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    HID Bulb Question

    You can do what a lot of us have been doing for a long time.. find a local body shop and ask them if you can buy one or two of the xenon headlights that have been smashed in an accident from a vehicle in the shop. Many shops will throw them away, so nearly a useless item to them. You can salvage...
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    HID Bulb Question

    Just keep in mind that when a HID ballast first fires the bulb, the current draw will be higher than the hot/constant current draw. When I tested HID ballasts years ago, I was seeing around a 10A spike when you first turn them on, steadily reducing to around 3.5A constant (14.4vdc). If your...
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    HID Bulb Question

    It kinda depends on what you are looking at. The Chinese kits will run the same bulb on both kits, and the ballast will just drive the bulb harder in the higher wattage kit. The real lighting companies (like Philips) have come out with D2 style bulbs that are meant for 50w, and proper...
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    300 yard LED shooting light

    I alreadycalled it. Stanley 35w HID from walmart. $70
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    300 yard LED shooting light

    IDK why he even wants LED for this application. I'll second or third the 35w HID spotlight idea. The Stanley one is $70 at Walmart.
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    High Powered "D" M@g Drop in *Updated with Prototype*

    Re: High Powered "D" Maglite Drop in *Updated with Prototype* Add me to the list please. Looks good :thumbsup:
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    Li-ion question

    If you are really washing your Li-ion battery pack in the toilet, please kill yourself now.
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    Cheaper Alternative to E2D LED?

    I can measure my Romisen light tonight if you want, but I can tell you it's close to the E2D in thickness (just a little shorter). The muzzle blast is the concern IMO, not so much the recoil. I guess it depends how close to the muzzle you are placing it, and what sort of brake you are using...
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    Cheaper Alternative to E2D LED?

    PD30 also has too many settings IMO that could get set incorrectly by accident in your application. It's beam is not as much of a thrower as the E2D either. You don't need a flood on a rifle, so the E2D beam seems like it would be better. I have some 2x cr123a Romisen 1 mode lights at home...
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    5 mode SSC P7 convert to direct drive?

    I have a DX SSC P7, single 18650, 5 mode. The light will basically always be run on the maximum output mode. In stock configuration the max mode is pretty weak. It's not much better than my PD30+, and my TK40 simply smokes it. My expectation was that the output should rival the TK40, but with a...
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    Fenix pd30 r4

    I have the PD30+ version and while I have never seen the XPG version to compare mine to, I am very happy with what I have. It is my EDC. Very small, no sharp bezel, bright and the color is just right for me. I can't tell you how much better the XPG version is, but I can say that you probably...
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    Starting my collection today.

    I started in Dec. 09 with modern flashlights and I thought I had a problem with buying too much stuff too quickly! You've blown me out of the water! Good work! :twothumbs I am one of those people that finds a hobby they like, jumps in pretty heavy, then gets bored with it after not too long...
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    Photos of Protected Lithium Batteries

    Oh yeah, that'll buff right out! :wave: NICE!
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    panasonic 3.3 AH battery

    There is nothing stating that the pack even contains 18650 format cells. It could contain those larger format cells found in some power tools that not of much use to us. It could also contain 18650's in 4S 2P to get that runtime claim (this would make sense to me). I don't know if I would go...
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    What mah rating 18650's should I get for an EagleTac T20C2 MkII?

    AW brand and Panasonic are very popular. Personally, I am pretty happy with my free laptop pack cell pulls. They usually have a little higher IR than the expensive stuff, but it does not seem to matter much unless you have something that demands a lot of current. I am only getting...
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