Ten years in the making, the Hinton is a AA/14500 pocket flashlight built to exacting specifications. Born from a desire for a light that didn't exist, this flashlight is the culmination of all my learnings in electronics, industrial design, and fabrication.
- 15VP v5 user-programmable AA/14500 driver
- Two user interfaces: ramping and discrete levels
- Constant-current regulation through all 24 possible brightness levels (no PWM)
- Low-voltage protection on both AA/14500
- Thermal stepdown to prevent overheating
- 0.5 to ~200(1.2V)/400(3.7V) lumen output using Cree XP-L2 HD emitter
- Reverse-clicky switch with metal switch boot and tailstand capability
- Deep-carry stainless spring-steel pocket clip
- AR-coated UCL v3 Borofloat glass lens
- Solid brass driver pill with solid copper Sinkpad MCPCB
- 3.8" (96mm) long by 0.8" (20mm) diameter
- Handmade in Canada