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#34115 - 11/17/04 07:49 PM Re: Drop-in LED replacements
Mr_Dead Offline
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Registered: 10/30/04
Posts: 34
Quote:
my pb is not to have an good LED light or a powerful bulb light : I want BOTH in the same package (hence the urge to buy a SF L2


The L2 is a 2-stage LED, no bulb. Perhaps you're thinking of the A2?
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#34116 - 11/17/04 08:02 PM Re: Drop-in LED replacements
frenchy Offline
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Registered: 12/18/02
Posts: 1320
Loc: France
Sorry ! I didn't take time to express myself correctly. <img src="/images/graemlins/confused.gif" alt="" />


Remplacing a delicate bulb by a tough LED is OK.

What I'm looking for is a dual purpose light, like the L2 : both low and high settings ....
I guess I will continue to EDC (at least) 2 lights ....
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#34117 - 11/22/04 04:28 PM Re: Drop-in LED replacements
Craig Offline


Registered: 11/13/01
Posts: 1784
Loc: Collegeville, PA, USA
I recently bought the MiniStar2 TLE-5 upgrade module for my 2-AA Mini-Mag. Wow, the difference is like night and day. My newly reborn Mini-Mag is now my official light for walking the dog.

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#34118 - 11/23/04 09:28 PM Re: Flashlight came in handy (long reply)
Anonymous
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Guess it's bring back old threads day... been doing that a bit already (on other forums).

Went with an A2 and wow, it is definitely not what I expected. It's smaller than I thought it would be (a good "small," though) and it's probably not as bright as I expected it to be (the pictures really had me boggled -- I was thinking I'd be betting a focused 500w lamp <img src="/images/graemlins/shocked.gif" alt="" /> ) The construction was far more solid than I expected, and the thing is, well, it's just a beauty.

In short, I absolutely love it. My parents were in Florida (math conference) and I was still in school (college), so I had them TAKE A LOOK at the A2 because there was a retailer down there, pretty close to their hotel. They, well, they bought it before I told them which LED color I wanted, so now I'm stuck with red. I'm going to see if I can change them to the white ones (aka mail it back to the retailer, swap, then get it back). But even if that doesn't happen, these lights sure are bright. Definitely can hit the garage door with a pretty solid beam at (maybe) 75 feet? It's nice.

<img src="/images/graemlins/tongue.gif" alt="" /> Thanks everyone, for your help and time and thought. I really did look into a lot of the options but felt that ultimately the A2 was my best bet. Thanks again. I'll try to stop in now and again to see how things are going. For now, have a good vacation and enjoy the holidays.


Edited by gmnstrunr37 (11/23/04 09:29 PM)

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#34119 - 11/23/04 09:42 PM Re: Drop-in LED replacements
Anonymous
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How far is the throw on it, would you say?

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#34120 - 11/23/04 10:24 PM Re: Flashlight came in handy (long reply)
GoatRider Offline
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Registered: 08/28/04
Posts: 835
Loc: Maple Grove, MN
Send it to me, I want red LED's. As a pilot, usually I want red for close-in work to preserve my night vision.
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#34121 - 11/23/04 11:26 PM Re: Flashlight came in handy (long reply)
Anonymous
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I'll see what happens of it. I still want an A2 -- so if nothing works out, I'm keeping the A2 as it is.

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#34122 - 11/24/04 04:30 PM Re: Flashlight came in handy (long reply)
Mr_Dead Offline
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Registered: 10/30/04
Posts: 34
Those were similar to my impressions- the L4 was smaller than I expected, even though I'd spent a lot of time looking at photos. In my case it was brighter than I expected, but that's probably because I'd never seen an LED that powerful before. I've seen plenty of xenon lights.

As for the red LEDs, there's a guy who wants to buy/trade for just that right here:

CPF B/S/T

Might want to talk to him about it.
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#34123 - 11/24/04 04:53 PM Re: Drop-in LED replacements
Craig Offline


Registered: 11/13/01
Posts: 1784
Loc: Collegeville, PA, USA
Don't know exactly, but it is perfect for my needs. When a light doesn't throw far enough, you notice fairly quickly. This light throw far enough so I can peer under surrounding parked cars for cats and skunks and so forth.

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#34124 - 11/24/04 10:50 PM Re: Flashlight came in handy (long reply)
Anonymous
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Thanks for the replies, Craig and Mr. Dead.

As far as the red A2 is concerned... I'm still thinking about doing a swap with the retailer I bought it from, but if that proves to be too much of a hassle, I might go the internet way. We'll see how it goes with the 'rents tonight.

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