INOVA X5 UV, DOES ANYBODY OWN ONE YET?

[road__kill]

Does anybody out there own or have you tested the Inova X5 UV yet? One of the dealers I deal with just got them in but at about $75 each I would like to see a little feedback on them first. I will probably get one anyway but at least if a few people here like them it will make it easier for me to justify the purchase of another light that I have no use for other than to play with.

 

[Free]

I think I am going to order one of these. Summer is coming and I need a good Scorpion hunting light.

 

[fluorescent]

I recently picked one up and it's great. It's built like a tank. I use it mostly for close up glass inspection. I can light up my black light tapestries from across the room.
No run time feedback or heavy use to report at this time.

 

[Icebreak]

Anybody see them for less that $75.00?

 

[road__kill]

Can you tell it apart from a regular X5 in appearance? Is it the same size?

 

[Icebreak]

Dern it, road kill.

I should have set that site to my favorites. Too much flashlight surfing to not use favorites. I found a site that had like 5 or 6 colors of X5Ts.

I keep thinking it had a big FU logo on it (which made me a little leery). I searched for "Flashlight Universe" and still couldn't find it.

To answer your question it looked just like any other X5T. Considering that it would probably be 4X the power of the $45.00 ARC AAA UV it seems like it would be great for special purposes. I want one...but I want a SF and a Mr. B. SuperSpaceNeedle and a McStealth and a lambda MegaMan and an AB BlingBling and a Rothrandir optically focusable SumpinSumpin and a...

Whew!

 

[mvario]

here ya go:

http://flashlightsunlimited.com/inova.htm

 

[road__kill]

Very interesting name on their web site, huh

 

[Icebreak]

That's it!

Thanks, mvario.

Wonder if anybody has done business with FU? It is a nice looking site despite the unfortunate logo.

 

[road__kill]

Just a quick update as to why I hate all you people(kidding)! Nobody could give me any feedack on the UV X5 so I went out and spent
$70 on one today! It comes in a little hard plastic case thats
just a hair bigger than the light. The model is X5MT-UVT and
it looks just like the X5MT-WT. You can't tell the differene between the two until you turn it on. I will let you know what I think of it after use it for a few days. Now I must go play with it.

 

[sotto]

road_kill:

Where'd you get your UV X5? Happy with it so far? What are you using it for?

Thanks.

 

[road__kill]

I got it local and had no real reason or need for it I just felt like getting it. This is my first UV light and I just wanted to see what is all about. It's kind of like the black light I had in my bedroom when I was a kid. I had it with me at work today and when I shinned it on the floor in the public bathroom what it shows up is enough to make you sick! When you shine it on US bills it also make that hidden line glow. So far it seems to be like just a little black light. I have a few slightly radioactive glass marbles and when I shine it on them they get a super bright yellow/green glow.

 

[tkl]

[ QUOTE ]
Free said:
I think I am going to order one of these. Summer is coming and I need a good Scorpion hunting light.

[/ QUOTE ]

how does uv help with scorpion hunting? what do you do with the scorps?

 

[Free]

The Scorpions glow in UV light. Where I live we get several Scorpions in the house every night in the summer. I go around the house at night with my UV light to find them and toss them back outside where they belong /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/smile.gif

BTW, I also got my Inova X5UV and it is great! Bring on the Scorpions /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/smile.gif

 

[Shark]

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