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    Cycling through Nitecore New P30 brightness levels

    Thanks. Light showed 3.1 V. A little bit of charging and it cycles the brightness levels. In hindsight, the light was giving me a big clue, but I didn’t grasp it. LOL.
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    Cycling through Nitecore New P30 brightness levels

    Howdy, folks. I apologize if this is the wrong forum. Amazon just delivered my Nitecore New P30. I opened the package and started exploring the brightness levels and modes. Everything worked as expected. However, when I did this again a few minutes later, I could not cycle through the brightness...
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    rechargeables for SF Defender D3 + KT2 with N2 bulb?

    Thanks. I'll check out the bulbs. bws
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    rechargeables for SF Defender D3 + KT2 with N2 bulb?

    Howdy, folks. I've been searching and reading this evening to find out if there are any recommendations regarding rechargeable batteries for the flashlight in the title. I found recommendations for a D3 with various bulbs, and discussion about 3-cell Surefires with a TurboHead, but I found only...
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    State of the art in LED fixed lighting?

    This varies by state. There may be others, but some of the net metering schemes are: A 1:1 transaction; that is, the power company credits you for only as much electricity as you buy from them. So, if over the course of a year you used 1000 KWh from the grid and you fed in three times as...
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    120v BA15D LED replacements

    I got a couple of these LED bulbs the other day. We have two fixtures over the kitchen sink, so I replaced one of the bulbs for a side by side comparison. Subjectively, the LED seems bright enough for that application. I did not compare them at night, so I can say "bright enough" without being...
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    120v BA15D LED replacements

    I'm curious how you like these bulbs after having had them for almost two months now. I unfortunately bought 6 BA15D lamps years ago. I had no idea how uncommon the bulbs were, or how expensive. LEDs would be nice to have, but the current xelogen bulbs are rate about 750 lumens. Alternatively...

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