I love my Pelican 1920 but it takes 2 AAAs. It seems almost wide enough to take AAs so it got me thinking. Is there a AA penlight that is not much thicker than the 1920? AAs would provide the extra runtime or same runtime with more lumins.
I wonder why so many lights are wider than they really need to be.
I’ve had thin pens that bent when I leaned against something, a thin tube could do the same.
With a larger head or straight tube? I have a coast that takes 3Ns or 2 AAAs that is almost as large as an AA mini-mag. That sucker is stout!
It’s for pocket carry so it should have a straight tube or as close as possible. Basically I am looking for a AA version of my Pelican 1920 that could still be used the same but with maybe only a tiny increase in width. Length is not really an issue but width is because it would ride clipped to the front pocket like a knife. I carry my knife clipped on the right side and my penlight on my left. These are work edcs and I use them 20-40 times a day along with my Leatherman.
The 4sevens Preon 2 is pretty darn thin.
if you are going to buy this, contact me and i will give you best price shipped.
The EagleTac D25A2 is what I’d recommend.
Compare the dimensions to a Preon 2 and it’s truly amazing how small this sucker is:
Essentially, the ET is 0.05” longer, 0.14” wider in diameter, and is 0.19 oz. heavier. Pretty amazing IMHO.
EagleTac D25A2 Mini - 2xAA - 325 Lumens
- XP-G S2 Emitter
- 3 Brightness levels 5/91/275/325* Lumens
- OTF 3/59/176/209* Lumens
- 1800 LUX
- Runtime 100+/7/1.5 hrs
- 5 Hidden Auxiliary modes - Strobe/Flash-High/SOS/Beacon/Flash-Low
- “Twisty” Switch type
- Head Diameter .69”
Length 5.1”
-Weight 0.99 oz.
Included Accessories: Stainless Pocket Clip, Lanyard, Rigid Belt Holster
Turbo Boost for 90 Seconds.
Preon 2 Specifications
LED: CREE XP-G R5
Max Output: 160 Out-the-front OTF lumens
Material: Hard-anodized Aircraft-grade Aluminum
Lens: Optical-grade glass lens with anti-reflective coating on both sides
Reflector: Light orange-peel textured
Water resistance: IPX-8
Battery: Two AAA, included (see voltage range to select acceptable batteries for this light))
Operating Voltage Range: 0.9V-3.0V
Seven Output Modes:
Low: 2.2 OTF Lumens, 23 hours
Medium: 22 OTF Lumens, 6 hours
High: 160 OTF Lumens, 0.8 hours
Strobe
SOS
Beacon (Hi)
Beacon (Lo)
Dimensions:
Length: 5.05 inches
Diameter: 0.55 inches
Weight: 0.8 ounces
+ 1
for forum friends i can give 50% discount. just drop me a PM.
best, kreishill $)
I was interested in the Eagletac but the UI and modes overwhelmed me. My needs are for a forward momentary clicky that is easy to use with gloves on. It gets pulled from the pocket to check things many times a day and most of the time I just need a quick peak at something. If I have to cycle through modes or fully depress the clicky, It is not worth the trouble of switching from a light that is working well already. One mode is great, two modes could be ok but only if it worked like a single mode until I needed a dimmer mode.
Looks great but I need a forward clicky or at least a reverse clicky. A twist light that requires two hands is worthless to me. If that light can me in just a simple single mode with forward clicky with the mode being 80-120 lumins, it would be perfect. With 2 AAs it would have a sufficient runtime putting out around 100 lumens for me to work all day without having to change batteries.
Yeah, but it has such a cool pocket clip.