Lumintop SD4A - Over 1000 Lumens with 4x AA Battery!

 

Lumintop SD4A is another crazy good, oh wait, it's now my BEST 4xAA sub-compact flashlight! I have to tell you guys that this is not like any other 4xAA light you can find in the market!  I have a lot of love for Thrunite's light and their TN4A, but this one made it better by using a smaller body, and has the D cell compatibility in case you run out of AA batteries! That's right, you can use a single D cell in the light as a replacement of the 4x AA battery too. This light outputs 1000 lumens with just 4x NiMH, and if you buy the XP-L Hi version, it claims 950 lumens, but is actually much brighter than that in reality. I remembered someone from another forum tested the lumens of these lights and they are actually all over 1000 lumens in his test. No matter what the number is, I cam just tell you that it's stunningly bright!  I have no more words in my brain that can describe this light's brightness, but with 4x AA battery, it cannot get any brighter! Before we go on with the review, check out the links below to buy yours!

Buy Lumintop SD4A hee:

Amazon.com:  http://amzn.to/2a7HPSF

Amazon.ca : http://amzn.to/2a2PA0v  

Buy best rechargeable AA battery, Eneloop brand!

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First of all, let's take a look at the size of this Lumintop SD4A, it's what I call a sub-popcan size flashlight. The light is very slim and feels very solid when put together. Everything fits tightly together and it seems like the light can even be a pocket-friendly light too. I tried carrying it on my jacket's chest pocket, it is okay and feels comfortable enough for a short walk. 

 

There goes the head to head comparison. You can't imagine a 4x AA flashlight is that small eh?  We used to call those pop can lights "tiny monsters" and what about this one now? I think we can call it Micro-monster? MM Light? 

 

The design on this Lumintop SD4A is pretty slick. The knurling is not the best for grippy texture, but it does provides you some anti-slip texture. The light is not really anti-roll, but you can use the landyard for the job. I like how they have rubberized buttons. It took me a while to learn the UI though. I am too used to working with Thrunite and Nitecores these days. If you are new to flashlight, this UI can take you a while to get used to, but it's not too complicated. Some people like 2 buttons operation more than one, such as my spouse. She likes it when power and mode is separated!

 

 

See where the landyard loop is? The light is nicely balanced when you hang this by your wrist. It feels so comfortable to carry this light around when I walk around the block at night. It's just so slim, so small, and so comfortably balanced! 

 

Mine is the XP-L Hi version, which gives me a super-batman beam, outputting over 1000 lumens of light and a tight beam that shoots out 450+ meters, dude, this is a 4xAA flashlight, we aren't even touching the 3.7v batteries here!  Insane!  Most people will not believe any AA battery flashlight can be that stunningly bright and throwing 450m!   

 

When disassembled, you can see the light is like this, with a nice and sturdy battery holder in the center, which is designed to prevent any reversed polarity issue. You can put it in either way and it will still fire up the light. Putting a D cell in for the replacement of a AA holder is a nice touch, but my D cell (rechargeable) is not working well, so I have to put a piece of folded aluminum foil under the cell to make it fit. Maybe the normal D cell works better, or maybe it's just my crappy Trenergy cells that is too small?  Not sure why! 

 

Nice and sexy, period. 

 

 

Fired up the light and you get you nice sexy 450m of throw. There are many modes there, but the strobe mode is the hardest one to get it working. I just learned it after I made the review. It's a good thing that they have this lock-out feature too, which prevents the light from accidentally turning itself on. I also like how the light feels very light weight in the hand when compared to a similar product such as the JETBeam SR40 and the Thrunite TN4A. The Lumintop SD4A is indeed the best 4xAA light in my collection now, and I think anyone going on a trip or flight might want to just pick one up. AA battery is easy to find, which makes the light a great choice if you have to go away for a longer period of time. Sometimes you just cannot find a place to charge your 3.7v li-ion cells. 

 Check out my review on youtube!

Buy Lumintop SD4A hee:

Amazon.com:  http://amzn.to/2a7HPSF

Amazon.ca : http://amzn.to/2a2PA0v  

Buy best rechargeable AA battery, Eneloop brand!

Amazon.com: http://amzn.to/2a7HVcW

Amazon.ca: http://amzn.to/2a2QASp

 

BEST Keychain Light for EDC, Period!

 

I used to love my Thrunite Ti3, and I still do, but this Lumintop Tool AAA is just too stunning, I need to make a post about it and tell you guys to get one! First off, it's a mini TACTICAL LIGHT, using just one AAA battery and output to about 120 lumens of light, with a clicky tailcap! The package also comes with a magnetic tailcap too, which is also great for those who likes to stick it around, fridge, car, doors, etc... what we need is just a nice tiny diffuser and I think the light is the best package in the market so far for a keychain light. You can't go wrong, this is really amazing!  The 120 lumens might not seems a lot to you, but I have tested it and it is very legit, and is kind of about the same as my Thrunite Ti3. Before we dig into the review, you may purchase one from the links below. I am including a few links s you can see which place give you the best deal, and sometimes if no one is doing a big sales, you can use my discount code at gearbest too!

