it. Drive it at 1a. Yep, no love.

dthrckt · May 31, 2012, 2:51pm

I have an energizer 1W headlamp that had one (in addition to red and white 5mm leds).

It was an 'ok' headlamp (beam was ringy/blotchy), but I swapped in an xm-l and that made it a 'good' headlamp...