Greetings Folks :wave:,
I've been lurking here for quite sometime but now I need your help. I'm looking for a led flashlight that takes C-sized cells (preferable AW li-ion, but NiMH is also an option). I know there are two long ones on DX but I was hoping to find something better and shorter. I would prefer a light with a floody & very bright beam (e.g. using a P7 or MC-E), regulated output and at least two brightness modes. It seems that everything is using 18650 cells these days. Don't get me wrong - I like that format for compact flashlight, but for extended operation the battery lifetime is somewhat too short to drive anything on high brightness and doesn't cut it for driving a P7 on max output for any appreciable length of time (not to mention the fact that batteries get very warm). OTOH, C-sized flashlight doesn't feel too big as when holding a D-sized one yet packs more more power and doesn't waste space like with the triple cell cartridges. So is there anything on the market that would fit the bill?
Thanks!
I've been lurking here for quite sometime but now I need your help. I'm looking for a led flashlight that takes C-sized cells (preferable AW li-ion, but NiMH is also an option). I know there are two long ones on DX but I was hoping to find something better and shorter. I would prefer a light with a floody & very bright beam (e.g. using a P7 or MC-E), regulated output and at least two brightness modes. It seems that everything is using 18650 cells these days. Don't get me wrong - I like that format for compact flashlight, but for extended operation the battery lifetime is somewhat too short to drive anything on high brightness and doesn't cut it for driving a P7 on max output for any appreciable length of time (not to mention the fact that batteries get very warm). OTOH, C-sized flashlight doesn't feel too big as when holding a D-sized one yet packs more more power and doesn't waste space like with the triple cell cartridges. So is there anything on the market that would fit the bill?
Thanks!
