No one tells people about the battery energys, it’s no secret at all but I never seen a simple comparison so I looked it up in the net and share it here and there. Especially the AAAs are overestimated and really bad for modern flashlights and I will never understand why there aren’t 3xAA flashlights more common available….especially if you consider that in former times huge D cell lights were almost standard and 3AAs are smaller than one Dcell…
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X6 is awesome, I agree. The new groupbuy should be still open BLF Kronos X6/X5 GB - Group Buy now closed.
But it might be a bit overkill for a first light.
Have you checked some lights and their sizes? I always find it useful to imagine how big/small a light is to get a feeling what might fit my needs.
A x6 is nice because it is very compact but still throws well.
Check out convoy S series, the M1 and the C8 to see what I mean, they all are a different kind of size.
I added some links to the fastech site, I haven’t compared prices or so I just did it because they have a nice site with specifications and pictures to get a oversight.
(All the mentioned lights have a nanjg driver which is pretty good but not perfect, it consist of parallel currentlimiting electronic devices called 7135, every 7135 gives 350mA so you can often choose some different currents in the multiple of 350mA)
If you are in the U.S. This store is a good source for customization gear you can also order modded lights: http://www.mtnelectronics.com
The convoy lights are great value for the price and easy modable so if you want to get into the hobby a bit that’s good start.
If you just want a nice small light, a brand light in a kind of deal might be more likely the best bet. Just check out the flashlight section on some vendors and research what you like.
Some shops which have often great deals but are a bit controversy because of their shipping time and customerservice are
Gearbest.com and banggood.com
Both have a wide variety of good 18650 powered flashlights and I had no real big problems with any of them…