I too miss Dan and his wit around here. He willingly shared every idea he had with this group, and often assisted other members. I don't think there are very many members here that shared all the details of all their efforts like Dan did. He also brought a bit of well needed humor to the group with stuff like the 'Junk Yard War' to build the most creative flashlight out of odds and ends.
I also make a lot of 'low tech' mods that involve a simple resistor, or no resistor. I make them for two reasons; it keeps the costs to a minimum, and in some instances is a better solution than a DC/DC converter. For example, some flashlights I built for a local fire department were specifically requested to not use a DC/DC power source. They had a bad experience with a 'major brand' flashlight interfering with their EKG equipment from the small RF emitted from the power converter. They just wanted a better white light and did not want to take the risk of complicating emergency situations with lighting equipment that could cause other problems.
So, just like some people swear by Fords and others by Chevy, everyone has their own ideas of what's right. It's just that some members here took it upon themselves to send emails to Dan belittleing his work and attacking the fact that he would dare sell his 'low tech' mods to other members.
And I thought that was what this group was all about.
I hope Dan continues to visit this group from time to time, and most of all hope that the members of this group who think they know it all go some place else; because after all, if they know what flashlighting perfection is, what are they doing here with us amatures?
It's great to have an opinion, and to have differing opinions, and to discuss those in an open forum. It's another thing to turn those into personal attacks on other members, especially one such as Dan who contributed so much to this group.
So let's just try to be the adults we're suposed to be, and respect the opinions and work of others, even if it differs from our own.
I'm probably one of the older members here, and the only 'wisdom' I can pass on to this group is that the older I get, the more apparent it becomes there are no absolute 'rights' and 'wrongs'; all things are shades of grey and need to be considerd in their context.
End of sermon..........
