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  1. JackDD

    Nebo?

    Dang! Why didn't I think of that? 65 years too late.:awman:
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    Nebo?

    Now there's one thing I hadn't considered.......collectors. Collectors are crazy and will buy any anything. I was one myself as a kid. I collected "purty rocks" and had a whole box of them....until my cousin peed on them. That ended that. :laughing:
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    Nebo?

    I'm sorry you feel that way. You're obviously offended. I've always felt that debate (and that's what we were doing) was a good thing. I came here to learn and I have learned. But when I read something that doesn't make sense, I question it. Then the debate begins. I try to be polite, but make a...
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    Nebo?

    Sorry you took offense as offense was not intended. I was stating my point of view to each point that you offered...I think that's legitimate. You state that ..."there are advantages with higher-end lights" and all I'm trying to find out is what those advantages are and none of your points...
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    Nebo?

    Like I said, I've never had one fail in normal use. So my answer to your question is one. I'm not sure what you mean by "carry". Some "carry" all the time...I don't. I "carry" when the power goes out or when I expect to be in darkness like when camping and it's dark outside or have particular...
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    Nebo?

    IMO for what it's worth, I'd rather have twenty $10 Ultrafire lights than one $200 Surefire light because when the Surefire light dies (an it will) and my Ultrafire light dies (and it will), I'll still have 19 more Ultrafires to go. If I drop an Ultrafire on concrete and in the unlikely event...
  7. JackDD

    Nebo?

    OK. I guess I'd wonder what the high end light will do that the lower end light will not do. Excepting special features for special purposes. Is it brighter? Does it throw a longer beam? Does it run longer and, if so, why? Easier to carry? .......What is so great about a @$200 (or more) light...
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    Nebo?

    Sounds like you're saying that your Nebo light is doing the job so your higher end lights don't have to. If that's the case. why have the higher end lights?
  9. JackDD

    Nebo?

    Can't say anything bad about Ultrafire lights....except that spec's. are vastly exaggerated. I own several and only one gave me a problem. I smoked a XP-E Q5 in one using two CR123's (my bad). Impossible to get 2000 lm from a XM-L T6 when it is only rated at ~915- 985 Lmn at 3A maximum only. And...
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    Nebo?

    My very first LED light was/is a Nebo. I had $30 from a returned Christmas present and as I was wondering around the store, I saw this Nebo TAC-180 (Army Strong) light on the rack and snatched it up, not knowing what it was. My experience with LED lights up to then was limited to the free eight...
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    How do you justify buying expensive flashlights?

    I guess I'm in a class of my own. I don't buy expensive flashlights. I look for value. My first LED light (Nebo TAC180) was purchased with the cash ($30) from a returned Xmas gift. So impressed with that light, I started researching other LED flashlights. My goal was to put a light in every nook...
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    18650 really a battery or just a sngle cell?

    Why I ask....I recently bought several LED flashlights that can use 18650 or 3-AAA cells. I found that the 3-AAA's (Energizer Lithium Ultimate) will run ~1-1.5 hours on bright. At $5 each, that is $15/hour to run that light on 3-AAA's. I hated to spend the cash up front, but I did. I bought a...
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    18650 really a battery or just a sngle cell?

    Ni-cad's and Nmhd's are 1.25v/cell but I've read that Li-ion are 3.7v/cell. If that's true, how do they make 1.5v AA Li-ion rechargeables? Confused.
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    Need a cheap LED flashlight: 3 x AA

    If you have a minimag, just change the bulb out to a LED conversion. Runs on two AA's and is just on/off. I modified mine it turns the Minimag into a flame thrower. I run it on two Energizer Lithium Ultimate cells. Focus is still operational...
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    Are UltraFire Flashlights any good?

    I have purchased four Ultrafires. Three are SA9's and the other doesn't seem to have a model marked on it but is extendable to hold two 18650's or 6 AAA's. One SA9 has been in use for ~ 2 years...until I smoked the Q5 LED by applying 1.5A. The other two SA9's have Xm-l T6. One of these is...
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