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    Where to find this heatsink stateside

    Okay, a few questions: How wide must the narrow base be? Max/min. Is the gap between fins required, and if so, how wide must the gap be? Max/min. How tall can the heatsink be overall? There's a huge range of extrusions on the market, so it would be easier to recommend a product if I had more...
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    Comprehensive Grease and Lube Thread

    The smell of hydrocarbons is easily detectable while the flashlight is closed up, as it would be in a pocket. The smell of the lithium batteries is only detectable when the flashlight is opened up, such as while changing batteries. I don't typically open up flashlights while at dinners or in...
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    Comprehensive Grease and Lube Thread

    It's just human nature. Science has done a great job documenting the foods we should eat to attain good health and long life. The information is readily available, but look at all the other health foods for sale. Seems like everyone has their own ideas for good health. These people can't...
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    Comprehensive Grease and Lube Thread

    Just to follow up 6 months later, I used the CR2 for several more weeks, then left it in my coat pocket and left the coat in the back seat of the car a few more weeks until it was too hot for a coat. Stored it back in the closet until I thought about the light this afternoon. Despite a half...
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    Using Li-ion cells in LED flashlights safely

    The general idea behind multiple safety layers is to decrease the possibility that failure of a single layer will cause the entire system to fail. My car has 3-point seat belts, front & side airbags, anti-lock brakes, vehicle stability control, and multiple crumple zones. Is it death-proof? No...
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    Comprehensive Grease and Lube Thread

    Items I use for removing grease/lube include: old toothbrush, toothpick, terry cloth shop rag, facial tissue, fingernail, alcohol, etc. Removing grease/lube from male threads usu. involves removing the o-ring (clean separately w/ lint-free cloth) and covering threads w/ some type of wiping...
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    Comprehensive Grease and Lube Thread

    The best flashlight lube I have found so far is Loctite ViperLube. The tube I've been using is PN 36781. 3 ounces. It'll last me many years. It performs exactly the same as Mobil-1 synthetic, but without the smell. Amazon has it for about $10 with shipping...
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    Comprehensive Grease and Lube Thread

    I think Lighthound answers that question here. Look esp. at "Step 2" and "Step 5". It may make sense to get both, considering shipping. This lube works great for much more than just flashlights.
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    Comprehensive Grease and Lube Thread

    Has anyone heard of Loctite ViperLube? It's listed as: High Performance Synthetic Grease PN 36781 NLGI Grade 2 GC-LB (severe duty) and NSF H1 I got a sample tube of this from my sales rep and immediately headed for my flashlights. Is that sick or what? But I cleaned the lube from my EZ CR2 and...
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    You know I love my Incands but check this: LED traffic lights kill people

    Hey, ran across an article covering this topic: http://www.nytimes.com/2010/01/02/us/02lights.html A quote from the article: "Mr. Tech said LED signals had resulted in the consumption of about 30 percent less energy for Rapid City in the two years they have been in use. The snow-packing...
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    Sold/Expired 5th run: SST-50 driven by 18650 light.

    :paypal: Balance paid for #19! Unique Transaction ID #00L240483L4603152 Thanks!
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    Sold/Expired 5th run: SST-50 driven by 18650 light.

    Closest I found was this: http://www.candlepowerforums.com/vb/showthread.php?t=239445&page=3
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    Comprehensive Grease and Lube Thread

    Heh... I just realized there are 12 pages of discussion about what to use when lubing a flashlight. And it's mostly useful. Who knew? :laughing:
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    Comprehensive Grease and Lube Thread

    Since I posted about Christo-Lube MCG-111 a few months back, I've read some interesting information about MCG-111 vs Krytox. This comes from other boards... 1. "Difference between the Bracote/Cristolube & the Krytox from an applications standpoint is the Krytox will with time breakdown seperate...
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    Sold/Expired 5th run: SST-50 driven by 18650 light.

    Please take your time. Quality over quantity. As the saying goes, haste makes waste. :)
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