Walmart trip... two SUPRISES!

[PlayboyJoeShmoe]

One thing of note about the Metal Gear, and I might as well say it here.

The beam on mine is very white. It. the 3D 1W and my Milkbone have the whitest 1 watters I know of.

But the beam is rather a bunch of circles outside the main blob. I cured that to a large degree with some Writeright for the Palm Zire. It gives me a nice smooth blob, with faint circles and such. I like it better!

Now if someone could do runtimes. Use all three battery types please! I don't have equipment other than a simple Multimeter and Mark 1 Mod 1 eyeballs (and a fairly short attention span!)

 

[Blades]

I saw the Metal Gear tonight. Nice looking light. How is the clip?? Just wondering.
I think it will make a nice present.

Blades

 

[PlayboyJoeShmoe]

see the thread about runtime....

 

[PhotonWrangler]

Where were the Nite-Ize modules? I've checked two stores and didn't see them in the flashlight section. Either they're in a weird spot or my town hasn't gotten them yet.

 

[BuddTX]

What Wal-mart?

I know you live on the south side of Houston too! I live in Pearland.

BuddTX

 

[attowatt]

how much is the aaa metal gear at walmart??

 

[lumenjunkie]

Attawatt, where did you get that hysterical penguin video? Thanks, LJ

 

[NewBie]

18.83 or something like that.

 

[attowatt]

Thanks Newbie... that seems really cheap.. i new walmart had good prices, but that seems really great. Think I too will take advantage of that price $18. Not bad IF it has a circuit board inside similar to other dorcy's.

lumenjunkie: I picked that up on internet/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/crackup.gif its funny everytime I see it too.

Jim

 

[Blades]

I found the Nite-Eyes module with the flashlights in the sports/camping section.
The Metal Gear at my Wal-Mart was $19.74 or something like that. Under $20.00.



Blades

 

[piper]

Just wondering, with the Nite-Ize module and reflector installed does the light still focus?

Piper

 

[watt4]

the nite-ize led minimag conversions I bought did not allow focussing

http://www.candlepowerforums.com/ubbthreads/showflat.php?Cat=&Board=LED&Number=973060

http://ledmuseum.candlepower.us/third/niteize1.htm

 

[attowatt]

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PlayboyJoeShmoe said:
Now if someone could do runtimes. Use all three battery types please! I don't have equipment other than a simple Multimeter and Mark 1 Mod 1 eyeballs (and a fairly short attention span!)

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Dorcy metal gear light:

Using my Mark 1 Mod 1 eyeballs, I have to say this light is still emitting usable light(similar to my Q3 on low-10 ohms AFTER 7 hours. I turned light on at 3:30pm and it is now 10:48pm and still going on energizer batts that came with light.

I thought about modding using a dorcy aaa circuit board and lux 3 SWOJ(frm Q3), but at this point will probably leave as is for vehicle light; unless some one thinks efficiency might be better with mods.

Although i know very little about reflectors, I like the reflector on this light

Jim /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif

 

[Sean]

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attowatt said:
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PlayboyJoeShmoe said:
Now if someone could do runtimes. Use all three battery types please! I don't have equipment other than a simple Multimeter and Mark 1 Mod 1 eyeballs (and a fairly short attention span!)

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Dorcy metal gear light:

Using my Mark 1 Mod 1 eyeballs, I have to say this light is still emitting usable light(similar to my Q3 on low-10 ohms AFTER 7 hours. I turned light on at 3:30pm and it is now 10:48pm and still going on energizer batts that came with light.

I thought about modding using a dorcy aaa circuit board and lux 3 SWOJ(frm Q3), but at this point will probably leave as is for vehicle light; unless some one thinks efficiency might be better with mods.

Although i know very little about reflectors, I like the reflector on this light

Jim /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif

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Thanks for the info.

 

[Icebreak]

Why would you guys buy cheap lights?

I picked up the Metal Gear 3AAA and it out throws all my mini-mag low dome sammies significantly. Pretty darn nice beam. Great hotspot. Decent sidespill with ringed articacts.

Do you guys think there is any regulation in it?

I also picked up that Brinkman 3AAA 1W Luxeon head lamp for $18.83. A few artifacts but throws like the MG 3AAA. I don't really like batteries on my forehead but for the money I think I can find uses for it.

I can't believe I like these cheap lights.

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- Jeff

 

[kubolaw]

Wow, that Nite Ize price is nice! Never noticed them at my local Wally World (or the Megal Gears either). Darn it PBJS, you are forcing me to take a trip over there today /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/smile.gif

Thanks for passing on the info!

John

 

[PlayboyJoeShmoe]

Hope your trip is successful!!!

I've spent 5 bucks on WAY worse stuff!

 

[jmy808]

I'd better check it out tomorrow.

 

[PlayboyJoeShmoe]

I'm very sad to report that I have not seen the Nite Ize, Metal Gear or Super 1 watt in two other Walmarts I've been in since.

In the one I visited today in Woodville, I did see a new to me Eveready (I think - I didn't buy) 4AA 1 Nichia light for<$8. I left it there mostly because it uses a focusing lense, and I haven't seen one of those YET that I like.

I also saw a Garrity 3AAA 3LED light, that appears built like a tank, but also has focusing spots in front of each LED.

I did get some 850ma AAA Energizers to try out in my Metal Gear.

Hope y'all have better luck!

 

[asdalton]

[ QUOTE ]
Icebreak said:

I also picked up that Brinkman 3AAA 1W Luxeon head lamp for $18.83. A few artifacts but throws like the MG 3AAA. I don't really like batteries on my forehead but for the money I think I can find uses for it.


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I picked up one of these, too. I checked several to make sure that I bought one with the best centered LED, since some of them were quite skewed. I also got a bright, very neutral white Luxeon. /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif

My one complaint is that the switch on mine is a bit flaky, resulting in flickering output from time to time. I disassembled the head and checked the connections. The circuit consists of several soldered connections including a switch and resistor. Everything else looks solid, so I'm assuming that the switch is the problem here. I don't know how common this defect will be among all of the units.

By the way, the headlamp uses a Luxeon Star that is attached to a thick aluminum plate that should do an adequate job of dissipating the modest heat load from this setup.

Since the Luxeon and reflector are very good, I won't be taking the headlamp back. I plan to either use this Luxeon to replace the quite purplish one in my EOS headlamp, or else find a way to use the EOS driver and switch inside the Brinkmann housing.