Why Cu?

At first i did not get it too. More expensive, very heavy, reported as heating much faster, prone to oxidation, odd smell, no tail cap lock…

Then i saw the Kronos BLF X5/X6 special edition box:

Since then i bought quite a few ones, but mainly for show. Full Cu body or just the head. I only really use the AAA ones.

This describes how I feel about it as well. The sort of “faux-vintage” look that so much EDC gear has been going for lately, with the brass, copper, distressed leather, etc.

This is gorgeous. A custom power bank housing with built-in quad emitter flashlight. Love it. Did you make just one or have you made a few? Any build topic on it? :sunglasses:

I made a little set for my 2017 Old Lumens contest entry. Just rechargeable, no powerbank functions but it has a UV array too as well as the quad & red emitters.

Full instructions here:

Beautiful!

so copper works great for all these flashlights that get handed back and forth all day to and from ill strangers…
just saying
why is that so important?

i mean it also is killed by cardboard but i wouldn;t want a flashlight from cardboard

wle

Shh, you are letting the next FW3 variant out of the bag…

It almost gets to full turbo before “Poof” - conflagration. (Yes even the Nichia 50% version)

FW3cb-cv10-poof

The “stink” from copper is the bacteria dying. Your skin is absolutely COVERED in bacteria. Hell, 35% of your body mass is bacteria- i.e. not you.

The smell is sweat and oils interacting with the metal, not dying micro-organisms. Which are only about 2% of an average person’s body mass… 35% would mean the bacteria in your body weigh twice as much as your skeleton lol

35% would mean the bacteria in your body weigh twice as much as your skeleton lol

==it is true though

it is not all even ‘human’

wle

I tell myself the same thing, because it makes me feel better,
even though I know that is not actually true:

https://www.nature.com/news/2006/061023/full/061023-7.html

i also blame bacteria when my armpits stink
and in that case it IS actually true

That suggests a new idea, I have not tried
will rubbing my CuMaratac on my armpits kill the smell?

stay tuned for the results of the Clinical Trials… lol

meanwhile, you can try this at home
rub your Copper Tool on one armpit, then compare the smell to the untreated side…

Dont let us know what you find out :confounded: lol
that will spoil it for those who have not tried

I don’t think the effect is quite that fast. You may get better results if you duct-tape a CuMaratac in each armpit and leave it there for an hour :wink:

Or maybe apply the deodorant to the copper light before using the light. :wink:

luxiouious to touch totally unpractical and beautiful patina ever changing

Olight USA has this 300 lumen, 1xAA Cu, on sale for $29.96, on 3-27-20.

i5T EOS Cu

So annoying how the only thing they say about the emitter is: “High Performance Cool White LED.” :frowning: :person_facepalming:

Copper kills germs but let’s not get carried away. It isn’t magic. It just causes them to degrade more quickly than they would on a lot of other surfaces. It is called the oligodynamic effect. It’s also part of why copper tends to smell. (It’s degrading or reacting with organic materials deposited on the surface, such as the oil from your skin.) It’s cool but it can still take hours for all the germs to die. Consider the circumstances that would be required such that your flashlight being made of copper was the determining factor in you not getting this or any other virus.

exactly

like a UV-A flashlight

extremely not useful or practical for virus preventing

wle

I’d much rather stick to a cheaper but equally as sturdy material that allows for waterproofing. Because what kills the Corona is WATER AND SOAP.