LD-30 review here (with links out): Review: LD-30 1/2AA boost circuit.
http://lygte-info.dk/review/DriverTest%20LD-30%20Boost%201-2%20AA%20cell%20UK.html
as mentioned several other places — compare pictures, several different versions of this driver have been for sale
I think I have a Nanjg 110, from somewhere. The test looks good. It is high mode that matters most. My relatives all live in cities where it is never really dark. And now days most people can get small amounts of light from their cell phones.
Thanks everyone.
Harleyquin’s designed an Oshpark board that marries the nanjg-110 to an attiny13A. Actually uses the components from the FastTech boost driver with a few upgraded components. Good up to 1A emitter current. Could be a possible driver choice for a AA SE light.
The problem there for me is that I don’t load firmware.
Me neither. But some of the recent GB’s used drivers developed by members here and implemented in SE lights so we could have a factory programmed and assembled BLF SE light. Most if not all of the boost drivers I’ve seen for sale use pic 12f mcu’s which for whatever reason are far less frequently used by modders. Having a driver controlled by an Attiny makes the light much more readily customizable and will help promote the idea of this thread.
Design: Manker U11. Dragon breath, rechargeable and just four well-spaced modes. AA/NiMH optimized but must work on 14500. Other modes: OK but behind a "pro UI" wall. Nichia LED please as an option and price around US 35,=. Lumens on AA 250 minimum.
Bumping it up in the hope someone of skills steps up 
Would be interesting to have a BLF special 1-AA/2-AA light. We have had most other formats so far that i know of but a 1~2 AA small light.
I’d definitely be interested in a BLF AA light. It’s a great format for a backup or a gift.
I keep a couple of spare JETBeam JET-I MKs on hand to give away, and I like the look of the Zanflare F2 apart from the strobe.
What I’d really like to see is a high-CRI AA light with no disco modes.
A triple NiMH-AA with Luxeon V LED and FET+1 driver might be a nice “hot rod”. 1400 OTF lumens are doable. Will perform tests once I get the LED.
I don’t think I’ve ever seen a AA or AAA light with built in USB charging.
It might be nice to have a light that you can easily recharge while still haveing the option of using readily available primary cells.
JetBeam produced this E10R for AA and 14500,
The light has been reviewed earlier in 2017 when it was released.
The AAA version is this E01R
AFAIK these are the only AA and AAA rechargeable lights on the market. (disclaimer I have been wrong before-just ask my wife)
Side by side 2xAA (like the MT22A), all metal, trit slot, moon mode, high CRI, minimum 400 lumens, small as possible, a good clip and I buy 2 or 3…
A dream EDC light…
I’d like to see something like the Apollo penlight that’s been around on Kickstarter for a while, but without its output being throttled and for an affordable price. USB charging would also be nice.
Despite its drawbacks (single mode, plastic lens etc.), I like how my LL P5.2 with its small slim body and about 50% larger head feels in my hand. For me, this is the perfect format for a pocketable light.
I like the 2xAA side-by-side form and I love my MT22A so I’m al for it!
It would be something that Lumintop is able to design very nicely, but unfortunately I have not seen a decent boost driver from Lumintop. So after all again a cooperation with Manker? (best boost drivers in town!)
I use the hell out of my Pineapple and Ti LAN. Why, they have a very good moonlight mode and are reasonably compact. I am a huge fan of 18650 and 18350 lights, will likely never give them up for my daily EDC as they just put out so much light and I sometimes need that. I would do anything I could to support a very good single AA/14500 light that could do 500 lumens on 14500 and could do 250 to 300 on NiMH. Problem is that it has to have no visible to the eye PWM and should be somewhat efficient on LSD NiMH cells. I do not care about or care for USB charging, zombies might break my solar cells. I would like to see it always start in moonlight with a ramp up to and down from high. Oh, in copper!
My ideal in the single AA format is the Jetbeam MK-1 with tighter and more turns in the head threads. Also no pwm and a neutral 219b/c dedomed on an OP reflector. Retain the clip and AA/14500 support.
All I want from a BLF 1xAA torch:
• Nichia 219b (or Cree XM-L2/XP-G2 with possibility of warm white tint) emitter
• Three modes (0.5lm → 15-20lm → as bright as possible without sacrificing efficiency)
• HAIII anodized aluminium host
• Reverse clicky switch with L-M-H distribution and mode memory, or M-L-H without memory; electronic switch, only if there’s no “press and hold” to turn on or turn off, because I hate that
Basically an improved Lumintop Tool AA or Thrunite T10, with better mode distribution than both.
Manker’s UI has become a deal breaker for me. I’ve discovered that if a light doesn’t turn off with a single click, I’ll never use it.
+1 to this. I don’t intend on buying any Mankers that work like that.