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    Gimmick-free COB light

    I recently got a few COB lights of this style and, while they do work, they're a little heavy on the gimmicks, with a bottle opener and a strobe mode. A tactical strobe, on a floody keychain light. And the UI is one button, cycling through Off - Medium - Low - Strobe with clicks, and High via...
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    Acebeam review: X45 (6500K), E70 (5000K), TK16 (5000K high CRI)

    I bought some Acebeam lights during the sale last month. Here are my impressions. The TK16 (battery included) has three emitter options: more lumens, more throw, or more CRI. I went for CRI. These are 5000K Luminus LEDs with >95 CRI, and it's my first time seeing emitters like this. The beam's...
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    Any modern lights with interfaces that aren't crazy?

    Hmm, yeah, 10 seconds is still at the level of a novelty. 25 seconds isn't great, but seems like enough time to get a variety of actual tasks done. I really like how low the SC700d's can go, but the UI seems like it too is trying to put too much into one button, even after setup/configuration...
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    Any modern lights with interfaces that aren't crazy?

    Nitecore's T4K, E4K, and i4000R, although the T4K only goes up to 200 lumens outside of the very limited 4K turbo mode, and it's not waterproof. Smaller than the other two, though. I checked out what Surefire and HDS are offering these days, and their output and other features aren't...
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    Any modern lights with interfaces that aren't crazy?

    The last lights I bought and liked have basically just had an on/off switch and a dimmer: Nitecore's SRT3, SRT6, SRT9, and HC90. But Nitecore's been discontinuing that style and all that's left is the SRT7; everything else is that nutty "triple-click switch B for momentary turbo while in daily...
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    Nitecore TM10K

    Choices can be good, but there's something to be said for a UI that's actually designed, so you can hand your light to someone and not have to spend more than three seconds explaining/showing how it works. Nitecore knows how to do it right; I don't know why they choose not to.
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    Nitecore TM10K

    First: I'm a Nitecore guy. I EDC three lights and they're all Nitecore. 10k lumens in a portable LED light is nothing short of amazing. This hobby has come a long way. The TM10K has a form factor that actually looks practical for someone to carry on their person, unlike most multi-emitter and...
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    What's the latest in magnetic variable ring type flashlights?

    This is the only interface I have the patience for these days, and I go with Nitecore. I carry an SRT6, SRT9, and HC90 (basically a headlight version of the SRT6), with an SRT3 on my bedside table. The SRT3 is a CR123A light that comes with a AA extension tube. It has several nonsense modes...
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    TigerhawkT3 Video Lights 1 and 2 (TVL2 fully-variable CC; pics, beamshots, video)

    I was playing with my new Nitecore SRT9 today when I suddenly realized that I was holding a production flashlight with more (still fully-variable) output than the monstrosity I built nearly ten years ago. Instead of loading equipment into the car and hauling it to a shoot, I'll just have this on...
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    LiteFlux LF2 User Manual

    This light is anything but simple, and it doesn't seem to exist anywhere online. I still have the manual, so here it is: http://tigerhawkt3.com/lf2/ The PDF is the complete manual. The INDD (InDesign CS5) is the source for the PDF. The PNGs are the source for the flowchart images. The .gliffy...
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    Review: Olight 18650 3400mAh Li-Ion

    I got one of these cells in 2014 for use in an EDC light. It sees very light use, so it's been charged probably less than half a dozen times. I put it in a charger a few minutes ago and the positive contact quite literally came apart, and grew extremely hot. This is one premium $16 cell that I...
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    Cree BA19 bulbs flickering, varying output

    The one remaining BA19 in my room is starting to die. It's flickering every few minutes, shifting back and forth between a bluish hue and a pink hue. I can't stand the constant flickering, so I'm replacing it with a couple CFLs for now. Does anyone have a recommendation for general-use...
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    Cree BA19 bulbs flickering, varying output

    Sounds like ongoing, unaddressed quality issues with irreparable units. I'd held off on LED fixed lighting for so long because they were always driven too hard, given poor drivers, not properly heatsinked, etc., ignoring the LED manufacturers' specs to make a quick buck. I thought that a bulb...
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    Cree BA19 bulbs flickering, varying output

    After Jim's question about whether the bulbs flickered together, I looked at them more closely and saw that only one of them was flickering at all. I removed that one, tried it in a desk lamp, and immediately saw the same flicker. The remaining bulb is steady. These bulbs start flickering as...
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    Cree BA19 bulbs flickering, varying output

    I looked at it just now to verify, and one bulb went to 50% for a few seconds, then back up to full. They are independent.
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