Review: TANK007 E09 3 mode single AAA

it's a fun forum here haha :bigsmile:

Is it true that "He who has the most toys wins?"

Jerry

Nice review ty, I'm not enough brave to start the kreisler's 1 xD

Where to get the v3?

Was a bit on the short side : Was dead tired ... long day at school .

If I hold the light to my ear , there is a faint hum in low and medium ...

I havent checked regulation as yet , and it really begs a clip ...

It really should make for a very nice EDC , some batteries not fitting is some what annoying , but this can be forgiven .

Has to be the N-light B3 , the regulation on it is fantastic on a Nimh ...

Maintains output right to 1v or there abouts before output drops .

My No2 would be the Maratac and my new No3 would be the Tank007 , now if the Tank had a clip , it would be No2 ...

And if it had great regulation , it could be No1 [ but I havent checked regulation as yet ]

is the clip on the Maratac removable?

thanks

Yes it is ...

Thanks, Old. It's always interesting to hear a "best of breed" opinion from someone who has several similar lights and can examine them back to back to back.

Best of breed ?

I think that would depend on what you want from the light ...

N-Light B3 review was on Jayki .....

I may need to re-visit this ...

Anyhow , the B3 just had really nice regulation and efficiency on a Nimh ...

Current VS output = best in class , regulation = best in class ...

Not the brightest , not the cheapest , not the best , [ mine is modified = clicky ] , but after the clicky mod , its just so sweet ...

So for me , its No1 in AAA ...

If you took the N-light out of the equation , the Tank007 would be a serious king of the hill contender ... [ Say budget AAA ]

Thanks for the kindly posting~I bought one on order from Lightmalls.But I didn't know this yet...

Thanks again~

today i've expanded the section "Disassembly / Troubleshooting." of my review with a few more relevant pix. the reflector of the V2 is glued onto the LED board as before. whoever opens the sealed head (the threads are glued with green stuff!) and then kicks haha against the reflector will tear off the reflector and leave a compromised insulator layer, as before (in V1). I dont expect a better solution in V3 (the manufacturer is aware of my dissatisfaction about their glue); the head will come again sealed (with green glue) which means that the user is not supposed to unscrew the upper head part.

not much force needed. if you ever need to unseal the head (because your Tank "died"), then do it. i have prepared several copies of a circular cut insulator (plastic!!, from a coax) in case i need to (re-)fix the insulation. I am looking forward (honestly!) to installing the plastic insulator in my V3 sample. Once your unit has a plastic or foil insulator, it will never "die" again, promised. It's then really built like a Tank!

Thanks for your review!

I’ve obtained my Tank007 E09 today. It’s a rather poor but more pocketable quick replacement for my lost Nitecore D10. Nice little light.

Low-mode users like me might dislike the mode memory behavior:

It cycles high-mid-low modes by loosen/tighten. It remembers the current mode, if it shines for at least approx. 3 seconds. Unfortunately, the mode iteration is triggered not by the short OFF period (loosen/tighten) but rather by short ON period. So if you have set the low mode, turn it on for less than 3 seconds (often enough for orientate yourself in very dark room), next time you turn it on, it shines the HIGH mode. Not very pleasant feature.

today i received my 10th copy of E09, from Dinodirect, and it's probably not going to be the last. anyone who's got a DD gf i advise to wait for the E09 price to drop back to ~13.xx$, then apply a 10% OFF coupon. total will be ~12.00$. finally with your 5$ gf it's a great deal, end total ~7$.

probably the cheapest 3-mode 1xAAA keychain light on earth. and still one of the very brightest and throwiest.

burns hands and eats your Eneloop AAA in ~35mins hahaah! :D

i do wish DD and Tank007 came up with some more or new items of interest for my gf.

Best price I found lately:

$13.80 shipped, R2
Manafont

http://www.manafont.com/product_info.php/tank007-e09-cree-r2-3mode-led-flashlight-complete-box-set-aaa-p-8040

What about this? $13.26 r3(?)
https://www.fasttech.com/products/1173303
You’ll hear about fasttech if you stay around here…

Edit: I forgot, their cases are different, manafont has a plastic one, and fasttech has a tin? One. I prefer the metallic box from fasttech, very nice for a gift

He He, I knew if I posted my best someone would better it. Good work.

BTW 3 + @ $12.50 each

And I forgot to mention the 5% off if you use BLF coupon…

It is a pity the product link is invalid now, you can get this product details on the official site:
http://www.tank007.com/products_detail/&productId=a614d91e-4dcf-4b53-9833-ca813fc91c31.html

Updated info:
This light uses Cree R3 LED now.

Product page changed to: http://www.tank007.com/product/producte09/