SureFire Question:

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Does anyone here know the maximum operating temperature for a Surefire light? Say an e2e or something similar?

Thanks.

This would be used in a firefighting application.

Better yet, what do any of you firefighters use?


Thanks again

Robb
 
SureFire lights are not rated for structural firefighting applications. I found out the hard way when a Surefire G2 melted after I forgot I had it tucked into my helmet gear strap. If you need a light for firefighting get yourself a Streamlight Survivor as they are rated for it.

www.streamlight.com

Read this as well.

http://www.streamlight.com/ratings.htm
 
The lights I carry and where:

Turnout coat light strap- Streamlight Survivor

Duty belt - Inova X1 (white LED)

Turnout coat inside pocket - Melted Surefire G2 in yellow (It still works)
 
It is dangerous to heat up "CR123A" batteries. They should have several fuses but several have been reported to explode violently if they overheat.

There are plenty of flashlights designed and intended for use by firefighters.
SureFire aren't design for that kind of fire fight.

Al
 
Thanks again for the help. I bought my older bro an Inova X0 for Christmas. (he was always jealous of my X5). Since he has been carrying it, he has generated much interest inside his dept for the Inova lights. Turns out I was jealous of the X0 once I compared it to my X5, and I bought one to match.

I think his X0 will stand up to just about everything he will need except maybe lashing it to his helmet.

Thanks again

Robb
 
Robb,
I'm a UK firefighter. I carry an Inova X5T or MiniMag with Opalec Newbeam LED conversion in a pouch on my station-wear belt.

We are issued Underwater Kinetics 4AA lights, with associated mounts for our Gallet helmets. I carry two of these - a Xenon and eLED version. I usually opt for the eLED version, keeping the Xenon in my jacket as back-up.

I also keep a G2 in my helmet bag for times when I need a little more throw.
 
I carried a Pelican Super Saber Light in my turnout gear for back up. See them here:

http://www.pelican.com/lights.html

My primary light was a Streamlight SL-20 (SL-20X is the newer version), and I carried a Streamlight Stinger on my belt.

The Pelican is type rated for firefighting, and also carries some ratings for hazardous atmospheres. I used it quite a bit, as the old SL-20 became unreliable over time. It had a slide switch that became gummed up with junk quite easily. The new SL-20X has a push button switch, and works much better.

Some members of my department also carried 3 and 4 cell Mag Lites with halogen bulbs. They worked quite well suprisingly.
 
Thanks again, this site is the most vauable I have found.

BTW, I simply love Inova products. They seem like a steal for the fit/finish/performance.

The X0 is very impressive.

Robb
 
You guys are allowed to carry non-HL approved flashlights? Most of the big FDs around here wouldn't dream of letting anybody use anything close to a Maglite. My dad's light was a Pelican SuperSabrelite. .
 
It is dangerous to heat up "CR123A" batteries. They should have several fuses but several have been reported to explode violently if they overheat.
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The real name-brand CR123A batteries have internal fuses, pressure relief valves, etc. But unfortunately there are counterfeit ones on the market that don't have these features. There have, in fact, been several cases of burns and a few fires caused by counterfeit CR123A batteries.

So, firefighters especially would be well-advised to make sure that they are using only genuine, name-brand CR123A batteries.

Remember, if a deal sounds to good to be true, it probably is.
 
ACMarina said:
You guys are allowed to carry non-HL approved flashlights? Most of the big FDs around here wouldn't dream of letting anybody use anything close to a Maglite. My dad's light was a Pelican SuperSabrelite. .
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We were issued the Streamlights at first, then they decided to buy the newer SL-20X's, and have 5 on board each apparatus.

The problem with that was overcharging, resulting in cooked batteries. The Dept. reissued each person a SL-20X, which worked much better. Some of the guys hated the rechargeables, and purchased their own Mag-Lites, with Dept. approval.

Where I'm from, the most hazardous areas we had included Fruit Cold Storage (Ammonia), hop warehouses, and one hop extract plant that uses hexane. No radios, pagers, or flashlights were allowed in that plant, unless they were type rated. Our dept was lax on type rated lights, ect. because of the low risk. I'm retired now, and I haven't heard if that was changed. We were working on either issuing the Super Saber Light, or issuing each member a Streamlight Survivor. The SL-20X's were getting too costly to maintain for 75+ in the suppression division.
 
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