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Discern · September 12, 2011, 09:19 PM

I do not like the idea of a person clearing rooms unless they have a partner to assist them and they both have received training to do this.

I have both hand held and rail mounted. If one goes out, you still have another.

I prefer a light that has a very wide beam of light to illuminate a room. I would take a 50 lumens wide beam light over a narrow beam 200 lumens light. One thing to be careful of with white lights is not shining it onto something where the light will come back at you (close wall painted in white gloss, mirror, glass, etc.)

September 12, 2011, 09:19 PM	#7
Discern Senior Member Join Date: July 30, 2011 Posts: 471	I do not like the idea of a person clearing rooms unless they have a partner to assist them and they both have received training to do this. I have both hand held and rail mounted. If one goes out, you still have another. I prefer a light that has a very wide beam of light to illuminate a room. I would take a 50 lumens wide beam light over a narrow beam 200 lumens light. One thing to be careful of with white lights is not shining it onto something where the light will come back at you (close wall painted in white gloss, mirror, glass, etc.)