Max. length should be 8cm, preferably powered by a 14500 or CR123.

THANKS

I like this one, almost a classic.
$10.37 - UltraFire C3 Cree 1xAA 1x14500 Flashlight (with Holster) - Cree Lights
There ought to be something more powerful by now, though.
But small batteries are always a problem when you want lots of power.

Quark MiNiX 123 4Sevens.Com

Check that out I have a quark mini aa warm xp-g flashlight and I love it.

4sevens is a good company

What about this one ?

DJNY, do you want quality or cheapest? You never specified

Thanks guys.

Quality isn´t THAT important. Just the smallest size with the most power

Should be not more than $20-30.

Alright in that case people, don't suggest anything less than a Q5 or R2 emitter lol

For example?

$15.42 - UltraFire A1 Cree Q5-WC 5-Mode 230-Lumen LED Flashlight - Grey (1*CR123A) - Ultrafire Lights

I actually own that one. Very decent output from a 123, and wouldnt be too hard to make a keychain attachment for it

Have this one as a flashlight, lovin it:

$11.15 - Ultrafire MCU-C7s Cree Q5-WC 3-Mode 230-Lumen Memory LED Flashlight (1*CR123A) - Ultrafire Lights

I like the looks of that one, Machro Maybe another dealextreme purchase is in my near future haha

Yeah it's a great flashlight because of the tailstand and you can unscrew the reflector for the "candle mode"

Just bought this one. Updates as soon it arrives

somebody mentioned this cool mod:
take this light: $5.80 - MXDL 3W Flashlight Silver - Other LED Lights
and XM-L led: $12.08 - XM-LT6 885LM LED Emitter 6000K White Light Bulb (3.0~3.5V) - Flashlight Parts and Tools
and replace the stock LED with XM-L. remove any driver circuits and just direct-drive the XM-L. it will have limited duty cycle, but you'll get some 500+ lumens from such a small host

^ with duty cycle of some seconds, or with long duty cycles and some burned fingers

^^ yeah, just like that
but, maybe 800lm from such a small package... I'd personally do this

You know, some of you with mills and lathes could also try your hands at a custom flashlight like this:
YouTube - Mac's SST-50 EDC Flashlight

If you have the material, time and equipment...why not try something new?

I like the iTP A2, but they make a AAA version with an R5. If you don't mind frying the driver, you could try a 10440 and see if driver will DD it.

Here is a "AA" light the PROTON PRO it is a bit more $$ than you want to spend but worth every penny and I can get for less than they sell for on line so if you think you are interested please PM me and I will give you a price.
it can run primary cells or a rechargable.
Photon Proton PRO - Extreme Personal Safety Flashlight [Handheld LED Flashlights/Headlamps]

$13.23 - TrustFire XP-EF23 XP-R2-WC 3-Mode 150-Lumen Memory LED Flashlight (1*AAA/1*10440) - Cree Lights

I got this, one might not be the brightest but it still is pretty bright for such a small light and the build quality is awesome!

i wanted to make this one into a laser but when i got it i liked it to much as how it was so i kept it as a flashlight

I just recently bought some of those A03 r5 lights and they are great. I think it's the best light for 20 bucks. I think the 10440's will work, but they recommend not using those because it will overheat really quickly.

Thank you guys for your suggestions

I don´t have a real favorite.. here are some pros:

UltraFire Cree Q5: most powerful one, uses CR123 batt
Picco SA-R2: most beautiful one, smallest one
Photon Pro: lightest one, many modes, optional red light (thanks Jeff)
Photon Pro UV: strongest UV I´ve owned so far, also standard light option (thanks Jeff)



+repz for ya all

Glad to hear that everything arrived ok
Hope you like the Ultrafire

congrats on your new light! (we want a review )
and also thx 4 the rep

Yeah thanks also