Steel EDC AA XP-G3 from Ali ? (Amutorch S3)

That looks very nice. Hopefully the clip comes as nicely smoothed on the edges as the photo.

Nice find, I bet itā€™s heavy for its size tho

Yes, will be heavy, but do not expect it to be as heavy as the old C3 stainless.

Nice :slight_smile:

Yeah, Iā€™m proud to have found it by myself :innocent:

Iā€™ll buy it this month I think so Iā€™ll make a little review :slight_smile:

I like the look of it. I think it could be a nice gift light. A gift to myself? :innocent:

Looking forward to it :smiley:

Looks good! Though I think Iā€™ll prefer function over form and get a Zanflare F2, unless a review shows that comparatively speaking, it is a bad idea because this one is AMAZING :smiley:

I donā€™t know for sure about the F2, but the F2S has a XP-G2 not XP-G3 as this light has. It is also a 2AA light, whereas this one uses single AA. And, this light is steel, compared to the anodized Aluminum F2S. The Zanflare F2S seems to me to be a very well-made light, but it isnā€™t directly comparable to this one in any way. What is it that youā€™re going for?

Battery platform. What really matters to me is that itā€™s AA.

Well, in that case, the Zanflare is probably a better light for you. It takes 2xAA, so it will have better run time than this light. And itā€™s cheaper than this one by a couple USD. More-for-less! :money_mouth_face:

I just ordered it.
What matters to me is : 1*AA, as slim as possible (17mm), good enough driver without strobe and a tail clicky

Looks like a good host.
Did you order the other light you asked about, thatā€™s even shorter & slimmer.

I was going to say something a couple days ago regarding the use of a 14500 cell, but I forgot. If you want a little more output without burning up the driver, you should try a LiFePO4 14500. Most of these boost drivers are actually rated for either 1S or 2S alkaline. So, the LiFePO4 max charge voltage of ~3.6V is close enough. Most of these boost drivers do happen to survive the 4.2V Li-Ion max charge as well, but thatā€™s way outside the range and could cause problems.

Yep, getting to that conclusion :smiley: Shouldā€™ve tried to compare it to the Thrunite T10 as well (more fitting, as itā€™s the exact same 1xAA platform), but all is good in the hood.

Not yet, I fear that it would be more slippery but OTOH I prefer a reflector rather than a TIRā€¦
But it doesnā€™t have a clipā€¦although maybe the convoy clip would screw in the lanyard holesā€¦ could you check that ?

Eheh, same reasons I ordered it :wink: Using it with a 14500 can be a plus, but 1AA (Ni-MH) will be enough :wink:
The quality seems really good! :+1:

Hum, arenā€™t those a bit harder to find? Never had one of thoseā€¦ And normally I donā€™t seem them when searching for the 14500! Or maybe I just overlook them :expressionless:
The ā€œfunnyā€ thing about this model (i donā€™t know if it is exactly this light) is that on the Amazon store where I found them, it is mentioned that they can be used with 14500 batteries. Being the Li-Ion the most common, I believe they refer to that type of batteryā€¦
Iā€™ll just have to try them when I get them :smiley:
Thanks for your information about the LiFePO4 14500 :+1:

They are easy enough to find on eBay (at least for me). But, I failed to mention that they donā€™t hold as much energy, so run-time will suffer, even compared to Alkaline AA. :person_facepalming:

A bolt on clip isnā€™t really going to work but the clip from a Klarus Mi7 or DQG AA could work, may need epoxied in place.

Humā€¦despite liking the higher outputs, I guess that a longer runtime will may be a more important aspect for my use! Especially because I use these AA lights for longer periods of time, indoor or in places that donā€™t need to be light-blasted!
So Ni-MH and eventually the Li-Ion will gain some predominance!
Thanks again :wink: :+1:

Btw, CRX, thatā€™s a quite nice one!!
I have a SS 3xAAA / 18650 light on the way, and I guess that the clip tip will be a good one to fit that light :wink: