Revival Of The AA Flashlight? ACEBEAM TAC 2AA (Orange VS Blue Edition!)

[@paullasha6310]

Great review as always my friend. I jumped on this light right away when I saw it. 24.99 w/battery on introductory sale on Amazon couple months ago. Ended up with blue,orange, and green. Like the blue sft model best, but others fine too.Great anodizing and build.

[@wearandtear6692]

The blue is just a stinger, nice. Makes me smile every time ;-)

[@krapeevids6992]

Yes definitely like a different color other than black sometimes for my flashlights. Glad to see acebeam and other manufacturers offer this. And especially if you’re a collector

[@wearandtear6692]

@@krapeevids6992 I am not a collector but I use lights a lot as I work night shifts. I really find anything high viz useful.

[@Random_Dude_From_Internet]

Great channel name man

[@techierg1862]

Acebeam has a tactical mode if you hold the side but then press the tail button you switch modes

[@wearandtear6692]

@@techierg1862 thank you. I failed to read the manual

[@carinarammerstorfer1433]

We got one of these in black, great light!!

[@chuckplainview4085]

Wish they all had the Hotspot for throw like the blue one. Sucks that the only way to get a thrower is to get blue

[@wearandtear6692]

I could make a hybrid: Blue head, orange battery tube ;-)

[@Rammer_Jammer]

​@wearandtear6692 Have you had any problems with these yet?...seen some reviews saying the light stopped working after a month or 2 🤔

[@d2cuadrados510]

Beautiful orange color. I started replacing my black flashlights with orange ones. Easier to find around the job site. Have you had the chance to check out the Convoy t4?

[@wearandtear6692]

Yeah, blazing orange on my knives and lights is what I prefer these days! No, did not get around to Convoy in quite a while.

[@squashum778]

Regards the TAC 2AA 14100P rechargeable battery, literally SO difficult to source, does anyone know where a replacement can be bought?

[@sel6232]

You can change it to tactical mode so it always turns on to turbo.

[@wearandtear6692]

@@sel6232 cool, its even programable then!

[@Raziel_SSJ]

@@wearandtear6692 This must be a joke (blue vs orange). They are exactly the same. 😅 *TAC 2AA* can do both modes regardless of its color. So yes, its _"programmable"._ Really, a quick look at the website and/or the manual before presenting/reviewing a product wouldn't hurt don’t you think so? 🙄

[@wearandtear6692]

@Raziel_SSJ The blue one has a dedomed LED and a very different beam from the orange one which uses a domed LED. The blue version is a crazy aggressive thrower. Check out the beamshots.

[@ksajak]

​@Raziel_SSJ the blue version has the sft25r hi emitter which has much more throw and a much higher candela. The other versions don't have that emitter or candela

[@ChrisRJ]

​@@Raziel_SSJ So condescending and yet so wrong. Big difference between the two.

[@aestoev]

they have two modes TAC and EDC - you can switch between the modes by clicking the tail switch and turning the light on while holding the side switch. in TAC mode they will always start on full power and you can step down with the side switch. In EDC mode the light will store in the memory the last level and it will turn on it next time. When doing a review, at least make an effort to read the manual. The blue TAC 2AA uses SFT-25R which is a round die domeless emitter - not a dedomed one (which implies that it had a dome at one point that was removed)

[@christarammerstorfer2343]

How many lights does he need?

[@krapeevids6992]

I imagine you can use one 14500 and a 14500/AA dummy spacer. Got a couple from amazon. Getting my blue one in a couple days only $27 out the door also on amazon

[@wearandtear6692]

@@krapeevids6992 yes, good point. You can buy or build a dummy cell. It is about the voltage range.

[@HunGyilok]

i have 2 vapcell 1,2 v 2800mah NiMH batteries - those willl be good?

[@wearandtear6692]

Likley. Except the lower voltage might lead to a diminished output.

[@HunGyilok]

@@wearandtear6692 ah thatz not good; so i will buy some vartha lithiums [non rechargables coz i buyed this torch coz of that which can work with alkalines; but seems then with lithiums also but lower then 1,5 volts]; so thanks man the infos!

[@phil2082]

Well, I got the blue one of these. Genuinely incredible light. More candela and less lumens is actually a much better light, especially in this case. If you hold the side button while hitting the rear button, you can make it not turn on turbo every time. It does work for either low/medium/high memory if you do this. I honeslty may use this as a tactical flashlight, too. Certainly, the focused beam makes the moonlight mode actually useful. Having the light focused helps you actually see things with that 144 hour runtime. Thats pretty nuts. Honestly, the fact that the light has a good rechargable battery, works as a tac light, and can run off of AA batteries just fine really makes this one of my favorite lights. My Olights will likely sit around a lot as this actually makes my pocket and my car.

