Target half price sale on River Rock 2AA 1.5 watt LED flashlight

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I took advantage of the half price sale at Target and bought a few River Rock 2AA 1.5 watt flashlights for $9.88 each. The sale ends Feb. 27, 2006.

The River Rock 2AA packaging bears the the nomenclature T-ALJ012AA and this light appears to be the same as the Aurora ALJ-012AA described at the Advancedmart page:
http://store.advancedmart.com/au15wajuniwh1.html


There are more photos and discussion (in Chinese) here: http://www.mobile01.com/topicdetail.php?f=181&t=118040

The same light bears the moniker Police ALJ012AA light, shown here:
http://www.sunham.com.tw/ALJ012AA.htm

A review of the Aurora light appears at
http://www.flashlightreviews.com/reviews/aurora_alj-012aa.htm

The Aurora version includes a carrying case, but the River Rock sold by Target does not.

The RR 2AA employs a glass lens to produce spotlight beam with very little spill and a blue outer ring. The center of the beam has a slight bluish tint.

I lack the equipment needed to measure the amount of light emitted by the RR 2AA, but it has much further throw than my 2AA Mini Maglite upgraded with the Nite Ize LED module and the another upgraded with a recent TerraLux TLE-5 1 watt Luxeon.

I measured the current drawn by 3 flashlights from the same pair of fresh AA alkaline batteries:

520 mA - River Rock 2AA
278 mA - Mini Maglite 2AA with recent TerraLux TLE5 module
222 mA - Mini Maglite 2AA with recent Nite Ize LED module

The Nite Ize and TerraLux modules have way more spill than the RR 2AA. It could be argued that the RR 2AA's tighter beam restricts it to niche applications.

For example, my wife's job requires her to inspect kitchen corners and underneath appliances and she feels the RR 2AA's bright spot is better suited than the wider spill Eddie Bauer 3AAA 1 watt LED flashlight she had been using (aka Dorcy 1 watt, http://www.dorcy.com/1_watt_led.htm ).

The RR's side mounted, rubber pushbutton is a reverse clicky. I have small-to-medium size hands and I sometimes have trouble pressing the pushbutton squarely enough to activate it.

I am satisfied with the River Rock 2AA 1.5 watt light for $9.88, but wasn't willing to gamble about $20 earlier, which was Target's regular price.
 
Hmm , being a noob flashlight knut , I may have to buy one of these.
I just got a Dorcy LED the other night , umm what model..... Well I cant seem to find link to the one I bought but it works nice for the low price.
(hey I made a rhyme).
Thanks for the headsup bud.
:D
 
They're still $20 at my local Target (Hadley, Massachusetts). I'll try again in a few days; once before I saw reports of a sale on the net and it didn't show up at the local Target until later.
 
I bought a couple of those "River Rock" lights at Target a month ago - VERY nice quality, even at full price. :thumbup:
 
Cougar,

I just went by the local Target and they were marked normal price. Out of curiosity I went to one of the 'scan it yourself for a price' thingys and it is in fact on sale. Im willing to bet they are in the system as on sale and just not marked. I picked up three of them and I'm pretty impressed. Granted I am new to lights and only had mags until now. Now I just need to find one small enough that I can EDC comfortably in a pocket (from everything I have read it will probably be a fenix). Thanks for the heads up!

Ryan
 
Assuming its the same as the Aurora, CF says 450 lux at center and 825 lux overall, with 3:45 until it drops below 50% of initial.


While the throw is impressive, I find the spill sufficient for walking wooded paths at night.
 
thanks for the heads up. i went to the store after work and picked up two of them. i had already purcahsed one of the AAA 0.5w lights and was very impressed with it so i decided to get this one as well. once again i am very pleased with the purchase. a regulated light for 10.00 cannot be beaten. my only complaint is how tight the beam is. a little spill would make me a little happier.

i highly recomend picking this and the AAA light as well.

billyp
 
Thomas Linton said:
Assuming its the same as the Aurora, CF says 450 lux at center and 825 lux overall, with 3:45 until it drops below 50% of initial.


