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Flashlights that accept 1xCR123A or 1xAA
One CR123A, and a very nice rotating lockout: http://www.opticsplanet.com/5-11-tactical-tmt-l1-flashlight.html Output: 212 lumens on high and strobe, 16 lumens on low Runtime: 2 hours on high, 3.25 hours on strobe, 25 hours on low spumwuzzle- spumwuzzle
- Post #11
- Forum: General Flashlight Discussion
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How do you choose ?
Choose? You buy them ALL! It helps to identify what you want to do with the light - if you're preparing for disasters and outages, AA batteries are pretty much everywhere (at least pre-disaster) and a set of rechargeable AA's and a solar charger aren't terrible expensive. If you're going to...- spumwuzzle
- Post #6
- Forum: LED Flashlights
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How many use SOS and Strobe functions?
SOS, no - I'm a licensed amateur radio operator - if I need to send an SOS, I'll do it manually. :) The strobe feature, yes. A couple of times now, on the train platform at night. As a matter of fact, I purchased my Quark 123 for just that purpose. I keep it in my hand, in my pocket. If...- spumwuzzle
- Post #32
- Forum: LED Flashlights
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What color flashlight to get for my mom?
Having myself dropped a couple of lights, I would go with the yellow. Alternatively, you might consider some type of lanyard in a bright color. I'm not sure when you have last braved the abyss of a woman's purse, but brightly colored things are easier to find. spumwuzzle- spumwuzzle
- Post #6
- Forum: LED Flashlights