Buy Lumintop Tool AAA from: 

GearBest - http://goo.gl/JEvn2X

*use code GBLED2016 will get 8% off discount for full-price product from LED Lights & Flashlights category (when the product is at full price)

Amazon.com - http://amzn.to/2arIAcQ  20% Discount code:  XSNH6X9Q

Amazon.ca - http://amzn.to/2acMaa5

Best battery recommended - Eneloop PRO AAA 

DO NOT use those big box stuff like duracell, panasonic, energizers etc. Those rechargeables never last as long and love to self-drain all the time. I only like Sanyo and Eneloop PRO these days for a good solid reason, trust the experienced guy!

Get them here:

Amazon.com - http://amzn.to/29Xz8hS

Amazon.ca - http://amzn.to/2abOKcY

 

 

Here goes the tailcap clicky, you can change modes easily by semi-clicking the button or what I used to call it"bouncing" the button. Three modes only, but very practical and useful. I like how Thrunite has more modes and a strobe, but I think the 3 modes on this lumintop tool AAA is fine and very practical. Actually, less is better sometimes, when we use it for real purposes. Sometimes more modes is just hard to choose and navigate through the cycle.

 

 

You can just easily change the tailcap out with the magnetic tailcap and there goes the sticky instead of clicky. I like both, and I choose the magnetic over the clicky if I am using it for my EDC, because I like things that sticks!  Keep in mind that the magnet is pretty good, you can stick it to your car and use it to help you do repairs and maintenance while it shines down. Good stuff! 

 

Orange peel reflector, very smooth beam, but let me tell ya, this light does have some decent throw power for a keychain light. See my video review at the end, it's amazing and stunning to see an AAA light giving out that much light!

 

 

Light's on! Party time!

 

 

There is also a glow in the dark o-ring there, which is a nice touch and very helpful in the dark when you just need that ring to help you find the light. I personally like this and I would like to have a glow in the dark reflector too, why no one does that? The glow in the dark reflector mod will give the light a warmer tone too, I wish people will start doing that! 

 

Here is my Sanyo AAA. I tried duracell and is sick and tired of it, they just love to self-drain over time. Sanyo and Eneloop PRO is the best. The light comes apart in 3 sections just like a normal tactical light, which is a great idea if you want to train your baby or kid to play with tactical light style lights. Give them a click and one TD16 for daddy, lol!

 

 

I was trying to take a picture to show you how useful the light is with the magnetic tailcap but somehow it doesn't work out too well eh?

 

 

Well you can read the paper here at least... but not too convinced? No problem.

 

 

What did I do? now this is impressive! 

 

Can you see me here?

 

 

That's right, you can reverse the clip and clip the light to your cap!  The light is so light weight and small, which does not put any weight on your cap too. You can totally just walk around like this and feel very natural. If you dislike the little metal chain you can just take it off or put the light on the top side of the beak so you don't have this thing hanging down your face. Swcheeet! 

The lumintop tool AAA has been super impressive. The more I use it, the more I like it and feel happy with it. The flashlight has nice power and I like how you can interchange your preference with the tailcap depending on your mood of the day. It's so easy to change your setup, and if you are just tired of using the light as a light, you can always put the bulb part away and screw both ends together with one side clicky and one side sticky, then use the hollow tube in the center for putting a secret note or whatever you like inside and hang it on your neck lol!  I think it's a great pendant tube if you ever need one for whatever reason. Not forget that it sticks and it's slick!  Get one!

My video review on YouTube is always fun to watch!

 

   

Thanks for reading and watching, and I hope you will get one too. It's a super fun and powerful flashlight, and for less than 20 bucks, you can't go wrong. Stop buying those streamlight and maglite stuff, they are outdated junk today. It's time to embrace the new world of powerful flashlights, even a single AAA gets us 120 lumens, holy cow!

Buy Lumintop Tool AAA from: 

GearBest - http://goo.gl/JEvn2X

*use code GBLED2016 will get 8% off discount for full-price product from LED Lights & Flashlights category (when the product is at full price)

Amazon.com - http://amzn.to/2arIAcQ  20% Discount code:  XSNH6X9Q 

Amazon.ca - http://amzn.to/2acMaa5

Best battery recommended - Eneloop PRO AAA 

DO NOT use those big box stuff like duracell, panasonic, energizers etc. Those rechargeables never last as long and love to self-drain all the time. I only like Sanyo and Eneloop PRO these days for a good solid reason, trust the experienced guy!

Get them here:

Amazon.com - http://amzn.to/29Xz8hS

Amazon.ca - http://amzn.to/2abOKcY