Flashlights for the AA size are only relevant if they are designed for NiMh batteries (and Manker makes good boost-drivers so that should be do-able) . If the performance is dependent on li-ion 14500 cells, a 18650 flashlight will be superior in almost all aspects.
I agree with all your points! The Armytek Prime A1 Pro and A2 Pro tubes are swappable so you can use either 1xAA or 2xAA for more output. I think the Thrunite Archer 1A and 2A works the same. Usb charging would be nice addition, which would make this the one and only usb rechargeable AA light. Tail standing would be super useful especially during blackouts. Frosted cap to turn it into lantern would be great too for a AA light.
I would like to see this one
I assume it would be different from the Manker E12, right?
A nice form factor, and a nice UI (quick access to the lowest mode and shortcut to turbo, are desirable at least for for me), besides all the performance on different types of batteries, would make it a great light with Mankerâs quality!!
I donât see the point in 2x14500. Anyone wanting to use lithium-ion, would be better off just going for a 18650 light. But 2xAA is a nice form factor for general use. Decent run-time compared to 1xAA, but still small enough to carry in a jacket pocket.
I like my T01 (1xAA), but I tend not to use my 2xAAâs much anymore. Probably itâs because a 1x18650 is a better alternative, for those that donât mind lithium-ion cells. But for those that want to stick to AAâs, I think a T02 would be a great fit.
800 lm??? Please, stop this stupid hunting for hundrets of lumens! I´d prefer 350-400 lm without step down and with good runtime(more than hour of 400 flat regulated lumens would be fantastic).
I agree with samyy. 800 lumens seems over the board for a 2xAA light. How useful can it be if it drains the batteries in seconds and youâre left with a dead light or very little runtime after that? My interest in this kind of light is for friends and family who have no clue about Li-ion cells. They are usually plenty happy with a few hundred lumens.
But, it was literally just said in the posts above yours (the ones you quoted) - that the light you want already exists! We donât need another light like the others. So, if Manker will make it 800lm, it will be worth making and lots of us will buy it. Besides, have you never heard of modes?
Seconds??? 800 lumens with two Eneloop Pro AAâs should be able to maintain that for at least half an hour. Heat will probably require thermal regulation, but in cold weather that wouldnât need to kick in at all.
Besides, if you want 500 lumens, get an Armytek Prime A2. It will run for an hour on that, or use lower modes if you want it to run all night.
If you only want to use alkalines, then youâre right to give up on any high-power light. Stick to a maglite or any department store light. (You wonât get regulated output, though.) Or, use the Armytek in lower modes, and alkalines will work fine.
I think that something with a crazy turbo mode of 800 lumens, high of 500 lumens, medium of 300 lumens, low of 80 lumens, ultralow of 15, and firefly of less than 1 lumen is a perfect choice.
That would be decent runtimes depending the mode you choose.
If you need huge output you put turboâŚ. the you need less output you put lower .ode and so on.
If good to have the chance to have 800 lumens for a burst.
I would be interested if:
-the AA batteries were placed size by side, and not 1 behind the other like majority of lights This would keep the light compact in length.
-the output and general performance was designed mostly around NiMH batteries. I agree with others, if using 2 x 14500, may as well go with a 18650 light.
Not to be Mr Glass Half-Empty, but Iâm not sure just how practical a 2ĂAA light would be.
Youâre losing the compactness of a 1ĂAA light, so it wouldnât be nearly as pocketable.
Youâre having 2 cells in series, which is dangerous for Li-ion cells (matched 14500s?), and using alkaleaks, you know one is going to drain fasterân the other and start leaking all over the place, turning the insides into a salt-mine.
With 2ĂAA, Iâd rather use an 18650 light already, which would be shorter, yet have much greater output and runtime. Or just a 1ĂAA light with a 14500.
I got a few TK4As and SF11s which are 4ĂAA lights, tomato-paste-can lights. I already had an alkaleak brown one of the nice shiny brass nipples in the tailcap when it started leaking. Now, as soon as I see any drop in performance, I empty the light and use the individual (non-leaking) cells in 1ĂAA lights, watching them carefully. Itâs a pain.
2ĂNiMH might be problematic, also unless you watch each cell. Low-voltage indication would get tricky, twin half-spent alkaleaks on turbo might drop to the 1.xV range, enough for at least one NiMH cell to run down well below 1V.
Iâve got two Quark 2AA-X lights that I stopped using because even though I love the twist-for-turbo head, âmaximumâ would steadily drop as the cells wore down. Canât use a pair of 14500s with the low-voltage head, so I went and got the 1ĂAA tube for it. Still is a waste, as it still fades with cell-wear, and I still donât use it anymore, now that so many other 1ĂAA lights (SP10/TK05/etc.) outperform it. Itâs not very pocketable, and is a waste to holster.
I just donât see any advantage to a 2ĂAA light over, well, anything.
And besides, 2wks after Manker comes out with it, thereâll be a UTorch UT2AA coming out. :smiling_imp: