Helstar
Newly Enlightened
- Joined
- Dec 26, 2008
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Hello, I just recently stumbled upon this forum. I am very excited to have found it and I have started to tell me friends about you guys.
So basically, I have loved flashlights ever since I was kid. My younger brother and I would play "flashlight tag" and "Indiana Jones" in our house when we were growing up. Our lights of choice as children were the twin packs of the red Ever ready 2C lights. When I got older I bought my first 3C mag-lite at the age of about 13. I have been hooked on mag lites ever since. I currently have three of the 3D Mags, a 3C mag, I have a 4D mag, a 2D mag, I have one solitare, and 4 of the 2AA mini mags. I never modded any of them as I never really knew that much about modding lights. I just ran good batteries and the Xenon bulbs.
THen I found the the Photon Micro II keychain lights. I love these little guys. I thought I was set I had my Mags, and I had these little LED lites. I was wrong. I stumbled across a web site called the "Gadeteer", anyway she was reviewing a Coast LED Lenser P3. I was blown away, I thought LED lights were still just the little keychain lights. I had no idea at all that these lights had grown to this magnitude. I mean I knew about Surefire because I compete in defensive pistol comps from time to time. I always thought ofthose lights as way out of my price range and something that was just for police and shooting.
Anyway, like I said I found the review on the LED Lenser and I was hooked, I had to know more about these powerful lights. Research led me here. And it lead me to Fenix, and to Nitecore, and all of the other ones that are mentioned on this site. I have been watching youtubes videos and just trying to find any info on these hand held light cannons.
I have finally made my first purchase I ordered a Fenix P2D and it should be here within a few days. I am very excited. I have also turned a few of my friends on to the Fenix light, one of them ordered the P3D. We are hoping to get them on the same day.
So now for the questions.
I would like to know what all I can do with the P2D, I read some posts where I could buy different bodies and use different size batteries. I would also like to know what is the best battery for this light. I will not be using rechargable for at least a few months. My friend and I actually thought about ordeing a ton of battereies from either "Lighthound" or "BatteyJunction", we found both of those sites from the forums here at CPF.
Also I want to modify my Mag lites. I think I am going to keep them pretty simple and mainly just drop in stuff. Could some one give me some insite as to some good ones and which ones are just wastes of money, I have started to research this topic but it seems to quickly turn into a large multi headed monster. I like very good battery life, I want to keep the adjustable beam. I love throw, I like to be able to seem a beam at the other end of the street. I also like a good tight look with reasonable spill, but not sloppy ( like my old Ever Ready from when I was a kid, they were sloppy!!! )
In the future I plan on buying a few EO1's from Fenix, and I want a Nitecore, and I want the LED Lenser P3, (which, why are the LED Lensers not popluar? they seem nice to me, but I am the new guy) I am not sure what else I will buy.
Oh and is there any hopups I can do on my Photon Micro II. Can I just role into Radio Shack and buy different LED'S?
I will probally ask a lot of questions. I am very excited about these lights and I can not wait till my forst one arrives this week.
Thank you in advance, and I hope that I posted this in the rigth area.
So basically, I have loved flashlights ever since I was kid. My younger brother and I would play "flashlight tag" and "Indiana Jones" in our house when we were growing up. Our lights of choice as children were the twin packs of the red Ever ready 2C lights. When I got older I bought my first 3C mag-lite at the age of about 13. I have been hooked on mag lites ever since. I currently have three of the 3D Mags, a 3C mag, I have a 4D mag, a 2D mag, I have one solitare, and 4 of the 2AA mini mags. I never modded any of them as I never really knew that much about modding lights. I just ran good batteries and the Xenon bulbs.
THen I found the the Photon Micro II keychain lights. I love these little guys. I thought I was set I had my Mags, and I had these little LED lites. I was wrong. I stumbled across a web site called the "Gadeteer", anyway she was reviewing a Coast LED Lenser P3. I was blown away, I thought LED lights were still just the little keychain lights. I had no idea at all that these lights had grown to this magnitude. I mean I knew about Surefire because I compete in defensive pistol comps from time to time. I always thought ofthose lights as way out of my price range and something that was just for police and shooting.
Anyway, like I said I found the review on the LED Lenser and I was hooked, I had to know more about these powerful lights. Research led me here. And it lead me to Fenix, and to Nitecore, and all of the other ones that are mentioned on this site. I have been watching youtubes videos and just trying to find any info on these hand held light cannons.
I have finally made my first purchase I ordered a Fenix P2D and it should be here within a few days. I am very excited. I have also turned a few of my friends on to the Fenix light, one of them ordered the P3D. We are hoping to get them on the same day.
So now for the questions.
I would like to know what all I can do with the P2D, I read some posts where I could buy different bodies and use different size batteries. I would also like to know what is the best battery for this light. I will not be using rechargable for at least a few months. My friend and I actually thought about ordeing a ton of battereies from either "Lighthound" or "BatteyJunction", we found both of those sites from the forums here at CPF.
Also I want to modify my Mag lites. I think I am going to keep them pretty simple and mainly just drop in stuff. Could some one give me some insite as to some good ones and which ones are just wastes of money, I have started to research this topic but it seems to quickly turn into a large multi headed monster. I like very good battery life, I want to keep the adjustable beam. I love throw, I like to be able to seem a beam at the other end of the street. I also like a good tight look with reasonable spill, but not sloppy ( like my old Ever Ready from when I was a kid, they were sloppy!!! )
In the future I plan on buying a few EO1's from Fenix, and I want a Nitecore, and I want the LED Lenser P3, (which, why are the LED Lensers not popluar? they seem nice to me, but I am the new guy) I am not sure what else I will buy.
Oh and is there any hopups I can do on my Photon Micro II. Can I just role into Radio Shack and buy different LED'S?
I will probally ask a lot of questions. I am very excited about these lights and I can not wait till my forst one arrives this week.
Thank you in advance, and I hope that I posted this in the rigth area.
