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November 15, 2009, 11:48 AM | #26 |
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call me old fashioned but my favorite flashlites are the big everready 6 volt lights and anything from maglite. recently i have picked up a few small led flashlites sitting on the checkout counter at autozone 2/$5.00. these work well also.
I have tried a couple of the super zoom tacktikool flashlites and they have all been a disappointment. poor battery life, blown bulbs, shorting out causing the body of the light to get hot. now people have told me i just need to buy more expensive units. i think to myself if i have problems with a $30 to $60 unit why in the hell would i spend more money. |
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November 15, 2009, 02:22 PM | #28 | |
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One of my mods I like the best is my 2 "C" Mag modified for 3 CR123 or 2 re-charge lithium batteries, driving a K2 LED. Great throw and adjustable beam. Somewhere around the 200 lumen mark. |
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November 15, 2009, 02:28 PM | #29 |
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I understand....really, but then all you have is the shell of the Mag. I've seen overbored Mag bodies and tri-milled crescent cuts for three rows of batteries. You don't keep the plastic lens do you? Kinda like calling a NASCAR racer a Chevy. The true hot rods are the quad-dies. Imagine a set of 5 heatsinked quads on a 3_D Mag powered by lithiums. That's right up there with HID lights.
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Example: http://www.blackbearflashlights.com/...l_borealis.htm Better have your money ready. |
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November 15, 2009, 04:54 PM | #31 |
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I just ordered some of these for my shop to replace the CR123-eaters...
Nothing fancy, just a rechargeable, 3W, Cree bulb flashlight. It's a PITA (not to mention expensive) to keep replacing CR123 batteries. The new lights will pay for themselves in a year when compared to the cost of CR123's and HAZMAT shipping fees. At least someone (me) is trying to save the taxpayers money... I'll let you guys know how they work out.
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I'm trying to push rechargeable everything (lights/tools/etc) to all the other shops on my ship. I recently processed a HAZMAT discard shipment and realized just how much money we drain from our budget on senseless use of consumable HAZMAT items... When you pay 2x more for shipment to/from the unit than the cost of the batteries themselves, it becomes counter-productive...
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November 15, 2009, 05:08 PM | #34 |
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I just received 2 of the delights from Bill, They are as advertised. Very bright, small and delivery was very quick. I like the idea of AAA batteries, instead of the others and the price was right. I don't know Bill and I am not his Homer. There might be a better light out there for the price, I just don't know of it. Satisfied customer.
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November 15, 2009, 06:17 PM | #35 |
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I just picked up a DeLight from Bill about a week or so ago and I have no complaints. The OP started a thread about “cheap” flashlight recommendations…people are posting links to lights that are two, three, and four times the cost of the DeLight. I own over four surefire lights that I am happy with and that I paid a lot of money for. I also own one Delight that I paid $35.00 for that is just as bright as some of my high-end lights.
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Now to stay with cheap flashlights. I have said that I am sure the Delight is what everyone says. I also have some lower cost lights powered by 3 AAA and they work great. Now my only personal issue is I am not in love with lights that use battery carriers. It adds another device that must be loaded and can fail. I have had 3 AAA carriers fail. Then the light is of no use. NOT saying the Delight carrier will fail. For low cost operation I like AA batteries that are loaded straight in with no carrier. Not to mention higher MAH capacity with AA. Just my preference. One issue is that the LED flashlight world is changing at almost every three month rate. So when the LED flashlights are discussed, you will find lots of input about different lights because so many are available that have good performance. This is mainly due to the Cree LED being available to lots of manufactures. Just the way it is. Last edited by madmag; November 15, 2009 at 07:07 PM. |
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For the record, after almost two weeks use, I finally had to replace the batteries. I never logged the time, but I'm guessing I used it for at least an hour or two per day. The light was still useable, but I need my light to be rather bright to perform quality inspections in my line of work. If not, I'm willing to bet it would have gone a few more hours. This is a wild guess in the time. However I thought it was impressive to say the least. Coastie, that appears to be a great light. I'm not sure if brightness is a big factor or not, but the DeLight is rated at 225 lumens IIRC. Doesn't come with a charger and batteries, though.
