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    Old time Battery labels

    Re: Vintage Battery Labels Maybe there was a city in CA by that name way back then? :-}
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    Clickie

    Latching, spring loaded single pole single throw pushbutton switch. That's about the best description I can come up with. As mentioned above, most special functions like levels are a function of the converter board, the switch just makes or breaks the circuit. Maybe also known as "push to open...
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    Fenix Anodizing.. [+Pic]

    I can't locate the invoice, but I believe I bought this L0P in March 2006. It replaced an Arc AAA because the brightness appealed to me at the time. It went on my keychain the day it arrived, and the Pontiac key is to a car I drive daily. So, it's been "jangling" for at least 3 years and it has...
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    What do we know about Soshine cells?

    I've been using Soshine 3.0V RCR-123's in a P2D (Cree) and (with the wrapper removed) in a L1P (Seoul P4?) with the custom 123 battery tube. I've been extremely pleased with the performance - originally the 650mAh rating concerned me, but they seem to last a long time between charges. I never...
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    Fenix L2P Question

    Thanks! I looked through those posts, very informative - I WILL take the head apart! Rob
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    Fenix L2P Question

    I have an old L2P (actually 2 - one with a 2AA body, one with a custom 123 body), works good but I'd like to replace the LED in it with a CREE or SSC P4. BUT, there is a lot of what looks like epoxy preventing me from disassembling the heads. Will the reflector work with a replacement LED? Any...
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    How's Fenix?

    Lumen64- I also install computers, networks, etc. I have found that 2 lights serve my needs perfectly - first a Fenix L1D-Cree with a good NiMH cell like Titanium 2700 mAh from Amondotech.com (carry a spare or two in a plastic case) - low level is great for poking around inside a computer...
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    Please reccomend a NIMH charger

    Just an observation - your charger is more important than the cells you may buy. Incorrectly charging a NiMH cell ("fast chargers", "timed overnight chargers") will either undercharge/overcharge the cells or destroy them. My favorite is a Maha C801D for AAs and AAAs. It's a little hard on the...
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    OMG - NEW Lowes Task Force 3W "CREE" 2C 150+ lumens

    Anyone try it with NiMH cells? I have (9) 4500mAh NiMH cells with basically no home - (sold the Elektrolumens light), just wondering if the boost circuit will perform well at 2.4V total. Thanks, Rob
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    Brightest Fenix single AA light?

    Regarding running a Fenix L1D-CE on a Li-Ion cell, here's what I can calculate - any comments on errors or inaccuracy appreciated. Although I'm measuring input current (rather than actual LED current as I should), the table shows about the same drive from 2 NiMH cells and the 14500 Li-Ion cell...
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    best NiMH aaa's

    I have had excellent results with "Titanium" brand from Amondotech. After trying several brands, these seem to actually put out what the labels say (2700mAh AA, 1000mAh AAA). I tried Eneloops and Hybrids, but capacity is more important to me than low self discharge. Buy a good charger (Maha) and...
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    Alternative PCB Etchtants

    I use Ammonium Persulfate (made by MG Chemicals) available from Circuit Specialists. It's a bottle of crystals, so you mix it with water as needed. I usually mix a quart at a time, as the shelf life is about a month or two once mixed - crystals (dry) seem to last for years in a sealed bottle. It...
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    Best single 123 light?

    I agree on the P2D. I got a L1D, liked it, then bought a P2D battery tube and tailcap, liked it again, so bought another L1D head, making 2 complete lights from 3 orders. The P2D is priced right, fairly well made, great color, nice spill with orange peel reflector, very bright (these are my...
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    Brightest Fenix single AA light?

    So, running the L1D on a 14500 is really a bad idea? I thought it could handle a little more voltage without blowing up. I would hate to see it go poof! I was just looking for a rechargeable solution; an alternative to using NiMH AA in the light because Turbo on AA isn't any brighter than...
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    Brightest Fenix single AA light?

    Apparently, yes you can, and it's a popular combo. I have 14500s coming in from China - I know I will lose the low-medium-high, it will run in "max" mode until the voltage drops to 3.2V or so. Oddly though, I have the same head (L1D) running with a P2D body with a rechargeable Soshine Li-ion 123...
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