RossB
Newly Enlightened
I originally posted the question about a "non-incendive rating" because that's the kind of equipment I must have to go the places I must to do my job. However, it has just occurred to me that many of you, as I do, keep a light handy at home for those times when the Richter or Beaufort scale goes 6+. If it's dark, and you need a light to shut off the circuit breakers and the master valves for the gas and water, wouldn't you too like to have a light that can be operated with confidence even if there's a strong smell of natural gas from those ruptured pipes?
This is not a silly consideration; not too long ago, there was a flash fire of gas on an offshore rig caused by a cell phone. Not much more voltage than most lights, but that little spark was enough. http://www.mms.gov/safetyalerts/5.htm
I keep a Streamlight Syclone with its ringed and bad beam and the LED backup for three reasons: the "non-incendive rating", the LED as a backup, and its ability to stand up on its own, with the head able to direct light in the direction I need. But it's just too darn bulky for a working light, the way I use them.
Maybe I'm being paraniod, but I've seen the aftermath of gas fires, and it ain't pretty.
The problem, if it exists, extends to all flashlights.
Ross Brunetti
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This is not a silly consideration; not too long ago, there was a flash fire of gas on an offshore rig caused by a cell phone. Not much more voltage than most lights, but that little spark was enough. http://www.mms.gov/safetyalerts/5.htm
I keep a Streamlight Syclone with its ringed and bad beam and the LED backup for three reasons: the "non-incendive rating", the LED as a backup, and its ability to stand up on its own, with the head able to direct light in the direction I need. But it's just too darn bulky for a working light, the way I use them.
Maybe I'm being paraniod, but I've seen the aftermath of gas fires, and it ain't pretty.
The problem, if it exists, extends to all flashlights.
Ross Brunetti
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