Looks in stock still. Don't expect 500 lumens, maybe for a brief moment when first turned on with a 14500 cell but you wouldn't even want that output for more than a couple minutes because it would damage the light and be too hot to hold. Fortunately there are lower power modes to solve that.
On a AA cell you probably won't get over 200lm and drop from there, with short runtime from either cell chemistry (well under an hour on high mode until significant lumen reduction).
I wish the trend was single mode instead of three or five modes. I have two or three good single mode lights, but I probably have a dozen of these Chinese 5 mode deals. For my application, single mode is ideal. 5 mode lights are so easy to find and the prices are so low, I end up with them even though I rarely use them.
And I don't understand why ANYONE would thumbs down Dave_C. He's not only educating you on lights, he's saving you money. He needs a thumbs up for just taking the time to enlighten the heathens on this forum.
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On a AA cell you probably won't get over 200lm and drop from there, with short runtime from either cell chemistry (well under an hour on high mode until significant lumen reduction).
https://www.gearbest.com/led-flashlights/pp_653763.html
They use different LEDs, run at different power levels, use a different battery.
Also, I like the Thorfire products.
Thank you!