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Hello Everyone,
I recently acquired a Cree Q5 LED flashlight.* For what it is, it is not a bad flashlight. It is what it is not that brings me to the forum to consult the experts.
There are three specs this light has that are critical for me:
1) It is small (3.5 inches long and 1 inch in diameter.)
2) It takes a single AA battery.
3) It goes to full brightness (i.e. 1200 lumens**) on the first click of the tailcap switch.
My question for the forum - Is there another flashlight that:
a) Is the same diameter and (approximately) the same length (see below).
b) Takes a single AA battery.
c) Is *brighter* than 1200 Lumens** and goes "full power" with the first click of the tailcap switch.
I understand that there larger, better, and brighter flashlights out there that require a different power source than one AA battery. However, for my particular needs, I am seeking a flashlight that runs on a single AA battery, is no larger than 4.5 inches long (i.e. up to 1 inch longer than the Cree Q5) and 1 inch in diameter, and will provide a light brighter than 1200 Lumens with the first click of the tailcap switch.
If a flashlight exists that falls within the above parameters, can someone please tell me the make and model? Alternatively, in the unlikely event a drop-in kit with a brighter LED for the Q5 exists, that might solve all of my problems in one fell swoop.
Any ideas?
*Anyone not already familiar with the Cree Q5 can get an idea of what it is like here:
**I have been informed the lumen rating on this particular flashlight is often overestimated. If anyone knows the actual lumen rating for the Cree Q5, please do not hesitate to offer the correct figure.
I recently acquired a Cree Q5 LED flashlight.* For what it is, it is not a bad flashlight. It is what it is not that brings me to the forum to consult the experts.
There are three specs this light has that are critical for me:
1) It is small (3.5 inches long and 1 inch in diameter.)
2) It takes a single AA battery.
3) It goes to full brightness (i.e. 1200 lumens**) on the first click of the tailcap switch.
My question for the forum - Is there another flashlight that:
a) Is the same diameter and (approximately) the same length (see below).
b) Takes a single AA battery.
c) Is *brighter* than 1200 Lumens** and goes "full power" with the first click of the tailcap switch.
I understand that there larger, better, and brighter flashlights out there that require a different power source than one AA battery. However, for my particular needs, I am seeking a flashlight that runs on a single AA battery, is no larger than 4.5 inches long (i.e. up to 1 inch longer than the Cree Q5) and 1 inch in diameter, and will provide a light brighter than 1200 Lumens with the first click of the tailcap switch.
If a flashlight exists that falls within the above parameters, can someone please tell me the make and model? Alternatively, in the unlikely event a drop-in kit with a brighter LED for the Q5 exists, that might solve all of my problems in one fell swoop.
Any ideas?
*Anyone not already familiar with the Cree Q5 can get an idea of what it is like here:
UMEXUS Mini LED Flashlight, CREE Q5 Flashlight Torch Beam 1200Lm Adjustable Focus Zoom Light Lamp Battery (No included) - Walmart.com
Buy UMEXUS Mini LED Flashlight, CREE Q5 Flashlight Torch Beam 1200Lm Adjustable Focus Zoom Light Lamp Battery (No included) at Walmart.com
www.walmart.com
**I have been informed the lumen rating on this particular flashlight is often overestimated. If anyone knows the actual lumen rating for the Cree Q5, please do not hesitate to offer the correct figure.
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