🔦 Acebeam Pokelit AA/14500 Review (compared to Olight I5R) 

Hmm, no idea..I should figure this out though

@@maxlvledc lol okay, man, thanks!

I asked on reddit and someone mentioned Superlube's Synthetic grease with PTFE(Syncolon). I found a tube at a local gun store in southern Europe so I expect it to be available anywhere. Chose this 'cause Emisar, Convoy, Sofirn told me they use silicone o-rings. Silicone grease would be incompatible. Fenix mentions "rubber" for one of my lights so I assumed it wasn't silicone rubber and I didn't use the same lube.

at the Big A check out Nitecore Silicon Grease SG7 they sell it as a Lube for Flashlights

I just use Burt’s bees chapstick. Cheap easy to use. Keep a tube in my light box. Can also use on guns in the field. Just get the plain one and not all the fru fru extra stuff

Hahaha , no promises 😉

😅Around 2006 I found an online forum where people who liked flashlights gathered… the traditional, and prescient greeting was, “hold onto your wallet”😂

When it comes to flashlights, fishing rods & pocket knives...it's "I have far too many than I need, however...Not nearly as many as I desire..." I could always ask my wife..."Honey...don't you already have alot of shoes...? " *(But I've never been that brave)

Ask her for your balls back then you can buy whatever you want 🤷

There is a similar problem in the cycling community in the UK, where the ideal number of bikes that you have to own is "n+1" where n is the number of bikes you currently own.

Let me know what you think! My opinion is still mixed..but for $20 it's really really hard to beat.

Didn't have time. Plus don't really have a good setup to show case the difference

I have the titanium olight i5r. I really like it. I use my ir2 eos key chain light when I need that 5 lumen. I just bought the ace beam poki. It's coming in the mail interested in checking it out. One thing it does do that the i5R doesn't is it has memory mode. So if you want it on any of the 3 different setting you can keep it there

exactly, really wierd.

Same. I have was looking at the i5r but saw this review. Just ordered for $18+tax.

@@walterrojas1075 Yeah I got it and I highly recommend it...solidly made , green looks great...The 3 modes are useful, the high is plenty bright for it's prefect edc size.

I run the green pokelit with NiMh AA battery, very nice light, been testing it out for a week, I bought it to give to my mom for her car though, I'm going to be sad to give it up, it's grown on me, live the LED and tint, better than my sofirn hs41 which is kinda 🔵

Ppl don't realize just how important body thickness is for a flashlight..the amount of aluminum has a massive effect on heat management. Let me know how it holds up!

@@maxlvledc That’s one major thing I like about the ACEBEAM Rider RX, that external body keeps you away from the hot light. Plus, when I place it in a bag or holster, I “click “ the pocket clip down, bring the power button down into the exterior body- No accidental activation.

You get 35 seconds on high. Nothing to brag about.

@@caseyne Its all in your use case ,35 sec probably is good enough then it steps down to 330 for 1 hr, whereas my Olight I5T Plus steps down to 300 for 30 minutes. Anything in the 190-300 mid range is fine for around the house or yard. So for the price value, you can't go wrong with picking this one up. I carry this, plus my army of olights and Sofirns so I got it all covered! :)

They have the T3 now, and I'm going to review it soon

@@maxlvledc I noticed that recently. I'll have to check your review when it's out. Thanks.

I got the T4 with the 219b 4500k led. I considered the T3 but it's just a tad too large for a single AA pen so I doubled down and went with the double AA/14500 battery setup lol

Sounds like your light doesn't have low voltage protection..if you drain a 14500 below it's limit it wi damage the cell. Either get protected cells (chip inside that shuts off) or a light that has protection

18650 is crazy versatile if you can manage the size of those lights.

The OD green was the deciding factor for me too lol

Ooo, very cool. I will

Don't think so

la Thrunite Saber est une olight & pokelit killer 😉👍

Of course it’ll break when you drop it from 12ft…it’s cheap enough to not cry about it and just buy another one.

it's fine as it is for me, the acebeam is just a great alternative. I have multiples of each.

If the tool AA had better clip and an actual low mode with a 14500 I'd recommend it much more.

Switch to the lowest. Then turn it off..it will remember last mode.

Not sure how to do that.

@@maxlvledc In case you have a caliper, use the upper tips to check (more or less) the size. I suspect it will be 15mm but would like to confirm, in any case! Thanks in advance 🔦🙏🏻

Which one?

@@maxlvledc look up O light O tool carabiner on RU-vid and you’ll see one of the best multitool carabiners. I’m trying to find something just as good as that one.

@@ColdComrade have you seen the civivi one?

