Flashlights - Replacement battery vs rechargeable
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Our favorite house flashlight is a Porter Cable 20V. I already had a PC drill with 2 batteries, so I picked up just the light 7-8 years back for a good price. As I remember, the light will last 16-18 hours on a charge. Great for power outages, as you can put it on a table and aim it at the ceiling to light up a room. My other favorite light is a cheap Energizer clip-on hat light that I've had for years.
I can't keep track of small handhelds, as I don't use them enough. I found a maglight the other day and can't open the battery compartment. I imagine the battery is corroded. That's the usual fate of most of our flashlights. Before we sold our house, I kept a spreadsheet of every device with a disposable battery in every room, and replaced them every year or two. I never got that organized after downsizing to an apartment.
I can't keep track of small handhelds, as I don't use them enough. I found a maglight the other day and can't open the battery compartment. I imagine the battery is corroded. That's the usual fate of most of our flashlights. Before we sold our house, I kept a spreadsheet of every device with a disposable battery in every room, and replaced them every year or two. I never got that organized after downsizing to an apartment.
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Tested it out tonight on highest setting. It gets HOT. IDK that I’d ever need to run it very long on the highest setting anyway. But it’s bright!
For camping my main light is the Black Diamond ReVolt which is a 375 lumen headlamp. Excellent lens and throw and nicely adjustable. It comes supplied with a rechargable battery (unlike Petzl which you have to buy as an extra, and IMO a much poorer lineup of products) and it takes 3 AAA as backup.
Mrs Ladd uses the Biolight 325 which is light and ergonomic for her. However that's a Gen 1 model and at nearly 4 years old the battery is getting tired. It cuts out as it's ageing and I have rigged up a 2,000 mah power stick with a long lead which gives her about 6 hours power on medium/max between charges.
Due to power usage (phones, anciliary items) I am carrying 60,000 mah in powerbanks which weighs in at 4 lbs, not an insignificant load if you are man carrying gear. It gives 7 days power for our needs.
The ability to use AAA's in the BD is a significant advantage in sparing our powerbank reserve.
Mrs Ladd uses the Biolight 325 which is light and ergonomic for her. However that's a Gen 1 model and at nearly 4 years old the battery is getting tired. It cuts out as it's ageing and I have rigged up a 2,000 mah power stick with a long lead which gives her about 6 hours power on medium/max between charges.
Due to power usage (phones, anciliary items) I am carrying 60,000 mah in powerbanks which weighs in at 4 lbs, not an insignificant load if you are man carrying gear. It gives 7 days power for our needs.
The ability to use AAA's in the BD is a significant advantage in sparing our powerbank reserve.
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If you are costco member, they have a 3-pack of 700 lumen "Infinity X1" on sale at the moment. I picked up a package after seeing they are powered by either 3 AA or an included rechargeable battery. I plan to mostly use one for working around the house, but they seem like they would work pretty well for taking the dog out for a walk. I did a quick test today and think they might give off too much light for my liking, but it will be good to have some backup light.
Hello my fellow Flash-O-Hollics, including the awesome @Toothpick 
I may have mentioned awhile back, that I wanted to get a powerful EDC flashlight, for my mechanics work. Something that was smaller then my Nitecore, took up less room. I also wanted it to be EDC, have single button control, and a magnetic back on it. Fasten your seatbelts folks, I took several pictures for ya. lol
That should be enough pictures to show every detail of this light, I hope you enjoyed them. The most important features can already be known from the first picture, showing the box. But for those who love juicy numbers, here's the data sheet...
My quick thoughts:
One of the things that drew me to this flashlight, was the single button operation, that my Nitecore flashlight also has. I also enjoyed the fact, that it has a magnetic bottom on it, which will be truly excellent, for my mechanics work. I also liked the fact, that this light is capable of producing up to 3100-lumens, on the max setting. I like that it comes with a belt clip, carry strap, and its all metal construction.
Single button control operation is superb. Hold down for a few seconds to turn on the light, each subsequent press, changes the light power, hold down again to turn off. It also has a locking mode by double clicking the button quickly as well. If you need a light that can fit in a pants pocket, that you can easily whip out when needed, this seems to be it.
This flashlight runs on a 21700 lithium battery cell, with a 5000MAH rating. Here are the runtimes info at a glance...
I haven't tested out the strobe mode, but I've already seen video's of the alternating strobe in action, and I've already seen enough in video, I wanted to look away, so I am sure its great lol. This is my first Fenix flashlight, and so far, I am totally loving it. Thanks for taking a moment of your time, to view my post. Have a truly wonderful day!
I may have mentioned awhile back, that I wanted to get a powerful EDC flashlight, for my mechanics work. Something that was smaller then my Nitecore, took up less room. I also wanted it to be EDC, have single button control, and a magnetic back on it. Fasten your seatbelts folks, I took several pictures for ya. lol
That should be enough pictures to show every detail of this light, I hope you enjoyed them. The most important features can already be known from the first picture, showing the box. But for those who love juicy numbers, here's the data sheet...
My quick thoughts:
One of the things that drew me to this flashlight, was the single button operation, that my Nitecore flashlight also has. I also enjoyed the fact, that it has a magnetic bottom on it, which will be truly excellent, for my mechanics work. I also liked the fact, that this light is capable of producing up to 3100-lumens, on the max setting. I like that it comes with a belt clip, carry strap, and its all metal construction.
Single button control operation is superb. Hold down for a few seconds to turn on the light, each subsequent press, changes the light power, hold down again to turn off. It also has a locking mode by double clicking the button quickly as well. If you need a light that can fit in a pants pocket, that you can easily whip out when needed, this seems to be it.
This flashlight runs on a 21700 lithium battery cell, with a 5000MAH rating. Here are the runtimes info at a glance...
I haven't tested out the strobe mode, but I've already seen video's of the alternating strobe in action, and I've already seen enough in video, I wanted to look away, so I am sure its great lol. This is my first Fenix flashlight, and so far, I am totally loving it. Thanks for taking a moment of your time, to view my post. Have a truly wonderful day!
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That's very similar to the PD36R I got recently. I really like mine so far.
I also bought a Fenix keychain light, which just got delivered an hour ago. My apologies, some of these pictures arn't great, and some are decent, so I hope these answer some visual based questions.
Here's the lumen per hour info...
Welcome to the Fenix EO3R Keychain Light...
The operation of this flashlight, seems to be the same, as my Fenix EDC light. Single button operation, hold to turn on, subsequent presses to change lumen modes, hold to turn back off. Now I can put a flashlight on my keychain, and no longer be in the dark again, when I need to find the hole, to insert my key, to open the portal, to my home.
Here's the lumen per hour info...
