Need flashlight - high lumen, short OAL

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Re: Need flashlight - high lumen, short OAL

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I'm w. Greg on the AAA lights. I've been trying to consolidate my everyday FLs to AA or D.

That said, I couldn't pass up a Costco $15 deal for these: http://www.ebay.com/itm/like/381005167807?lpid=82 They now reside as backups in vehicles. And I'm pissed I didn't buy a few more sets but hopeful they will come back on-sale.

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rightisright wrote: ...That said, I couldn't pass up a Costco $15 deal for these: http://www.ebay.com/itm/like/381005167807?lpid=82 They now reside as backups in vehicles....
Yep, those are of the sort I'll buy for my kids and wife to keep in their vehicles, bedroom, backpacks etc. Good stocking stuffers at Xmas time.
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This is what you need.

h[url]ttp://www.fenixoutfitters.com/fenix-e41-led-flashlight/[/url]

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Precision wrote:This is what you need.

http://www.fenixoutfitters.com/fenix-e4 ... lashlight/

Eye scorching wonderness. :lol:
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Weetabix wrote:
Greg wrote:Would you prefer a 'tube' light where it's the same (or almost) diameter its whole length, or would you be willing to accept a big 'head' in order to get a more capable reflector?
I think tube with a clip so it won't dump out of a pocket in a backpack. Seems like the bigger headed ones are top heavy and dump out. You know me - I'm more about convenience for this sort of thing than absolute peak performance.

The quark with two AA's looked interesting. There was one with about 5 light levels from very low to very bright. The little olight I carry now has moon, medium (40 lumens?) and high (80, I think). It's pretty good for most of what I do, so 250 or so would probably do everything I needed.

You may have just cost me $65. :P
I have a similar one, from the 'Tactical' line. I have an extra battery tube so I can set it up as either a single or double aa light. Mine is slightly older tech, max output is just over 100 lumens on 1 aa, and just over 200 lumens on 2 aa. Real, out the front lumens. I used it set up as 2 aa as my nightstand light for a long time.

I don't feel too bad. :)
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workinwifdakids wrote:
Precision wrote:This is what you need.

http://www.fenixoutfitters.com/fenix-e4 ... lashlight/

Eye scorching wonderness. :lol:
YESH!

I'm going in, boys. Cover me.

EDIT: Oh, and AA, too? I think I may kiss you.
I might allow the Euro cheek air kiss as being the least icky version of said kiss.
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:lol:
I've standardized on AA, but for the lumens I want I'd consigned myself to using some other battery. Seriously pleased right now.
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I was also looking at high-output small flashlights a while back, and came across this VERY PRICY little number (I have to wonder hot hot it gets):

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But is it worth $200????
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I would LOVE to hear from anyone who has one, used one, or knows someone who has one and is willing to talk about it!!!
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workinwifdakids wrote:
Precision wrote:This is what you need.

http://www.fenixoutfitters.com/fenix-e4 ... lashlight/

Eye scorching wonderness. :lol:
YESH!

I'm going in, boys. Cover me.

EDIT: Oh, and AA, too? I think I may kiss you.
This one is very similiar. http://www.batteryjunction.com/nitecore-ea41-xml2.html
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308Mike wrote:I was also looking at high-output small flashlights a while back, and came across this VERY PRICY little number (I have to wonder hot hot it gets):

Image
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.

But is it worth $200????
From the makers of the world's most refined lasers, comes the ultimate in handheld flashlights. The Flashtorch is a compact, portable searchlight that is capable of producing an incredible 4100 lumens of intense white light. Use this power to guide your way home, light a fire, or even fry an egg!
I would LOVE to hear from anyone who has one, used one, or knows someone who has one and is willing to talk about it!!!
It's a 100W incandescent. Using the higher capacity battery pack (note the custom battery pack this requires), you get a runtime of 20 minutes on high. Not that you'd run it continuously for that long, or you're liable to set something on fire. Getting rid of that much heat is problematic.

Hotwire (very high power incandescent) builds like this are nothing new. It was *the* path to extremely bright flashlights before power LED's started to get really good. It's a very niche item, yes which implies expensive. It's hard on your batteries, hard on the bulbs (your bulb life is going to be very short, and the bulbs are going to be very expensive), but when it's running it's bright.

You can get similar output in a cheaper LED light nowadays, but they use something like 4 XM-L2 LED's and multiple lithium batteries. Without quite as much waste heat, or short life of very expensive bulbs.

If you really like the color rendition of incandescents compared to LED's it might be worth it use this, or a different hotwire build, but they are less practical and efficient than LED's.
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