While the throw is impressive, I find the spill sufficient for walking wooded paths at night.
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The AA Rock Rivers head diameter look awfully close to that of the head diameter of the AA Maglite and the Surefire KL1, KL3 and L1 heads. And I' m willing to bet that a Surefire F04 Beam Shaper/ Filter will fit on the Rock River. Since the Rock River uses what appears to be an optically shaped lens, its beam is quite concentrated. The F04 cap will soften up and spread that beam quite well, if it fits. Someone who owns all the relative parts, please try this combo. And let us know.

N.
 
Are they in the Camping section? I went to my local Target last night and all they had were Eddie Bauer and Coleman branded flashlights.
 
Check near automotive/ tools area. BTW, the Surefire F04 filter is a good snug fit over the Maglite AA. Someone try this on the 2AA Rock River pleeze. :D

N.
 
Nakano 2 said:
.... BTW, the Surefire F04 filter is a good snug fit over the Maglite AA. Someone try this on the 2AA Rock River pleeze. :D
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I don't own a Surefire beam filter. The bezel on the 2AA River Rock light measures about 1-1/16 inches diameter versus the 1 inch Mini Maglite bezel.
 
I went back today and it scanned at the sale price just as FlaMtnBkr said. It's a steal at the price! It has knurling, unlike the .5w River Rock. It's a little longer than most 2AA flashlights, long enough so you can grasp it by the head and whack evil-doers as well as using it as a kubotan.

I got home at sunset, grabbed a couple of other flashlights for comparison and went for a walk. This is not the flashlight to watch your footing with -- the lens focuses the beam so fine when I point it at my feet it's only about 4 inches across, and there isn't enough spill light to be useful. This is the light to shine on that noise off in the distance to see if that's a hairy monster with big feet sneaking up on you or only Cliff Stamp. (Yes, there is a difference. Hairy monsters with big feet don't brandish a big knife at you.)

If you don't have a good flashlight and you only have $10 to spend buy the .5w 2AAA River Rock; it's a more versatile all-around light. But if you want something just for cast, this has a lot more cast than that, a lot more than a Dorcy 1w too (and that's a well-focused light for a led with its deep parabolic reflector).
 
parnass said:
I don't own a Surefire beam filter. The bezel on the 2AA River Rock light measures about 1-1/16 inches diameter versus the 1 inch Mini Maglite bezel.
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Then it' s probably a no go. I know that the F04 filter fits onto the 2 AA Maglite, a bit on the snug side. So with 1/16" diff, probably won' t work. Still, the rubber made filter can be softened, then stretched fit on???

N.
 
I went and got the 2C it was only 12.99 its alittle heavier but has a longer burn time. Mine has no side spill it's a tight beam like the 2AA is. Still I like it for the price.........
 
I found 'em! They were in the flashlight section by the tools and automotive - about 4 aisles from the camping section where I struck out last night.

I bought the last two they had and I also picked up 2 of the 2-C cell models (ALJ-112C) for $12.88 a copy (regular $25.95). Does anybody know anything about this model? It does not appear to be any brighter but the specs say up to 9 hours run time as opposed to 2.5 with the AA version.

Almost no spill but the field of light has a distinct blue tinge around the perimeter.

I live in a 6 room (3 bedroom 1 bath) rambler style home with my wife and 12 year old daughter and my father in law as a part time resident maybe a couple of months a year and we live in a wooded area with electric wires on poles - power goes out nearly every time there is a severe storm. So I'm putting together a preparedness kit that will include the 1 Lightwave 4000 I already have plus 2 more that I have to get to provide mobile ambient lighting throughout the house and now the 4 listed above for personal carry and task lighting during outages. I also have assorted Maglites (even the coveted and elusive 6 D-cell) and other flashlights laying around but they will not be dedicated to the preparedness kit. I have a Porter Cable 14.4V 3/8" drill and I constantly cycle the batteries using the floodlight that works with them. I keep a fully charged battery on the drill and alternate with the duty battery on the light.

I'll just place the Lightwaves around pointed at the walls/ceiling so you can move about without any other lights - they'll provide light for about 30 days on the 2 D cells (or so they say, but I don't care because I'll have worse problems than lighting if the power is out for a month!). I haul buckets of water up from the lake to flush the toilets. My father in law has to shoot insulin several times a day/night so it is critical that he has good task lighting and I think I have the solution in hand now.

Thanks for the tip, fellas.
 
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