<BLOCKQUOTE><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial">quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by cosmic:
Ted the Led, thanks much for suggesting the Moonlight - I had never heard of it and I was about to buy a Petzl Tikka. The Moonlight is brighter and adjustable for angle (The Tikka is not.), so it seems like the better choice.
I have not been able to find any description of the Moonlight that says it has two brightness levels, or that it is regulated. Where did you find that info? If it has those features also I don't see how I can live without it.<HR></BLOCKQUOTE>
cosmic;
I'm glad to have helped! Here is the url of Inner Mountain Outfitters:
http://www.caves.org/imo/frames1.htm
look under LED flashlights, and scroll down for the Moonlight and you'll find the description; (a choice of 2 LEDs or 4 LEDs on at a time...)
...As for the regulation circuitry, here is all I was able to get out of BlackDiamond about it;
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".....Hi Ted:
Our apologies for the not so prompt response. We just finished an ISO
Audit (which we passed succesfully) and our energies have been directed
inward the past couple of days.
The discharge curves of the LED with 3 AAA batteries has been tested and
tested to our satisfaction to provide the light quality we advertise.
If you have the capability to measure the initial current draw, you
should check at several intervals throughout the life of a set of
batteries.
There is a resistor (or more simply an "electronic element") in the
circuit which flattens the discharge curve.
We claim 70 hours, which is conservative and we feel that the brightness
after 70 hours is absolutely sufficient to perform basic camp chores or
even to see well enough to tie critical knots, although certainly not
well enough for difficult routefinding. Backpacker Mag has tested it to
over 140 hours although i have not seen their published article yet.
The reading thing is subjective---my nighttime vision is not very good
but other people can see just fine and read well after 100 plus hours.
I trust this will answer some or most of your questions. If you have any
other questions please ask and I will see what I can find out. However
please note that some information regarding these borders on proprietary
and may not be willingly shared.
Thanks again for writing and again our apologies for the late
response
Regards,
-Jeff
BD Customer Service.
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I bought one of the first ones, with one fixed light level, for $27. -- but I feel the same as you, I must have the 2 LED option! (I've been using NimH aaa's in mine lately..) Hope this helps some more! --TTL.
