Spec me an LED Torch

[support_bae]

Here's what I'm looking for:

- Strobe Function (Top Priority)
- Takes AA/AAA Batteries
- 100+ Lumen
- Length less than 15cm
- Various Brightness Level (Hi/Med/Low) etc.
- Focus/Spread Beam

Budget max. £100

Only one I can find right now are the Lenser M7/M14

Are there better torches out there?

 

[psd99]

£100 on a torch?

you must be crazy! That's enough money to feed me for a month!

 

[martynbez]

I think you prob found the best one. You could look towards Surefire if not.

like this one http://www.surefire.com/maxexp/main.pl?pgm=co_disp&func=displ&strfnbr=6&prrfnbr=25121&sesent=0,0&search_id=2227121

 

[Begbie]

£100 is crazy

What are you using it for?

 

[Guest2]

This is a bit cheaper at $50 (including uk shipping)

http://www.gadget-junction.blogspot.com/2007/11/luxeon-10-watt-led-flashlight.html

80 lumens
AAA

Personally I have a surefire G2 but 123A batteries are stupidly expensive so I am thinking of selling it.

 

[Richiev4]

In Millets a few years ago I got an LED replacement kit for my Maglite Mini, they also did a replacement end cap that had a swich, the switch had 4 setting on, dim, dimmer, and strobe. I don't know if the still do them but maybe worth a look

Rich

 

[martynbez]

Personally I have a surefire G2 but 123A batteries are stupidly expensive so I am thinking of selling it.

Got a G2 in Dark Earth!

 

[Paul11]

Fenix Torch

 

[Aod]

This is a bit cheaper at $50 (including uk shipping)

http://www.gadget-junction.blogspot.com/2007/11/luxeon-10-watt-led-flashlight.html

80 lumens
AAA

that's likely to be complete rubbish. that looks like a Luxeon V or a K2, but those physically can't be driven by AAA's. i doubt you'd get more than 20 or 30 lumens out of that. (i mean "actual" lumens, not "manufacturers" lumens)

Personally I have a surefire G2 but 123A batteries are stupidly expensive so I am thinking of selling it.

http://www.component-shop.co.uk/html/body_lithium_camera.html

Sorted. i buy mine from here and they're excellent.

 

[touch]

http://www.dealextreme.com/details.dx/sku.13336
900 lumens
$37.64
strobe

 

[Garry1990]

I have the P7 ledlenser excellent build quality, very bright in the dark very much worth it!

 

[Guest2]

http://www.dealextreme.com/details.dx/sku.13336
900 lumens
$37.64
strobe

900 lumens???

Is that an AA battery?

Aod - Jesus 80p for a battery. I paid £5.70 for 2 and that was cheapest i could find in the shops. Is it worth me getting a couple of chargers?

 

[chipperhead]

http://www.dealextreme.com/details.dx/sku.13336
900 lumens
$37.64
strobe

I got one very similar to this, it's fantastic.
Is it that important for aa/aaa batteries as rechargeable 18650's are very convenient.

 

[Guest2]

I got one very similar to this, it's fantastic.
Is it that important for aa/aaa batteries as rechargeable 18650's are very convenient.

What are 181650's? Cant think they are convenient as most people will not have heard of them/be able to buy them in shops

 

[support_bae]

I got one very similar to this, it's fantastic.
Is it that important for aa/aaa batteries as rechargeable 18650's are very convenient.

Wouldn't have to be AA/AAA but preferable.
Looking at some Fenix torches now

 

[Ev0]

I've been using an old Fenix L1D for ages, been a cracking little torch.

4 brightness settings, strobe, and an SOS mode (it automatically flashes SOS).

They probably do a brighter/better version of it now.

 

[Aod]

What are 181650's? Cant think they are convenient as most people will not have heard of them/be able to buy them in shops

a 18650 is a non-rechargeable single lithium cell battery (3v) that's roughly the size of two CR123A's stacked on top of each other.

they offer good runtimes and have excellent current delivery capacity.

they are not available in the shops.

Is it worth me getting a couple of chargers?

i'm not sure what you mean by this. ordinary CR123A batteries cannot be recharged. rechargeable 123A cells are a bit of a false economy unless you use like, a pair a day.

 

[chipperhead]

What are 181650's? Cant think they are convenient as most people will not have heard of them/be able to buy them in shops

Rechargeable lithium batteries, about £5 for 2 and another fiver for the charger, they also sell these at dealextreme.

Wouldn't have to be AA/AAA but preferable.
Looking at some Fenix torches now

Would you be using it somewhere that you didn't have access to recharge the batteries or something, they are a cheaper better option.

 

[Serenityxo]

Awesome torch

http://www.fenixtorch.co.uk/led_torches/fenix-tk12-r5.html

 

[Mark A]

Awesome torch

http://www.fenixtorch.co.uk/led_torches/fenix-tk12-r5.html

For that I would recommend the Fenix LD20. I've had mine a while now and couldn't be happier with it. Excellent torch.

EDIT: Oops, I didnt refresh the page after your post. If 18650s are an option then better off with a torch that uses them over AA.