Sounds a lot like the 4×AAA LuxPro I got. Just a contact board in the head, 2 sm chip-resistors acting as a ballast, and the driver in the tailcap. Hell if I can get it apart, though. Got real ring-pullers, not just pointy tweezers, and I’m cranking it cw and ccw and it ain’t budging. No visible threads to see if it’s got rh/lh threads.
Really nice feather-touch switch, though, so while I suspect it wouldn’t function long as a power-switch, even with puny AAAs.
Should fit a Li cell nicely if I ever do get the tailcap apart, though.
At that price, it's probably worth the risk to try and mod. Certainly would immediately swap the LED if nothing else, I'd expect a LatticeBright. The only thing giving me pause is the built-in charging, but I'd honestly be fine with losing that if it came down to it. Or maybe I'd just finally take the opportunity to do a charger myself.
Yup, the USB is the probably the thing that would hold me back, due to the lights architecture in that place. I never modded a light with USB charging. Still, if a driver could fit in the place with no further modifications, this is a pretty light to add the collection!
I found a new brand (i guess so). All looks nice and modfriendly. And there are many options to choose from.
26650, xhp35 hi with smo reflector or xhp50 with op.
18650, sst20 or xm-l2
21700, xm-l2, sst40, xp-l hi, xhp35 hi
And this looks familiar
Since Enogear website is gone and several people have been asking about the famous Enogear Stainless Steel AA, there is now a similar one from Amutorch. I’m not sure if it is easily modable like the Enogear AA. I modded several of the Enogear AA and AAA with Optisolis and E21A, which were some of the easiest mods I’ve done.
Doesn’t look as good as the Enogear but close enough.