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    Surefire 8X question

    Funny, I was just looking at my 8x and wondering if any of the new battery sizes would be a good fit in the tube. Have to make the voltage correct for the bulb. Or maybe some dropin LED and reflector would fit...
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    What watch you're wearing?

    Video won't play, so the instructions are truncated. Without the 24 hour hand, its harder to align S with being halfway between... OR: https://www.seikowatches.com/us-en/-/media/Files/Common/Seiko/instructions/English/Other/MAP_METER_MILE_MARKER/MAP_METER_MILE_MARKER.pdf ROTATING COMPASS...
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    Packs pulled from solar post light - are they LiFePO4 or Lithium-Ion?

    I'd like to find some quality solar walkway lamps, but advertisements never tell you the details. Having a replaceable battery pack sounds like better quality than the usual hair-thin wires with crummy solder & gobs of flux.
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    What watch you're wearing?

    Vintage Seiko. Favorite is the Bell-Matic, but one of the pusher gears is plastic & even new old stock is brittle. I read someone in Austrailia or Asia was making metal replacements. I want a Landmaster with the 24 hour dial, because its easy to use as a compass.
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    Help me decide between green light and High CRI

    I am told that green does not disturb wildlife. And it is good at illuminating your path. I use a green AAA maglite to make sure the chickens are all back in the coop before I close it up.
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    Weapon light discussion, (loosely) related topics welcome

    useless. Does not explain what you are supposed to be seeing, and how that is different from actually using the dot. Does occlusion train you to shoot when the dot is in the center of the window? But the whole point of a dot is that you don't have to spend the time to do that. The only thing...
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    Weapon light discussion, (loosely) related topics welcome

    Agreed, with any type of sight, you look at the new target as you move the sight so it is lined up in front of your eye-on-target. But you say you shoot with the front of the dot sight occluded. So you cannot see WHEN the dot reaches the target. Are you looking at the backside of the dot...
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    Weapon light discussion, (loosely) related topics welcome

    What generation? I looked into that for a 1st gen long ago, and you need more internal parts, like the ejector (so the slide) & maybe the trigger assembly.
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    Weapon light discussion, (loosely) related topics welcome

    Then why not just use iron sights? The whole point of a dot is that the dot does not need to be centered, the POI is always behind the dot. So you are either centering the dot, which slows you down, or you are point shooting with your other eye dominant. I was well trained in point shooting...
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    Master thread for disasters and generators.

    I have a dual fuel gen I bought for Y2k. However, if you do not remove some parts from the carb (like the needle valve, IIRC) using natural gas will erode them. I presume its the same today. And its super not efficient for natural gas, but maybe current designs do better? So natural gas is...
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    Master thread for disasters and generators.

    Where can you get adapters so other brands work on Ryobi tools? I think some are 3D printed. Does Ryobi have an inverter for their 40v batteries? An inverter that would work on both would be great. Another idea is an adapter that fits on a Ryobi battery and presents two connectors that will...
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    4C & 6C Maglite LED mods

    So its 1" PVC with 3/4" PVC on the inside? Why did you put a slit in the inner sleeve?
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    2C or 2D with twist on/off switch on rear (seen on Rat Patrol)

    So they did exist! The examples on that site go up to the 1940's. The one in the show was metallic with I think some black pinstriping from front to back. Wonder when they stopped making them. alpg88 - I don't think they wrote any business for handling the flashlight, they just wanted a...
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    2C or 2D with twist on/off switch on rear (seen on Rat Patrol)

    Never seen a twist switch on the rear. Not a push button. The British Sgt character used this light, so its probably a 1960's light unless someone in props did a really good job. Not an angle head.
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    New Wurkkos TS10, a Floody Titanium light with Triple High CRI LEDs plus RGB Aux for under $50

    geez, 7 pages mostly about the user interface. I presume there is a SIMPLE mode that just goes thru colors & brightnesses? I had a side-head Zebra which I used with almost dead alkalines as a Vampire - and I wanted that very low lumens for the bedroom. But it succumbed to a leaker. This is a...
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