Hi all,
I want to gift 5 lights in the 3xAA format. not side by side but all stacked the long way for a long and skinny light.
Eventuall: I would convert them to DD and make sure the folks I gift them too only use L91’s.
The XML2 on copper star works great this way as well as the XPG2.
Thank you,
bigC
I bought one of these on eBay, only $3.48 shipped:
http://www.ebay.com/itm/271795822121
It's a 3x AA light host that should be fairly moddable. It's a bit thick and heavy for a AA light. I don't recall if the pill is solid or hollow, but IIRC, it can take standard 17mm drivers and 16mm PCB. I can measure the reflector if you like, for possible replacements.
Mine was not functional on receipt, but I bought it for host-duty anyway, so I kept it as-is. I still haven't built anything using it yet...
http://budgetlightforum.com/search?q_as=3xAA
sort by date — it’s been a few weeks and so I can’t tell you what’s available now, but you can find them from time to time.
You can get creative searching if you want to spend the time sorting through an ’oogle-barf:
https://www.google.com/search?q=flashlight+AND%223xAA%22+OR%223+AA%22-AAA&ie=utf-8&oe=utf-8#q=flashlight+AND%223xAA%22+OR%223+AA%22-AAA±xenon+AND+CNQG+OR+DX
One trick that often works is to find the 2xAA “3W Police” lights for under $2 somewhere (they come and go) and screw the battery tube into the tail of a Sipik SK68 or #3 zoomie.
http://budgetlightforum.com/search?q_as=police%20sk68%20lego
Or here’s what claims to be a 20-watt (laugh) 3xAA “Police”: http://www.ebay.com/itm/FREE-Shipping-POLICE-350LM-White-LED-3AA-Handy-Camping-Flashlight-Torch-NEW-/140928099821
Mostly you’ll find crappy multiple 5mm LEDs in eBay lights: LumaGear RP1403 Anodized Aluminum 4-LED Flashlight with 3 "AA" Batteries for sale online | eBay
Of course, searching here at BLF (search box, upper left corner) is endlessly fascinating, tho’ some of the sources are defunct (like Manafont, long gone)
RaceR`s 3xAA P60 host.
Modding the Lethargic Lanshi LS-125 3xAA
Hmmmm, I guess the 3AA “Police” might Lego/Frankenstein into a 4xAA light, if that 3xAA thread fits a SK68.
But no. I’ve got to stop somewhere.
Don’t I?
Thank you all.
I did see these at DX but price is really steep for gifting
http://www.dx.com/p/cree-xr-e-q5-180lm-3-mode-zoom-convex-lens-white-led-flashlight-w-strap-3-x-aa-134492#.VXHRiU3bIhk
These are affordable but no heatsink or reflector to recycle. So, at the end would be expensive to complete into a DD XML2 build.
http://www.dx.com/p/6-led-50lm-1-mode-white-light-flashlight-blue-3-x-aa-139374#.VXHR8U3bIhk
The most important thing is that I can recycle its reflector, has something for heatsink vs. hollow pill.
Again, I appreciate the feedback.
bigC
Does anyone have a currently working link to a seller that has both the 2xAA “3W Police” and the SK58, or 68, or #3 zoomie, cheap, for Lego/Frankensteining?
The nicest looking Frankenstein’s Lego I’ve made takes the tube and switch from a 2xAA Police, added to a SK58 (with a decent emitter and driver swapped in)
— SK58 has better balance and fewer sharp edges than the SK68.
But I don’t know a good source for cheap SK58s.
Here is what I am 90% sure I will get.
Already has XPE, and $13.
So, maybe I will do just touch up modding to them:
OK. Got these in.
First the LED is an XRE EZ900 smallest XRE made.
Driver puts the current at 1.2A at tailcap from 3AA cells
Zoom to Flood is amazing
Unfortunately; The body is 22mm diameter and equally fat like my 18650’s flashlights. Bummer. Wish It was thin like my 2xAA MiniMags.
best,
bigC
True: looking at this picture shows the tube wall to be much thicker than necessary. It's the same with the cheap eBay light I linked to previously as well.
I find it annoying when lights do this. Heck even the Malkoff EDC AA light can easily fit my 17500 with some inner diameter sanding.
Not to worry, the heatsink is ok and fits 17mm boards with 16mm LED PCB’s and this pill fits my MiniMags too.
bigC