$3.42 at ebay
A horrible light as is, but a very nice body! Sturdy and well built 4 parts body (tailcap, tube, head, bezel).
Has a glass lens too.
Great as a host, fits 20mm TIRs incl their holder perfectly.
Nice…a 3*XP-G2 star and TIR dropin host…interesting
Only problem…not alot of oomph in a AA boost circtuit to drive those XP-G2’s…even a 14500 would have a hard time pushing them
awesome thread! needs more AAA/10440’s though….wish I knew some under 10 bucks.
I’m actually searching for a good AAA right now. I carry a leatherman with me daily (Charge TTi) and need a small light to clip into the elastic loop on the side of the velcro holster that came with the leatherman. AA lights don’t fit very well…
Number 14 looks like a HDS expensive titanium flashlight. It would be great if they made it AAA and you could stick a great driver and a NW emitter in it.
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Old-Lumens wrote:
I love modding, but I don't have much use at all for flashlights in general.
awesome thread! needs more AAA/10440’s though….wish I knew some under 10 bucks.
I’m actually searching for a good AAA right now. I carry a leatherman with me daily (Charge TTi) and need a small light to clip into the elastic loop on the side of the velcro holster that came with the leatherman. AA lights don’t fit very well…
My current favorite AAA light is the Smiling Shark SS-5039.
It is not as bright as some, but I plan to mod several. I am bored with cylindrical AAA lights. Should come out under $10 with XP-G and boost driver. The head of # 14 above looks similar. I also like SK-58s, # 15 above. I have a Smiling Shark light that looks like # 18. I also have a Smiling Shark light like # 9; it is nice but I haven’t really needed it.
Added: My thread on my Smiling Shark SS-5039 mods. http://budgetlightforum.com/node/30800#comment-602803. I am up to 0.7 A in an XP-G2, on a 10440, for less than $10.
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Flashlight designers should look at lighthouses and pottery.
这些谁设计的手电筒应该看灯塔，以及在陶器。
Has anyone summed up all the variations on #3? I know there are a lot of zoomies that look like that for sale now, and I recall one of them has a good solid pill — but I’m not sure which.
Of course maybe it’s the lottery thing, but I’m hoping. Someone above mentioned that same variation, some junk, some solid.
I realize I really like this thread’s approach — since there are so many clones/copies/lookalikes,
For the #3, I’ll hunt’em up and note them here.
PM me if you have a pointer to a thread where someone already did this, or recommends one.
today ‘discount’ price:
$3.59 at banggood http://www.banggood.com/CREE-XPE-Q5-600-Lumen-7W-Zoomable-LED-Flashlight-1×14500-p-907006.html (search found that mentioned one place here but not by someone who bought one)
EDIT 9/2: this ebay version of #3, as of today’s lottery, is a hollow pill
(bought a couple that just arrived today)
Mini Portable CREE Q5 LED 350LM Lumen Zoomable Flashlight Torch Waterproof S3
Member id sunsmile*2013
(same seller from which Jerommel got a solid-pill version, a few responses below this one)
I like the sk68 clone with a 14500, but with a 14500 on/off is not enough as full power gets too hot, so I only buy 5 mode, high, med, low, strb, and last one was I thnk sos.
OTOH my EDC has been my Olight i3s since the day it arrived. $20, but there it is, it does the job with a 10440.
number 3
This one is the best I got: http://www.ebay.com/itm/200958055768?ssPageName=STRK:MESINDXX:IT&_trksid...
Has good optics and a not-hollow-pill and the 3 modes.
But it’s also the ugliest…
It’s gold, okay…
but it’s just less elegantly shaped, somehow..
Also, it is gold, with a GREEN switch boot, which is one of the ugliest colour combinations i ever saw..
Hey, green and gold are both my high school and college colors. Although, I guess I do agree that it’s not a good combo, especially if the two are not tonally balanced.
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1× 14500 only! not AA !
Makes sense though, with that 3mm ‘direct connect’ charging port.
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Mine arrived, ordered through aliexpress from the yupard seller for 6.5$ with tracked shipping.
It’s bigger than I thought, thick walls. Pill is hollow, it’s just a aluminium ring which sits inside the head. Reflector is a very cheap plastic reflector and the lens is also cheap plastic. No dust or scratches. Lockout not possible.
