Can anyone step up for an AA/2AA only BLF budget flashlight?

Let me get on this! I just brought 80 AAA and 80 AA batteries give me some ideas also please… i have a Ultrafire q5 i might get a few of them for emergencies but there was a modded pen light from this forum but i can not remember the name? Maybe leave a few light around the house in different locations?

something like the SWM S10A with a thinner bezel to give way for a longer reflector will be great.

It is NOT dead! It’s just resting! :stuck_out_tongue:

Well its “rested” a couple of times since it started. What’s up with this thread? Where are the 190 folks who responded to that Google Doc? If this is an EOI thread, then consider my interest expressed.

There have been custom AAA, 18650 flashlights, 4XAA, custom UV flashlights etc but a real good AA/2AA format with a good driver has not really been attempted?
Either
i) It’s hard to get a good driver for AA/2AA
ii) People with the skills to make it happen are not interested!
iii) The manufacturing/logistics part of the side are not interested!

Maybe there’s just too much other “SE” stuff going on right now. I mean, there’s like 4 SE group buys nearing completion and a few others already underway. Maybe this can be revisited again when some of those folks get freed up from their current obligations and us customers have less lights already committed to.

In other words - let it rest a little longer if needed, but I hope it doesn’t die.

I asked Simon/Conoy if he was interested but I received no response. Well if we keep talking about it someone will step up.

Depending on what / if folks decide they want, I might consider building the lights. We are in the midst of some expansion / equipment changes here that need to be finished but once over with, our capabilities for mass lights will be greatly enhanced.

As a USA based mfg. we cannot, will not try to produce the $10.00 lights like China. But we can make affordable much higher quality lights in as large or small of quantities as required and give the end product a custom look, feel and add the custom internal parts as needed to satisfy demands.

Design On!! TL

Oh yeah, I’m all in on this! Put me down for at least one!

Fourseven quark is a great aa/2AA light. Just need to find a source for that driver.

Since we’re just spitballing ideas here, I’d love to see something in the same form factor as the Eagletac D25a - small tube style, reverse clicky, screwed on clip, gentle knurling for sparing pocket.

But I’d love it in copper, with a nw high-cri emitter, driven hard, with a better UI than eagletac’s convoluted setups. TKs style from the A6 would be great, or even a tail-mounted e-switch with something Zebralight’ey. Whatever works, but its gotta have easy access to moonlight and turbo from off. I’d buy that today.

Why not a 14500 only light? I get the want to use both AA and 14500, but the drivers for both are not as efficient as for 14500 only. AA until it is 3X loses a lot in the boost driver, most of us already have LiIon lights, and therefore the chargers for 14500….

Just a question…

I have no preference on cell type.

EDIT: That’s not true. 4v only would be okay with me, 1.5v only would be a deal breaker. But both is fine, too.

If anyone’s hunting up someone who could build such a thing, I’d recommend the SK58 (not 68) shape.
No sharp edges, tolerable zoom (improved by paring off a few mm from the slidey part so the lens goes closer to the emitter)
Takes the 15mm BLF sk68 driver

All the best in the expansions TL. Sounds interesting.

As far as I know there’s never been a BLF SE zoomie so that may be an idea. It wouldn’t be my first choice personally though.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/271826474761?\_trksid=p2060353.m1438.l2649&ssPageName=STRK%3AMEBIDX%3AIT

I don’t see why the Hugsby XP-12 2xAA doesn’t get much love. Tomtop has had all genuine so far. I’ve seen a few fakes from other sellers. But coated glass lense, good machining and near type 3 anodizing for $6. These are my new favorite gift lights next to the old sk68.

hum I like AA and 14500 but I am a bit confused.

  1. Manker T01
  2. BLF X5
  3. Spark SX5
  4. any S7

Off the bat these are all great AA/14500 lights that are availible now. What is it “we” are looking for? and (heresy) why?

for extras and modding try
Brand: SAIK
Model: SA-305

These are not all AA lights and some of the models are costly and not gifters/loaners etc….

I'd be interested in some AA happiness. I was just looking for some potential AA lights to lay claim to this evening.