Having been drawn to looking at Peaks for my next flashlight, I was wondering which one would fit my requirements. My last light was a MiniMagLED 2xAA, which began to flicker and continued to do so even after I put solder to thicken the two contact areas at each end of the internal circuit board. It got bad enough that while wearing it at work (I work around... uh, ships) on a headband, everytime I bumped a steel bulkhead or frame the light would shut off. I had to pull it out of the headband, turn it off and on again for it to work. Sometimes after doing this, while returning the light to the headband it would shut off again, just a simple change in orientation caused it to shut off. Long story short after so many cycles of this I ended up tapping, then banging the light in frustration against whatever solid surface was nearby and killed it.
Since the most recent LED light I had was the MM, I'd like my next one to be at least as bright and throw better running on AA NiMH batteries. I'd also like a runtime at least 2 hours - I occasionally have to try and read lettering in places accessible only with a hand-held telescoping mirror and that requires a good amount of light for a couple hours worth of inspections. Which Peak would meet these requirements?
Since the most recent LED light I had was the MM, I'd like my next one to be at least as bright and throw better running on AA NiMH batteries. I'd also like a runtime at least 2 hours - I occasionally have to try and read lettering in places accessible only with a hand-held telescoping mirror and that requires a good amount of light for a couple hours worth of inspections. Which Peak would meet these requirements?
