Brightest AAA or AA Penlight?

klrman · 2018-10-02T04:09:32.000Z

I still have a boatload of slightly used costco kirkland AA"s so I'll let the sf13 abuse them all before replacing them with my shiny new eneloops.

Enderman · 2018-10-02T04:22:04.000Z

I just bought a 2xAAA coast P4 and am also waiting for the 2xAAA led lenser i4 to get in stock soon.

klrman · 2018-10-02T04:31:43.000Z

Enderman:

I just bought a 2xAAA coast P4 and am also waiting for the 2xAAA led lenser i4 to get in stock soon.

Is this coast website? Couldn't find a P4 anywhere there.

Enderman · 2018-10-02T05:59:22.000Z

klrman:

Enderman:

I just bought a 2xAAA coast P4 and am also waiting for the 2xAAA led lenser i4 to get in stock soon.

Is this coast website? Couldn’t find a P4 anywhere there.

Older model:
https://www.amazon.ca/Coast-Lenser-HP8404-Focusing-Flashlight/dp/B003V1WGQG/

Danglerb · 2018-10-02T06:17:31.000Z

As a general rule I don’t gift lithium lights, usually for the “normal” user its alkalines, and then none have much of a heat issue.

klrman · 2018-10-02T07:15:36.000Z

Enderman:

klrman:

Enderman:

I just bought a 2xAAA coast P4 and am also waiting for the 2xAAA led lenser i4 to get in stock soon.

Is this coast website? Couldn't find a P4 anywhere there.

Older model: Amazon.ca

Title says 20 lumens. Must be a very focused 20 lumens as the reviews are positive.

wstrachan · 2018-10-02T08:00:08.000Z

Okay, not quite a penlight but is technically half of one. The Utorch UT01 puts out 800 lumen with a 14500 Li-Ion and 400+ from a AA.
Its steps are programmable, quality is good and it’s offered in both CW and NW tints. I have several and the quality is very good

Jerommel · 2018-10-02T11:30:52.000Z

wstrachan:

Okay, not quite a penlight but is technically half of one. The Utorch UT01 puts out 800 lumen with a 14500 Li-Ion and 400+ from a AA.
Its steps are programmable, quality is good and it’s offered in both CW and NW tints. I have several and the quality is very good

Yeah, when you’re lucky…

vit55 · 2018-10-02T12:36:46.000Z

Brightest AAA penlight is Ultratac A3 with 380 lumens.

Adam706 · 2018-10-02T13:08:32.000Z

Prometheus Lights will be releasing new Preon P2s soon.

Henk4U2 · 2018-10-02T13:20:26.000Z

vit55:

Brightest AAA penlight is Ultratac A3 with 380 lumens.

Mind you it is a 2*AAA penlight. Just sayin’.

vit55 · 2018-10-02T17:03:45.000Z

and then?, he asks for the brightest penlight and this really is!

Henk4U2 · 2018-10-02T17:37:05.000Z

vit55:

and then?, he asks for the brightest penlight and this really is!

Indeed, you are right. Glad someone is clever enough to point that out.

Fact is that I hate penlights. I associate them with white coats. At my age I have seen enough of them.
The idea that they make me live longer is incorrect. They take away so much fun that it just seems longer.

klrman · 2018-10-02T17:57:27.000Z

vit55:

Brightest AAA penlight is Ultratac A3 with 380 lumens.

Couldn't find any good review on the Ultratac A3 except some on amazon. I wonder if those 380 lumens are real or not?

Enderman · 2018-10-02T18:22:51.000Z

klrman:

Title says 20 lumens. Must be a very focused 20 lumens as the reviews are positive.

It’s just an inspection light, to look at things up close.
It makes a near perfect circle of uniform brightness.
Probably not usable for more than 5-10m but I like the host and might mod it in the future, or just use it as is since it has long battery life.

The i4 that I plan to buy soon is more modern, with 120 lumens max and a focusable beam, but also with a low mode for long runtime.

klrman · 2018-10-02T20:02:55.000Z

Enderman:

klrman:

Title says 20 lumens. Must be a very focused 20 lumens as the reviews are positive.

It’s just an inspection light, to look at things up close. It makes a near perfect circle of uniform brightness. Probably not usable for more than 5-10m but I like the host and might mod it in the future, or just use it as is since it has long battery life. The i4 that I plan to buy soon is more modern, with 120 lumens max and a focusable beam, but also with a low mode for long runtime.

i4 may be good for me too. Never thought about anything with such a focused beam before but can see the benefits of something like that for detailed work.

Enderman · 2018-10-03T00:59:45.000Z

klrman:

i4 may be good for me too. Never thought about anything with such a focused beam before but can see the benefits of something like that for detailed work.

It’s nice because you can get brighter flood or longer range than a similar lumen output flashlight, just not both at the same time.
You can think of it as having 240 lumens instead of 120, since a reflector 240 lumen flashlight would have both spot and flood at the same time.

I personally use the tight beam more for long range rather than detailed work.
The super uniform flood is better for up close.

teacher · 2018-10-03T01:16:37.000Z

Here is another vote for the Sofirn SF02. I have a Red one & really like it. :+1:

mrmatt · 2018-10-03T03:47:26.000Z

I really like my IYP365 with a nichia, awesome tint for inspecting things and always comes on in medium. At first I thought medium would be too bright and I would prefer it to come on in low, but I have to admit that for 90% of yes, medium is the right mode for me. If you wait for a coupon/flash sale it can be cheap (maybe like $12 cheap)

LightObsession · 2019-04-24T23:26:52.000Z

Any feedback on the Sofirn SF02?

Ihavn’t found any useful reviews.

Thanks.