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    Cars, Man

    The torque is useful, don't get me wrong. But I believe it's mostly a marketing point and because of the size of the US, our interstates/serious highways are (relatively) high speed and the folk driving said super trucks and towing want to drive with a load no differently than otherwise. So now...
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    Cars, Man

    Afaik that's about reducing their cost to produce cars. I believe they're streamlining production to drop cost. They're definitely still planning on cranking out as many as they can.
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    G2 Mod Questions

    If you extended it you could run 2x16650? The Sanyo ur16650zta goes up to 4.35v so two would be 8.7 tops, plus it'd be rechargeable. For what that's worth.
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    How's The Weather There ?

    Ah I'm sorry I would've gotten pics but it wasn't actively snowing. And pics of light on turbo lose their meaning when the current tech destroys my quad 219b s41s ha.
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    dont be jealous

    Ha! That's awesome. But surely you agree it's just because you want to. I carry one as much as I can in case I'm in a building that loses power (and I'd rather not waste my phone battery which is my only outside contact) and I need light. Usually two though, just to be sure I have a dedicated...
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    How's The Weather There ?

    Currently -6F (with minimal wind), in the middle of roughly 1' of snow. It's my favorite. Endless use of turbo on lights, and I love cold weather, so it's great. Also love using lights when it's snowing, just for beam visibility fun! Also StarHalo, is the kitty ear clipped as a sign of a...
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    dont be jealous

    When you use a light in proper dark it reminds you of how people got by with incandescent bulbs just fine. While I love the crazy brightness standard that now exists, I still love and use incandescent regularly. Regardless, it's not much for edc aside from a Surefire or some such. Being able...
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    Test/review of Sanyo UR16650ZTA 2500mAh (Magenta)

    I only own a G2 because I love incandescent and happen to also love plastic lights. It's the perfect balance, giving me a 3 cell alkaline high performance equivalent in a roughly 18650 package. It's great. And when it was pre-abused, I'd charge it to 4.35V before use, and get a nice white light...
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    what light is your go to light when you need a bunch of lumens from a handheld night

    That's better than anything I could've expected, thanks for that haha. As another point, anyone enjoy winter for extra turbo time? I can run my S41S with 4 219b's, and I can run it minutes at a time in turbo (resetting to turbo after 40sec stepdown) and it's a lot of fun. The 30Q probably...
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    what light is your go to light when you need a bunch of lumens from a handheld night

    Isn't every light handheld? Lol but for me, I'm a few generations behind. My brightest single cell is my S41S, which gets regular use on turbo. But realistically the times I need a "bright" light, 2-300 well focused lumens do the trick. So while my S41S may be my choice for a walk to the...
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    Test/review of Sanyo UR16650ZTA 2500mAh (Magenta)

    It's a great cell. I've left mine on several times in an incan Surefire G2 (first and main was a couple months as it was lost), so down to 0V multiple times. It isn't what it used to be but still performs reliably and decently. Fantastic 2xcr123 replacement.
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    Cars, Man

    I just don't get it. It's triple the power dump trucks used to have. There's no reason for 1000 torque, it's all a marketing race. I guess it's beyond me, because many trucks aren't even for work, just high-seated inefficient luxury liners. As for cars in snow? Awd is okay, but all cars have...
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    Finding the love for vacuum bulbs again

    Are you sure? I just googled and found a picture of a minimag in package and the card says krypton, so they did exist at some point. And will the bulb eventually blacken on nimh? Or just burn out first?
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    MORA where have you been my whole life.

    Mora knives are wonderful. They may not be ffg, but it's not really required with such a thin blade, and boy are they fun to keep wicked sharp. When I was in high school, I went to an outdoor school Jr. year on, class outside around a fire every day. Did a little research and got my first...
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    Finding the love for vacuum bulbs again

    Are the 90s minimag bulbs not krypton, vs modern xenon? I wonder if the dimmer krypton a last longer, I have a couple still. Mine have red accents as opposed to the gray on my xenon. And unfortunately or not, it's been a matter of income/internet access since I heard of any such bulbs. At this...
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