Manker E02 1xAAA flashlight / headlamp €12

12-12-2019 1:07pm #1

The best 1xAAA flashlight I own. This is a genuine reduction, it's almost always $20+. Once the US wakes up this deal will not last long. One of the nicest & highest quality torches you can buy at this price.

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It's a right-angle design, so very handy for putting on a table/shelf, clipping into your shirt pocket while you're walking, using the magnet to stick to a radiator etc. Comes with or without handband - for $1.50 extra you might as well get it.

Multi-mode, very bright on max. 220 lumen is incredible for a 1xAAA (will only achieve this with a good NiMh, alkaline cannot supply enough power).

Option of Cree or Nichia LED. The Cree is more efficient (more lumens per watt) but a cold and not particularly attractive tint. The Nichia is much warmer tint with better colour reproduction. I prefer the Nichia.

The larger and more powerful 1xAA E03 is 50% off also. But it's the E02 I recommend as it's so tiny !

E02 without headband $11.48
http://www.mankerlight.com/clearance-sale-manker-e02-best-aaa-flashlight-220-lumen-right-angle-light/

E02H with headband $12.98
http://www.mankerlight.com/clearance-sale-manker-e02h-aaa-headlamp-220-lumen-angle-head-light-with-headband/

E03H 1xAA with headband $17.48
http://www.mankerlight.com/clearance-sale-manker-e03h-aa-headlamp-350-lumen-angle-flashlight-with-headband/

Dades · 12-12-2019 2:00pm

Thanks OP. I'm a sucker for flashlights and I wanted a small one with a magnet.

Free shipping too!

Gumbo · 12-12-2019 3:04pm

General opinion on these V Olight?

markad1 · 12-12-2019 3:09pm

If ordering more than one order separate to keep below customs value

12-12-2019 3:28pm

kceire wrote: »

General opinion on these V Olight?

Olight don't really have a model that is directly comparable.

Olight have lots of right-angled torches but they tend to be bigger models running on 18650s, built-in charging etc. An 18650 light is in a whole other ball game to a 1xAAA flashlight in terms of size, output, weight, runtime etc.

There's actually very few right-angle 1xAAA on the market, which makes this very cool.

If you mean the Olight 1xAAA that has been posted before, this is a better or more versatile light, but not as compact. It's about twice the price of course, but even at that I would consider it a bargain.

12-12-2019 4:15pm

Bought one! Got the one with the headband and Nichia like you recommended. Never ordered from MankerLight (sounds a bit rude!) before but I'm sure you know they're reputable.

12-12-2019 4:49pm

Deleted User wrote: »

Bought one! Got the one with the headband and Nichia like you recommended. Never ordered from MankerLight (sounds a bit rude!) before but I'm sure you know they're reputable.

They're a well-known brand and the link is the factory direct store. I ordered my own E02 from there a few years ago. They take Paypal so very little risk.

It's coming from China so I wouldn't expect it for at least a month.

Dades · 12-12-2019 6:25pm

Deleted User wrote: »

It's coming from China so I wouldn't expect it for at least a month.

Yeah, I was going to order a few for Christmas pressies and then I saw free shipping and figured it'd be for Christmas 2020!

amacca · 12-12-2019 6:58pm

Bought the AA and the AAA version. Thanks for the recommendation teotwaki (and earlier olight ine too ) I was just cursing my old head torch wondering how I might get a decent quality replacement at a decent price.

FFVII · 12-12-2019 7:14pm

I'm gonna be a pr*ick and tell ye all to stop buying cheap plastic sh1te!

If you want to keep throwing away money I'll put up my PayPal and you can gift me all your unwanted €20s!

12-12-2019 7:37pm

FFVII wrote: »

I'm gonna be a pr*ick and tell ye all to stop buying cheap plastic sh1te!

