"points" of light??????

Bushman5 · Jun 29, 2009

is "points" another term for light output?

today while in the coffee shop, I was grabbing my java when i noticed two LEO's comparing flashlights. I could'nt resist saying hi, mentioning CPF, and showing my TA30.

one of the officers pulled out a TK11 and flashed it, saying, "it was rated by the dept as having 6 points of light"

anyone heard of the term "points" in reference to light output?

:thinking:

Sgt. LED · Jun 29, 2009

no

1st time hearing of a points scale like that. He wasn't pulling your leg was he?

Bushman5 · Jun 29, 2009

no, a few minutes before i introduced myself (they know one of my family, LEO) they were comparing lights between them, and mentioning each lights "points" on a brightness scale. One light was only 4 points, the other was 6.......

Zeruel · Jun 29, 2009

Sounds like an internal grading sort of thing.

We have that here too...

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csshih · Jun 29, 2009

you can't forget "pǝuuɐq" over at the marketplace

Bushman5 · Jun 29, 2009

csshih said:
you can't forget "pǝuuɐq" over at the marketplace

huh?

Zeruel · Jun 29, 2009

Bushman5 said:
huh?

It's read "banned" upside down. He can't get over his topsy turvy world. :crackup:

arowana · Jun 29, 2009

yea, he probably meant "6 points light" instead of "6 points of light" like an internal rating of different lights... like a "5 stars hotel"...

TECENG · Jun 29, 2009

Hmmm, I know someone out there has a thousand points of light...

SilentK · Jun 29, 2009

You should have had a flashlight "pissing contest" :poke:

Anyway, something important that needs to be asked, how do LEO's know about brands like fenix? i dont see anyone in the states that sells anything more than an e01. So how do a non-flashohalic have a high end like, that was desigined to run off of 18650 cells? :candle: perhaps he is acctualy a flashohalic but does not know that there are thousands of us. He might think that cpf is a joke of something.

Zeruel · Jun 29, 2009

SilentK said:
You should have had a flashlight "pissing contest" Anyway, something important that needs to be asked, how do LEO's know about brands like fenix? i dont see anyone in the states that sells anything more than an e01. So how do a non-flashohalic have a high end like, that was desigined to run off of 18650 cells? :candle: perhaps he is acctualy a flashohalic but does not know that there are thousands of us. He might think that cpf is a joke of something.

Nay... he might be a member here.

Or some member here trying to, erm, get him over to the dark side? :duh2:

NonSenCe · Jun 29, 2009

dakr side in the light? umm no, isnt that bright side? if one is becoming a flashlight nut?

shady side of the street is where i aim my light at

"let there be light" :huh::devil:

Bushman5 · Jun 29, 2009

SilentK said:
You should have had a flashlight "pissing contest" Anyway, something important that needs to be asked, how do LEO's know about brands like fenix? i dont see anyone in the states that sells anything more than an e01. So how do a non-flashohalic have a high end like, that was desigined to run off of 18650 cells? :candle: perhaps he is acctualy a flashohalic but does not know that there are thousands of us. He might think that cpf is a joke of something.

Fenix is readily available here in Canada, and all three of our police supply shops locally in BC carry all the Fenix models.

he was running SF primaries in it.

arowana said:
yea, he probably meant "6 points light" instead of "6 points of light" like an internal rating of different lights... like a "5 stars hotel"...

he clearly said "this light is rated at 6 points" and later asked how mainy "points" my TA30 was rated at.

SilentK · Jun 29, 2009

Bushman5 said:
Fenix is readily available here in Canada, and all three of our police supply shops locally in BC carry all the Fenix models.

Sounds like i need to move to canada. :devil:

sappyg · Jun 29, 2009

i've heard the phrase but only in fraternal association.

i would'nt read much into this. if you see them again ask them what it means.

baterija · Jun 29, 2009

TECENG said:
Hmmm, I know someone out there has a thousand points of light...

When Wayne gets the first Kong-12 done someone will. :laughing:

crizyal · Jun 30, 2009

TECENG said:
Hmmm, I know someone out there has a thousand points of light...

sounds like a reference to a song by Bruce ****enson...

TECENG · Jul 1, 2009

crizyal said:
sounds like a reference to a song by Bruce ****enson...

Actually, I was jokingly referring to President George Bush (Sr.) at his inaugural address.

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