@@ColdComrade the rovyvon one is also better imo

@@maxlvledc I checked both of them out civivi and rovyvon. The civivi carabiner is too expensive considering that the tools don’t work that well. The Rovyvon is ok but has no knife. I bought one from key unity and it’s pretty good but doesn’t have the glass breaker, fillips and flat head that the Olight carabiner does.

3.7V 14500 yes for acebeam, no for the olight. It won't fry it, but won't work properly

I agree,both of these batteries, the one in the O’light and the Ace are “proprietary” and possibly different technologies. KalatSaar You are correct an “AA battery” is 1.5volts everywhere, that is the standard for AA batteries across the world. If You were to put either of these “proprietary” batteries in a AA rated device, you would kill your device. An actual AA Duracell is rated at 1.5 volts at 1500mah. It wouldn’t be able to make either light work at all. So, you have the O’light designed to run on less voltage of 2.4 volt rechargeable Lithium-ion battery that has density of 1420 mah, also, it needs to be charged via a charger. The Ace flashlight designed to run on its proprietary 3.7V Lithium Ion rechargeable battery BUT, it has its own Charger/charging circuitry built in to the battery that you can plug into any USB C and it would charge itself to correct voltage. So, the O’light is 2.4 volts but, in theory, has 500mah more power density than the Ace. That’s about a 1/3 more again in theory, on paper, should run longer. So sorry to add more confusion into the mix but, I just wanted to help, if I could. Especially “KalatSaar” with his AA battery question. Wouldn’t want KalatSaar to put one of these lithium ion batteries in a AA device and smoke the device. Seems I added a lot more to consider between these devices. If you go to Amazon and look up 2.4volt Lithium ion, then look up 3.7 volt lithium ion battery you would see the latter are basically “Smart Batteries” with a built in charger you plug into USB C. A true 1s or 1 cell lithium ion battery, are rated at 3.7 volts, in the hobby world of FPV Drones, RC cars, etc. they usually charge up to 4.2 volts of but, they should be used right away then stored at 3.7Volts. Lots more confusion. I think I’m gonna go with the $20 Ace although O’light has a reputation that used to not be so good, Are they getting better?

@@sharkey5150 the big thing is that the acebeam can use many other 14500s like a vapecell, but the olight can't.

@@sharkey5150 ok the Selling Text on Amazon is not very acurat ... i ordered a ACEBEAM Pokelit AA and a ACEBEAM Rider RX Both lights where Sold as "AA Taschenlampe" but where deliverded with the Acebeem 3.7 Lithium with integrated Charging port ... but thex both run with 1.2v NICAD , 1.5v AA Batteries . and 3.7v Standard 14500 the difference is only the max Output Lumen .. but it can use every Power source wich will fit into the Body :-) so for me TOP !!!! excelent elektronic inside 🙂

Hmm, didn't try it...doubtful

I know that not to be true...but would be genius if they did.

So so..I've had better...and worse

Hmmm, nope, but I have 2 others from them Which are the best possible imo

@@maxlvledc well itd be worth checking since its $20

not sure, I never use them. And this one doesn't seem to have a good place for one.

This one is even stronger

I do honestly like olight..to be clear..but I also dislike a number of their lights.

90+ for acebeam, but not sure about olight.

@@maxlvledc do you know if the olight battery would fit in the acebeam ?

Tried for fun just received mine today. It really is an amazing light. The Olight battery does indeed work but at a lower output. 2.4v vs 3.7v

You can see independent testing but it runs at 350lm for 10min, then drops to 170lm for around 170min. This was independently confirmed which is awesome.

No, but thankfully not needed...really strong button press is required

It's a good light for sure...but had 3 issues I don't like: 24lm on low with 14500 (way too high), terrible clip, and parasitic drain because of the tail switch light that's not neglible.

@@maxlvledc I have to say yes indeed the clip broke off with me within 6 months of use :) The reason I don't try the Olight I5R is because we don't get the sales Olight does in the Benelux store of OLight sadly :)

I bought this light myself so its easier, a while ago I realized..I'm going to say what I feel regardless. What I usually do is give the company the option of having me not post the video if I don't like it. In this case I like both lights..but both are still not remotely in my top 5...

Curious what are your top 5 lights? I like small AAA & small AA. Long run times are also important as is 3 to 4 mode options.Also really like memory! Thanks Paul

@@paulb2769 hmm for aa...acebeam Ryder RX, zebralight sc5c, Lumintop E05C, Sofrin SP10 Pro, Sofrin HS05 (Discontinued)

@@maxlvledc Thanks much for your response!! I appreciate the information! How about your favorite AAA lights ? Thanks !

If the 1L-1AA had a 5lm mode it would be top 3 best flashlight no joke.

@@maxlvledctheir led tech too old n stepdown way too aggressive when compare to others

Versatility...not just the clip...the good clip adds a star, but other factors get it higher