What was the last LED light you purchased and why?

dc38 said:

nice! If possible, be careful with the solder wick...It could fall apart if messed with enough, and leave thin strands of copper that could short things that shouldn't be shorted...

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jon_slider said:

good warning.. might be prudent to put a bit of solder on the ends of the solder wick, so they dont fray.

It is still in the testing phase, but the solder wick spacer and KR1AA clip are working so well, Im inclined to keep them installed.

Im keeping the tail closed and changing batteries through the head. I prefer not to open the tail, so the clip stays tight all the time...

The light has been 100% reliable, no contact issues, no spinning clip issues.

I have not even had any pocket activations with the flat metal switch..

I do have Turbo disabled, and ceiling lowered to 100/150, just in case. If it did come on in pocket and ramped all the way up, it would not go over 300 lumens.. pretty sure that wont burn a pocket..

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jon_slider said:

good warning.. might be prudent to put a bit of solder on the ends of the solder wick, so they dont fray.

It is still in the testing phase, but the solder wick spacer and KR1AA clip are working so well, Im inclined to keep them installed.

Im keeping the tail closed and changing batteries through the head. I prefer not to open the tail, so the clip stays tight all the time...

The light has been 100% reliable, no contact issues, no spinning clip issues.

I have not even had any pocket activations with the flat metal switch..

I do have Turbo disabled, and ceiling lowered to 100/150, just in case. If it did come on in pocket and ramped all the way up, it would not go over 300 lumens.. pretty sure that wont burn a pocket..

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dc38 said:

thin gauge solid wire

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jon_slider said:

good idea..
a copper washer would work too,
if you figure out what size works, please share info

I dont have either of those things, but I do have solder wick ;-)

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jon_slider said:

thank you for explaining how things work for you in Europe
Im very lucky here in USA

I only pay the price shown on Hanks site..
nothing is added after it arrives.

My most recent purchase is a Polished Silver Dual Channel D3AA w NTG35 4200K and Red with metal button, magnet and clip, for $48 delivered..

Im really enjoying it with a fully captive clip from a KR1AA:
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For whatever reasons, the NTG35 4200K in the D3AA, have slightly higher CCT and slightly lower DUV, than the NTG50 4200K in my KR1AA.. notice the difference between where the dots land on this spectrum plot:
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