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I'm sure the DeLight is indeed a great light and I may look into ordering one for personal use. The inability to substitute consumable batteries was a big factor in my quest for replacement flashlights. I didn't want people to get lazy about having to charge the batteries and just popping in consumable ones.
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Oh, remember one thing. From "C" size on up you are still getting an AA re-chargeable. They just basically put a AA NiMH in a body that fits a "C" or "D" size. You can get actual "C" or "D" size from people like batteryjunction, but not normally at your local store. http://www.batteryjunction.com/ Last edited by madmag; November 15, 2009 at 09:34 PM. |
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November 15, 2009, 10:18 PM | #42 |
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Perhaps you can help me. I need to get a friend a light for Christmas (he already has a DeLight) and he wants an extremely powerful spotlight. Is there an inexpensive 6V lantern-type that uses a good LED? This is not something that I have researched. He wants it for night varmint hunting. Rememer-Old cheap Bill is buying it! |
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Quick answer, I just looked the other day at Lowes Hardware and they had a hand held spot light using a (I think) 5W LED. I don't remember that it had a lumen's rating. It was not really cheap, I think about $37. The problem is that is not an area the LED's have completely overtaken. It's still hard to beat a million candle power ican re-charge type for about $20. Of course they are not small and the charge is only good for about 30 min. I will look for more info at some of my flashlights sites. |
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Try this...
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jgcoastie,
That light has 3 led's and that is not normally good for throw (distance) and is expensive. |
November 16, 2009, 12:09 AM | #46 |
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Bill, at this point I would say that there are not any inexpensive LED spots that can compete with the re-charge hand held incandescent spots you can buy at most stores. These usually run a 55W bulb.
Now going higher in price to about $100 you can get a Mag Charger. That is nothing like the normal Mag light. It runs on re-charge batteries and has about 500 lumen's. Run times are good at about 1 hour. The bulb is about 20Watts. Very good distance spot. Best I know it takes about $150 to get an LED flashlight that runs about 400 Lumen's with good distance. That's a niche that LED's have not filled. Then even higher you get into HID with 3000 lumen's but they cost like you know what. Best bet for the money. Get a low cost million candle power spot with a back-up battery. This could give you about an hour of run time. More for on-off use. Here is a typical spot. You can find similar brands at Wal-Mart, Target, etc. http://www.qualitylogoproducts.com/t....htm?iorb=4764 PS: I have seen some as low price as $15. Last edited by madmag; November 16, 2009 at 12:37 AM. |
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I am not into spots much, but I found this one at Sears. I like it myself. It uses the standard Sears drill battery...good feature.
http://www.sears.com/shc/s/p_10153_1...1593000P?mv=rr |
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Thus far I've accumulated: 1- 2D Maglite (incandescent) 1- 3D Maglite (LED) 1- 4D Maglite (LED) 2- Browning 210L (LED) 2- Surefire Z2 (LEDs) 2- Surefire G2 (LEDs) 2- Glock rail-mount laser/light (Xenon) 6 or 7 Energizer and Rayovac LED's 6- 2AA MiniMaglite (incandescent/LED mix) 2- S&W 13 LED white/red 5- Barbie/Dora/Handy Manny/Spongebob lights (my daughter shares my fascination with lights...) 3- DeWalt worklights (Xenon, I think...) 4- Milwaulke worklights (Xenon, I think...) Love me some flashlights...
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November 16, 2009, 01:58 AM | #49 |
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You have to check out the LED LENSER by Coast. It is a great light that is led, uses three AA Bat., and is focusable. you can order them or you can get them at LOWE'S. Coast also has tactical mounts and switches.
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November 16, 2009, 02:09 AM | #50 |
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Thanks for all the information!
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