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    AA-powered battery pack with USB port for output?

    I have a 4x AA USB power source I use for charging my iPhone, ebook reader etc. It is a Noma brand I got at a Canadian tire for about $10. Has indicator LEDs for charge level and works with eneloops and alkalines. Check out minty boost at adafruit.com if you want to DIY
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    Callie's Kustoms 18650 High Discharge Battery Review

    Lol, this is too good. Thanks for the laugh.
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    Callie's Kustoms 18650 High Discharge Battery Review

    My thoughts exactly. AW and Redilast are doing the same thing and will probably be offering the same cells soon enough with their label attached. Any bets on whether they will be viewed so negatively for making panasonics latest and greatest cell available to us? Methinks not.
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    Any GPS afficionados out there?

    If the Nuvi 205 you picked up was originally sold in the US, then it should have the Canadian maps already. The map pack would be the city navigator north america NT. For Japan, you will need to find 3rd party maps. [Remainder of post removed. Discussion of pirated (stolen) items is not...
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    Extremely large Cree XRE Array - Heatsink Help

    Sorry, I had assumed freshwater. How is stainless with saltwater tanks? (Copper is toxic to most fish isn't it?)
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    Extremely large Cree XRE Array - Heatsink Help

    What about using something like: http://www.grainger.com/Grainger/Tubing-6ALR3?Pid=search weld up bungs on the ends and put it in series with your filter pump. The water flowing back into the tank will actively cool the LED's as it passes through the tube. As an added bonus the waste heat from...
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    New Version of the Stanley HID Spotlight HIDC10

    AAAARRRRGH I am caught in an infinite loop! HELP Somebody press CTRL + C
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    SSR-90 Mag Heatsink design problem

    My $0.02: I made my copper (C101) heatsink so it's outside diameter was a tight fit to the ID of the Mag, I counterbored the underside for the driver and counterbored the top side for the emitter star. This was done to maximize both the copper mass and the contact area between the heat sink...
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    Maglite first Mod

    Have you thought of changing the DX driver in the dropin for a 8x7135 based driver from KD or Shiningbeam and then just running some good rechargeable NiMH D Cells? Safe chemistry, high capacity (long runtime!) and easy.
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    Flashlight cleanup, isle 3!

    That pitting in the anodizing is from the potassium hydroxide. A strong base is what is commonly used to remove anodizing from aluminum, you just have to be careful how long you leave it because it will eat the aluminum too. Sorry can't help with taking apart the switch.
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    AAA x 1 flashlight with momentary on and a clip?

    +1 on the Maratac AAA. I EDC a Maratac AAA Cu version and set the twisty off only a couple of degrees. At this point it is a quick squeeze to make the light to come on momentarily. The twisty format in a single AAA allows for a significantly shorter than the equivalent clicky. I use it...
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    Lightpipe 250W HID

    Wow, it might not look that slick but that thing performs! Very impressive. Definitely a sleeper. I look forward to someone posting 250w beamshots.
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    Lightpipe 250W HID

    Did it really arrive with that mess of wires and electrical tape?
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    12D Maglite mod

    Re: 12D Maglite on eBay. 16 x C sized IMR powered hot-wire? 12 D + buck driver + 1W terralux dropin for 8 month runtimes? Flag pole with built in illumination?
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    Lightpipe 250W HID

    Too true! I comment only on the appearance. They maybe absolute beasts.
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