Modes 100%,50% and strobe. Current is about 1.2A. Cool white tint.
I made an extra thread about the light because I couldn’t find information in the forum about it. I wrote “reference#7” in the thread topic, maybe this should be some standard so we can use this reference number because these lights have no names…
I own a couple, so much better than my dead Fenix E01 and it’s horrible beam.
Ill. Sup.
search eBay for “zoomable cree flashlight” from $3.5. Look for one mode, or you can get 3 mode one and mod it with pencil to have no memory.
SIPIK SK68 usually comes in 1 mode.
@1theDeals
what is number 9? I am always looking for lantern zoomies(?). so far I have only found two different models, this is a new one to me.
do you think it would be easier to update the op with links instead of answering each question?
If you can’t blind them with your brilliance, baffle them with your bullcrap.
The real currency in the world is not money, it’s trust.
Goread C7
http://m.ebay.com/itm/GOREAD-C7-200lm-Lamp-Bead-Flashlight-Camp-Torch-1x...
I also haven’t seen this one… And don’t have a ‘lantern’ light… Yet.
Edit: link was just for more pics/info, probably a better price out there.
Nice…a 3*XP-G2 star and TIR dropin host…interesting
Only problem…not alot of oomph in a AA boost circtuit to drive those XP-G2’s…even a 14500 would have a hard time pushing them
awesome thread! needs more AAA/10440’s though….wish I knew some under 10 bucks.
I’m actually searching for a good AAA right now. I carry a leatherman with me daily (Charge TTi) and need a small light to clip into the elastic loop on the side of the velcro holster that came with the leatherman. AA lights don’t fit very well…
“That’s why I got two, one for the each of ya”
Number 14 looks like a HDS expensive titanium flashlight. It would be great if they made it AAA and you could stick a great driver and a NW emitter in it.
Not many sub $10…
If you are looking for a AAA right on $10 then go (XP-G)
http://www.fasttech.com/p/1677801
For 3 modes just a touch more (XP-E)
http://www.fasttech.com/products/1173305
Oh wow…just released (shows 14500 only)
W/ charging port (but probably direct connect so need intelligent charger)
https://www.fasttech.com/products/1/10008147/1725605-mt-17-cree-xp-e-q5-...
I need it with a pocket clip is the problem, other wise it could slide out the bottom of the elastic loop.
“That’s why I got two, one for the each of ya”
AAA with pocket clip. Thread about it
^^ Okidoki! It’s just an UltraFire sticker!
Now a name list and specs for all lights in the OP!
The Eneloop 2005-2021 info thread
Gearbest 1x AA headlamp Osram LED $4.55
If anyone can find an attractive offer for EU, please do tell!
Amazon
Germany 6,95€
France 7,95€
UK 5.95£
For 2 modes take the “Ti” or “Ti2”
FandyFire EVA Cree XP-E R5 80-Lumen
I pleased with mine, the anodizing has held up well to pocket & belt duty.
Akoray is one of the best cheap AA light i ever had.
It falls inside an aquarium, it faced rain, fall and bump and it still work on AA and 14500…
Anyone has a link for #1 light (not zoomable)?
"There are always new jobs, women, and apartments......there is only ONE BLF." - Chicago X (27/03/2012)
Try these links >>
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Outdoor-200-Lumens-CREE-XP-E-R3-LED-Mini-portable-14500-Flashlight-torch-light-/201079271648?pt=US_Flashlights&hash=item2ed14230e0
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Aleto-600-Lumens-CREE-XP-E-R3-LED-Mini-portable-14500-Flashlight-torch-light-/111359826693?pt=US_Flashlights&hash=item19ed901b05
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Mini-Newest-Silver-Cree-XP-E-250-500LM-Led-Flash...
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http://www.aliexpress.com/item/UltraFire-TK66-CREE-XP-E-Q5-LED-Flashlight-Portable-Mini-Flashlight-cree-led-torch-medical-Flashlight/1432975527.html
http://www.aliexpress.com/item/Newest-Cheap-Hot-sell-250-Lm-CREE-XPE-LED-Mini-Flashlight-Torch-1x-AA-Battery-Silver/1450986447.html
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My current favorite AAA light is the Smiling Shark SS-5039.
