Flashlight as a De-Icer!

[DaFABRICATA]

We've had some strange weather here in michigan over the last few days.
I tried to get into the garages at both of my houses tonight and both were frozen solid. I couldn't even get the key to start to go in. Luckily I had my C3/KT2 running an 1185 and 3 X IMR16340's on me. I fired up AW's soft-start switch and went to high. I pointed it at both locks for maybe 30 seconds.....and the key went right in and opened!

I Love My Flashlights!!

 

[RobertM]

That's pretty awesome! I'll have to remember to grab my M6 when it's icy next time and do some experiments

 

[jzmtl]

Good use. I carry a zippo for situations like that, heat the key then insert.

 

[jake25]

Haha i was in the same situation. My windshield was frosted, and I had my 2D ROP in my truck. I turned it on from the inside and melted a good amount of ice

 

[JNewell]

And here I was, thinking I was going to read about using the bezel to scrape the ice off!

In the same general vein, there's YouTube video that shows someone melting a plastic bag with an M6....

 

[WadeF]

We had some icing and I had ice over the plastic lenses that cover my headlamps. I put on the high beams and they promptly melted through.

 

[baterija]

We had some icing and I had ice over the plastic lenses that cover my headlamps. I put on the high beams and they promptly melted through.

Which rarely comes up in the LED vs Incan threads but has been useful to me already a couple times this winter. By the time I scrape around all the vehicle windows I can just brush off any residual junk on my headlights.

Great now I need a hotwire Incan just to clear my locks too. I wonder if I can hang it from my keychain.

 

[nbp]

I melted some snow last night with my ROP. Ahhh....flashlights, what don't they do?

In the same general vein, there's YouTube video that shows someone melting a plastic bag with an M6...

I popped a black balloon with my ROP 2D HI.

 

[hyperloop]

man, that was great but for car uses, wouldnt a hair dryer adpated to 12v DC be a much faster and more efficient way to do it rather than draining our flashlights (gasp!)

 

[choaticwhisper]

Good use. I carry a zippo for situations like that, heat the key then insert.

I would be a little heist about that, Fear of the key breaking.

 

[curlyfry562]

I think I remember a story on surefire's website were someone did the same thing.

 

[choaticwhisper]

I think I remember a story on surefire's website were someone did the same thing.

If its not on the site, I would submit it.

 

[baterija]

man, that was great but for car uses, wouldnt a hair dryer adpated to 12v DC be a much faster and more efficient way to do it rather than draining our flashlights (gasp!)

If you can't get in it's hard to plug the hair dryer in. Besides I don't own a hair dryer. I don't even own a comb. Clippers probably wouldn't help with deicing. :devil:

 

[jzmtl]

I would be a little heist about that, Fear of the key breaking.

Done it before, no problem, it's just a brass bar. Unless you have those microchipped car keys, then don't do it.