I'm surprised no one has said that a 20 year old light is murdered by any 12$ AA Q5 flashlight ...It's 4 times brighter. runtime is twice as long and 85 grams instead of 3 pounds.
I think the cyclone is a great idea if you want throw like a spot light and if you like old incan then get the neutral . it's a light every single person who owns it ... loves it ..hard to get a better recommedation .
https://budgetlightforum.com/t/-/7286 3 AA
the lights like you're talking about had an expensive clunky heavy battery with no power .. certainly not enough to run a seriously high power light for any length of time .