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    Sold/Expired FS:Arc AAA-LS mods - Sold out again. Thank you!

    Re: FS: Arc AAA-LS mods PM sent.
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    Superlight Preview Update

    I'd like to be "in" on this amazing light. I like the fraen optics and hours of runtime, but I was hooked when I read "This is one light you don't want to point at your eyes under any circumstances." A handheld Nightsun searchlight....
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    Sold/Expired Nano Kits & Turbo-Mate Heads

    PP sent for 2 titanium Turbo heads. Great little lights!
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    Micro Illuminator with Lenses

    I decided to put a lens in my Micro-Illuminator in place of the reflector to see if it created more visual impact. The obvious choice was an NX-05. After hours with a rasp to wear it down to the right size, I smoothed the front surface with a file and 600 grit paper, then polished it using...
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    Perceived Brightness Effect

    I did a little further testing (i.e. staring into the LED): - Arc AAA with 1/4 in. 1/2 ball lens was painful, - Micro Illuminator seemed slightly less painful unless the angle was perfect, and - Ill Pill in Legend AA with full acrylic ball lens was quite painful. As silly as the results sound...
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    Perceived Brightness Effect

    Several comments I've received lately lead me to believe that a 1/2 acrylic ball lens creates a higher "perceived brightness" than a reflector does. Namely, when I turn on LED_ASAP's Arc AAA to pay my bar bill (1/2 acrylic ball 1/4 in. lens) people at all angles are TAKEN ABACK by how bright...
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    Rechargeable "N" Cell Update For The "Nano-Mate"

    Re: Rechargeable Just placed my order with batterystation, thanks Cougar Allen. Anxious to put a "high capacity" N-cell in this jewel and put it in my pocket (alternating with another wonderful light, LED_ASAP's Arc AAA). These lights are amazing, and they definitely get noticed when I...
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    Rechargeable "N" Cell Update For The "Nano-Mate"

    Re: Rechargeable Got the Radio Shack batteries to work. Found that the keyring on a Swiss Army knife is the EXACT size needed to fit into the barrel. Since it was too thick with its 2 turns, I filed it in half and smoothed the end to get a perfect C-ring spacer. This seems to engage the...
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    Rechargeable "N" Cell Update For The "Nano-Mate"

    Re: Rechargeable I was surprised to find 'em on display in the local Radio Shack, and bought several. They were even on sale. But I can't get 'em to work! The lights run happily on alkalines, but no go with the RS batteries. I tried a paper spacer (RS is slightly narrower) - negative...
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    Luxeon Bullet

    That's a cool light! Very professional-looking. Perfect for my favorite application: reading menus and restaurant bills without granny-glasses...
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    Luxeon Emitter in Arc AAA

    They've arrived -- but I was outta town. I'll have 'em in the mail very soon -- but after my corporate taxes are filed (extension runs out Monday).
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    Luxeon Emitter in Arc AAA

    Order's in, UPS Ground was only shipping option, so it'll be a while. And I'll still consider it a cheap write-off if anyone runs across .25"/6mm half-balls instead of spheres...
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    Luxeon Emitter in Arc AAA

    At $5 per hundred I'd be glad to put in an order and send 'em north via USPS. It'd take a while. (Could I reserve an Arc tube?) A quick Google search didn't turn up any half-balls, but isn't it kind of a pain to turn spheres into half-balls? Some company out there must be making halves.
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    Luxeon Emitter in Arc AAA

    I'd like one of your latest creations -- but I'd like one of the lenses too. What size 1/2 acrylic ball is needed?
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    2 AAA Luxeon penlight

    WOW! Brighter than a Micro-Illuminator, cool square beam, and a hand warmer too. WOW!
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