It is not as bright as some, but I plan to mod several. I am bored with cylindrical AAA lights. Should come out under $10 with XP-G and boost driver. The head of # 14 above looks similar. I also like SK-58s, # 15 above. I have a Smiling Shark light that looks like # 18. I also have a Smiling Shark light like # 9; it is nice but I haven’t really needed it.
Added: My thread on my Smiling Shark SS-5039 mods. http://budgetlightforum.com/node/30800#comment-602803. I am up to 0.7 A in an XP-G2, on a 10440, for less than $10.
Flashlight designers should look at lighthouses and pottery.
这些谁设计的手电筒应该看灯塔，以及在陶器。
$5.99 at the local drugstore: http://www.cvs.com/shop/product-detail/Rayovac-Value-Bright-LED-Light?skuId=903200
(lifetime warranty and free shipping, too)
I don’t like moveable pocket clips, scratches the anodizing !
Has anyone summed up all the variations on #3? I know there are a lot of zoomies that look like that for sale now, and I recall one of them has a good solid pill — but I’m not sure which.
Of course maybe it’s the lottery thing, but I’m hoping. Someone above mentioned that same variation, some junk, some solid.
I realize I really like this thread’s approach — since there are so many clones/copies/lookalikes,
For the #3, I’ll hunt’em up and note them here.
PM me if you have a pointer to a thread where someone already did this, or recommends one.
I’ve come up with
http://budgetlightforum.com/node/25402 (Wallbuys and Ebay)
http://budgetlightforum.com/node/24291 (Ebay)
http://budgetlightforum.com/node/31575 (several sources)
Aha — this is the one I saw recommended (by Firelight2) as better quality:
http://budgetlightforum.com/node/29459
Rustu XL-03 from one place at DX
DX linked to another supplier cheaper
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http://budgetlightforum.com/node/31780#comment-590102 is maybe same, maybe different, with several sources
today ‘discount’ price:
$3.59 at banggood http://www.banggood.com/CREE-XPE-Q5-600-Lumen-7W-Zoomable-LED-Flashlight-1×14500-p-907006.html (search found that mentioned one place here but not by someone who bought one)
EDIT 9/2: this ebay version of #3, as of today’s lottery, is a hollow pill (bought a couple that just arrived today)
Mini Portable CREE Q5 LED 350LM Lumen Zoomable Flashlight Torch Waterproof S3
Member id sunsmile*2013
(same seller from which Jerommel got a solid-pill version, a few responses below this one)
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Copper-MIN-3w-LED-torch-led-lamp-flashlight-1mode-power-by-1×-14500-AA-battery-/121352310316?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item1c41294e2c
I like the sk68 clone with a 14500, but with a 14500 on/off is not enough as full power gets too hot, so I only buy 5 mode, high, med, low, strb, and last one was I thnk sos.
OTOH my EDC has been my Olight i3s since the day it arrived. $20, but there it is, it does the job with a 10440.
Still a bit dim
No. 3 is on sales on BG @$3.30 after BLF coupon | non-aff-link
@1theDeals
number 3
This one is the best I got:
http://www.ebay.com/itm/200958055768?ssPageName=STRK:MESINDXX:IT&_trksid...
Has good optics and a not-hollow-pill and the 3 modes.
But it’s also the ugliest…
It’s gold, okay…
but it’s just less elegantly shaped, somehow..
Also, it is gold, with a GREEN switch boot, which is one of the ugliest colour combinations i ever saw..
Hey, green and gold are both my high school and college colors. Although, I guess I do agree that it’s not a good combo, especially if the two are not tonally balanced.
Mine arrived, ordered through aliexpress from the yupard seller for 6.5$ with tracked shipping.
It’s bigger than I thought, thick walls. Pill is hollow, it’s just a aluminium ring which sits inside the head. Reflector is a very cheap plastic reflector and the lens is also cheap plastic. No dust or scratches. Lockout not possible.
Modes 100%,50% and strobe. Current is about 1.2A. Cool white tint.
I made an extra thread about the light because I couldn’t find information in the forum about it. I wrote “reference#7” in the thread topic, maybe this should be some standard so we can use this reference number because these lights have no names…
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