Undercover Party Strobe for your average rave - Best pocketable flashlight choices

Hahahaha, ahem, so - what flashlights would work best for your average rave party in a dimly lit cellar? I'm thinking we need a slower, perhaps 5 - 9 Hz strobe coupled with high output and as short as possible "flash" duration with the least amount of ramp up/down.

Apparently the Jetbeam as seen in the review, changes strobe frequency every 1.4 seconds and it's on the unpocketable side, not good. BTW, some safety information from wikipedia:

Most strobe lights on sale to the public are factory-limited to about 10-12 flashes per second in their internal oscillators, although externally triggered strobe lights will often flash as frequently as possible. At a frequency of 10 Hz, 65% of affected people are still at risk. The British Health and Safety Executive recommend that a net flash rate for a bank of strobe lights does not exceed 5 flashes per second, at which only 5% of photosensitive epileptics are at risk. It also recommends that no strobing effect continue for more than 30 seconds, due to the potential for discomfort and disorientation. - wiki

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Cheers!
lovecpf

Lol,
Actually I still have a cheap mini strobe light that I bought about 7 years ago.
It's much better than any flashlight I own since you can adjust the frequency.

I had a Jet I Pro that you could set the strobe to whatever you wanted. If you could find one, maybe a Quark RGB?





Barry

The 4Sevens Mini-123 has a hidden strobe mode - it's not variable but is on the fast side - but it's certainly pocketable! Good on CR123, much brighter on RCR123 (16340).

Isn't there a maglite (XL200?) that allows a variable strobe by holding the button down and rotating the light to vary the rate? I'm not sure what range for frequency, but that might be a possibility.

The jetbeam M1X and I believe also the Armytek Predator allow you to set the strobe frequency.

I sure am glad I watched the video before lambasting you for asking advice on which light is best for drug parties. LOL

Brasso said:

I sure am glad I watched the video before lambasting you for asking advice on which light is best for drug parties. LOL

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So, which light is best for drug parties?

The blue kind, that spins on the top of patrol cars.

Unless you have a way to sync the strobe with the beat of the music, don't bother.