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  1. newo

    What flashlight do you use most often?

    Most often - TnC Key-Lux AA - a few times a day. Most hours - Elektrolumens ELX-6 - I walk after dark every evening for an hour to an hour and a half. Pretty dark after dark in these parts.
  2. newo

    Am I a Poseur?

    If you have enough sense to ask the question, chances are you are not a poseur. Most poseurs do not realize that they are poseurs. The exception would be the prior post about the bozo posing in a mirror. If you were a fraud (I can't tell you why I'm here - if I told you I'd have to kill you)...
  3. newo

    JUST TWO MAIN FLASHOHOLIC TYPES?

    [ QUOTE ] bwaites said: newo, I have this new project starting.....:) Bill [/ QUOTE ]
  4. newo

    JUST TWO MAIN FLASHOHOLIC TYPES?

    A few months ago I was trying to solve a problem, and came across this place. Having solved my problem, I became curious. This, in turn, evolved into my being a curiousity seeker, and thence to dabbler. In more self-deprecating moments I define myself as a dilettante. I'd love to be able to...
  5. newo

    What is your 1st SF?

    U2. First and only SF.
  6. newo

    Interesting "Hey! Over here!" Lights

    Re: Interesting \"Hey! Over here!\" Lights [ QUOTE ] PhotonWrangler said: I think they meant to say that they use a solid-state thyristor (SCR) for triggering a flashtube? The only thyristor tube that I know of is the old RCA 2D21, a 7-pin miniature tube filled with argon that acted as a...
  7. newo

    Interesting "Hey! Over here!" Lights

    Re: Interesting \"Hey! Over here!\" Lights 1AA to 1 D. It's weird. The AA sits inside of a C size adapter, which then nests into a D adapter. I don't have any spare 3 or 4 AA to D adapters. The 3 AA to D would fit. The 4 AA to D might fit, as the one I have in there is in loosely, with...
  8. newo

    Interesting "Hey! Over here!" Lights

    Re: Interesting \"Hey! Over here!\" Lights OK, just had resort to my wife's kitchen scale, and the lights I could grab the quickest. The closest in size is an Aleph 3, 1x123, standard Aleph switch. They are almost exactly the same length, around 4 3/8". The body of the strobe, exclusive of...
  9. newo

    Interesting "Hey! Over here!" Lights

    Interesting \"Hey! Over here!\" Lights Like a number of folks, I've nearly been picked off a couple of times when walking at night by drivers who couldn't see me, notwithstanding street lights, my use of a flashlight, and so on. It seems that a lot of elderly drivers, who are very common in...
  10. newo

    Ikea infringes trademark, to pay Mag Inst. $44,000

    Re: Ikea infringes trademark, to pay Mag Inst. $44 [ QUOTE ] DimBeam said: I will hit 52 this year and I wish I had my own little pile set aside.... [/ QUOTE ] It will come, my friend, it will come . . . .
  11. newo

    Ikea infringes trademark, to pay Mag Inst. $44,000

    Re: Ikea infringes trademark, to pay Mag Inst. $44 [ QUOTE ] bwaites said: This case looks to me like Ikea won, Maglite got the win in court, but $44,000 when it cost more than $500,000 to defend? Maglites costs will probably be reduced, my guess would be to around half that amount, so Mag...
  12. newo

    Ikea infringes trademark, to pay Mag Inst. $44,000

    Re: Ikea infringes trademark, to pay Mag Inst. $44 [ QUOTE ] McGizmo said: Can we also export some of our legal industry? [/ QUOTE ] Well, I'd had enough, and when I hit 50 a couple of years ago, I retired. As is said in the common vernacular, I've got mine. So it's OK with me.
  13. newo

    Ikea infringes trademark, to pay Mag Inst. $44,000

    Re: Ikea infringes trademark, to pay Mag Inst. $44 [ QUOTE ] Phaserburn said: Mag no doubt has lawyers on staff full time, so "the lawyers made out" part is iffy. They get paid an annual salary to hunt and destroy such infringements. Is Mag outlandish for patenting the cylinder or head...
  14. newo

    Ikea infringes trademark, to pay Mag Inst. $44,000

    [ QUOTE ] DimBeam said: I think everyone is missing the point. The lawyers didn't win, Maglite won.Mag does not care how much money they spend on lawyers. As far as they are concerned they are buying time and protecting marketshare.What they are getting for all the dollars spent on litigation is...
  15. newo

    Ikea infringes trademark, to pay Mag Inst. $44,000

    Re: Ikea infringes trademark, to pay Mag Inst. $44 [ QUOTE ] beezaur said: What would you have done, newo? [/ QUOTE ] Settled, if possible. Failing that, gone into arbitration. Only failing that, proceeded with litigation.
  16. newo

    Ikea infringes trademark, to pay Mag Inst. $44,000

    The court costs figure just proves my point. Mag won a Pyrrhic victory. They spent over a half million to try and win 80 or 90k, and at best end up getting half of that figure. And they could lose part, or all, of the costs figure on appeal. This represents money they have already spent...
  17. newo

    Ikea infringes trademark, to pay Mag Inst. $44,000

    For a case of this type, $44,000 is chump change. Mag had to have spent more than this just to pursue the action to completion. In other words, they are almost certainly out some money here. The only people who won were the lawyers.
  18. newo

    MJLED lover needs cheap source for 2 AAA maglight

    I was last in the local Wal-Mart about a week ago. They had single AAA Mini Mags for sale. I didn't notice the price. I've noticed that the stock they have varies from week to week. Stuff disappears, then shows back up. Perhaps your local store is just out of stock.
  19. newo

    Flashlight for Girlfriends / Wives

    Upon reflection, deleted.
  20. newo

    Flashlight for Girlfriends / Wives

    I told my wife to pick what she wanted as between an Aleph 2 NG750, a TnC AA Keylux, and a Nuwai 2xAAA .5 watt cheapie. (I have found that when I do this from time to time, she is much less apt to comment about my various questionable acquistions.) I explained the difference in performance to...

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