What flashlights do you take with you?

The Arc AAA and its clone the Peak Matterhorn are great EDC lights. Their light is much more useful than their size would indicate. LEDs have changed the paradigm.
 
Wow. So, I just checked a review for my Maglite solitare... the run time to 50% is 11 minutes...

I've never really used it much, but man. That's what I get for $6.
 
studio said:
Mentioning heatsinks and lithium batteries makes me think of "flashahol?". Do lithiums actively offgas to the point of negating an h20 proof seal....?

IIRC the packaging on the matrix HL suggested not to store the alkaline batteries for long durations inside the lamp due to the possibility of compromising the seal.

J.
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I've never heard of lithiums giving off any kind of gas. Where I work we have Lithium Ion, NiCd, NimH, Akaline, and sealed Lead Acid. We have thousands of them waiting to be installed or disposed of cause they are used up. The only precations we take is to make sure there are no exposed contacts when we dispose of them.
 
skammer said:
Its not hard to do if you are careful.

I removed the stock 3 watt luxeon and replaced it with a Seoul P4 3 watt.

All you need is a solder gun and some thermal paste.

The P4 is going for 9$ approx on line. This can only be done with a few headlamps like the APex as its heatsink is huge. This is one screaming bright headlamp, it was super bright before the mod:eek:.

How to do it hear.

http://candlepowerforums.com/vb/showthread.php?t=141392&page=2&pp=30

http://www.candlepowerforums.com/vb/showthread.php?t=171344

Skam
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Thanks for the info.
 
A Q about the headlamps, do you guys that use them get mobbed by flying insects to the face in the summer?
 
Can't say I've noticed a problem with bugs. Probelly depends on the region you live in.
 
+1 on the River Rock 1XAA. I EDC this light and it's bright, tough, and reliable for 20 buck. I have a G2 as a backup or if I need something brighter.
 
led4them said:
A Q about the headlamps, do you guys that use them get mobbed by flying insects to the face in the summer?
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Can happen but they stay mostly above the lamp. Its not a major problem and I live in a buggy area. If you are moving there is no issue at all.

Skam
 
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