It's aluminium

Discodog · 12-12-2019 9:32pm

Thanks OP. Ordered mine

Gumbo · 12-12-2019 10:08pm

FFVII wrote: »

I'm gonna be a pr*ick and tell ye all to stop buying cheap plastic sh1te!

If you want to keep throwing away money I'll put up my PayPal and you can gift me all your unwanted €20s!

Post it up and I’ll send you a few euro to waste on the cheap plastic PC that you need.

Zimmerframe · 12-12-2019 10:55pm

FFVII wrote: »

I'm gonna be a pr*ick

Congratulations on achieving your goal.

Invincible · 12-12-2019 11:03pm

Was there a colour option on the AA torch earlier?
Want the red one.

dhaughton99 · 12-12-2019 11:08pm

Thanks OP.

jayjbe · 13-12-2019 10:06am

Deleted User wrote: »

Olight don't really have a model that is directly comparable.

Olight have lots of right-angled torches but they tend to be bigger models running on 18650s, built-in charging etc. An 18650 light is in a whole other ball game to a 1xAAA flashlight in terms of size, output, weight, runtime etc.

There's actually very few right-angle 1xAAA on the market, which makes this very cool.

If you mean the Olight 1xAAA that has been posted before, this is a better or more versatile light, but not as compact. It's about twice the price of course, but even at that I would consider it a bargain.

Right on queue....
https://www.olightstore.uk/bundle-perun.html

13-12-2019 12:10pm

They're having trouble with my order. I put my eircode in the box that required a post code. Somehow the website changed a "6" to a "^". Anyone else have this happen or is something peculiar to my setup?

Dades · 13-12-2019 12:10pm

jayjbe wrote: »

Right on queue....
https://www.olightstore.uk/bundle-perun.html

That's not really comparable in either price or spec.

13-12-2019 12:49pm

Deleted User wrote: »

They're having trouble with my order. I put my eircode in the box that required a post code. Somehow the website changed a "6" to a "^". Anyone else have this happen or is something peculiar to my setup?

I had my address (with Eircode) saved from a previous order so I can't shed any light on it.

Once the address is there in full i'm sure it'll get to you, the postal system will just ignore the malformed eircode. Or you could ask them to cancel and try the Paypal checkout ?

markad1 · 13-12-2019 1:01pm

I used paypal with no issues

Mech1 · 13-12-2019 1:03pm

Thanks op, just ordered one.
Can people remember to post up here when it gets delivered, Thanks.

Invincible · 13-12-2019 1:25pm

Mech1 wrote: »

Thanks op, just ordered one.
Can people remember to post up here when it gets delivered, Thanks.

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Showing not available for purchase since last night.

Mech1 · 13-12-2019 1:26pm

i ordered it and got a confirmation email just before i posted.

13-12-2019 1:49pm

Invincible wrote: »

??
Showing not available for purchase since last night.

Looks like the Nichia 219C versions are sold out, but Cree still available. Nichia on left of pic

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Invincible · 13-12-2019 1:55pm

[Deleted User] wrote: »

Looks like the Nichia 219C versions are sold out, but Cree still available. Nichia on left of pic

That's it, just got it up on desktop.
Cree will have to do :-)

14-12-2019 9:46pm

Got a dispatch email this morning and the site has a tracking number ending in GB. So normally coming from the UK it would get here pretty sharpish. Probably not at this time of year though.

15-12-2019 1:43pm

Deleted User wrote: »

Got a dispatch email this morning and the site has a tracking number ending in GB. So normally coming from the UK it would get here pretty sharpish. Probably not at this time of year though.

I believe it is coming from China despite the GB origin code.

A Manker order for me a previous year took 2 & 1/2 weeks at a less busy time (and had GB tracking code also). I would expect it in January.

kevthegaff · 15-12-2019 9:49pm

I bought a head torch today with two small hand torches and 9 batteries for 9.95. Thought it was very good value

21-12-2019 12:14am

Mine now showing up on the Royal Mail tracking website. Previously I had to use 4px to track it. So it's obviously just across the pond.

