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    Test/Review of Charger Xtar VC4

    Thank you for another fantastic review HKJ! I have the XTAR VP1 now (which I only bought after seeing that you gave it a thumbs up). I've since got into vaping and have tossed around the idea of getting some 26650s (which the VP1 doesn't do). Also, more charging slots = better. 2 things I love...
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    Zebralight H600 MK II (Spot and Fill) vs H600F (Floody) vs H602 (no reflector) beams

    I'm THRILLED with the H600Fw. I thought I'd need the higher settings. I don't. 142lm is enough for most of the work I do with this light. 28lm for my medium setting and 0.06lm for low is working great for me! Mine might be a tad on the green side but I'm glad I didn't get the cool white...
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    Streamlight Strion vs ???

    I have a Strion Incandescent. Bought it in 2005. I bet, if I could find it right now, it would work and it still has the original battery in it (that hasn't been charged in at least 4 months). It has served me VERY well and it's lived a hard life (I bet a new battery would knock my socks off...
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    Looking for a new Headlamp for work

    Decided on the ZL H600Fw. The 90 degree flood looks like a good compromise between flood and throw. I think I'll be able to make friends with the UI and brightness levels. Just ordered it, 2 Soshine 3400s and a Xtar VP1. STOKED! A million thanks to everyone that made suggestions, answered...
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    Zebralight H600 MK II (Spot and Fill) vs H600F (Floody) vs H602 (no reflector) beams

    Stefano, I can't thank you enough for the time you took doing all of this work. When I found this thread I was fairly sure I wanted a H600Fw but your pics and information made me KNOW for sure that I'll be very happy with it. This is my first 18650 light and I just purchased the H600Fw mkII, 2...
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    Looking for a new Headlamp for work

    Decided the Armytek UI would work for me and was about to pull the trigger on a Wizard Pro Wide Warm when I found out no one has any for sale. :fail: Seeing Armytek's abysmal record of keeping promises I'm not going to wait on them to make more. I know this sounds like a real nit pick but the...
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    Looking for a new Headlamp for work

    There really is no "perfect" answer. Just going to have to get several lights so that I have exactly what I need at all times. :naughty: I keep thinking the spot/flood of the Wizard or HC90 won't be perfect when working at arms length (which it won't) but when looking across an attic/basement...
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    Armytek Wizard Pro Prototype Long-Term Testing

    THANK YOU SO MUCH Grizzlyb! After reading this thread I just had a few questions and your post answered one of them definitively. I want the warm T6 not the cool U2. Sorry to drag up the thread but I just had to post. First of all thank you sooooo much Knight Light for your review and...
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    Looking for a new Headlamp for work

    I had looked at the Armytek Wizard at some point and forgot about it. It's looking pretty sexy right now though. I'm having trouble understanding the UI from reading the manual but it looks like the wide version could be a contender, possibly in front of Zebralight... I have read until my eyes...
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    Looking for a new Headlamp for work

    I think you have definitely earned a discount from Nitecore. :) After a ton of waffling, wishing the ZL programming worked better for me and looking at what seems like every other option... I'm leaning toward the HC90 and a couple of Soshine 3400s to start. I want the ZL beam and tint very...
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    Looking for a new Headlamp for work

    No kidding! He's good at selling it. And thanks for the clarification about the auto-save. I've not been having trouble lately but still copy the post before I click anything as a safeguard. Thanks so much for all of your feedback on the HC90 Tmack. No light is perfect but I think that's about...
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    Looking for a new Headlamp for work

    Glad to hear that shining feedback on the MC90slider. That's pretty intense compared to anything I hope to put my headlamp through. A little sheetrock dust or basement schmutz is about the worst it would endure. The HC90 is at the top of the list right now, mostly bc the ZL light's programming...
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    Looking for a new Headlamp for work

    Thanks for the feedback on the hotspot Tmack. The more I pay attention to what I need at work, the more I want a 18650 model from Zebralight or the Nitecore HC90. My 200-ish lumen cheapie handheld (FordEx Group 1xAA) with a fresh alkaline wasn't bright enough in an attic earlier today. With a...
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    Looking for a new Headlamp for work

    Awesome feedback for a tint non-snob. Translation = plenty good enough for me. :grin2: So.... been reading (since my last post) about ZL H600s and H602s. It looks like the H502 just kills when it comes to CRI, smooth flood, no hotspot etc. The 18650 versions are obviously not as perfect in...
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    Looking for a new Headlamp for work

    On reading more reviews I see that the HC90 has a pretty intense hotspot. I kind of like the idea of a nice huge even beam like the ZL's have. I can see why people are liking their H502s. Also, somehow I thought the HC90 had a on/off switch in addition to the slider. The USB recharging sure...
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