Favourite AAA lights

Not hugely bright but perfectly adequate. Will do the tests sometime soon. Don't let me forget. You'll find a few (10440) beamshots here

Nice collection! Thanks for the pic. I just wish that the E07 had a clicky switch. But it looks really nice, shorter than many of the AAA lights, and HA-III too.

You can chip the coating - it took a vice and a great deal of force while taking it apart. That one has been in my pockets since I bought it and it shares space with keys, coins etc. Actually I'm glad it isn't a clicky as then it'd get turned on in my pockets all the time. I can't keep clickies in my pockets for this reason. The Akoray tends to cook my leg if put in a pocket.

I think maybe a clicky switch like the Akoray K-106 would be perfect, as it's recessed by several mm, impossible to turn on accidentally and slightly difficult even on purpose.

This is going to be my first single AAA light which one do you prefer....i will be using lsd nimh.....it doesnt have to be really bright but i dont want it to be anemic either. I was going to attach it using a split ring and swivel.

Which lights are they? The upper one would be my choice because of

A) the recessed clickie which means it is less likely to get unintentionally switched on

and

B) the clip.

Both of them seem kinda fat for a single AAA though.

Personally, I'm not a fan of lanyards though - they just get in the way for me though they do make it less likely that you lose the light. I carry a Preon 2 with the clickie switch clipped to an inside jacket pocket - if I'm not wearing a jacket, i.e. not at work, I clip it into a pocket with the twisty switch instead. Thisd may get left behind, the Tank007 won't. It lives in a pocket with the keys and coins.

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No i was referring to how the light was going to be attached via using a split ring and swivel......the ones in the pic are my edc, Nitecore D10 and Olight. The pic that you posted in #7 which would you prefer for me to put on my key ring. The Tank light looks good because its a twisty, and it would be the simplest for my wife to use as well. The Sterops looks good as well, but not too keen on button cells.

From Don's collection, my first choice would be the Tank007 E07 because I like AA cells. After that the Fenix E01 is a surprisingly affordable light for such a famous brand, they sell it for <$12 on DX and it's even affordable via various USA sellers. It looks like it's not very bright, but the runtime is outstanding and I imagine it's reliable. I also like the looks of the Ultrafire WF-602C because it's very small and short and has a Cree emitter.

I get paid this week so i will have time to make up my mind and decide...lmao.

Sorry it's only 6 of them - forgot to dig out the E01.

From L-R Aurora SH0031, Trustfire F23, Akoray K-103, Ultrafire 602C, Fenix E0, Maglite Solitaire

From above

The beams

I did a spot of digging and the 602C is actually a Seoul P4. Notice how wide its beam is compared to the others. All of these except the Maglite are running on NiMH cells. The 602C is tight - it won't take my labelled AAAs - fortunately I had an unlabelled one with me. Numbers 2, 3, and 4 are 10440 capable.

Very nice!

Of all of those, which have good runtime? I imagine the Fenix is probably the longest, because it's the dimmest?

I think the LED Soli runs even longer. The Trustfire is a 3 mode so will probably run for quite a long time on low - don't have my meter with me or I'd check the current draw. The E0 was specced for 11 hours on "full" brightness and about another 22 hours till it stops giving light. The E01 is a little shorter but not much.

Here are the 10440 capable lights and the Aurora (with an NiMH in it) for comparison.

And down at their level.

L-R Aurora, Ultrafire, Trustfire (High), and Akoray

Is there anyway you can post a beamshot of the F23 at about 5ft.......im really digging the big spot that the light puts out.

NiMh or 10440?

Nimh please since i dont have liths of that size........and i highly doubt that i can smash a 14500 cell in that narrow tube, lol. Thanks man.

Here's the pic. NiMH at 5'

My folks' dog was fascinated by what was going on. To get the beamshots of the AAAs on the floor I had to shut him in the kitchen as he thought the lights made a great place to sit down.

It has a nice beam pattern....big spot indeed, but with a dark middle though.....hope thats the cause of the camera and not the beam pattern in actual use.

There is a hole, but it isn't nearly as bad as the camera makes it seem. Here's another shot taken a few seconds earlier.

I didn't use this one before as the camera flash fired which is why you can actually see Corrie.

Cool.....hey do you mind resizing the pics........