My daughter needed a keyring flashlight and I gave her my long-serving and well-loved Thrunite Ti. I can’t think of anything better anywhere near the price point.
I took the opportunity to upgrade to a Prometheus Beta QR and I love it. It’s spendy but looks and feels great, not to mention having a great beam and tint.
The original NW XPL is a very pleasant tint but a very poor CRI. Luckily, if its your thing, its VERY easy to remove the pill to flow your choice of emitters to the star. Now what is interesting is that the star they use does have holes drilled into it for mounting the optic. I chose to reflow a XPL warm 80cri emitter instead of trimming the optic but you could probably do that as well.
I have and like that model (after an LED swap to High CRI)
The Olight branded version is discontinued, but there is a very similar model available:
The Glaree light at the above link looks interesting. Do you know the approx color temperature? Thanks!
“”Tint is cool white (maybe 6000K) and a bit greenish, so colors can look a little washed out.“”:Amazon.com
What color temperature do you actually want?
Since you realize that cool white low CRI does not work for you (i feel the same), i suggest you ignore all lights without High CRI LEDs.
Or plan to swap the LED to High CRI, and just buy lights whose host and driver you find appealing.
Im a total tint snob, and my favorite LED’s are Nichia 219b and E21a.
I dislike 219c (too green).
E21a are available in Folomov aaa size, though they only work w LiIon, not aaa
Just got a second one as I sent the first one back because it has next mode memory which I disliked. I just assumed it would default to FF. Ended up getting another because I really liked the light itself. What a crazy UI.
Of what? Thanks!
Sorry. Got distracted.
I was referring to the Thrunite Ti.
The Lumitop EDC01 is my favorite AAA light with the Fenix E05 a close second. Both are small and light-weight making good for keychain or small emergency tin. The EDC01 beats out the Fenix imho because of the higher max lumen and better mode spacing between M-L.
Not mine. It always goes to the next level. Turn off in medium, turns on in high. Doesn’t matter how long it is off. Won’t turn on in FF unless you turn off in high.
for the OP,
i got this “Enjoydeal” wonder for $1 in an order from BG, and it’s a bright little light and most useful EDC. It has a belt clip that i use on a hat brim that is especially useful at night if you have to check something under the hood. It has holes in the tail for adding a lanyard or keyring hoop. i filed a notch in the rim to provide some light when head standing. Simple On-Off tail switch but runs forever on a AAA. Wish i had a dozen to pass out to friends it is a great light.
glaree e03 has only 3lm for low mode, not a real moonlight mode. it was cool white, not my preferred color
thanks for that info…
did you measure the lumen levels on a meter yourself, or have a link to where you got the 3 lumen info?
It is always helpful to get real world lumen values as so many online specs are far from accurate
for example, the Glaree claims:
Mode: Moonlight: 0.1Lm
no I am guessing. It's the same as the nitefox k3 driver, the hardware is exactly the same and I remember someone measuring around that much for the k3. I swapped the pills inside both, I have an LH351B 3000k inside mine and it's wonderful. Not too bright at night at all because of its warmth. Amazon review mentioned 3lm and I believe it,m ed they said was 25lm, and high is 120, all are very much in range of my usage
I am sure it's not sub lumen though. 100% sure on that, it was much too bright.
I took a picture with my astrolux a01
e03 with lh351b 3000k
A01 with 219B 4000k
both in lowest mode https://ibb.co/3FC1jLJ
BangGood is starting Black Friday sales early. The Astrolux A1 AAA light is on sale for $7.99 (all colors). Appealing (to me) because of the Nichia 219b LED. It provides three modes + strobe (hidden).
Here is a review by ReManG. Decent tint and beam quality IMHO.
Is it a 219B or 219C? If I scroll down and look at Features, it says:
Features:
-NICHIA 90 CRI NVSW219C-R9050-SW40 LED
-Orange Peel reflector
-Head rotary switch
-Aerospace grade aluminum body
-Mil-Standard type III hard anodize
Package inlcuded:
1 X Astrolux A01* Nichia 219B 102LM LED* Flashlight
1 X O-ring
Not sure. Here is an excerpt from the description page:
Specification:
| Product name: | Astrolux A01 Nichia 219B 102LM LED Flashlight |
| Brand: | Astrolux |
| Model: | A01 |
| Emitter Brand/Type: | Nichia 219B |
| Material: | Alumiun alloy |
| Total Emitters: | 1 |
| Mode: | Low,Mid,High,Strobe (Not inlcuded Memory mode)<middle<low<sos<strobe< span=""> |
| Battery Configurations: | 1 x AAA Alkaline or NI-MH battery (not included) |
| Switch Type: | Rotation |
| Switch Location: | Head |
| Impact Resistant | 2m |
| Brightness: | 102 Lumens Maximum Brightness |
| Waterproof: | IPX-8 |
| Color | Gray,Purple,Black,Blue,Red,Green,Orange |
| Weight: | 15g |
| Size: | 65mm X17mm |
Features:
-NICHIA 90 CRI NVSW219C-R9050-SW40 LED
It probably used to be a 219b that they downgraded to a 219c - and they are trying to obscure this fact. They may feel covered as long as 219C is stated somewhere in the description page, even though 219b is stated in at least three other places. Bummer, and sorry.
not only is the current Astrolux A01 using a 219c, it has Next Mode Memory and PWM
AVOID!
read about it here
Might be more than you want to spend? Coupon code HOLIDAYME15 Preon P1 MKIII – darksucks.com
I have a copper and like the light. Add programmable modes and Nichia 219C and it’s a thumbs up from me.