dorcy 220 lumen

If you use HOLIDAY20 you will get 20% off with free ship until the 5th of January, that's $44. I am having a hard time resisting this light.

Here's a little more to report.

With 2/3 A cells loaded in it I let it run 6 hours one night. I fell asleep so I can't tell you when it went below 50% brightness. I'm thinking 40 minutes and you'll probably notice some dimming. When I woke up it was maybe at 10% visually. Still plenty of light to navigate with.

I thought that some of you might find the current readings somewhat interesting. Hot off the OEM charger the OEM NiCad stick reads 1.28 A. The current drops fairly rapidly to 1.14 A in two or three minutes. Then the declination of current slows and seems to settle in at 1.10 A. I'm sure it's still dropping it's just so slow that I got board looking at it.

I wouldn't recommend 4 series 2/3 A hot off the charger but I use it that way. The NiMhs do something a little unusual. They start at 1.24 A and actually move up to 1.31 A within a minute. Then they begin to bounce in a 0.02 A range declining to 1.21 A within a couple of minutes. At about 5 minutes they were at 1.18 A and I got board watching the DMM.

Actually, I'm not recommending 4S 2/3 A at all. I'm just reporting that they work and my light doesn't seem to be degrading. I can tell the difference in brightness when the OEMs are down to .99 A and I drop in the fresh 4S 2/3 A cells. It could be that the thing we like the least about this light is what makes it a little special. NiCads handle trickle charging fairly well. It's kind of nice to grab something fully charged, know that it will be darned bright for an hour or so and keep running in a declining but useful output. Then, if you wish, you could carry a little tube of NiMhs for back up. Or like some, just another NiMh stick.

Beamshots anybody? Sorry, they'll have to be Fogshots at a suburban construction site. We are looking for a little orange bobcat with a ditch witch on it and his bud, a small yellow caterpillar front loader/back hoe.

What to compare it to? How about an incan spot with a tight beam? OK, the Brinkman LED Halogen spotlight it is.



Dorcy 220 at tree 45 yds


Binkman Incan spot lite at tree 45 yds away.


Dorcy 220 looking for cats witches and hoes 80 yds away.


Brinkman incan spot lite looking for cats witches and hoes 80 yds away.


Dorcy 220 looking for cats witches and hoes 80 yds away. 4X Zoom.


Brinkman incan spot lite looking for cats witches and hoes 80 yds away. 4X Zoom.

The battery stick for the Dorcy is the same configuration as a Surefire B65.

I made a 1100MAH NiMH stick for my old 6R a few years ago. It's probably pretty flat, but I'll see if I can rehab it and use it in the Dorcy... stay tuned...

Great pics Icebreak!

I want one of these in the worst way! Hard to believe that a $50 Dorcy that sells at Sears is the current king of throw.

Here's an unnecessary, glamorous fog shot:

Awesome pics, IceBreak. Thanks.

adirondackdestroyer said:

Hard to believe that a $50 Dorcy that sells at Sears is the current king of throw.

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Hey, who says? I wanna see a primo Husky 2D up against this, this... Dorky! :nana:

Turbo DV8 said:

Hey, who says? I wanna see a primo Husky 2D up against this, this... Dorky! :nana:

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I'm pretty sure the Dorcy will out throw the Husky. As soon as I can pick one up I'll be doing a comparison review.

Must - have - beamshots - !!!!!

adirondackdestroyer said:

I'm pretty sure the Dorcy will out throw the Husky. As soon as I can pick one up I'll be doing a comparison review.

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I hope not! The Husky de-throned so soon... so young? :mecry:

One things for sure. The Dorcy can't possibly be any worse in the artifact department than the Husky! :ironic:

dano said:

The battery stick for the Dorcy is the same configuration as a Surefire B65.

I made a 1100MAH NiMH stick for my old 6R a few years ago. It's probably pretty flat, but I'll see if I can rehab it and use it in the Dorcy... stay tuned...

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This is the info I could find on the B65...
4.8V 600mAh NiCAD - Nicad / NiMh Cell Or Pack Model4.8V 600mAh NiCAD - Nicad / NiMh Cell Or PackWeight0.3Volts4.8Length4.9Width0.6TerminalsSame As A 9 Volt AlkalineChemistryNickel Cadmium

Does anyone know the exact type or model each of the Ni-cad cells are in the stock battery pack. It feels like 4 small Ni-cads inside it. I'm not really familiar with this type of battery, but I'd like to try and assemble a longer running Ni-Cad or similar for this flashlight. Thanks.

the size is 2/3A
here is a ni-mh
https://01836cd.netsolstores.com/index.asp?PageAction=VIEWPROD&ProdID=227

I assumed the Dorcy stack was made of these (or similar), based on the capacity.

Turbo DV8 said:

I hope not! The Husky de-throned so soon... so young? :mecry:

One things for sure. The Dorcy can't possibly be any worse in the artifact department than the Husky! :ironic:

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I have both....The Dorcy is slightly brighter with a better beam. I believe it does out throw the Husky, but not by much.

Mike

jayb79 said:

the size is 2/3A
here is a ni-mh
https://01836cd.netsolstores.com/index.asp?PageAction=VIEWPROD&ProdID=227

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Thank you, Jay.

gswitter said:

I assumed the Dorcy stack was made of these (or similar), based on the capacity.

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Hi Gswitter,

Yep, looks like it to me.

mikekoz said:

I have both....The Dorcy is slightly brighter with a better beam. I believe it does out throw the Husky, but not by much.

Mike

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Words smurrdz........you know we need beamshots!

I just bought the Dorcy 220 lumen from Sears, and I am BLOWN AWAY! It throws about 30% farther than the Husky 2D, is quite a bit brighter, and has a much brighter hotspot. I shined them both at some trees 300 yards away, and the Dorcy lit them up much more brightly.

The Dorcy is about equal to the Husky LED spotlight in throw. The Dorcy puts out more overall light, and the Husky 3 watt LED spotlight maybe has just the slightest bit more throw, but you have to look hard to notice. On my ceiling the Husky 3 watt LED Spotlight has a slightly brighter hotspot than the Dorcy, but the Dorcy lights the room up much brighter.

Here are the two pictures I took tonight, I promise more soon.


The lights:




Husky 2D left, Dorcy 220 lumen middle, Husky 3 watt LED spotlight right:

Awesome! Finally it has been confirmed that the Dorcy 220 lumen is the ultimate budget thrower.