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    Petzl Zoom or Petzl Myolite (only bulb) ?

    OutdoorIdiot has it right on the Zoom -- reliable, good in its day, but there are many far better nowadays. I'd add that it is very heavy compared to modern LED headlamps. Especially for a long trip I'd use the flat 4.5V batteries and carry two spares (weighty overkill). Using the flat 4.5V...
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    Petzl: Lithiums kill LED's

    Petzl's website says don't use Lithium batteries many of their LED headlamps including Myo XP and Tikka XP, yet the manager of their headlamp division says Lithiums are OK. See my post: http://www.candlepowerforums.com/vb/showpost.php?p=1550510&postcount=8 Well, this is interesting but...
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    Myo XP or Apex

    I like the diffuser on my Tikka XP better than 4 small LEDs. The Myo XP has a similar builtin diffuser; very nice when a real flood beam is needed. --Walter
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    Looking for AA LED headlamp without wires

    There is also this new one from Dae: 21 LED, 2xAA, similar to the one abvidledUK mentions. http://www.qualitychinagoods.com/flashlights-head-lamps-c-76_82.html?osCsid=ea69984ae309343939e9681977ccb64f I have the 25 LED 3xAAA headlamp from Dae and I like it. I'm tempted by the 2xAA. Replacing...
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    Very Good Flood Light Under $50?

    For flood my favorites are some of the LED headlamps: from Dae, I have the 25 LED 3xAAA headlamp: http://www.szwholesale.com/4mode-headlight-recommended-p-393.html An interesting new one from Dae is a 2xAA 21 LED headlamp which should have a long runtime...
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    Question for Rhapsody users??

    Doug, You shouldn't have to re-download your songs every month. Just downloading a single track should transfer the updated licensing info. Same for transferring to your mp3 player -- transfer a single track while logged in and all your rhapsody tracks should work. Things mess up sometimes...
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    Living under or near high voltage power lines: is it dangerous?

    I haven't seen any reliable study that shows health effects from electromagnetic fields of the magnitude and frequency that you would get from power lines. Careful epidemiology has been done comparing cancer, etc., to estimated field levels, and the best of these studies show not correlation...
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    Buying airline tickets over internet question

    What has been said is right, no problem but: Bring IDs (preferably drivers license and/or passport ) Bring printed out receipt and boarding pass. Ask airline about needing to show the credit card used to purchase; should be OK if CC holder accompanies passenger. For best prices: Check...
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    Question for Rhapsody users??

    Craig: It's an honor to answer a question for the font of all knowLEDge, LED_MUSEUM! There are two buttons to click. One just online streams it, playing with no permanent storage (click on triangle pointing right icon). The other downloads it ( + sign icon). The songs are not mp3, but...
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    Know any 'Meth' makers?

    Here, the sudafed (pseudoephredine HCl) 12 and 24 hour time release pills are behind the counter but still available one package at a time. Ask your pharmacist; I don't think they're totally banned (yet). Sometimes CVS asks for ID and signature and sometimes not. Sudafed PE (Phenylephrine...
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    Suing in small claims court

    Since it's a dealership, if you own the car they sell, you may be able to appeal to the manufacturer about the poor service you received. There are probably regional representatives of the manufacturer that handle such complaints. I think I heard this on Car Talk. Try calling the...
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    Emergency AM/FM radio

    The Yaesu FT817 that radio recommends is great for ham radio operators, but costs more than $400. A cheaper AM/FM/weather band plus TV sound can be good enough. My son had a Sony Walkman type for about $50 that worked pretty good (model # long forgotten and radio lost). I'd recommend...
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    MR-11 15 LED replacement for bike light

    Just to be clear, the PT Eos puts out much less light than auroreboreale's 32W lights. It is only a 1W light. It may still be a useful adjunct and certainly has a longer battery life. There are other, brighter LED headlamps than the EOS. The gold standard is the Stenlight ($$$) or PT Apex...
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    Bring ONE light for backpacking/camping

    Jardine's book is what introduced me to LEDs (and onto CPF with my old lost screenname). The real "father of ultralight packing" is Horace Kephart, "Camping and Woodcraft" (1906, but still in print, and my all time favorite book). A couple of draft pages...
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    quick rop question

    Lumenhound: Thanks for the link to the ROP-low test on stock reflector and lens. Templar233, if you're reading here, Good Job! It looks like with the ROP-low bulb in 6D with 6x6AH nimhs: at 7 minutes the reflector is damaged. at 20 minutes the reflector is destroyed at 32 minutes the lens is...
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