I had my home inspected recently, and watched the inspector (a friend) using some sort of incan 3C or so light with moderate output and a lousy beam quality. I showed him my ELX-6 and he was stunned by the output. I then turned on my variable output CPF special 4 watt light, and it was as bright as his light, while less than one third the size.
He asked me to suggest a new flashlight for him. His needs are as follows:
Not so small that it is easy to lose, or slip from a gloved hand, but not huge.
No fancy batteries - common cells, or possibly rechargable required.
Bright output, but not excessive - the ELX-6 was way too bright for much of the close up inspecting he needs to do, but he also needs to be able to identify details over distances of up to 50+ feet at times.
Long runtime - the light may be run for a half hour at a time, several times a day.
Durable - will be banged around and dropped.
Water resistant - will get wet.
Needs to be hung from a belt (or sheathed) and easily put into use and re-hung.
Simple to switch on and off repeatedly - no twist on lights.
Your suggestions will be of great value!
Thanks,
Blindspot
He asked me to suggest a new flashlight for him. His needs are as follows:
Not so small that it is easy to lose, or slip from a gloved hand, but not huge.
No fancy batteries - common cells, or possibly rechargable required.
Bright output, but not excessive - the ELX-6 was way too bright for much of the close up inspecting he needs to do, but he also needs to be able to identify details over distances of up to 50+ feet at times.
Long runtime - the light may be run for a half hour at a time, several times a day.
Durable - will be banged around and dropped.
Water resistant - will get wet.
Needs to be hung from a belt (or sheathed) and easily put into use and re-hung.
Simple to switch on and off repeatedly - no twist on lights.
Your suggestions will be of great value!
Thanks,
Blindspot