This Acebeam Pokelite 2AA was provided by Acebeam for review.

Overview

The Acebeam Pokelit 2AA is a simple long, skinny two-mode tailswitch light with excellent color quality and the ability to use an unusual 141000 Li-ion rechargeable battery or two AAs. Few lights with this much battery capacity are this thin, and it's rare that they have USB-charging batteries. For those who want both, Acebeam has the only option.

The main thing I find myself missing is a third mode, other than waiting for high to thermal-throttle to about 50%. When running on AA, the throttling seems unnecessary, or it would be if there was a medium mode the user could select to extend battery life. For those who like the form factor and think two modes is just fine, the Pokelit 2AA is conditionally recommended.

Specifications

Spec	-
Battery	1x141000, 2xAA
LED	Nichia 519A
Color temperature	5155K
Color rendering index	94
Max output (Li)	818lm
Max output (AA)	387lm
Max throw (Li)	85m
Max throw (AA)	58m
Max sustainable output (Li)	357lm
Max sustainable output (AA)	113lm
Max output at 50% battery	562lm
Best efficiency	132 lm/W (high, AA)
Candela per lumen	2.2 (floody)
Length	144mm
Head diameter	18.2mm
Weight	42g
Weight with battery	86g
Charging	USB-C (compliant) on battery
Low Voltage Protection (LVP)
Lockout	No
Approximate price	$40
Rating	★★★☆☆ (conditionally recommended)

Highlights

• Excellent color rendering
• Good efficiency
• Thin
• Solidly built

Lowlights

• 141000 battery is rare and doesn't fit in chargers
• No lockout
• Three modes would be better

Details and technical analysis

Versions

The Pokelit 2AA comes in green or black. This is the green version.

Accessories

A battery, pocket clip, USB cable, spare O-rings, and user manual are included.

Modes and user interface

The Pokelite 2AA has two modes: low and high, with a forward clicky tailswitch. That means half-pressing the switch turns the light on momentarily, and a full press locks it on. Quickly turning the light off and on switches modes. There is no mechanical lockout.

Output, runtime, and efficiency

AA battery

Mode	Advertised Lumens	Estimated Lumens	Percent of claim	Estimated throw (FL1 meters)
Low	0.5	1	200	-
Throttled	100	113	113	44
High	300	387	129	58

141000 battery

Mode	Advertised Lumens	Estimated Lumens	Percent of claim	Estimated throw (FL1 meters)
Low	20	27	114	51
Throttled	360	475	132	78
High	600	817	136	85

Runtime

Mode	Estimated lumens	Minutes to 80%	Minutes to 50%	Minutes to 10%	Efficiency (lm/W)	Current (mA)
Low AA	1	-	-	271 hours	60	7
High AA	387	0.87	2.19	288	132	1260
Low 141000	28	-	-	22 hours	94	73
High 141000	817	1.1	26	111	112	2250

Light quality

Readings are taken from the center spot diffused with DC Fix diffusion film using an X-rite i1Pro spectrophotometer.

AA battery

Mode	Color Temperature	Tint Duv	CRI	CRI R9 (deep red)	CRI R12 (deep blue)
Low	5022K	0.0034 (moderately green)	96.9	97.0	75.6
Throttled	5158K	0.0029 (slightly green)	93.9	84.8	78.3
High	5148K	0.0030 (moderately green)	93.4	83.3	78.2

141000 battery

Mode	Color Temperature	Tint Duv	CRI	CRI R9 (deep red)	CRI R12 (deep blue)
Low	5039K	0.0042 (moderately green)	94.3	87.4	77.5
Throttled	5115K	0.0019 (slightly green)	93.7	83.1	79.2
High	5190K	0.0021 (slightly green)	93.2	81.7	78.7

There is no PWM flicker, but all modes have a high-frequency ripple. It is not visible to the eye, but could affect cameras in some circumstances.

Beamshots

Max output vs Zebralight SC64c LE

Stable output vs SC64c LE

AA batteries max vs stable

White wall vs SC64c LE

Batteries and charging

A 141000 Li-ion battery is included. This is an unusual size, but not entirely unique to Acebeam; Nitecore has offered a similar battery in the past. It is likely both are made from two 14500 cells wired internally in parallel.

The included battery has a USB-C port for charging. It seems to be standards-compliant and can charge from all USB power supplies and cables. It cannot, however fit into any slot charger I've ever seen. Charging from USB takes about 4 hours.

Two The Pokelit 2AA can, as the name suggests also use two AA batteries. It is not rated for 14500 batteries and would presumably be damaged by their use.

Size and ergonomics

This is a noticeably slim flashlight with a maximum diameter of 18.2mm in contrast to the classic Mini Maglite with a 25mm bezel. I think it would qualify as a pen light for many people while having substantially better performance than anything powered by two AAA batteries. The body is ribbed, providing good grip, and the switch is very proud.

Modification potential

A quick attempt to unscrew the pill with tweezers was not successful.