Let there be light
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greatbearHullo, I'm, uh, Phil, and I, um, I'm addicted to flashlights (Hiii Phiiiiil!).
Well, not so much addicted, more like a mini-hobby as I keep finding better and better ones over the years, and as my eyesight enters its second half century, I need more light to see the increasingly smaller pieces that make up my major hobbies these days. LED lights keep getting better, brighter and (sometimes) cheaper. I keep at least one flashlight in each of our vehicles, there is most likely a flashlight or two in every room of the house, and the workshop, lab and garage have plenty to choose from. This pic shows most of the "better" lights I have. I decided to gather them together, check and replace the batteries (I've lost a few good ones from prematurely leaking alkaline cells), lube the seals and threads, and gave them a good cleaning. All the lights in the pic are equipped with lithium primary or rechargeable cells, or NiMH rechargeables. No more alkalines.
The brightest of the bunch is the Kobalt 500 lumen LED light to the far right. The second brightest is, amazingly enough, the tiny Nitecore EC1 in the middle, almost tied with the big rechargeable Maglite "cop light" on the upper left. The big Maglite was just treated to a new battery pack and some repair work on the charger/holder. It normally resides in my old Dodge pickup. The little Nitecore is my everyday carry light, it has five brightness levels, a tiny red locator LED that also doubles as a low-level illumination that will last for days if not weeks on a fresh charge. The tiny light has so many features crammed into its tiny shell it ends up being a fun toy to play with.
Jeff rolls his eyes at my little addiction of flashlights, but he sure does expect one to be handy everywhere in the house. His eyes are aging along with mine. ;-)
Well, not so much addicted, more like a mini-hobby as I keep finding better and better ones over the years, and as my eyesight enters its second half century, I need more light to see the increasingly smaller pieces that make up my major hobbies these days. LED lights keep getting better, brighter and (sometimes) cheaper. I keep at least one flashlight in each of our vehicles, there is most likely a flashlight or two in every room of the house, and the workshop, lab and garage have plenty to choose from. This pic shows most of the "better" lights I have. I decided to gather them together, check and replace the batteries (I've lost a few good ones from prematurely leaking alkaline cells), lube the seals and threads, and gave them a good cleaning. All the lights in the pic are equipped with lithium primary or rechargeable cells, or NiMH rechargeables. No more alkalines.
The brightest of the bunch is the Kobalt 500 lumen LED light to the far right. The second brightest is, amazingly enough, the tiny Nitecore EC1 in the middle, almost tied with the big rechargeable Maglite "cop light" on the upper left. The big Maglite was just treated to a new battery pack and some repair work on the charger/holder. It normally resides in my old Dodge pickup. The little Nitecore is my everyday carry light, it has five brightness levels, a tiny red locator LED that also doubles as a low-level illumination that will last for days if not weeks on a fresh charge. The tiny light has so many features crammed into its tiny shell it ends up being a fun toy to play with.
Jeff rolls his eyes at my little addiction of flashlights, but he sure does expect one to be handy everywhere in the house. His eyes are aging along with mine. ;-)
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Date: 2013-02-07 10:51 am (UTC)