21-12-2019 1:07am

Deleted User wrote: »

Mine now showing up on the Royal Mail tracking website. Previously I had to use 4px to track it. So it's obviously just across the pond.

That's very quick, way quicker than I would have expected. It would be great if you got it before xmas.

CyberGhost · 21-12-2019 1:57am

Mine has shipped using DPD. I wish they had just shipped using normal post. I hate waiting for couriers.

21-12-2019 1:09pm

CyberGhost wrote: »

Mine has shipped using DPD. I wish they had just shipped using normal post. I hate waiting for couriers.

if you register for parcel wizard you can reschedule dpd deliveries coming in from other sources like this but delivered by DPD if it's picked up through their internal matching from the parcel wizard website (through name, email etc).

e.g. to a pickup location etc. / change address

21-12-2019 2:03pm

As always I recommend rechargeable NiMH batteries for 1xAA or 1xAAA flashlights.

https://www.ikea.com/ie/en/cat/batteries-battery-chargers-41070/

Alkaline are okay in a pinch but these flashlights are high-powered* and alkaline batteries are inherently not capable of supplying enough current to get the maximum brightness. NiMH also deliver a more steady voltage as they run down.

IKEA Ladda White are good value NiMH cells and are believed to be rebadged Panasonic Eneloops, or in the very least made in the same factory.

*Relatively speaking of course. 220 lumen is a lot for a 1xAAA light, and 350 lumen is a lot for a 1xAA light.

21-12-2019 2:26pm

Deleted User wrote: »

As always I recommend rechargeable NiMH batteries for 1xAA or 1xAAA flashlights.

https://www.ikea.com/ie/en/cat/batteries-battery-chargers-41070/

Alkaline are okay in a pinch but these flashlights are high-powered* and alkaline batteries are inherently not capable of supplying enough current to get the maximum brightness. NiMH also deliver a more steady voltage as they run down.

IKEA Ladda White are good value NiMH cells and are believed to be rebadged Panasonic Eneloops, or in the very least made in the same factory.

*Relatively speaking of course. 220 lumen is a lot for a 1xAAA light, and 350 lumen is a lot for a 1xAA light.

10 euro ikea shipping for a few batteries makes it less attractive tho

21-12-2019 2:37pm

glasso wrote: »

10 euro ikea shipping for a few batteries makes it less attractive tho

Yeah I wouldn't order them online with that kinda shipping. I didn't even know they ship. I just pick up a few when i'm in or near a branch.

If you're never close to a branch then I can have a look around and see what are some good prices for shipped NiMHs.

Alkaline are fine if that's what you have to hand.

22-12-2019 5:02pm

Well it's showing on the An Post website so I should have it tomorrow. Has anyone else got theirs? Mine was late dispatching over an error in my Eircode.

dhaughton99 · 22-12-2019 5:17pm

I ordered 2 separately at the same time. One has cleared customs in London and other is still in HK.

Discodog · 22-12-2019 5:54pm

Mine is in Dublin

22-12-2019 6:32pm

Deleted User wrote: »

Well it's showing on the An Post website so I should have it tomorrow. Has anyone else got theirs? Mine was late dispatching over an error in my Eircode.

I ordered before anyone and mine only left HK the other day... it also looks like two separate sub-€22 orders were combined (same tracking #) so I could be on the hook for customs. I will just refuse it if that's the case.

DavyC2 · 22-12-2019 10:08pm

[Deleted User] wrote: »

I ordered before anyone and mine only left HK the other day... it also looks like two separate sub-€22 orders were combined (same tracking #) so I could be on the hook for customs. I will just refuse it if that's the case.

Like a dope I ordered the AA one and AAA one together. I sent them a message afterwards asking could they either send them separately or do something else, they came back the next day and said they could do something else

Invincible · 23-12-2019 2:32am

glasso wrote: »

10 euro ikea shipping for a few batteries makes it less attractive tho

7 day shop are good for rechargeable too,
Free shipping.

