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    Good hunting light (AA or AAA)

    Hi all, I want to get my brother in law a new flashlight for hunting and was hoping you guys might be able to make some recommendations. Currently he has a Streamlight Scorpion. Two things he does not like 1) the price of the batteries ($10 for two) 2) run time of 1hr (again mainly due...
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    emergency light for my mother?

    thanks guys. you've given me a lot to work with.
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    emergency light for my mother?

    Hi all, I'm currently down visiting my mother and she wanted me to take a look at her battery collection (not pretty) and antiquated flash lights. Many of her lights are poor double D incan lights. She does have two incan Maglite 3d and 4d which I could get the led drop-ins for. If I were...
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    Why does neutral white LEDs have lower output than cool whites?

    here is a great explanation. link
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    Neutral white?

    I hope this will help, I started a thread because I was confused by the Cree model numbers. there is some great info in there, hope it helps. link I will give your question a shot, but I am very new to flashlights. The Q3, Q4, R2, R5 etc refers to the flux bin (efficiency of the LED, how much...
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    What are the LED bulbs to look for in a AA light?

    John, you're right, I should have asked for that thread to have been moved here, and I should have known better, sorry. Having spent good amount of reading about it today and then going back and re-reading the other thread there was indeed a good amount of info in there too but at the time I...
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    What are the LED bulbs to look for in a AA light?

    Balu, that is absolutely amazing, thank you. Your post above should be incorporated into the "welcome mat"
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    What are the LED bulbs to look for in a AA light?

    Re: Please explain Cree LED model numbers. Marduke, thanks for that link, looks like some good info that I must take some time to read. Its a step more technical than Carrots guide and has added a piece to my understanding of Cree emitters already. FlashKat, thank you very much. That was...
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    What are the LED bulbs to look for in a AA light?

    I posted this thread (quoted below) in the general section and was recommended to post in the LED section. My goal is to figure out which are the newer and more efficient bulbs used in AA LED flashlights by understanding how cree labels their LEDs. At first I thought it was fairly simple but...
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    What are the LED bulbs to look for in a AA light?

    Re: Please explain Cree LED model numbers. when you say the "welcome mat" are you referring to the stickie at the top of this section? If so I have read several of those post including carrots excellent "guide to high-end lights" I have not really found a thread that explains the emitter...
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    What are the LED bulbs to look for in a AA light?

    Re: Please explain Cree LED model numbers. thanks for you help, but I think I will just post in the LED section... Some of the threads linked to, I'm sure, are full of information but I don't really have the basics to understand some of it.
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    What are the LED bulbs to look for in a AA light?

    Please explain Cree LED model numbers. I am looking to make my first purchase into a nicer AA sized flash light. I notice nearly all brands use a version of the Cree LED but I am a little confused by the model numbers. Many use XP-E or XR-E, am I right in saying that this part refer to the...

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