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    Novatac Classic Vs. EDC-120P (long review, initial impressions)

    ...irrelavent, the light has, with one exception, been flawless, and has never failed me First off, let's get the obvious out of the way, the 120P is *significantly* shorter than the Classic, but since the Classic is a 2AA light and the 120P is a single CR123A light, that's to be expected, the...
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    MagLED XL100, are you *trying* to make me hate you?

    ...at close to middling distances, the beam profile of the XL100 is nice, very usable, but as distances increase, I cant be sure, but I could *swear* that Im seeing a slight, faint *donut hole* appear in the center of the hotspot, this would only be noticable when WWH though, but since I know...
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    Bringing my Eternalight out of retirement...

    ...machines (SCO's) Currently, I'm refurbing the cash dispenser portions of the SCO units, these are computerized cash delivery systems with *LOTS* of belts, gears, and moving parts in the actual cash transport system, lots of mechanical things moving rapidly and rotating With the proper...
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    Flashlights on a Plane (which to bring?)

    I *might* be getting a job offer at an Apple store in NH, the Genius (technician) position, I stopped off at the Salem NH store to look around and get a feel for things, while I was there, I talked to a few employees about the work environment and such, one thing I found out was people hired for...
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    The importance of multiple backups....

    ...on how woefully unprepared I was, I let complacency get the best of me, when I put on my jeans to go outside and dig the truck out, I just *ASSUMED* I had my keys, A2 and 120P in their respective places (belt holster for the A2, RF pocket for the 120P, LF pocket for the keys), I was lucky I...
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    PT EOS (Luxeon) Vs. EOS (Rebel)

    I absolutely love my old Luxeon PT EOS, it's just so incredibly useful, just the right amount of light on low for navigating inside, a decent throw outside on high, and there's the luxury of having both hands free that the headlamp design is well known for the only thing I didn't like about the...
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    Pine Mountain Firelog review (hey, it *IS* incandescent...)

    ...lighting a good sized room to a comfortable level, probably around 5 to 10 lumens, nice, even lighting, no intense spots of light (I could say no *hot*spots, but that's not strictly true when dealing with fire now, is it? ;) ) Color Balance; Warm orange glow (*very warm*, in fact...)...
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    The New England ice storm of 2008

    ...the gloves off when it comes to CMP... CMP has an automated "outage reporting" system, where you call the number, enter your phone number and it *supposedly* prints a work order, but what it really does is placates the caller so they *think* the problem's being handled.... And I just found...
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    Almost had quite the scare this afternoon

    ...for my belt holster where my Aviatrixed A2 lives...... The holster was empty, and the lanyard was hanging empty by my leg! my Aviatrixed A2 was *missing*!!!! NOOOOOOO!!!! not my A2!, my favorite light! I frantically searched the car, retraced my steps, I used it in the kitchen supply store...
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    I think I'm cured....so what have i missed in new technology.....

    It's funny, after a couple years suffering from an acute, terminal case of Flashaholitus Accumulutus, I think I've found a combo that's cured me, or at least put me into serious remission, heck, I've even been able to trade off some of my surplus flashlights and knives to fund my firearm...
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    Weaponlights, gun-mounted or standalone?

    I recently picked up a used Taurus PT-99AF (A Beretta 92 series with adjustable rear sight, made by Taurus in Brazil**), this is a relatively new version 99, it has the integrated rails on the front of the frame, so I've been considering a gun-mounted weaponlight for it, probably the Streamlight...
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    Has your EDC "stabilized"?

    ...items (flashlights and blades) have finally stabilized, I'm no longer buying new lights just to have something new, I've concentrated on actually *using* what I have, and I've found that my EDC has become rather predictable, in short, I've finally found what *works* for me..... my EDC light...
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    Wildlife encounter *AND* a power outage last night....

    ...then wondered how close I could get to it, I kept the MC trained on it, and the deer was transfixed by the MC's beam, the thing had a real, well, i *guess* it could be called a "deer in headlights" expression, totally blank and vapid, nothing going on upstairs..... I was able to get within...
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    Yet another "dead" battery runtime test (NT 120-P/SF E1L-SR)

    ...couple days, while I wasn't hurling up the contents of my empty stomach, and doubled over in intense "Alien ChestBurster-esque" pain, I had to do *something* to pass the time So, I grabbed a couple of "dead" batteries (2.8V, 0% ZTS), and dropped them in the Novatac and my modded SF E1L-SR...
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    Carbon Cell AAA runtime test (Arc AAA-P DS + Fenix E01)

    ...batteries?" the test will be from full to empty, total runtime tests both Sunbeam batteries register 1.65 volts, and ZTS at 100% test has commenced at 9:55 EST 5/22/08 Beam intensity right off the bat is almost identical, the Fenix is a *hair* brighter, mainly due to the newer Nichia GS...
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    It's Novatac Day!

    Tomorrow my first Novatac arrives, a black 120P :D , technically, it's already here, it's sitting in the local post office awaiting delivery, hopefully it'll be delivered first thing in the morning I haven't looked forward to an arriving flashlight like this for a long time, the last eagerly...
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    Keychain flashlight battle #2, Fenix E01 Vs Arc AAA....

    ...pocket Now with the release of the Fenix E01, I have another keychain light to test out.... first off, the battery tube section of the light is *very* solidly built, it feels thick and sturdy, it actually makes the Arc battery tube feel thin by comparison, the E01 appears to be milled out...
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    The urge for a Novatac is growing, but which one?

    I've been fighting it off, but I feel my resistance dropping to terminally low levels, especially with the "stimulus package" tax rebate thingy on the way, it's pretty much a given that at some point within the next two weeks, I may be ordering a Novatac, the A2 can't stave off my urges much...
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    The SureFire L1 Lumamax Cree edition, neither here nor there....

    ...be around 80 lumens, it looks just as bright as my E1L-SR, yet the E1L-SR has a smoother beam, thanks to the McGizmo McR-18S Seoulized reflector, *and* it can use RCR-123a's for Guilt-Free-Lumens I really hate to say it, but compared to my current arsenal, the L1 Cree has very little going...
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    Making a Flashaholic, the hard way...

    One of my co-workers just got hit by a drunk driver tonight, his car's totaled (as is the moronic drunk's car, but who cares about her, not me) (he had a '07 Mazda 6), the thing withstood essentially a 100 MPH impact, and he was able to walk away with minor bruising.... the car, it's dead...

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