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    What was the last LED light you purchased and why?

    Wurkkos FC11, 2700k version. I had been wanting an 18650 light with high CRI and warm tint, and saw it recommended on r/flashlight. I like it. I don't like the tint as much as my 2700k Sofirn C01, but it's much nicer than any other 18650 light I have.
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    Your Standby/Backup Generator ??

    Cheers Mike! I just found this thread although it has been going for nearly 4 years. For my petrol gennies and motorcycles, I put a small amount (30ml per 20l or 1 oz per 5 gal US) of TC-W3 2 stroke oil in non-ethanol petrol. This helps to prevent rust in steel tanks and jerry cans, and I've...
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    Finding the love for vacuum bulbs again

    I bought a 2D Mag with the standard vacuum bulb a few years ago and have kept it unmodified. After decades of trying to get the most light possible from Mag hosts, I realized that the most reliable flashlights in my life have been the old standard 2 D cells of various brands with a PR2 bulb. It...
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    Tell Us What Do You Use Your HeadLamp For?

    My first headlamp was a Justrite that I bought back in the '80s for caving. I still have it, too. My latest is a Walmart cheapy that I bought a few days ago for about $7. It is advertised to run 4+ hours on high and 45 hours on low, using three AAA alkies. No idea if it will actually live up to...
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    A simple incan MOD of Mini Maglite AA

    Looks like a great mod!
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    Your Favourite Cache

    Another geocacher here :wave:, albeit not a very active one at present. I've found probably 6-8 caches in my area and surrounding states. Dunno why I stopped; that was a couple years ago. I'm still quite interested in it though.
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    Ryobi 35W, 18V HID

    Re: Are Ryobi One+ 18V HID Lamps any good? Because it is a halogen incandescent. HIDs are not incandescent; they use a high voltage arc and are much brighter watt for watt than any filament-type lamp.
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    Got the cheap incan thing goin on, anyone else?

    I've used a few of the Eveready Industrial 2-AA lights with a KPR112 over a pair of 14500s. They work pretty well as long as you only use them a couple minutes at a time. They're actually a pretty useful light in the stock configuration.
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    Simple Electronics question

    Chipmunk gave a good answer. I'll add my .02. Are you aware that watts=volts x amps? The standard comparison is a water hose. Amps is the flow rate, volts is the water pressure. Another analogy is horsepower, if you are mechanically inclined. In fact, horsepower and watts are directly...
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    So what are you using for grills this summer?

    So LL, eight years later on, what are you cooking on this summer? The world wants to know!:crackup:
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    So what are you using for grills this summer?

    I have a cast iron Lodge hibachi like this: https://secure.lodgemfg.com/storefront/product1_new.asp?menu=prologic&idProduct=3975 I have used it for several years for steaks, hamburgers, hot dogs, etc. I also have a smoker I built out of an old water heater tank, which I use for chicken and pork...
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    Maglite Rop Mod Help!

    I'll forget about the 32650 then, until somebody makes an unprotected version. Hopefully that will happen soon. I would like to have a couple of them for my 2D.
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    Scored my 1st HID today, cheap!

    My first thought was D NiMH, but they are expensive. I don't think Cs will have any problem, unless there is a big starting surge. The light is only 35 watts, so it only draws ~3 amps running. Charging is no problem; I have a Tenergy 1.8 amp 7.2-12 V NiCad/NiMH smart charger so I can just charge...
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    Scored my 1st HID today, cheap!

    Last week when I visited my local Harbor Freight (ultimate toystore), I noticed a 9" HID offroad vehicle mount spotlight. They only had one, and it was marked as $59.95, clearance. I asked an employee if I could use one of the 20% off coupons on it and she said no, not on clearance items. So I...
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    Maglite Rop Mod Help!

    Why won't 2x32650 work? ROP High would only be ~1C. Am I missing something?
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