Manker E02 II 420 Lumens AAA/10440 Flashlight Pocket EDC Keychain Angle Flashlight with Magnetic Tail & Reversible Clip - Neutral White (Black NW)

The Manker E02 II is the upgrade from the previous model. I never bought the previous model, but recently I decided to try the newer version. I got the NW version and the tint on the LED is beautiful. In the pictures the lighter is a mini bic and the light on is the lowest moonlight on an AAA battery.This is an amazing light. It is a single AAA light, and it is small when you hold it, almost as small as my Thrunite Ti3. The clip on this works great, there is no headband with this light, but I do not think it really needs one, here is why: It is light and tiny, so the clip holds it on a hat brim easily. In fact, the clip is so good, it even works on a beanie if needed for a headlamp, try that with a bigger right angle light! It also clips to your backpack strap well, I even tried it on my collar, and it worked well enough. Still want a headband, Manker has them on their website if you must have one, but try it without first, I think you will like it. It has a magnet in the tailcap, so you can stick it to magnetic surfaces as another way to mount it.The modes are really well spaced and the User Interface (UI) is easy. The "turbo" mode is brighter if you need it, but on an AAA on high, you have a lot of light, enough for almost anything you need with a headlamp. The double click to turbo is easy, and the triple click to strobe makes it a cinch to signal with that function if needed. The moonlight modes are the cool part. On an AAA, the ultra lowest moonlight (there are six levels to choose from on moonlight with an AAA) is so low, it is ridiculous. I guess you could use it as an always on for if you drop the light or want a night light when camping, but it is not much light at all. The other 5 moonlight modes go up to about 5 lumen on an AAA and are all useful on their own. The highest moonlight is plenty to walk with, and lasts quite a while I would imagine.Now if you want to run this on a 10440, it gets even brighter, but make sure you have a button top 10440. The moonlight modes are only 5 modes now, and the lowest is about 5 lumen and the highest is about 30 lumen by the pamphlet inside. I would say that is about right by my eye. The turbo is silly, I mean 400+ Lumens out of a tiny light like this, its fantastic, but drains the battery quickly. It does have thermal regulation and step downs, so it is safe.If you need an ultra light AAA headlamp that is solid aluminum and has a great UI, clip and output. I think this Manker E02 II is just the ticket for you.I would say the only cons to this light are if you "have" to have a headband it is extra, and that the AAA/10440 do not have a lot of capacity. No real faults with the light itself. It is an amazing little light.

Very small/compact angle light that can be used as a headlamp. I bought the NW version with the Luminus SST20 4000K and the tint is excellent, good color rendition when compared to my other light with a Cree in it.Love the TIR optics, gives decent diffused light with no hot spot, very practical for a light of this size and weight. This light is not meant to be a thrower, it's excellent for everyday use.The sub-sub-lumen moonlight mode is more practical than I thought when eyes are already adjusted to darkness. I think this will be very useful for astrophotography, even without a red filter.For general walking around at night, I find that even the 5th or 6th moonlight mode is sufficient for indoors and medium mode is good enough for waking outdoors.I love that the light takes a simple aaa battery that can easily be scavenged from anywhere, such as remote control, eg.Only 2 minor gripes: the magnetic tail cap is not strong enough and also when closes, the lanyard hole does not align squarely with the angled head.

For the last year, I have been EDC'ing the first gen Manker E02 with a Nichia 219C and would consider it my most used torch. Its not perfect, but for my specific use case it is almost faultless. As you can guess I was extremely excited to see Manker releasing an updated version in the E02 II. Silly name aside, after having carried the new model for a few weeks now I have had enough time to identify the positives, negatives, and explain why I will be going back to the first gen going forward and stashing the 2nd gen as a backup.Positives:-Emitter LED is fantastic. This was my first Luminus SST20 (4000k @ CRI>95) and first TIR lens and are the closest thing to the high CRI Nichia 219C emitters that both myself and so many others prefer.-Output is fantastic and multi chemistry support is also pretty great. It is still a little mind blowing to get greater then 400 lumens (when using a 10440 li-ion) out of a torch this small even though I typically use Eneloop AAA's.-Adjustable moonlight mode with multiple sub-lumen outputs. Probably my favorite feature as this is my go-to pocket light at night and having the variable output gives a lot of flexibility.-Lighter then the first. Not by more then a few grams, but it is noticeably lighter when compared side by side.-Improved UI overall-Power switch is 100% metal with no more rubber cap.Negatives:-The magnet in the tail cap is no longer exposed which is a plus, however it is noticeably weaker then the one in the first generation E02. It was frustrating as I found it constantly being knocked off of whatever it was stuck to when jostled in ways that would not unseat the first gen. EX sticking it to the fridge door, then closing the door would cause it to fall. This did not happen with the first gen and forced me to change how I use it day to day. I got so frustrated I eventually glued on a 2nd strong magnet to fix this.-Pocket clip location. I typically carry the flashlight clipped to my pocket with the button down. On the first gen this was possible because there were two different positions the clip could attach to the light. Using the location closest to the magnet end of the torch meant the end of the torch was flush with the end of the clip leading to a deeper carry with almost zero light sticking up out of my pocket. On the second gen, they removed this clip location which removes options as to the orientation and depth to which it sits in my pocket. Either direction the clip is facing, there will always be some flashlight body sticking up and out of your pocket. This was frustrating.-Pocket clip tension. While this is fixable with a pair of pliers, I found the clip's mounting arms were not gripping the flashlight body hard enough leading to the clip not gripping the flashlight hard enough and could rotate pretty freely around the body. I am not sure if this is more widespread or was just an issue with the one I got, but in any case this was not an issue with my first gen.Without having first been exposed to the first gen, this flashlight would be freaking awesome. At the end of the day this gen 2 version required two small fix's (adding a 2nd magnet, and increasing pocket clip tension on the flashlight body with plyers) to address its shortcomings. The first gen while slightly heavier, did not have either of these shortcomings and was "almost perfect" out of the box with better clip positioning and carry options. As such I will be returning the first gen back to my pocket and stashing the 2nd gen somewhere around the house or in my car for use as a backup light.

Great size, form factor and build quality. I love the moonlight mode that can be tweaked up (perfect for finding your way without disturbing others) and it super bright when needed. I have clipped inside my go- to sling pack for easy illumination of the inside and quick access use. Highly recommended.