[@wearandtear6692]

@@phil2082 yeah, the blue is my backup on the edc backpack, the orange stays in the car. The blue is the best compact thrower I have ever seen. As a thrower is a very specialized tool that is not so often needed in a edc context it is nice to have it very small and light. Agreed, a thrower can do much with little light if you just need to Illuminate a small area. Plus it can always turn floody with any diffusor - vice versa does not work. Also the blue one is ver tactically blindling with the right ui setting. It went off in my pocket and burnt me, lol

[@phil2082]

@wearandtear6692 Yeah, the light turning on in pocket is an issue solved usually with sensors or having the light pointing out of pocket. No fun there. I'll have mine on edc mode.

[@wearandtear6692]

@@phil2082 I have it on a 360° rotational holster (NiteIze). Open at the bottom so no big issue there. Putting it into EDC mode contradicts any possible tactical use.

[@steelcityracer4129]

Thinking about getting a blue one sense they’re on sale on Amazon. So is it able to use any other rechargeable battery if something happens to that one in the future? New to the rechargeable cell lights.

[@wearandtear6692]

This cell can be replaced although it is not as common as i.e. 18650 type cells. In the meantime you can run the light with normal rechargeables, batteries and anything not going beyond 1.5V per cell. Only 14500 are not an option (unless u use a single one with a space/dummy cell).

[@HunGyilok]

8:18 this shots with varta or that acebeam batery?

[@wearandtear6692]

With the Acebeam battery cause it is rechargeable and the Varta are not. I would not expect the same performance even with good AA cells.

[@HunGyilok]

@@wearandtear6692 thatz about what i am thinking the lithium non-rech. batteries has same power as the rechargables?

[@HunGyilok]

@@wearandtear6692 all right if the volt is just 1,5 so not 3,7 probable they are not; but at least the non-rech. lithiums are better then the non-rech [or even rechargable] alkalines?

[@wearandtear6692]

@@HunGyilok The 1,5V lithium AAs (i.e. Varta, Energizer, ...) can keep the voltage up for much longer so they totally dominate any alkaline (plus they are much lighter, can be stored much longer, don't leak and deal great with cold temps). Non-Lithium rechargeables typically only deliver 1,2V (except perhaps Eneloop). The included lithium-ion cell for sure has more capacity and delivers the max voltage the light can handle. I would have to do an experiment with the standard cell, 2xAA lithium and 2xAA alkaline and maybe even Eneloop. Should I do that?

[@HunGyilok]

@@wearandtear6692 yes of course!

[@thesmith2327]

They Look pretty nice and useful, thiner than 18650 and 1,5volt batterys have dome bendfits over liion cells.

[@thesmith2327]

Since when you have a Thermalcam?

[@wearandtear6692]

For long term storage, very cold temperatures and as backup they are great - especially with lithium instead of alkaline chemistry! The format is nice too fore sure. You trade in runtime/brightness.

[@wearandtear6692]

@@thesmith2327 since about one year or so. It is a nice tool.

[@wearandtear6692]

If you ever need it for a project or so you can borrow it.

[@thesmith2327]

@@wearandtear6692 thx

[@HunGyilok]

10:45 is said lithium not good 4 acebeam

[@wearandtear6692]

Those Varta are 1.5V Lithium batteries, they have the same voltage range as alkaline cells although they offer more capacity and hold the voltage more constant under load. They should me no problem. 14500 on the other hand look like AAs but would damage the light with their higher voltage of course. The Wurkkos WK05 does not have that limitation.

[@HunGyilok]

@@wearandtear6692 yea? ok i di not know it ; and they are not rechargables those varta lithiumsZ?

[@wearandtear6692]

@@HunGyilok no, they are batteries and not rechargeable. They are a 1:1 replacement for alkaline AAs. But far, far superior in every way (way lighter, 2-4x more runtime, cold resistant, storage for many, many years, no leaking) and much more expensive. Perfect for any light that you have to store away for years or emergency critical applications. Those cells don't fail. I have a lotz of them at home and a few in the car, standard alkalines I use for lesser applications.

[@HunGyilok]

@@wearandtear6692 so exists varta=-ithium non rechargable thanks! in fact the voltage matters as i see; not more than 1,7 must be? lower

[@HunGyilok]

@@wearandtear6692 i did a quick search and they realy say this; so letz see with warta liths thanks!