Thread: Brinkmann 3 Watt Luxeon LED Aluminum Flashlight

BensonM wrote : That issue won't affect this one, since that was probably a buck-only regulator which cuts out below a certain voltage (and it's a voltage thing, not a power thing -- into a matched load, NiMH will deliver way more power than KOH). Since this is a booster, it's designed to compensate for low voltage by drawing more current and boosting the output voltage; the NiMH or NiCd's better current-handling abilities...

Morb wrote : why would you buy this when you could go to....(fill in blank, home cheapo, lowes, etc.) and pay 10 bucks and not have to wait....bad woot...baaad Because the same thing is not $10 there?

Nate650 wrote : The problem is rechargeable D batteries are not really "mainstream" yet, and are expensive. Sure they are, but they are usually NiCad, not NiMH. I was buying them more than a decade ago. Radio Shack and Everready both sell them.

BAWatz wrote : For yourself ... ok. For your GF .... naw, flashlights are a uniquely dude thing. But what if shes scared...and alone..in the dark... That'd be a perfect gift.

Thinkerer wrote : You have to carry it like law enforcement officers are trained to do - high up, away from the body and grabbing the reflector end. That way, you can still blind people during a traffic stop, but if you don't like someone's karma, you just swing the thing down in a single motion and if someone puts something your way they often go for the light rather than your body. Also, a relaxed version of that (with the light...

desert69dog wrote : I gotta ask, How thick is said cable? When I look up welding cable it's all listed by gauge. What's my story when I get pulled over? I travel some rural and questionable areas which is why LEO pulls me over fairly regularly. They check me out and let me go so I don't need to raise suspicion. It's been years but, if I remember correctly, the AWG scale stops at 4/0, after which "thousand circular...

beachboync wrote : OK - thanks all - looks like there are some problems... Well now my status shows "paid" and completed - but I never went through the Paypal acceptance dialog - still sounds fishy

superpope wrote : Funny...when I read your post, crazy was all I got from you. Bonus perspective: This is a discussion about a $10 flashlight, people. Feel free to buy all the flashlights you want, but please don't pretend it is rational to stockpile flashlights because you can't keep track of the ones you already have. If you keep losing your car keys do you buy lots of cars and leave their keys in different places so you can...

With my 9 watts of light power I will own! A coupon to save $5 helped!

BAWatz wrote : An automobile incandescent headlight is approximately 30-35 watts. So you are saying that this is twice as bright as an auto headlight? First, I doubt that it is. Second, however, IF it is, I'd hardly call that "not very bright". Your comment ignores the definition of a lumen, which is a better quantifier of brightness. So wattage is no longer the best way to describe brightness; you'll even notice most...