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#259245 - 04/17/13 01:52 PM Re: I finally have enough flashlights [Re: LesSnyder]
Jeanette_Isabelle Offline
Carpal Tunnel

Registered: 11/13/06
Posts: 2959
Loc: Nacogdoches, Texas
Originally Posted By: LesSnyder
JI....in the world of high tech lights, I too use a 2D MagLight LED...the LED is a tremendous upgrade from the incandescent Xenon bulb...

I replaced the incandescent lamp in my MAG-LITE with a LED lamp.

Jeanette Isabelle
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#259254 - 04/17/13 03:45 PM Re: I finally have enough flashlights [Re: TeacherRO]
TeacherRO Offline
Carpal Tunnel

Registered: 03/11/05
Posts: 2574
Ah, thanks. My first intervention....

TRO

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#259257 - 04/17/13 04:03 PM Re: I finally have enough flashlights [Re: Phaedrus]
Arney Offline
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Registered: 09/15/05
Posts: 2485
Loc: California
Originally Posted By: Phaedrus
It's possible to have enough flashlights? When did this happen? grin

You said it, brother. If it's possible to have enough flashlights, the world really did end--I simply missed noticing it!

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#259259 - 04/17/13 04:06 PM Re: I finally have enough flashlights [Re: Jeanette_Isabelle]
Arney Offline
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Registered: 09/15/05
Posts: 2485
Loc: California
Originally Posted By: Jeanette_Isabelle
I replaced the incandescent lamp in my MAG-LITE with a LED lamp.

The old, big Mags don't get much love these days, but it's still a solid light, particularly if you go LED with it. In particular, the self-cleaning design of the switch makes it a workhorse while other lights fail to light up. (The switch design is patented so that's why other lights don't use it)

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#259260 - 04/17/13 04:41 PM Re: I finally have enough flashlights [Re: TeacherRO]
LesSnyder Offline
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Registered: 07/11/10
Posts: 1680
Loc: New Port Richey, Fla
I replaced the xenon incandescent for a 3D Mag Light with a drop in LED module, and it can't compare to the factory LED...as I commented before, the state of Florida has a couple of tax free days on hurricane supplies prior to the start of the season... the 2D LED Mag Lights are typically a door buster at Lowes and Home Depot and have been in the $12 to $15 price range

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#259269 - 04/17/13 08:22 PM Re: I finally have enough flashlights [Re: TeacherRO]
Phaedrus Offline
Carpal Tunnel

Registered: 04/28/10
Posts: 3153
Loc: Big Sky Country
I want to try a Malkoff head on one of my older Surefires.
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#259289 - 04/18/13 01:02 AM Re: I finally have enough flashlights [Re: TeacherRO]
KenK Offline
"Be Prepared"
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Registered: 06/26/04
Posts: 2209
Loc: NE Wisconsin
I don't buy flashlights for myself anymore.

I don't really use flashlights anymore except for the tiny one carried on my keychain. My light of choice is the Princeton Tec EOS headlamp ... which I have stuffed all over the place.

They are very bright, compact, tough, lightweight, leave my hands free, and have the remarkable ability to automatically point toward where I'm looking.

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#259293 - 04/18/13 03:20 AM Re: I finally have enough flashlights [Re: Bingley]
chaosmagnet Offline
Sheriff
Carpal Tunnel

Registered: 12/03/09
Posts: 3825
Loc: USA
Originally Posted By: Bingley
Now we're going to go around the living room counterclockwise, starting with bacpacjac, and let you know how your flashlight addiction has impacted our lives..


Looks like a pretty good set. Where are the rest?

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#259294 - 04/18/13 03:31 AM Re: I finally have enough flashlights [Re: widget]
UTAlumnus Offline
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Registered: 03/08/03
Posts: 1019
Loc: East Tennessee near Bristol
Quote:
I just get what I need and then upgrade from time to time.


+1 Since I found the Fenix LD-20, I've only added three to the collection. One of their TK line, one 2AAA head lamp, and one of the Gerber multi-color LEDs.

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#259295 - 04/18/13 03:40 AM Re: I finally have enough flashlights [Re: TeacherRO]
LesSnyder Offline
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Registered: 07/11/10
Posts: 1680
Loc: New Port Richey, Fla
Phaedrus... I upgraded an older 6P with a 240 lumen Malkoff module... the heat sink is massive, and designed for continuous use, which I will probably never use... the module is pretty pricey.... I upgraded a couple of the G2s I picked up off the prize table at Ft Benning with two 320 lumen modules from Solar Force at about $12 each...along with a $12 Solar Force L2M body... I put together a pretty good high intensity light with the L2M body and 320lumen module and a couple of SF CR123s for less than $30...size comparison


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