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    Quick Review on my new knife.. BUCK STRIDER SBMF

    i know this is an old post, but Jeff can you email me and tell me how to do the stripes. thanks, JMO
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    VARTA 6V battery. how do you tell how much charge is left

    OK i'll try again. most of them show 5.85 etc. a few show 1.8v etc. don't lithiums show straight line voltage then drop off at the last of the battery life?
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    VARTA 6V battery. how do you tell how much charge is left

    title says it all. 2ea 3V 123s side by side, with one of them inverted. digital meter shows 5.8-5.9V
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    AWS meter

    I have a AWS digital meter model DSA-2009. does anyone know what they are worth and if they are still made? thanks,John
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    what is it with the Legend LX?

    OK I think I am going to need to quit looking at this website. Since lurking and joining I have acquired a 6P, E2, and then the Legend LX. I don't know the terminology of a lot of the electronics guys, but I would say that from an amateur view all three lights are equally bright. I just...
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    what is it with the Legend LX?

    I see several guys post on the buy/sell forums that they have them. Are they hard to find? Was in WalMart in the neighboring town yesterday and they had 6. (our smaller WM only carries Garrity and a few Maglites) They are $19.97
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    mini-mag weapons lite?

    saw a tactical shotgun in a pawn shop yesterday with a tactical light. After asking the guy for a close-up it was a mini-mag with the tailcap replaced with a pressure switch and the light was attached to the extended magazine with a black painted hose clamp. Bet that guy could light up his...
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    3-C Cell Winchester Flashlights

    that was me and I looked at the light again and I believe it is 3 D cells not C. My grandfather carried it when he was a sheriff. I scratched some of the worn surface and believe it is brass with a coating. The tailcap reads "Made is USA Winchester Trademark" Near the switch reads...
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    Batteries...in the fridge?

    I was in a Radio Shack a few weeks ago and the subject came up that my cell phone battery (lithium ion) didn't hold the charge like it used to. Fellow said put it in a ziplock bag and throw it in the freezer for 3-4 hours and it will "kill the memory". He said years ago he was in the army...
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