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    River Rock 6v headlamp

    These are on clearance at Target right now, 50% off. The combination of flashaholic and clearance shopper genes was too powerful and I had to pick one up. So far I've only run it on the stock 2xCR123A, and it's about as bright as my Chinese Ultrafire WF-602D1 on RCR123. I'm very interested to...
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    What light do you use walking at night?

    I'm a night runner, so I'm usually getting out on the street anywhere from 8 to 10 pm. I run in a huge park, not all of which is well lit. I carry a cheap Ultrafire WF-602D1 from one of those Chinese sites, running on an RCR123. It's very bright, but only runs for around 32 minutes on a charge...
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    The RaidFire Spear. Beamshots, Runtime & more!

    Phenomenal review, thank you.
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    Disappointing beam quality from my 17/P (Real world beamshot)

    What can I say about this one? Very bright hotspot, but it's way out of focus and the spill is large and unusably dim. Worst of all is that huge blue artifact off to the right... Very distracting in use. What could be causing that?
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    Maglite 2D SSC P4 Micropuck Tutorial (loads of pics)

    Wonderful tutorial and a very handsome mod! I have been getting interested in those pucks for a while now, but my knowledge of them is sorely lacking. I guess it's time to do some reading up.
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    HID headlights legality

    Once upon a time I put HIDs in my last car. I purchased a set of factory original housings/ballasts ($600) and retro-fitted them. I would NOT recommend most after-market HID kits. The glare from standard halogen reflectors is alarming, and they just don't look good. But... oh, how I miss those...
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    SF 9P Lux V mod

    Nice, it's refreshing to see a LuxV mod these days. Any beamshots? I love that wall of light. :D
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    Lithium batterypack Explosion video...

    I read your comments on YouTube, MacTech. Hydrofluoric acid? Yikes... that is definitely scary stuff. HF always gave me the willies in chemistry class. :p Oh well... Hopefully no one tries to recreate this. It just looks like a dangerous, expensive, and irresponsible alternative to firecrackers. :(
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    2 x Cree and 2 x LiIon battery: What converter?

    Unfortunately I am very new to this, and I'm not clear on what resistor values I need. I assumed that I needed 50k ohms of resistance to get full brightness, but now I see that the trim pot is wired in parallel and I don't know what that means for me. :p If I want a high of 1000 mA and a low of...
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    My first mag led mod - tri SSC P4

    Hey, don't sweat the soldering. If it looks like a cold joint just go back and use a desoldering braid to wick away the old stuff, and solder again. Here, let me tell you a secret... I have been using the wrong solder for almost four years now! I got a big spool when I was first learning and...
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    Introducing the Extreme Micro.

    :rolleyes: Do you even have to ask?? :D
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    Bike helmet mounts: ideas, pics, etc.?

    I'm building a 2-LED bike light and a 3-LED bike light. The 2 will be finished first and will likely migrate to my helmet after the larger light is finished. The shape is such that I don't think a velcro strap would hold it very well... I am trying to figure out a way to mount a bracket to the...
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    2 x Cree and 2 x LiIon battery: What converter?

    I have an Ultrafire WF-139 charger on the way from AW, which has two separate charging channels. The two batteries will come off the charger with slightly different voltages, but I assume this will not pose a big problem. And yes, I am using protected cells. I am not responsible enough to use...
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    2 x Cree and 2 x LiIon battery: What converter?

    Heh, I just had this thought not 10 seconds ago and ran to CPF to see if it was possible. :D If there is no problem running two LiIons parallel, this will be the perfect solution. I don't know why I didn't think of it at first... I am kind of slow. :) Are there any issues with uneven current...
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    2 x Cree and 2 x LiIon battery: What converter?

    The Fatman sounds closest to what I need, I think... The problem I see with the GD is that the Vin limit is not high enough to run 7.2V. :( I had looked at the Shark, but Wayne noted that it does not handle Vin > Vout very well and will likely burn out. I don't want that! George at TaskLED...
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