Darell or Al, small turbo flare type disk?

Brock · #1 02-06-2005, 11:02 AM

Does anyone know the web address of the company that was at SHOT that had an item similar to Turbo Flare, but about 1/2 the size?

Reptilezs · #2 02-06-2005, 11:40 AM

is this what you are looking for http://www.powerflare.com/

Brock · #3 02-06-2005, 01:01 PM

Yes, yes. We saw those at shot. They are very similar to the Turbo Flare, but run on either built-in li-ion rechargable from 12vdc or a much cheaper option, 123's [img]/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/smile.gif[/img] He said they float with the 123 version. Looked pretty neat.

Sigman · #4 02-06-2005, 01:50 PM

Pretty spendy though!

markdi · #5 02-07-2005, 02:37 AM

maybe a group buy would save some money ?

Kiessling · #6 02-07-2005, 12:31 PM

I'd be in in a gb for a 123 version [img]/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif[/img]
bernie

Darell · #7 02-07-2005, 07:15 PM

Who was it that collected all the brochures?! I thought it was you, Brock. [img]/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/wink.gif[/img]

Yup, that's the one, and I think we all agreed that the 123 version was the winner. Way the heck cheaper, and if run on a R123, we still have most of the rechargeable benefits! These things are pretty nice, and seem more durable and brighter than the Turboflare... but quite a bit more money as well.

Velcro · #8 02-11-2005, 01:24 PM

What LED's does it use? 5mm?

Velcro · #9 02-26-2005, 06:33 PM

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Darell · #10 02-26-2005, 06:59 PM

I'm pretty sure they were all 5mm.

markdi · #11 02-27-2005, 02:28 AM

you can get it with green led's

brighter than red led's

Velcro · #12 03-02-2005, 04:37 PM

Darell, are you sure it's brighter then the Turboflare? Judging from the pictures, I don't think it's visible from 360 degree. There's a 'dead' spot between each LED. Anyway, how many batteries do you put in the Lithium version? And what is the MSRP?

Darell · #13 04-12-2005, 11:01 PM

Jeez, only takes me a month to get back down here...

Yeah, I'm sure it is brighter - at least the one that I saw. And certainly more durable. It is 360 visible, and yes there are what you call "dead" spots between each LED - but that doesn't mean you can't see the thing. From any distance, there is no dead spot as far as your vision is concerned.

These things were expensive, but I can't come up with the cost now. Something like $80 for the cheapest rechargeable one? $40 for the 123 one? Not sure how many cells the CR123 unit took. My guess would be two.

I wish whoever had the brochures would pipe up!