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Is there such a thing as a AAA thrower? (sh.itjust.works)

submitted 3 weeks ago by [email protected] to c/flashlight

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I’ve got a little stainless Coast A5, which I love, but its beam pattern is very, very much inspection torch. Dead circular, even spread.

Is there anything similar in body, but with a more every-day torch beam? I don’t really want some black knobbly military-cosplayer’s thing, I’m not too bothered about a built in charging port, I want minimal. I love the simple, smooth stainless body of the A5, it lives in my smart jacket pocket along with an elegant little pocket knife, I just wish it had a thrower-style beam.

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[–] [email protected] 6 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago) (2 children)

Those are 18650 battery lights. A 18650 is about twice the diameter of a AAA. 18650 is the defacto standard for flashlights these days because of the size and energy density.

A 18650 is 18mm diameter and 65.0mm long.

The AAA battery is ~10mm diameter and ~40mm long, very close in size to a 10440 battery.

But you can't assume you can throw a 10440 lithium into a AAA flashlight, because lithium voltage is lower than a primary (alkaline, etc).

[–] Docus 4 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago)

because lithium voltage is lower than a primary (alkaline, etc)

Other way round. But your point is still valid

[–] HexadecimalSky 1 points 2 weeks ago

Okay, cool, thank you for explaining that, I did not know any of that. Sorry it wasn't of any help.