Probably is a stupid post but i was thinking that buy a good flashlight with 100 $ and a lot of time to spend for catching the best offer is not a problem, but what can i do if i have 10 dollars to spend, five minutes to do it and i have to buy the best flashlight i can.
I think that the best idea is ask this thing to someone more expert than me. So this is the "quiz":
- You have about 10 dollars (let's say max 12 with shipping cost)
- Not so much time to spent searching on the web
- You want the best flashlight (in your opinion) respecting the first two condition.
What flashlight you will buy? Which dealer you choose?
(Ok, ok, maybe i'm already addicted to flashlight... Maybe mad... But i swear you, tomorrow i will quit...)
Hei Budgeteer are you kidding me?? But i appreciate you did it in Italian.. LOL!
I don't have to buy it but i'm curious to know what is the low-low-low budget choice of BLF people. I also want to see what is the first shop you go when you're searching this kind of product..
rzezniq beat me to it - Uniquefire AA-S1. $9.99 delivered and an excellent deal. There are occasional wonderful ones like the mispriced MRVs at $5 each - but shipping wasn't free.
The first 23 pages of this might give you some ideas.
The sipik 68 and the ss c1 1 mode for me. The osram S1-AA also.
Well actually Italian is the best language for stronzate del genere. ;) I love the flexibility of Italian language along with exusite dialects which requires subtitles.
Worth a look even for those who doesent understand Italian. For those who do it's a classic gem of the so called italian trash cinema which is almost a form of art.
Do the Ultrafire C3 and/or Sipik SK68 have boost circuits, for single AA use? (In other words, decent output on a single AA alkaline or NiMH rechargeable?)
This thread is timely... shopping for a 'thank you' gift for a customer service rep who was friendly. Want it to be AA and be able to fit in a purse.
I noticed, there is a C3 'kit' which includes the single-AA C3 + an extension tube. Anyone know if that one's brighter on 2 AA batteries, or if it just runs longer?
Disappointed and kind of surprised Manafont would put "500 lumens" in the description of the single AA flashlight (even if it can take 14500's).
Yeah, 0/4 (C3 aluminium) worked out of the box.... go figure... they should sell copper spacer rings with them or loose the anodized threads. One of the most permanent lock-out features ever built... lol.
There is a 'metallic finish' C3 on Manafont. Will that avoid the contact problems, due to the lack of anodization? Wait--Vectrex, you said yours was actually the straight aluminum (bare finish) version, or did you get an anodized version?
Thanks for the Tank007 tip. I'm assuming any of these Cree-equipped have boost circuits and are therefore decent with 1 alkaline battery, because I believe the Cree LED's would not light up at >1.6V, due to VoltageForward requirements?
I had 3 black C3 alu and 1 grey c3 also in alu (all anodized), in theory they are quiet good, but often have contact issues like all 4 of the ones I had. The stainless steel c3 version is a lot more reliable due to the lack of anodization. But my recommendation and as presents for non-flashaholics stay the TANK007 TK-703 as 1AAA (had 3 of them) and the Hugsby P31 1AA $14.31 (had/have 10+ ... still going strong) for output and reliability. I have given up to search the best light for under $ 11 in 1AA format ... not worth the hassle. The good old Romisen G2 for 11.99 is one of the best cheap 1AA throwers, but a little bulky. All these lights perform well on alkaline and NiMH batteries in my opinion.
I think this is a great question because it forces everyone to go off and search ebay and deal extreme again even though they just did it last week.. the under ten is tough but the extra 2 bucks helps a bit .
I would buy a cr123 light in an instant .. the discussion has been hashed and rehashed again and again about AA AAA and 18650's ...... But 10$ ?? bang for your buck it's a cr123 light there are lots of them pick one
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But i appreciate you did it in Italian.. LOL!