combinatorix
Newly Enlightened
- Joined
- Jul 23, 2009
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Hey all,
I know you guys enjoy stories, so here I'll go. I wish I had pictures, but I misplaced my camera. I just bought a Quark Mini AA NW (it arrived today, in fact!) to replace the good old fenix EO1 on my keychain. Although it's a little bigger, I was pleasantly surprised at how small and light it was, and for now I think it should work fine.
Anyway, today I also got a new stereo head unit for my car (a Pioneer, with CD, USB and AUX inputs for my '05 civic). I had some errands to run and some people to see after work, and by the time I was free it was already pretty dark out. Nevertheless, I couldn't wait to install the new head unit, so I collected all my tools and headed out to the parking lot.
I haven't reached the full flashaholic stage yet, so I armed myself with what I had - a 2 AA minimag, one of those windy-rechargable lights with 3 5mm LEDS, my EO1, and my new Mini. I think I have some more older lights but don't know where they are. Of course, I brought all my normal tools as well
. The first step was disconnecting the car battery, which is of course why I needed a light source other than the car's interior lights.
I turned on the rechargeable and the EO1 and lay them on the seat as I worked, while I put the Mini in my mouth. Within a half hour or so of disassembling the center console, the rechargeable had mostly died and I really had no desire to crank it up. The minimag was so dim, I didn't even bother using it. The EO1 stood strong as usual and provided some ambient (albeit purply) light.
The NW mini of course, worked perfectly - great color rendition - the low setting worked perfectly for most of the job, the medium setting worked great when I went under the hood to do the battery and also in the car to find a fastening clip that popped out and fell into the bowels of the dash. I didn't even need to use the high - although I'm glad I have it! I did have to go inside to sort some things out and do some soldering, but the light worked great for everything in the car.
I did drop the mini on the asphalt (fell out of my mouth), and although it now has a few chips in the HA coating, it still works fine. And now that I've broken it in a bit, I feel better about putting it on my keychain - where it will take untold abuse.
I tested it out, and so far the new head unit works awesome - plays off my thumb drive, ipod, radio sounds great - still need to try a CD (but who uses those anyways!). Thanks you 4sevens, for helping me get things done at night!
-Combinatorix
I know you guys enjoy stories, so here I'll go. I wish I had pictures, but I misplaced my camera. I just bought a Quark Mini AA NW (it arrived today, in fact!) to replace the good old fenix EO1 on my keychain. Although it's a little bigger, I was pleasantly surprised at how small and light it was, and for now I think it should work fine.
Anyway, today I also got a new stereo head unit for my car (a Pioneer, with CD, USB and AUX inputs for my '05 civic). I had some errands to run and some people to see after work, and by the time I was free it was already pretty dark out. Nevertheless, I couldn't wait to install the new head unit, so I collected all my tools and headed out to the parking lot.
I haven't reached the full flashaholic stage yet, so I armed myself with what I had - a 2 AA minimag, one of those windy-rechargable lights with 3 5mm LEDS, my EO1, and my new Mini. I think I have some more older lights but don't know where they are. Of course, I brought all my normal tools as well
. The first step was disconnecting the car battery, which is of course why I needed a light source other than the car's interior lights.I turned on the rechargeable and the EO1 and lay them on the seat as I worked, while I put the Mini in my mouth. Within a half hour or so of disassembling the center console, the rechargeable had mostly died and I really had no desire to crank it up. The minimag was so dim, I didn't even bother using it. The EO1 stood strong as usual and provided some ambient (albeit purply) light.
The NW mini of course, worked perfectly - great color rendition - the low setting worked perfectly for most of the job, the medium setting worked great when I went under the hood to do the battery and also in the car to find a fastening clip that popped out and fell into the bowels of the dash. I didn't even need to use the high - although I'm glad I have it! I did have to go inside to sort some things out and do some soldering, but the light worked great for everything in the car.
I did drop the mini on the asphalt (fell out of my mouth), and although it now has a few chips in the HA coating, it still works fine. And now that I've broken it in a bit, I feel better about putting it on my keychain - where it will take untold abuse.
I tested it out, and so far the new head unit works awesome - plays off my thumb drive, ipod, radio sounds great - still need to try a CD (but who uses those anyways!). Thanks you 4sevens, for helping me get things done at night!
-Combinatorix
