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    How low do you go ??

    I use my light everyday in the shop at work, looking at machinery, looking for parts in conex boxes. So i pretty much check my voltages every other day. I also carry a backup on me, and a few in the car, plus I keep a charger at work and extra batteries. 3.8 will get put on the charger.
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    darkest place you have ever been?

    Old iron ore mine by me in Brewster NY, other than that, many overnights in the Adirondacks.
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    EDC with esay access to strobe mode

    The Eagle Tac P series has a Strobe on the second momentary push, and it can be turned on or off by cycling 20 times. They come in a few different sizes
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    LED for 2D Maglite

    I put the Malkoff Devices 3-6 D drop in in my 2D with 2 26650 IMR batteries and a PVC pipe spacer vast improvement in distance, over all output and run time. I also used a orange peel reflector from DX and a borafloat lens
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    What did you mod today?

    Finished this last night. One of those old Craftsman 170 lum K2 lights with the 6 AAA holder. This was my first "real" LED light some 7-8 years ago. It had been regulated to a just in case light in a bathroom draw. This was an ok light but ate batteries. I replaced the stock K2 with an XM-L2 the...
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    battery collection bins: how safe?

    I don't know these things have been around for years, I'd not a decade or more. I have never heard of a fire in them, at least not locally.
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    Streamlight SL20X Conversion

    I've done it, had to remove the black plastic ring that goes around the reflector. It's been a long time, but I think I could just about get the lens cover with the ring, and I still wanted water resistance. I'll take some pictures.
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    Durable Flashlight/Torch Needed

    Eagle Tac P20A2 with the XML $70. This one is 3+ years old it is in my side pocket on my carpenter jeans every work day. I am a commercial/industrial sheet metal worker/welder. It's been abused, dropped, welding splatter shot at it and still turns on every time period. 450L on high. Has a fast...
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    New project - Small bar light - Choosing LED?

    What about a Fenix MC11?
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    Show your EDC being EDC'ed

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    Eagletac epileptic seizure solutions

    Just a thought, my P20A2 was doing this for a while. Finally one day the battery contact point on the head fell out on a battery change. It looked as if was spot welded on. It worked sometimes without the contact. Finally a few days ago I ground down the reverse polarity ring and bingo good as...
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    Small engines, alcohol-free gas, etc..

    When I worked at a mower shop, 85% of the problems were fuel related, most because of the ethanol. There is a change that occurs over time called phase separation. Good paper here on it.http://nationalpetroleum.net/Ethanol-Water-Phase-Separation-facts.pdf . Once this has happened then is allowed...
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    delete

    nevermind
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    Unprotected Lithium-Ions (no discharge PCB) Poll- How many use them???

    I have a bunch of Samsung irc 18650 22f that I run single in a 2C mag with a fusion 36 in the head. They came out of an Dell Lappy that was practically brand new. No problems at all, but they never get below 3.5 or so.
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    2 x CR123A's vs. a single 18650 in my Streamlight Pro Tac HL questions.

    Ok so your light is regulated. This means the light will try to maintain the same brightness as the voltage drops, it will do this by increasing amps. It also may limit on the other end when the battery is full it may reduce amps. Your light is designed to use 2 Cr123 batteries in series 3v...
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