The SK68 are a bit of a staple I believe. They are good bang for buck which is why they are popular. But I wouldnt agree there isnt much difference in Chinese lights under $50.
Myself, Id prefer a Solarforce L2P for around $34, not AA though. They do make one though, I just dont know what model it is. Solarforce have a decent rep when it comes to quality. And if at later date you want to upgrade it without learning to reflow and buy the necessary tools to do it, a ready made drop in is available for under $20.
An Olight s15 baton with extender. That does run 2 x AA, but also CR123 and I think 14500 li ion. But its at the $50 end.
+1… Sweet light… Think it comes in around $30 with the shipping though… That is a good price on the crelant v21 too, just doesn’t have the same output as the starry light… And more is always nicer….
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Anton
At least to me price shows price $20 for BLF Edition and $3.67 for shipping so it should fit in $25. I take it is decent flashlight for price? Any reasons to not buy it? Also what is difference between CREE XML2 1A CW and CREE XML2 3C NW? It seems second would cost extra $1. What is the benefit?
Problem with crelant v21 is that they charge over $20 for shipping to Finland so total goes over $40. For some reason only EMS is available for shipping to Finland while there are cheaper options to Italy etc.
I bought the 3C. It's personal preference, you just have to try a few.
It has an issue with sometimes having no output when changing modes. It's in that long thread. Not a big problem IMO, considering the price. Just have to cycle around again.
I bought a Klarus P1A for $22 shipped to Canada, banggood i believe (they may or may not have the same deal today), it takes 1AA (use NiMH for best output) and puts out a claimed 150 lumens (i’d say 100-125)
I started a thread on this a while back so if you search for my started threads you should find it
It says 3.7-4.2V and shows 3x 14500 cells. You’re probably right that it’s like a mini SRK and the body looks like the cells are in parallel, so 3x eneloop probably won’t have enough voltage to make it work.
There’s nothing bad in it. Just an inexpensive zoomie. Decent little light. It will get very warm, relatively quick using it with a 14500 on high though.
