New, attractive, cheap, 1xAAA Richuang light on QCG

http://www.qualitychinagoods.com/richuang-lumens-1xaaa-luxeon-flasnlight-flrc7001-p-1715.html

Not a bad looking light for $4.98, and it'll probably be available for less elsewhere. I like the clip and the clicky switch.

Actually, for me and my pockets I prefer twisties with the light clipped into a pocket. Looks like it is longer than some AAA lights, clickies usually are. It is a Luxeon so it won't be that bright - I thought that Maglite were just about the only people using Luxeon LEDs these days. Probably a Luxeon 1 unless it is one of the newer Rebel LEDs (Which i doubt) which means brightness of the order of a BLF DeLight but less than a third of the runtime as the LED is probably less efficient than the ?half watt device in the DeLight. An AAA has roughly a half (at best) to a third of the capacity of an AA.

If the colour temperature is to be believed, it is hideously blue. 10100K is crazy - that's more like a near UV colour temperature. That is the same colour temperature as the star Rigel. Forget stereoscopic vision with such a blue light - it ain't happening. This may be some Luxeon LEDs that had fouled up phosphors (all white LEDs are blue LEDs with a phosphor coating) and therefore sold for not much. I hope the colour temperature is simply wrong or they could be selling this as a near UV light.

Luxeon is the asian stores euphemism for 'generic chinese led'. The lumen is measured to be 20 lumen.

Lots of xenon bulbs are 10000k, it isn't too special I think.

See http://www.serve.kipoint.com.tw/HID_image/WT-BIHID/color%20temperature.jpg

But HIDs are known for being horribly blue, and personally I lose stereoscopic vision under such lights - OK this is less of an issue indoors and with a 20 lumen light but it is still way too blue for my taste.

This, among various legal reasons, makes aftermarket HID lights for motor vehicles a very, very bad idea.

Apart from being illegal in many jurisdictions.

Ah, I personally don't like twisties, so I didn't mention two other AAA models I ran across. But you might like them, they look really slick aside my personal preference for clickies....

$3.25 - $3.99

http://www.lightinthebox.com/1W-5V-Lanshi-007--Flashlight_p106296.html

http://www.focalprice.com/LF177B/1W_Mini_Portable_Clip_LED_Flashlight_Torch_Black.html

Lanshi 007 1xAAA

$2.49

http://cgi.ebay.com/LED-Torch-Mini-Flashlight-Lamp-AAA-Battery-3W-/250589539761

MXDL Generic 1xAAA