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    Nitecore TIP 360 Won't Turn Off

    The TIP 360 is apparently different than the TIP 2017. I just ordered a few TIP 360s for Christmas gifts and one for myself. Mine turned on about an hour ago and won't turn off. I talked to their support people and learned two things: 1) the 360 model is different than the 2017 model, and 2)...
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    Battery Shelf Life for 18650?

    Thank you for your replies. I have a solar recharging system, so if things ever went truly South I could recharge the batteries. I just didn't know whether 18650 batteries could be stored without long term without degradation. Years ago, a few friends and I went up the tram at Palm Springs...
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    Battery Shelf Life for 18650?

    I keep a few flashlights socked away in a bugout bag with some batteries. Can I store the batteries indefinitely or will they go bad in storage? I've also been reading up on the 1859 Carrington EMP Event. I assume flashlights without batteries are okay and shouldn't be affected, but protected...
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    After the EMP/Solar Flare/Grid Hack

    How about a safe? Will most heavy safes protect electronic equipment from an EMP event? Are protected 18650 batteries safe? Or will the protective circuit be in danger of being fried? Thanks!
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    Another Hot-Dang EMP Question and LED Flashlights

    How about the battery itself? Doesn't it have a protective circuit? If the flashlight doesn't have a battery in it, wouldn't it be safe from such an event? I don't know if we know enough about the 1859 Carrington happening to know how it would effect today's society, but it would create many...
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    Another Hot-Dang EMP Question and LED Flashlights

    YES, it's been asked before, but the replies have been less than conclusive, so let me ask it this way. Since the flashlight is virtually right up there with knives, water straws and thermal blankets for survival, people want to know no matter what, that it's going to work when they need it to...
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    Is There a Flashlight Heaven and Hell? Where Do Obsolete Flashlights Go?

    Long gone. My first Surefire was 65 lumens single mode. I upgraded them to 100 lumens, but using the CR123 batteries were killing me. I switched to Inova lights, which were great quality, okay for household use, but I burned one out with rechagable batteries that weren't exactly 3.0v. I thought...
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    Is There a Flashlight Heaven and Hell? Where Do Obsolete Flashlights Go?

    Okay, assuming flashlights have souls, there's gotta be a Heaven and Hell, and there's going to be a lot of room in both! I'm happy to see that many of the new flashlights are coming with USB ports and quality batteries. That would make them mighty handy in a bugout bag with a solar charger...
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    Nitecore

    Until the production of the SRT6 and SRT7, I've never been much of a Nitecore fan, particularly of the EC2 and some of the early push button makes it brighter feature. The runtimes also were a bit disappointing. It surprised me that so many people didn't go for the red, green and blue LEDs...
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    Nitecore SRT6

    Having read the reviews of both lights, I chose the SRT7. It surprised me that so many people just brushed the red, green and blue LEDs off as unnecessary for their needs. So they get the SRT6. I mean, it's fine if they're happy, but even if I had NO need for the colored lights, I can't...
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    EMF and Modern LED Lights

    I know this issue has come up before, but I wondered if there was any new information on the effects of electromagnetic energy, either from the sun or atmospheric nuclear bursts, on modern LED flashlights? I know the Navy has spent millions on hardening computer technology but, as far as I know...
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    Battery stuck in E01

    BTW, has anyone depth tested the E01? I know it's rated to 2 meters, but how deep will it really go? Just curious.
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    Battery stuck in E01

    Fascinating. Had the same thing happen just days ago. I got the damn thing out by spraying a silicon spray down the sides and letting it set awhile. Then I turned it upside down, gave it a sharp rap against a piece of pine wood and out it came. The problem was a battery leak. I used Q-tips to...
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    Nitecore SRT 7

    Re: Nitecore SRT7: Very Impressive All flashlights feel like toys to me. That's why I buy them. As a kid back in the late 50s and early 60s, civilian flashlights were jokes. I had a family friend in the hardware business and recall my earliest flashlights. They had shiny chrome plated bodies...
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    UV dangers?

    This is an old thread, but I found it fascinating. I just bought an Inova X5 UV LED (UVC) flashlight and I was concerned it might be a problem. According to the above, I needn't have worried. But what about green lasers (low powered)? I keep reading warnings about using them, but I don't think...
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