Posted: 10/21/2010 3:51:17 AM EDT
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I'm looking for flashlights to keep in the glove box's of our 3 vehicles . They can't be real big so I'm looking at these but know nothing about them .
I'm looking for quality and for it to use AA batteries . Anybody have experience with these ? They're just gonna stay in the glove box till needed, not a EDC light . |
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People at my work carry AAx3 MagLite's which are WAY brighter than my Surefire 6P LED at 85 lumens with a 12 hour run time. also another guy I know carries a little pocket light he bought at Lowes it runs on 3 AAA and is jealously bright it has something like 7 or 9 LED'S and fits no longer than the palm of my hand. I'm envious as to why I paid $85 for a light that uses 2 CR123 batteries that are very expensive, starting to think I paid for a brand name rather than anything else.  |
| I'd suggest you go with one of the cree powered 1 x AA lights. They will give you more light than the maglite and are very easy to carry around. You can go with the cheaper akoray ones like I did and they only cost $15/each or pay more and get the big name brand ones for about 2 or 3 times the price. My akorays have been great flashlights. I have carried one every day for going on two years and use it all the time. I put one in each car using an eneloop rechargable. |
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Those lights are okay. Put lithium batteries in them so they are ready when you need them and not corroded. actually don't store the batteries in the light, either get a tube vault and keep the batteires in there and attached the tube to the light with a innertube "rubber band" or tape the batteries. to the outside. The temp extremes and long inspection times warrant not storing batteries in the light |
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Those lights are okay. Put lithium batteries in them so they are ready when you need them and not corroded. actually don't store the batteries in the light, either get a tube vault and keep the batteires in there and attached the tube to the light with a innertube "rubber band" or tape the batteries. to the outside. The temp extremes and long inspection times warrant not storing batteries in the light Or just use lithiums. 
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I'd suggest you go with one of the cree powered 1 x AA lights. They will give you more light than the maglite and are very easy to carry around. You can go with the cheaper akoray ones like I did and they only cost $15/each or pay more and get the big name brand ones for about 2 or 3 times the price. My akorays have been great flashlights. I have carried one every day for going on two years and use it all the time. I put one in each car using an eneloop rechargable. Ya got a pic and a link so I can see what you are talking about ? Also these will just be glove box flashlights, no carrying around . |
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don't know how new it is but, mag light has a AAx2(maybe a AAx3) 4 mode LED flashlight out now. I picked one up and its much brighter then the older ones. the older ones have the yellowist tint to the light. the new one is LED clear white light very bright.
the 4 modes are regular, 25% power, stobe, and SOS. its pretty cool and would be a decent car light I think. works the same way as all maglights, to operate the modes you just twist the head once for regular, twist it on/off twice for 25% power, 3x for stobe, 4x for SOS. also forgot it has candle mode so to speak. twist the head off and the body sides into the head from the other end and it will stand up like a candle.. no matter what mode you left it in it always goes back to regular mode the next time you use it. a little pricey at wally world around $20 |
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Quoted: Quoted: I'd suggest you go with one of the cree powered 1 x AA lights. They will give you more light than the maglite and are very easy to carry around. You can go with the cheaper akoray ones like I did and they only cost $15/each or pay more and get the big name brand ones for about 2 or 3 times the price. My akorays have been great flashlights. I have carried one every day for going on two years and use it all the time. I put one in each car using an eneloop rechargable. Ya got a pic and a link so I can see what you are talking about ? Also these will just be glove box flashlights, no carrying around . Here's a couple to look at: http://solarforce-usa.com/product.sc?productId=68&categoryId=16 http://www.dealextreme.com/products.dx/category.942~page.1~pagesize.52~pagesort.price ETA: FWIW, I have both the Solarforce L2r and a Minimag 2AA. I updated the Minimag with an LED emitter and tail clicky. Even with those the L2r is twice the light. Brighter, more durable and mine has three phases. |
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Best lights made for the $$$ my local HD carries them but I buy them from amazon. I also put lithium batts in mine for extended batt life and brighter light. http://www.ledlenserusa.com/products.php |
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Found these, might help: Minimag is on the right, Solarforce L2r on left. Image is a little washed out from cell phone flash, but gives a good approximation on brightness comparison. Minimag 2AA with LED gives a bluer, more diffuse light, easily half as bright as the SF.  Size comparison, both are 2AA:  Hope this helps a little. |
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Those lights are okay. Put lithium batteries in them so they are ready when you need them and not corroded. Well your the flashlightman, my question; What is a good balance between light out put vs run time? I would be happy with a little less out put for a reasonable gain in run time. |
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Those lights are okay. Put lithium batteries in them so they are ready when you need them and not corroded. Well your the flashlightman, my question; What is a good balance between light out put vs run time? I would be happy with a little less out put for a reasonable gain in run time. could you be more specific? Lithiums have great run time and are more than worth their price. |
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Those lights are okay. Put lithium batteries in them so they are ready when you need them and not corroded. Well your the flashlightman, my question; What is a good balance between light out put vs run time? I would be happy with a little less out put for a reasonable gain in run time. could you be more specific? Lithiums have great run time and are more than worth their price. I would be more interested in a AA model light. My fenix E20 is a great light but run time is only a few hours. Works well around the house but eats batterys too fast for a BOB. |
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Those lights are okay. Put lithium batteries in them so they are ready when you need them and not corroded. Well your the flashlightman, my question; What is a good balance between light out put vs run time? I would be happy with a little less out put for a reasonable gain in run time. could you be more specific? Lithiums have great run time and are more than worth their price. I would be more interested in a AA model light. My fenix E20 is a great light but run time is only a few hours. Works well around the house but eats batterys too fast for a BOB. My tastes lean toward the quark 2aa's with lithiums. The modes bother some folks so they have a tactical model with less fuss. The run time is immense on moon light mode. Somewhere around 30 days of usable light. The build quality has been great for me. Beam flawless. Around 200 lumens on high with a twist of the bezel. I really like my Fenix LD20, but it doesn't like lithiums. It looses low mode, and some of the battery life due to regulation issues with the higher voltage of the lithiums. Once the voltage drops it gets the low mode back. These two are my favorites for long run time and capability. I actually have Quark and Fenix 2x 123 lights for my bug out bag since I can carry months of light with very, very little weight. I would be very happy with AA lights as I have them in my get home bag, which is quite comprehensive as well. I kind of screwed up the answer since I gave you an idea with both massive output for a short time, and massive run time on the low modes. |
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I kind of screwed up the answer since I gave you an idea with both massive output for a short time, and massive run time on the low modes. Nope that's the info I was looking for from someone with first hand knowledge-Thanks I'm a big fan of AA lights because the batterys are use for lots of things and could be scrounged if need be... spellcheck seems to think your....Batman 
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What is a good balance between light out put vs run time? I would be happy with a little less out put for a reasonable gain in run time. If you choose a flashlight with several brightness settings, you don't have to make that trade-off. Highest brightness setting: Several hundred lumens for a few hours Lowest brightness setting: Several dozen lumens for a few days |