iTP A3 EOS 96 Lumen Flashlight -Upgrade Version 1 X AAA battery

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1. 49 of 51 people found the following review helpful

   
   Incredible, August 26, 2012

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   Cugel the Clever –

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   This review is from: iTP A3 EOS 96 Lumen Flashlight -Upgrade Version 1 X AAA battery

   At the time of this writing, the iTP A3 EOS is by far the best value in a high-performance AAA flashlight. Compared to my wife’s Fenix E01 small EDC flashlight, this one is smaller and sleeker, more powerful, and has more modes. (The E01, which I also recommend, is a bit cheaper and a lot simpler, which can be a plus for someone who doesn’t want a complicated gadget; and while the iTP A3 EOS is quite solidly built and can take a LOT of abuse, the E01 is absolutely bombproof.) Everyone who sees this tiny light covets it.

   Pros:

   + Very good max brightness at 96 lumens, with quite decent throw for a tiny keychain light

   + Mid level is more than bright enough for many everyday uses

   + Low, at 3 lumens, is more than sufficient for reading and finding one’s way around in very low light (I didn’t think this was possible, but it is true; one’s eyes adapt)

   + Good mix of hot spot and spill (the part outside the central hot spot)

   + Thoroughly sensible power modes: low, then medium, then high– this preserves night vision when first turning it on, if low is all that’s needed, and saves power

   + Can be overdriven with a 10440 battery– rechargeables are available– to give 200+ lumens (do at your own risk)

   + Lack of worthless strobe modes and other useless frills

   + Robust build and waterproofing (it’s really waterproof, not vaguely claimed to be “water resistant”; check youtube videos to see it put through the dishwasher, etc.)

   + Many different colors available– and even stainless steel and titanium at higher prices (and even a copper version of the older Maratac two-mode version)

   Cons:

   – O-rings will wear out eventually due to the twist-on interface, though this can be abated with lubrication

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2. 39 of 42 people found the following review helpful

   
   Great bright flashlight!, January 16, 2012

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   MDIndexer (MD) –

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   This review is from: iTP A3 EOS 96 Lumen Flashlight -Upgrade Version 1 X AAA battery

   I have the 80 Lumen version of this light and decided to try this 96 lumen upgraded version. With the same Duracell AAA battery, they’re both very bright for such a small light. I can see a small difference when I got outside and light up the side of a neighbor’s house between the 80 and 96 lumen lights.
   When I use the light in my house, the 16 lumen difference is more noticeable.
   One thing I did was change out the AAA Duracell battery in the light for an UltraFire 10440 AAA Li-Ion 3.6V Rechargeable Battery. WOW is all I could say. I heard about changing the battery on a Flashlight forum and it’s a great simple change to make this flashlight INCREDIBLE.
   From a small 2.5 inch keychain, this light puts out 225-250 lumens (according to candlepowerforums). This light is such an incredible little light.
   Some claim that this battery modification will endanger the light. I have seen multiple YouTube videos showing the light on from 10-20 minutes and all have not shown any danger (fire, plastic burning, etc).
   I have bought a few more of these lights and given them to my family along with a charger and 10440 type rechargeable 3.6 volt batteries.

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3. 31 of 33 people found the following review helpful

   
   Best in its price range., September 15, 2012

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   ToyKeeper (Colorado, USA) –

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   This review is from: iTP A3 EOS 96 Lumen Flashlight -Upgrade Version 1 X AAA battery

   For decades, I’ve been wanting a light which is small enough for a keychain, uses common rechargeable batteries, never needs a bulb replacement, can be both dim and bright, and provides light for a long time before needing new batteries.

   I’ve finally found it. This is the one.

   This light is the length of a tube of chapstick, but thinner. It provides anywhere from 2 lumens to 96 lumens depending on which setting it’s on, and it starts with the low setting. The manual claims it lasts 50 hours per charge on low (1.8 lumens), 4 hours on medium (22 lumens), or 55 minutes on high (96 lumens), but I haven’t tested it yet. Candlepowerforums measured it at 1 hour, 2.2 hours, and 34 hours (if I recall correctly), at a brightness of 78 lumens, ~25 lumens, and 3.5 lumens. The people at candlepowerforums also claim it can produce about 225 lumens when using a Li-Ion 10440 battery, but I haven’t tried that either (they recommend against it since it may burn out the LED due to overheating). I got mine for $20.

   With just a single AAA NiMH battery, it out-shines my much-larger CREE Q5 LED flashlight which takes three AAA batteries. However, it is not nearly as bright as my other favorite light, an UltraFire BBQbuy@7w 300lm Mini Cree Led Flashlight, which uses a single AA battery and gets 200+ lumens.

   Pro:

   – Small! Is the length of a tube of chapstick, but narrower. Fits nicely on my keychain or in my purse.
   – Bright! Shines up to 96 lumens, which is plenty for almost anything less than 100 feet away. (I hear it can do 200+ lumens with a Li-Ion battery, too)
   – Uses a standard AAA battery; NiMH rechargeables work great and allow me to use the light as much as I want without worrying about batteries.
   – Dimmable: 1.8 lumens, 22 lumens, or 96 lumens. I use the dim setting a lot when I don’t want to ruin my night vision or I don’t want to wake people up.
   – The modes go low -> medium -> high, which is great for avoiding accidental blinding. Only shines brighter if you want it to.
   – The light color is solid white — probably around 5000K, with no visible discoloration at the center or edges like most LED lights.
   – Long(ish) battery life, especially on the low setting.
   – Includes a clip-on chain. (split ring plus claw attachment)
   – Includes a removable, reversible pocket clip. (which I don’t use, but it’d be nice for people who want to clip it to the brim of a hat)
   – Includes two extra “O” rings for long-term use. I may never need another keychain light again.

   Con:

   – A button might be nicer than twisting on/off, but it’s so small there’s nowhere to put a button.
   – Would be nice if it could focus (but the fixed focus is done well).
   – Can’t tail-stand.
   – The light is waterproof, but the split ring and claw attachment can rust in water.
   – At $20 the price isn’t bad, but it’s more than 3X as much as the 200+ lumen AA-battery light I got for $6. That’s the only thing keeping me from buying one for everyone I know.

   This light will be going everywhere with me for a long, long time.

   Update 2012-10-10:

   I did a bit of research and found that the LED in this light is a Cree XP-G R5. This LED is rated for up to 493 lumens at 4.9 watts, so the iTP light is only running at 20% its rated capacity. This is good, since it will extend the LED lifetime, and it means you can cram a lot more power through it if you need extra brightness (and don’t mind overheating since there’s no heat sink). The XP-G R5 is rated at an efficiency of 141 lumens per watt at 350mA, which is more than twice the XR-E Q5 found in the AA UltraFire light I linked above (rated at 60 lumens per watt). It’s also twice the efficiency of fluorescent lights, which is an impressive feat.

   Similar lights:

   (2013-05) This product has been replaced by a newer model: the Olight i3. The Olight i3 has also been replaced now, by the Olight i3S. The main differences are: the i3 can tail-stand, has a screw-on clip, and hangs askew on a keychain. The i3S can tail-stand, went back to the clip-on clip, hangs a little straighter (but not as straight as the iTP A3), replaced the strobey PWM with current-controlled constant output, and completely changed the output modes — medium (20lm/10h), high (80lm/1h), moon (0.5lm/120h), in that order. Note that the i3S does *not* have a traditional “low” mode (my favorite mode), and its moon mode is at the end of its sequence (so you’ll have to kill your night vision before entering moon mode). I prefer the i3 over the i3S, and I’ve…

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