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    alternative to supplied bands?

    Fabric store. Get heavest elastic webbing they have in the correct width (usually 1 inch). Usually available in darker colors such as navy and black. Usually not quite as heavy but it works. I find that the elastic in the webbing in most headlamps slowly but very surely loses its...
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    Underwater Kinetics: vizion?

    Bought the Vizion awhile back at REI. Seems pretty solid and well made. Comfortable to wear. However, the beam, when using the clear part of the rotating filter is a bit crappy. The diffuser and the red part of the filter are fine. Since I mostly use the diffuser section of the filter...
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    Non-flashaholic friends, we all have them

    The head mechanic at work has well over $50,000 in tools, mostly Snap-On, (he drops everything when the Snap-On truck rolls up). What does he have for flashlights? A Mini-Mag and a really crappy shake light. He borrows a flashlight from me, fairly often. They do use fluorescent trouble...
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    Rayovac 1Watt 1AA Sportsman Xtreme Headlight

    I picked up one of these about a week ago. Very light and seems well made. I like the red. DO NOT like the blue. Seems to me that white would be much more useful for MOST buyers of this light, for those times when one does not need or want the brightness of the main beam. I bought this...
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    GI Issue flashlights?

    I stuck in a 2-cell Maglite LED replacement in mine. Just dropped right in. The screw-in bulb retainer won't fit because the Maglite LED is larger in diameter than a PR bulb. You could try driilling it out, I suppose, but the bulb contact thing holds it in place just fine. I put the bulb...
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    Upgrading my PT Solo?

    I believe that the PT Solo is the same as the PT Matrix and PT Quest, which I have. If so, go to Sears and get the Sears Craftman PR drop-in. Good for 1.5-8 volts. About $15. My reflectors are textured. Very floody beam, with a somewhat soft hot spot. I tend to like a fairly floody beam in...
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    stenlight headband

    For foam just go to Wally World, in the craft section, and get a sheet of 2mm self-adhesive foam. Just cut a chunk to shape, peel the paper and stick it on. If you want it thicker, cut 2 chunks, stick them together (sticky side to non-sticky side) and cut to shape. I've done this on a couple...
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    Any 1 cell headlamps??

    If you have a CMG Infinity or Infinity Ultra just get a Ray-O-Vac Kid's Adventure headlamp. Unscrew the pivot bolt for the lamp. Take off the lamp. What you want to do is put the pivot bolt through the hole for the lanyard lug along with some spacers on each side of the lanyard lug. I used 4...
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    River Rock 0.5W headlamp still available?

    I was in in a local Target store (Minneapolis area) last night and they had one River Rock headlamp hanging on the peg, so, because of the above posts, I thought I'd better snap it up. Probably still available in some Target stores until stock sold out. Too bad, because it's a great little...
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    What is the ONE light you would grab in a power outage

    One light? With out a doubt my old PT Matrix headlamp (the one with 3 LED's). I still use this headlamp almost daily, mostly as a reading in bed and going to the bathroom in the middle of the night light. I probably put 10 + hrs. a week on this thing. Pretty long run-time, not too bright, but...
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    Help sewing Cordura nylon

    One of the big mistakes beginners make when sewing most nylon is not using a large enough needle in their sewing machine (or in hand sewing for that matter). I think this stems from people repairing or making down clothing. They are afraid that the down will leak out of the needle holes, so...
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    Refurbishing Military Crooked Neck Flashlight

    The magLED bulb is slightly larger than a PR bulb. But, don't worry about it. Just put the bulb in the socket and screw the head on. The center contact spring will hold the bulb in place just fine. You just might have to bend it slightly to put enough pressure on the bulb, but probably not...
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    Bike lights

    An alternative is to make your own bike light using a 12 volt MR16 halogen bulb. This seems to be a popular project with bike riders. Fairly inexpensive and easy to make, usually out of PVC plumbling fittings, flexible (10 to 75+ watts, spot and flood, also avaliable in LED although more...
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    Convert Petzel 4.5Volt to LED

    I have the same problem. A few years ago I picked up a somewhat worn Petzl Mega at a thrift store for 80 cents, complete with 3 dead C cells (hadn't leaked fortunately). Had the standard bulb, kind of dim, but not a bad beam, and focusing. I found out, at that time, that REI carried a high...
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    Most & least important attributes of flashligts?

    3 most important (in order) 1. Reliable 2. Simple 3. Compact
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    How Many Flashlights Have You Lost To Corrosion?

    Re: How Many Flashlights Have You Lost To Corrosio Just one in recent years. My PT Martix. I was trying to completely use up some already pretty shot batteries while reading in bed at night and then I didn't do it for 5 or 6 days and then I went to use it again and the light wouldn't come on...
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    So few regulated LED lights . . .

    Don't forget the PT Matrix. The brightness doesn't drop off much until the batteries are almost totally done for.
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    What is everyones favorite LED flashlight?

    CMG Ultra. My EDC and favorite. Carry it on a short lanyard looped around a belt loop in the watch pocket of my jeans. With the clip. Clip it onto the bill of my baseball cap more often than I ever thought I would.
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    CMG Infinity (standard) question

    My Infinities (standard and Ultra) will light up on alkaline batteries below 0.9 volts. Closer to 0.8 volts, if I remember right. I can't recheck them because they have been disposed of. So, I would be a little careful about running NiMh batteries until they dim out as they could well be...
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    What headlamp do you recommend?

    I like the PT Matrix best for reading in bed. With the Aurora, because its so close to your forehead, it reflects a little in my glasses when it is tilted down far enough for reading.

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