Can anyone step up for an AA/2AA only BLF budget flashlight?

I recall once Illumination Supply wanted information on the AA format. I made a doc for it and posted it here. Unfortunately, the project never came through…

Here are the results of it. Is there anyone who can make a BLF AA custom driver budget flashlight? At over 190 responses, it should prove a good starting point!

Bump :smiley:
What a huge mega fail thread!
AA gets no love!

I like AA :slight_smile: But I guess not many likes it :frowning:

I do not alkaline or nimh, but I’d be interested in a 14500 light.

I personally like drivers that support both 14500 and nimh

The joy of pocket rocket without worry over hard to find batteries

Hard to find. Search here for 3xAA and you’ll find some previous mentions along those lines.

I like AA lights and carry one as my EDC I also have the Archer 2 x AA light which is a beast of a torch considering it uses standard AA’s. When people play with or customize lights though they really do seem to stick to 18650 powered devices which is understandable as that is where the power is but it is a shame for us fans of day to day users.

Their slim proportions and minimal weight make it ideal for a variety of flashlight sizes and dimensions.so i like “AA Flashlights” very much.

After the zombie apocalypse starts, you can take the AA and AAA cells from remote controls inside a house you are looting for supplies. :bigsmile:

Imagine how many remote’s you would have to search before you found a well charged battery, as I’m sure they come with partially discharged cells from new. You’ll be eaten first :open_mouth:

Recently i received some single AA lights from GB.

When you want/need a small AA based light, i.e. for travelling, then a single AA is the Bees Knees.
I am off to visit China in a couple of weeks, and will take a trusty Convoy C8 and a few of these small AA driven lights

GB has them at about $3.00 each at present. Helleva deal.
http://www.gearbest.com/led-flashlights/pp_172290.html

Beam shots, I hear you ask! Well they are not great throwers, but better than an old incandescent.

Monty

No love for AA light :frowning:

I would be really interested in a BLF AA flashlight.

I have various flashlight builds, but they are all 16340, 18650 or 26650…

But when going abroad, I usually take my Thorfire TG05, modded with an XP-E2 R4 3C, and the pretty rare LD-30 driver… I don’t really like taking Lithium into the skies, even inside a flashlight…

The TG05 has great performance on max with the LD-30 driver… but I think something must have happened to the driver when I sanded it down to 16mm to fit it. Instead of the expected MOON~~MEDIUM>HIGH, I get MOONHIGH~~>BRIEFFLASHTHENMOONAGAIN… :confused:

I still use it a lot, but just as a 2-mode light, as the moon is really low, and the high is really high… But I wanted my medium 30-ish lumen mode too…

A BLF Flashlight+BLF driver would be great for my trips abroad, and also as others mention, a great zombie apocalypse emergency light. Keeping it in the car glove box would be the perfect place for it…

Ah nice to see that thread catching some interest. An AA/2AA (or with extension) BLF flashlight with custom driver would rock really.
Not sure how hard is it to pull it off for the driver part. Maybe TK would know?

That would really really be awesome! Getting a host, choosing an emitter, getting an awesome driver like the BLF-A6 and a budget price! :smiley:

Ah nice to see that thread catching some interest. An AA/2AA (or with extension) BLF flashlight with custom driver would rock really.
Not sure how hard is it to pull it off for the driver part. Maybe TK would know?

That would really really be awesome! Getting a host, choosing an emitter, getting an awesome driver like the BLF-A6 and a budget price! :smiley:

Problem is that there is no BLF AA boost driver yet, there have been talk about a BLF AA boost driver since 2011 but it is still not there. The latest talk is about an Attiny based one with BLF firmware. For a compact AA light you need a 15mm diameter driver.

You’re taking cheap lights TO china?
… I bet you’re the kinda guy who tries to put toothpaste back in the tube, too. :stuck_out_tongue:

Yes, I don’t want to risk losing any of the lights I have. And if I take 6, I can dump them and bring back 6 better ones.

I will surely be bringing more back though. So long as the wife lets me :slight_smile:

Toothpaste? What’s that :open_mouth:

Monty

My old Fenix L2T is about at the end of its life. Would not mind a good replacement.

The BLF Starry Light was a good attempt.