Del2005 · 23-12-2019 9:52am

glasso wrote: »

10 euro ikea shipping for a few batteries makes it less attractive tho

Keep an eye out in Lidl they regularly do "Ready to use" rechargeable batteries and after using both Lidl and Ikea there's no difference.

dhaughton99 · 23-12-2019 10:00am

Got one of mine this morning. AAA. Great quality. Thanks OP

23-12-2019 10:01am

DavyC2 wrote: »

Like a dope I ordered the AA one and AAA one together. I sent them a message afterwards asking could they either send them separately or do something else, they came back the next day and said they could do something else

dhaughton99 · 23-12-2019 11:50am

dhaughton99 wrote: »

Got one of mine this morning. AAA. Great quality. Thanks OP

Scrap that.

It lasted 5 mins and died. Was testing it and had it on high and it powered off. Assumed it was the battery (energizer). Tried many different types and no joy.

A crock of crap.

23-12-2019 12:46pm

dhaughton99 wrote: »

Scrap that.

It lasted 5 mins and died. Was testing it and had it on high and it powered off. Assumed it was the battery (energizer). Tried many different types and no joy.

A crock of crap.

Are you sure you are not on moonlight mode ?

By default the low mode (moonlight) is less than 1 lumen and can barely be seen during the day. (it can be set higher). If you are using a depleted cell you may be restricted to low mode only.

Alternatively you may be on lock-out. It's designed to prevent accidental activation in your pocket. Lockout is activated/de-activated by a 1,2,3 click sequence. Click .... click-click .... click-click-click.

dhaughton99 · 23-12-2019 12:56pm

[Deleted User] wrote: »

Are you sure you are not on moonlight mode ?

By default the low mode (moonlight) is less than 1 lumen and can barely be seen during the day. (it can be set higher). If you are using a depleted cell you may be restricted to low mode only.

Alternatively you may be on lock-out. It's designed to prevent accidental activation in your pocket. Lockout is activated/de-activated by a 1,2,3 click sequence. Click .... click-click .... click-click-click.

Look at the big brain on teowawki.

Yeah, back working. Was locked out. God forbid that I might read the instructions.

Thanks a mil. Was already resigned to the broken torch and charger cable drawer.

23-12-2019 1:02pm

dhaughton99 wrote: »

Look at the big brain on teowawki.

Yeah, back working. Was locked out. God forbid that I might read the instructions.

Thanks a mil. Was already resigned to the broken torch and charger cable drawer.

Might want to edit the crock-of-crap comment

For anyone else receiving this in the coming days, I would say don't enter electronic lock-out on purpose because the sequence (to escape it) is a bit annoying to get right. I find it tricky anyhow, maybe my fingers are too slow! I just give the tailcap a quarter turn if you are carrying in your pocket and worried about accidental activation.

To modify the moonlight level, do 4 rapid clicks. Now you're in a config mode, each press of the button cycles between the possible moonlight levels (about 21 in total).

When you arrive at the level you want, hold the button to save it.

Discodog · 23-12-2019 6:52pm

Got mine. Nice torch. Makes a good head torch. The Olight is definitely brighter on the same alkaline cells.

23-12-2019 9:11pm

Discodog wrote: »

Got mine. Nice torch. Makes a good head torch. The Olight is definitely brighter on the same alkaline cells.

Turbo (double-click) should be marginally brighter with an alkaline and massively brighter on a NiMH.

As you use up battery, the voltage will drop and you'll lose the ability to get into Turbo (and eventually High, Low). This happens much quicker with an alkaline. If you can't get into Turbo then you will be marginally less bright than the Olight. It's swings and roundabouts.

In reality the performance with an alkaline is of little interest to me. They're junk; I would only use them in an emergency or when they come free with remotes etc.

Manker E02 1xAAA flashlight / headlamp €12

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