AA Flashlight for Ni-MH!

Hi BLF’ers!

I have 2 rechargeable AA Ni-MH Panasonic Evolta batteries (1.2V, 2450mah, HHR-3XXE/2BC) that are a little bit lonely and…I really want to give them a flashlight so they would feel happy and…used!! :smiley:

I’ve searched a while for some AA flashlights, on forum, youtube, stores (GBest, BGood, AExpress, …) and I’ve gathered some AA lights I might “EDCarry” with me.

But…I don’t know which one would take more advantage from those Evolta batteries!
I know some AA flashlights have more output with 14500 batteries, but I don’t have them and I don’t want to buy them right now.
I’d prefer to use what I got!

So: would anyone help me in this case, telling me which one is more likely to take good profit from the Evolta?
Or, if any of you have a nice (but still budget!) light suggestion, I might consider it! (Yeah, I know Zebralight SC52w would be the best but…no money, no light!! )

Here, my options, so far:
Thrunite T10
Fenix E12
Thorfire TG06
Klarus Mi7

If any of you has opinions or suggestions, I’d be pleased to “read” from you!!
(Meanwhile, I’ll keep on digging the Internet…)

Thanks in advance!!
Best regards! :+1:

Manker E11
Manker E11 review

Wow, very nice this one! I guess I’ve missed this one on my search!
Great output, and very “pocketable”, and not much expensive!
Thank you for the suggestion!! :+1:

:+1: :slight_smile:

Nitecore EA21
http://flashlight.nitecore.com/product/ea21

MT2A
http://flashlight.nitecore.com/product/mt2a

Lumintop ed25

>wants to avoid buying LiIon cells
>fine with buying $30 XPL flashlight
There’s the SA22 http://www.cnqualitygoods.com/goods.php?id=1980 which uses 4xAA. The threads wear down tho :confused:
If you’re willing to shell out $40: Reflector revised: ReyLight Pineapple Brass 14500/AA Flashlight, Nichia 219C 4000K
nkon.nl is a good site to buy LiIon in the EU, if you change your mind.

powerful searchlight
http://flashlight.nitecore.com/product/ea45s

+1

It is a very nice flashlight, look in this tread for a great price :

I only have one AA torch that I use that actually runs on NiMh. All the others I have run on 14500’s.

Thrunite T10T
http://www.thrunite.com/aa-flashlight/

I bought it direct from Thrunite and is pretty cheap for a Titanium light. Although I’m sure the aluminium version is just as nice.

Jetbeam jet I ?

Hi there!
Sorry for not answering individually, time has been short these days…
Thank you all for the suggestions so far!!
I confess that the smaller AA (that use single AA) lights are the most attractive and I’ve been more tempted by those! Manker E11 and Thrunite T10T, mostly!
The jetbeam and thrunite, as the manker e11, are the most suitable, as I can use 1 battery while the other is charging (I only have 2 right now).
But I’ll give a look to the other and check it they’re on my budget (up to 30€ ,± USD$30).
ReyLight is gorgeous,but I can’t afford to spend that much on a AA light :zipper_mouth_face:
Specially after meeting Convoy S2+…

Btw,I’ve recently known NKON, and it has really nice things, at good prices and they’re closer than Chinese stores! But thanks for the tip :smiley:

I thank all of you for answers and if others also have suggestions, feel free to share them!
Until I decide which one to acquire, I’ll be open to new things! And still after that… :wink:
Regards!!

Did you check on the mi7? Lots of threads on this forum. Here’s the thread with the coupon. The amazing Klarus Mi7 Ti, G20, OLIVE DRAB/SILVER ready-to-ship, Black, Red, Blue (no-clip) CLOSED again.

Agent80, thanks for the tip!
I’ll take a look into that :wink:
I’m a little bites a rookie here, so I’m not used (yet) to these group/coupon threads :money_mouth_face:
I’ll take a look as well! Maybe it will help me to decide what to do (looking just the $$ issues, of course)!
I appreciate your help !!
Thanks and regards :+1:

Trouble with the Mi7 (apart from some design flaws) is, it works so much better on a 14500, that once you’ve done this, you’d never run it on an AA again.

Which, from what I’ve read, is part of the draw of the Manker E11 in comparison. Does pretty darn good on NiMh, about 400 lumens IIRC, but can kick up with a 14500 if desired.
Man I wish my Nitecore EA11 did so well on NiMh….I wouldn’t be considering possibly getting rid of it.

There’s the Olight S1A in neutral white. I think it can take 14500 also.

Hi there people!

Sorry I just answer today, but I’ve been apart from PC!
Thanks, once again, for all the suggestions given!
I searched through all of them and tried to chose the one closest to my “ideal” profile, and adding all the info I guess I’ve done it!

I’m thinking about buying the Manker E11.
It is below 30€, it has a pocket clip and it is “pocketable”, it has nice output even with a AA or Ni-MH battery (so I can use the Ni-MH cells I have and I wont have to necessarily buy a 14500 to have super outputs), and it has different regular and special modes I can use.
It doesn’t have momentary on, but thats just a drop in the ocean…

Given all this, and since Zebralight, Olight, Nitecore, and ReyLight are a little bit out of my budget, Manker E11 seems to be the most suitable for what I need!

Once again, thank you all for sharing your options and knowledge! :wink:
Regards to all :+1:

Hi there! First of all, a Happy New Year for all BLF’ers :slight_smile:

I’m just passing by to say that I finally received my Manker E11 (bought in AliExpress) and that I’m very happy with it!
I tried it with a Manker 14500 battery (bought along with the flashlight) and with my AA Ni-MH Panasonic Evolta batteries, and I’m really happy with it!
Nice “moon” mode, nice “high” mode (near my Convoy S2+ output), and also a good strooooooobe (that I may use as an extra). The intermediate modes are perfect to use on inside environments or outside dark spaces! Really nice!
The package included a strong pocket clip (it was a bit hard to put it in the flashlight, I guess it scratched a bit), lanyard, extra O-ring and the user manual (I didn’t take a look at it yet to configure modes).

So, I just want to thank for the suggestion to chose this light, and to all other suggestions mentioned above! Also, thanks for all the reviews on this side and on other platforms :+1:

Regards to all!

Awesome that you found a light that you love!