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    ultrafire 502b with cree q5 battery question

    Yes, it's not the rating of the led itself that you should be looking at, but the driver circuit. The fact that it was throwing off a lot of heat is a sign that you were feeding it more voltage than it knew what to do with! There's a pretty good chance that the driver will have survived ok, but...
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    Cheap, off brand LED lights aren't necessarily inexpensive

    That's what my local Ace is like; you can't even get a screwdriver for under $7. I saw a streamlight stylus there once and quite liked the look of it. I can't remember how much it was, but I googled it on my phone while I was in the store, and I remember that it was almost double what they go...
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    Mag Lights

    When my wife hears a noise, I reach for my Mossberg 500. No way I'd rely on a club for home defense!
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    $1.59 3W LED flashlight from China - anyone have one?

    This was the first led flashlight I ever bought :) I actually bought a bunch of them to give to friends, and that's what got me interested in flashlights in the first place. Cheap construction, angry blue beam, surprisingly bright and utterly reliable. Crap compared with what you can get for a...
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    Budget and non budget lights have you been happy with your purchases?

    See now, I've had really good luck with Trustfires, I own several (I have one in my pocket right now in fact :D) I don't have them to hand, but I think the models that I have are the TR-801 and TR-803. The build quality on these two is awesome, they have a separate pill made of solid brass...
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    Budget and non budget lights have you been happy with your purchases?

    Couldn't have said it better myself. I have quite a few budget lights, a couple stock, but most modded/tweaked. The biggest problem that I have is finding a driver that does what I like. Most of my cheaper lights came with too many 'disco modes', which are all very well as long as you can...
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    Cheap, off brand LED lights aren't necessarily inexpensive

    Same deal at my local Ace, horrifically overpriced M@gs, a Case brand pocket knife going for almost double what it should be etc etc. The worst was one flashlight that caught my eye. It was behind the counter, so stupidly I asked to have a look at it. It was in a large clamshell package which...
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    Impulse Purchase, Any Good?

    Oh no :( See, you said "next step", not "last step". As a natural 'tinkerer', getting better batteries will probably only be the next step, and after that will come the tinkering... I have the unsettling feeling that, despite trying to kid myself, there's no way I'm going to buy one flashlight...
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    Impulse Purchase, Any Good?

    I wouldn't class myself as a flashaholic (yet...) but I wanted something half-decent for pocket carry. As long as the build quality is reasonable, I guess I have got a good 'beginner' light. I don't really need it for any specific purpose, just a usable flashlight to throw in my pocket. I...
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    Impulse Purchase, Any Good?

    Found a better spec list, this time from DealExtreme: Brand: SAiK Model: SA-105 Emitter Brand/Type: Cree Emitter BIN: Q3-WC Color BIN: White Total Emitters: 1 Battery Configurations: 1 x AA battery Voltage Input: 0.6~1.5V, 1.5V Max...
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    Impulse Purchase, Any Good?

    I found this light on ebay and bought it on impulse: Well, it wasn't entirely on impulse, I have read some good things about Saik lights, I just couldn't find anything about this particular model, the SA-105. Here are the specs: Bulb Type: Cree Q3 LED Battery: 1 x AA Voltage: 1.2-1.5V...

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