I’m also using the KeepPower P1450C2 cells in mine, and they work well for me (although I admit that I don’t use the Turbo output level). This cell is relatively short in length, compared to most other protected 14500 cells, as HKJ pointed out in his thorough BLF review of this cell.
Vapcell gold 1000mAh would be a great choice. The newer purple L10 and H10 from Vapcell also. Have to compare on HKJ's site again but at the applicable current flow I think the L10 might beat the gold by a little bit...about the same capacity but less sag. The H10 is a high drain and not a benefit for the Tool but it's great in some other lights. A buddy had the included cell from Lumintop and it's fine, just not as much capacity. The only usb-port AA I've tried was a Nitecore which I think is 750mAh or so...about the same as the Lumintop although we never compared them side by side. Lots of decent cells out there but I'm partial to the more or less legit extra capacity in the Vapcell models...so far, anyway.
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I prefer to use Eneloop in my AA Tool, not LiIon
but yes, if you prefer LiIon, a usb rechargeable battery makes a good gift package
some of the AA tools turn on some tail LEDs when on LiIon, and I hear this kills the battery pretty fast. some people break off the tail LEDs to stop that drain
also the AA Tool has a lower low mode when not using LiIon… I prefer the option to use lower levels.
another factor that is important to me, is a High CRI LED… the AA Tool does not come with one… though it can be modified, if one has a few tools and skills, that can be easily learned, if want to learn… I will be glad to coach you
here are some photos of the process of changing the LED in an AA Tool
I’ve got a dozen odd of Vapcell Gold, FT & BT and they all have 50+ ohm resistance tested with YR1030+. H10 is around 15ohm. Don’t have any L10 to test but perhaps that’s why they test better?
Maybe so. I don't have a good way to see resistance (my charger is a big erratic liar...usually) and will probably never get set up to do a proper 4-wire test. Whatever magic sauce made its way into all three of these cells, it's a big improvement over what has been available for so long. Makes you wonder what Samsung or Sony could do if they gave 14500 some attention.
Love the light, but need a better clip.
Any recommendations for a better clip for the Lumintop Tool AA?
Thanks! Mainly interested to buy as gifts….
I like to use the Olight M1T Raider clip (photos from here ). Some people have also talked about a clip from Streamlight.
Thanks for this review, GeraldL! I know it is old but I found it researching if I should buy a V3.0 at the moment, considering I already have a V2.0…
“Hidden strobe”: I wanted to clarify something you mentioned briefly in your original review that took me more than a minute to work out - the strobe only seems to come on (for mine at least) if you change the modes quickly. If you change them slowly (maybe one level per second) - no strobe ever. Also, when it does come on, it’s not in the same spot in the cycle each time. At first I thought it was every 6th brightness level, but mine sometimes does it on the 5th, sometimes on the 6th no matter what brightness setting I was on before I started changing modes. The strobe also triggers after different numbers of presses depending if the light was on or off, or if the strobe was on or not, as you start counting.
I know everyone seems to want a different UI to everybody else but this one drives me crazy.
Also, my V2.0 won’t work with a KeepPower 840mAh 14500. It just won’t turn on, I don’t know why. The same li-ion works fine in my V1.0 Tool AA. (Edit: it works now, it was just the shrink wrap sitting a bit too proud and not allowing the button top of the cell to contact the driver).
Also regarding deep carry clips, I saw a thread on CPF about someone using a Streamlight ProTac 1AA clip and loving it, post #24:
The clip:
Olight 15t clip fits beautifully!
Good info, thank you!