Best light to use up slightly used 123s?

[Gatsby]

I stop using 123's in my HDS B42XRGT when they can no longer produce a max beam brighter than primary (one reason I have the light is to have a max beam at my disposal if needed). However, now I have a growing collection of used 123s that still have some juice in them and would love a relatively low cost extra light that will drain them down rather than throw them away...

I've thought about the X5 and know this has been discussed some before but I can't seem to find any threads using search...

 

[London Lad]

If you have a use for it then Milkyspits MC2 will suck them dry!

 

[fishx65]

The Dorcy super 1 watt 1-123 is a well known great battery drainer. 20 bucks at Target.

 

[freewheelin']

My thoughts exactly Milky made me an E1o based light with a CreeXRE that I only use depleted 123's in and it sucks em dry while providing very usable white light. When I first got it I put a new 123 in it and it is a really bright, white, small package.

 

[Casual Flashlight User]

I used a Fenix P1 to drain old HDS cells.

Do yourself a favour though, get yourself a recharger and some RCR123's instead of a new light...dumping partially used cells from my U60GT gave me the final push into the world of rechargables, never looked back - Nice fresh cell every few days...no waste.


CFU

 

[65535]

I hope my U2 will drain its cells well. Then I move onto rcr123's 3.0 volts, 18650's (different body) and 17670's.

 

[Edro]

You may want to look at 1 X cr123 lights only. Putting 2 x 123's of different "charged" levels may cause problems (i.e. the lower level 123 gets drained first while the other one is still going). I'm with fishx65 on the Dorcy.

 

[DM51]

You may want to look at 1 X cr123 lights only. Putting 2 x 123's of different "charged" levels may cause problems (i.e. the lower level 123 gets drained first while the other one is still going). I'm with fishx65 on the Dorcy.

Some graphic illustrations of the potential problems:
http://candlepowerforums.com/vb/showthread.php?t=124776

 

[Frank Maddix]

Bung em in an Inova X0 to run them flat. Fairly graceful demise in this flashlight.

 

[Outdoors Fanatic]

Milkyspit's MC2 and Inova X5.

 

[blake711]

I would love to find an inexpensive lantern to use them in. I got some AA lanterns that get feed my used Energizer AA Lithiums.

 

[Illum]

The Dorcy super 1 watt 1-123 is a well known great battery drainer. 20 bucks at Target.

+1
best light i can find that drains primaries better than a T1 thats only $20