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    HID bulbs - respective merits of the different types

    can anyone explain for me the difference and respective merits of the various types of HID bulbs. I understand the merits (I think) of different colour temperatures - the consensus being that a temp nearer to daylight produces light in wavelengths the human eye is most sensitive to - so...
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    help in choosing an HID searchlight

    It seems the L35 wont be available this year - and as I am off on my safari straight after christmas I must make another plan. I want a really powerful light for game viewing at night - needs to be portable for night walks of 1-2hours duration, and also able to operate from a car. Ideal would be...
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    What am I paying for?

    the whole quality control issue sounds quite worrying. One would hope with the Wolf eyes costing 4x the price one is paying for a well sorted machine that performs as expected. I read the recent sniper review on cpf and it sounded pretty favourable - but its still a lot of money to put down on...
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    What am I paying for?

    I have been looking at P7 based flashlights for a powerful but compact LED flashlight solution. (carrying an extra battery or two seems to me to be a more versatile solution than having a much longer/fatter torch) I find a wolf-eyes sniper for around $200 and very similarly specced Aurora (for...
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    Colour temperature in HID lamps

    I note there is a big difference in the colour temp of HID lamps - and it seems there is a preference in the lower temps - around 4-5000. I have only ever seen HID lamps in upmarket cars - where they seem to have a blueish tint - I have never even driven such a vehicle at night to compare with...
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    Titanium L35 update

    many thanks for the updates and info - very nice to have such a direct link with a supplier. I will be patient and see what comes and when. Frustrating how hard it is to get hold of good lights in South Africa, when there are so many very serious campers here and with all respect to bears and...
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    Battery and run time terminology

    brilliant guys - concise and clear (just the sort of illumination one would expect on a forum of such enlightened flashaholics). I will have to find out for myself EXACTLY what the unregulated run time does in terms of usable light production - and intend to do so - just paid for a Wolf eyes P7...
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    Battery and run time terminology

    Dear all, I am not clear on the meaning of a couple of terms and would be very grateful of some help - Firstly with respect to run times - wolf eyes sometimes refers to run times for their lights on regulated or unregulated - the unregulated being longer by a factor of 2. Just what does this...
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    Titanium L35 update

    that would be brilliant - and probably a deal breaker/maker. Night drives in Africa can be quite entertaining as a lot of animals you never see normally appear, and with a torch with a good throw they are easy to see - and even photograph. It can get pretty addictive and 2 or 3 hours flies by...
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    Titanium L35 update

    pity I would have preferred to have an adaptor that would allow me to spare the battery on a long night drive
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    P7 or multiple Cree

    I just love these new high powered LED's. But I have a quandry - should you go for the single P7 - with around 600 lumen, or go for something like the Wolf Eyes storm - with 3x Cree Q5 - and slightly more output. Does anyone have both yet and if so how would you compare the two solutions for...
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    Titanium L35 update

    thanks - part is now clear to me - but if I turn the light on while on the car charger - will the light be running off the car - or will it be using its own battery up?
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    Titanium L35 update

    can you tell me if the L35's dc car charger will allow the unit to be run while charging, or will the light be inoperative while chargeing, or will it run the light, but not charge it. For me the best would be to be able to run the light off the car charger, so the battery is spared for when I...
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