The AceBeam TAC 2AA rechargeable EDC flashlight is on sale for Prime Day.
AceBeam sent one over for testing, and it’s definitely a unique offering.
It comes with a USB-C rechargeable battery, which can be swapped for 2AA NiMH batteries.
There are different body color and emitter options – I’ve been testing the 1600 lumen model in black. It has different modes and both a side button and rear push button.
The user interface is not as intuitive as with other lights, but I got the hang of it. In addition to multiple output settings, the flashlight has different “tactical” and “daily” behaviors for the rear switch.
It comes with a Li-ion battery with built-in USB-C port, and a charging cable.
There’s a removable pocket clip, and also a wrist lanyard.
Sale Price: $24.99
This is my first experience with a flashlight that works with a rechargeable battery of this kind. It can be swapped with NiMH AA-sized batteries, and its output brightness will dip a little bit.
From the user manual, the battery is a 14100 size. A quick search shows that there are similar batteries on the market from AceBeam and a number of other brands.
If the battery ever wears down, you should be able to replace it. As mentioned, rechargeable NiMH AA batteries can also be used. It’s good to have options.
The user interface is a little tricky, in that the rear switch is the main power on/off control. If you turn the flashlight off with the side switch, it goes into standby mode. Another press of the side switch turns it back on. The rear switch turns it off, from the activated state or standby mode, and then has to be pressed again to turn the light on.
If you hold the side switch and press the rear button, you switch between daily and tactical modes. Basically, this controls whether a press of the rear switch goes to the brightest Turbo setting first, or one of the lower user-selected brightness modes.
Thus, it’s not intuitive compared to other flashlights with dual user controls, but it’s easy to pick up on.
The tailcap also has a momentary-on function.
I have just started testing the flashlight, but the sale will be over before I can post a review. So, these are first thoughts to help you determine whether this new releases is a good fit for your needs.
I’ve got it in front of me in case you have any questions.
There are a few 2AA-sized EDC flashlights in my collection – I like this size of light. The 14100 USB-C-recharged battery form factor is completely new to me, and so I don’t have much of an opinion about it yet.
Thank you to AceBeam for the review sample!
