Pete M Posted January 17, 2013 Share Posted January 17, 2013 after much research and deliberation, I've finally spent my christmas money. Grandma said she wanted me to spend it on something fun rather than gasoline or food, so I got this: gotta love an LED light that has a warning on it: still waiting anxiously for night to fall... :yes: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimoshel Posted January 17, 2013 Share Posted January 17, 2013 Gotta love them Grandmas. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gogmorgo Posted January 17, 2013 Share Posted January 17, 2013 Looks like a solid little unit. My phone gets decently warm when I leave the LED flashlight on for a while, I can imagine what the same bulb inside a tube would do. Just out of curiosity, how is gas not fun? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete M Posted January 17, 2013 Author Share Posted January 17, 2013 the gas would be going into a minivan. :D I love my van dearly, but it'd be a stretch to call the driving "fun". battery is charged up and ready to go. starting to get dark outside... :banana: so far I gotta say a flashlight with selectable output levels is kinda nice. :yes: and it comes with a diffuser cap to turn it into a lantern too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete M Posted January 18, 2013 Author Share Posted January 18, 2013 holy crap is this thing bright :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
88mjgilley Posted January 18, 2013 Share Posted January 18, 2013 how long does the battery last and time to recharge? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete M Posted January 18, 2013 Author Share Posted January 18, 2013 sounds like a simple question, but with my particular light it's not. It automatically steps down the brightness after a few mins at 740 lumens to protect itself from heat and again after 30 mins at 400 lumens, so the highest setting with continuous run is 140 lumens and that does over 7 hours. 40 lumens goes 27 hrs and 9 lumens goes 130 hrs. I can turn it back on to its high settings immediately after it steps down, it's just not recommended. if you get a bit bigger flashlight you can get a longer continuous run of high output. I sacrificed a bit of continuous performance time to get a smaller package. Or you can think of it as I bought a regular looking flashlight that has some super powers :D I highly recommend candlepowerforums.com for research. There is a bewilderingly ginormous amount of info there and they seem very friendly. kinda the Comanche Club of flashlight forums, I guess. :) Among the things to consider when looking for a flashlight are battery type and number of batteries, throw distance (is it more spot or more flood?), LED temperature (not degrees, I mean the perceived color palate of the objects you're shining the light at), switch setup (where is the "on" switch, where is the "mode" switch if applicable, and how do they operate), cost (duh!), features (do you want a momentary switch? do you need the strobe effect?), etc. check out the "recommend me a light for..." forum. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimoshel Posted January 18, 2013 Share Posted January 18, 2013 When I went outside around 10;15 last nite I saw a bright glow over the East horizon. Was that you? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete M Posted January 18, 2013 Author Share Posted January 18, 2013 quite possible :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Minuit Posted January 19, 2013 Share Posted January 19, 2013 Didn't think so much science could go into a flashlight. Now I want one. Gotta ask, how much does one of those cost? :cheers: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DirtyComanche Posted January 19, 2013 Share Posted January 19, 2013 I wonder if this light would survive me. I've killed Streamlights, LED Lensers, Coast, etc, etc... I'm lucky to get a 3-4 weeks out of one. I actually take 3+ flashlights with me whenever I got to work, as invariably I will kill one. My worst tour I destroyed a Coast and a Streamlight within the first two days, and my Coleman (cheapie) LED headlamp within the first week. I then resorted to my 18V Makita light (that uses a halogen bulb of all things) and a $2 LED light. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete M Posted January 19, 2013 Author Share Posted January 19, 2013 I was a bit overwhelmed when I started looking into new flashlights. they are quite hi-tech these days. check out that candlepower website. I'm sure there's a flashlight out there for everyone's needs. :D they go up past 2500 lumens for the big ones. :eek: not sure if anyone can buy this particular one now. even the manufacturers website shows they are out of stock. :( did I somehow buy the last one? that seems a bit odd. :dunno: glad I didn't wait any longer. :banana: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mpace6a Posted January 19, 2013 Share Posted January 19, 2013 I had a nice 2D maglite, LED. I could spotlight peoples windows 2 blocks down the street and they would think someone was trying to peek in their windows up close! But then one day it just lost its brightness, roughly 2 weeks later :dunno: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete M Posted January 19, 2013 Author Share Posted January 19, 2013 even with fresh batteries? that sucks :( Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mpace6a Posted January 19, 2013 Share Posted January 19, 2013 Yep, Its gotta be a connection problem, because it will be normal brightness for a split second when you turn it on, but quickly fades to its crappy dull light. Not sure what the problem is. Was messing with it last night, new batteries, and now it randomly turns off, unless you shake it just right. Little brother got one with a bulb, and his does the same thing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boot Posted January 21, 2013 Share Posted January 21, 2013 I bought a pretty decent one for~$60 that has lasted me a few years now. It's a Fenix PD30. I can throw light well over 100yards of a football field at night with no problem. And the only times i've had to replace the batteries was before I go on 10-12 day backpacking treks and can't risk them dying on me(which hasn't happened yet). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
COFFMAN Posted January 21, 2013 Share Posted January 21, 2013 Pete for Fook sakes stop waveing that thing around at night, there are ships running aground all up and down the coast... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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