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    Rugged 1x unprotected 18650 light?

    Thanks. I’ll report back once I get the S2+. I’m not expecting too much. If it’s cheap at least I won’t cry too much when I break the glass, plus I have spare glass. I think low voltage protection is probably important to me. I do tend to forget I have my lights on and set them somewhere until...
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    Rugged 1x unprotected 18650 light?

    Ok thank you. I got the s2+ sst40 since it has low voltage protection (warning??), high temp protection, and seems to take unprotected cells from my (very minimal) understanding. I also got a spare piece of glass. Thanks for the help.
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    Rugged 1x unprotected 18650 light?

    Does the Malkoff work with unprotected flat top cells?
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    Rugged 1x unprotected 18650 light?

    My budget is under $100 for this light. I’m hoping I can still get “buy once, cry once” quality at that price. It looks like the HDS is probably out of my budget. The crenelated MD2 looks like what I’m looking for. The metal shield around the lens will protect the glass some. Dang that S2+...
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    Rugged 1x unprotected 18650 light?

    Hi all, I’m looking for a flashlight to keep in my tool box when I work on cars. I’ll mostly use it for inspecting components in dark areas. So far I’ve found rugged lights that don’t work with unprotected cells, and fragile lights that work with unprotected cells. I actually bought the...
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