u/SpinningPancake2331

Lights in order:

E04 Surge (21700)

Convoy T8 (14500)

Acebeam K1 (14500)

Convoy T7 (14500)

Emisar D3AA (14500)

Wurkkos 21700 battery

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Acebeam K1 - 14500-powered flashlight with a throwy white light, a powerful laser, and a 1000mW UV. Does not have onboard charging but comes with a battery that does have USB-C charging.

I really like this one.

I was juggling between black and teal, but black would have been too utilitarian so I ended up with teal. I'm glad I did. I'm digging the color.

The rotary selection ring is great. I've been a fan of this particular mechanism ever since I got my Sofirn HS21.

The white light main beam is bright and throwy. *add: It is similar to the beam of an E04 Surge with FFL505A, just slightly narrower.

I like it, except for the fact that the hotspot is just a solid green circle surrounded by a cool white corona.

The UV is good, not much to say about it. It doesn't have a ZWB2 filter, but it shouldn't be a problem for casual UV situations.

The laser is great. I got a Class 3R one, though I've heard stricter regions get a Class 1 instead.

It is nice and punchy. The photo where I aimed it at a pole was roughly 180 meters away (zoom in). Pretty solid, I'd say.

The laser was primarily my reason for buying this. There's not many 14500-powered laser pointers other than the semi-custom ones which are a bit pricy.

There's also the Rovyvon E10 as pointed out to me in a comment, but that's $100 bucks or so, and I already placed an order for this one.

I'm glad I got this one, though. This is better than I expected and the white light, while ugly, is useful and plenty throwy. A bit big for a 14500 light, but it is very light and feels great to use.

Though, be warned, it cannot fit K10 or F15 button tops, which is a shame. So for now, I'm stuck with the OEM battery —which has USB-C charging, so it's not all bad. If anyone knows what 14500s can fit, please let me know.

Was this a good choice?

I'm pretty much a normie when it comes to batteries but I got one because it seemed much better than my Vapcell S4+, which gave me inaccurate IR readings.

I did get this for $107. Seemed like an okay deal at the time.

I valued the ability to charge at high currents for all slots, much like the S4+ that can do 3A for all of its four slots. I also like that it seems more accurate at giving IR readings.

That said, for someone like me that is more casual about the hobby, I'm starting to think that this may have been more than I can chew. I probably can't utilize every feature it offers such as the ability to charge the various chemistries it can do. I only have Li-ions right now.

I've also not managed to activate the fans yet, but I just saw wormminators post about the noise they create and it doesn't sound too good.

I keep thinking I should have just learned how to use a DMM to measure IR and just kept using the S4+ for charging.

That said, this is a fun charger to use, that I cannot deny.

I'm just concerned about quality.

Is it all the same?

This thing is so heavy and big for a 14500 class light. 198.4 grams with a K10 battery.

Beautiful brass, though.

I plan to swap a 3V 8A driver in it, but I didn't realize it had a beefy spring.

Do I partially cut the spring or remove it completely? I don't have any experience with this, this is pretty much new to me.

Lights in order:

E04 Surge (21700)

SC31 Pro (18650)

T8 (AA/14500)

T7 (AA/14500)

D3AA (AA/14500)

SC13 Cu (18350)