I bought one of these last sale. It was my first cree torch and I was pleasantly surprised at its brightness. $6.99 US. takes 1 AA battery.
adjustable focus.
this is my affiliate link (apparently) if you want to buy the torch and I get something?!!?!?!?
http://www.meritline.com/focus-zoom-lens-flashlight-light---…
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Looks like the Sipik SK68. Around $7.60 on eBay. Although they seem to be Q5 rather than Q3. No idea which is better.
mine turns off after being on for 1 hour… wait 10-15mins and back to working again… why is this?
Cooling down.
You use Alkaline batteries?
Alkaline batteries produce energy from a chemical reaction, you can use the battery until its drained then it needs time to recover. Turn it off and the chemicals start to react again and it needs a bit of time to build up.
I would recommend using NiMh batteries like eneloop.
i am using eneloop 'glitter' batteries… full charged and yes the casin does heat up.
Thats odd, it could be a heat issue then but I didn't think it would get hot enough from a 1.2v battery.
These torches have a driver circuit inside them that is designed for a lithium ion cell. the driver has a low voltage cut out, I think intended to protect a non protected lion cell from overdischarge. So what happens is that the battery voltage drops until the driver cuts out. Then over a period of time it recovers and the torch works again until the voltage get's too low.
Some of the better drivers don't just power off they go into 30% brightness mode for a little while so you have a chance to change the cell.
What a load of dingo's kidneys. I wonder where people get these strange ideas from LOL
$5.64 delivered
http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/400276119390
$5.88 delivered
http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/400317444327
$5.18 delivered
http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/290656051103
$5.22 delivered
http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/150734217007
Dozens more on there
They are usually XP-E, you will get about 100-120 lumens out of a Alkaline or NiMh, around 200 out of a 14500.
@noz, the Q5 is a tiny bit brighter but not enough to see with the naked eye.
http://flashlightwiki.com/Cree
They are ok but the quality of them varies a lot as there is so many variants and they are all knock offs, I would consider them nearly disposable but they are ok for non flashaholics.
Cree Q5 $5.36 delivered from Tomtop -
http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/270825469612?ssPageName=STRK:MEWA…
Reviews here -
http://budgetlightforum.com/node/6002
they've got the 6 in 1 multi tool for $0.94 as well http://www.meritline.com/6-in-1-multi-tool-stainless-steel-p…
and camping light
Looks like that code expired.
any regulated sipik accept AA Ni-Mh battery?
http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/Sipik-SK68-Cree-Q5-250Lumen-Conve…
stated regulated for 0.70 more….. is it true?
or must be special 18650 battery?
This seems to be the normal price now for these I bought some in August for $6.99 each. They are pretty powerful, but will chew through the AA pretty quick.
Get this one if you're brave enough:
http://www.meritline.com/cree-1000-lumen-memory-white-led-fl…
Strictly lithium 18650, no AA :)
Has any run this in mule mode? Can get some pretty ridiculous flood going, easily lights up an entire room with a 14500. Just unscrew the bezel and remove the lens
Yeah, looks to be normalish price
Like others have said, its cheaper on Ebay.
I bought mine from tmart for $4 when they had this on sale
I bought this from Meritline site they are very bright. this is the best one i had so far. using single AA battery. Highly recommended
Just received a fake one from tomtop.
The clicker is so small and the pill is definitely not cree.
The zoomer is also loose, which tells us it's a fake…
Love ur lightsabers!