New BALDER HD-1 [ AA - 14500 - 2 mode EDC ]

I hope to have a review sample to do a review myself here very shortly. Good to see your initial impressions. Balder has told me that their goal is to have output around the same as an SE-1 and with a target price of $30.

where can I purchase this flashlight?

Received mine today.
All pre-production samples have a XP-E instead the XP-G R5 or the XM-L (U2 for CW or T6 for NW).
I’ll try to review it this next weekend.
Great looking light.

Nice looking light.

XP-E , that explains the intolerance to the 14500 , though this would still be better as AA .

There are some good AA drivers out there , capable of over 170Lumen and then some .

Still , wish it was 3 mode .

My Jetbeam BA10 with 14500 puts out over 250 lumin and doesn’t seem to have issues. I don’t think I woukd consider a 1AA that didn’t do well on 14500 now.

My jetbeam with a fresh cell does about 170 with a AA , and I know everyone wants a hotrod or pocket rocket .
I see no reason why a decent AA should not do at least 200 these days or more if fitted with the XM-L , Im considering a XM-L mod to my jetbeam , got to take the dial callipers to it and see if there is enough room inside for a XM-L …

PWM on the Balder , low has it , but its on the faster side … [ This flue ! keep forgetting stuff ]

Some other AA lights for comparison

Hey, looks very nice :open_mouth: And small :stuck_out_tongue: Thanks for the pics, Matt. Waiting the final version.

Mine is coming from the second batch so it should have an XP-G 8)

Might be 3 mode next ! [ Maybe ]

How much will this light cost in XP-E, XP-G and XM-L versions?

SirJohn sais target price = $30 , from what I heard , currently the only offer is going to be XP-G , ? but things can change .

Hey, Matt, thanks for the outdoor pics :smiley: XP-E is perfect for that size, IMO. XP-G will be too floody. (well, unless you want a floody light :slight_smile: )

I want a 3C XML in it , just like my SE-1 .

Made a video , to show the parasitic drain on the Balder …
Did it twice , so you can see how it behaves
MM measures 0.000 and that’s where it ends up 0.000Amp

OK so what you are seeing is … Light turns on high mode , changing modes = break circuit , now your in low mode , break the circuit and the light goes into stand by , but as can be seen this sample then turns off [ as far as my MM can measure ] , Im going to try again with two multimeters , with one set to a lower value to see if I can measure anything at all .

0.000A or less, so I’d say it’s almost inexistent parasitic drain. Good news then :slight_smile: Thanks for the test, old :wink:

Hey BobK. I have the SA2 Eluma. Do you (or anyone) feel it would work with a 14500 with a spacer (dummy) cell? Since the SA1 handles 14500 I would think the SA2 should as well? Love the light & don’t want to kill it. Thanx.

Keith

SashiX, I have both XML/XPG SE1 & while the XML is mostly flood, the XPG is a very nice blend of flood with very good throw.

Keith