Best price for PT Surge?

Pi_is_blue

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Where is the best place to buy the PT Surge? And how does the Surge compare to the Tec 40 for size and brightness? /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/help.gif
 

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TTS's price is very good and they're a CPF sponsor ( http://www.texastacticalsupply.com ). There's another place that has it for a buck or two less, Ski Warehouse or something like that, difference is too small to worry about.

Surge is about 2x bigger/heavier than PT40 and much brighter. PT40 also has the advantage of using a normal PR base bulb, whlie Surge uses a special lamp assembly. PT40 is a good general purpose light, Surge is for when you want something super duper bright.
 

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I don't believe that the Surge uses "a special lamp assembly". Mine is a bi-pin bulb.

It is MUCH brighter than anything short of an Ultrastinger, though without the very tight beam. A remarkable light for the price. I really like that 8 AA battery assembly.
 

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The Tec-40 is about Mag 3 Cell brightness, or not as bright as a 2 123 Surefire, the Surge is Mag 6 Cell brightness, or not as bright as a 3 123 Surefire with HOLA.

The Surge is about a 2 C Cell size flashlight. Its a must have IMHO for ~$25. I also have bought mine from TTS. I have one in each of the vehicles for emergency situations.
 

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Yes, NiMH work well in the Surge. They're a little dimmer than brand new alkalines, but stay steady through the run.
 

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True about the NIMH. I got over two and a half hours of steady light in a runtime test but not as bright as new alkalines. Also I put lithiums in, just four instead of eight as I thought the bulb could handle it that way and it blew immediately upon power up.
 

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Where do you get the bulbs from? Brightguy has them but they're expensive there. (The Rage turns out to be the one that uses a LA).
 

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I like mine... I only have 4 NiMH batteries in it. No trouble with charging 8 batteries, reasonably bright, but a very short runtime.
 

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The PT halogen-xenon lamp draws 1.25 Amps from the battery set. Two series of 4 x 1850 mAh NiMH in parallel gives 3.7 Ah capacity. So, the maximum time the lamp will stay on, teorethically, is 3 hours. If you consider the derating curve of NiMH, the PT will stay on a bit longer than two hours.
Anthony
 

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Pi_is_blue said:
Where is the best place to buy the PT Surge? And how does the Surge compare to the Tec 40 for size and brightness? /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/help.gif

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I'm in the midst of posting a Surge deal in the B/S/T forum. It should be posted within the next 15-minutes or so.
 

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