Incandescent
Pink polyethylene Eveready 2D, from the 1980s or earlier, with krypton bulb from the 1990s, recently sorted as my worst flashlight, heavily scarred, looks corroded but works with no recent attention
Tekna Monolith, waterproof and zoom, 1x Li 123, the plastic window or “lens” extends down inside the head so the whole light is sealed by a single sliding O-ring, krypton bulb, in day pack (My other two backpacking flashlights were a similar Tekna Microlith not zoom and with a longer lithium cell replaceable by two N cells, and a 69 cent 1x AA light. I also carried a stub of a candle and built a fire when allowed.)
Mag Light 2x AA, in the tool box of an old non-running sports car
Orange 2D cell Eveready with halogen bulb upgrade, from when my son rode home in the dark and forgot to bring flashlights back, very sharp focus
My wife’s Mag Instrument Solitaire 1x AAA, focuses, left behind by some Stanford student
RayOVac focusable plastic 2D from Goodwill, krypton incandescent as acquired, sedan trunk
Solid copper screw head focus, 2D, “RAY-O-VAC CASE NO. CS22 BATTERY 2 NO. 2 UNITS LAMP NO. 1. PAT. DEC 3, 1929 MADE IN U. S. A.” on a plate above the switch, “SOLID COPPER” on the body, “MADE IN U. S. A.” and “T. NO. 1,774,722” on the switch, E10 krypton bulb now (not sure what the older one is but certainly not original), not quite as bright as expected, $10 on EBay, worked after cleaning and working the switch
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Small led, button cells
Pen with white led and red laser
Red laser
4x Inova micro lights: red from Fry’s, white from OSH given away, red from Inova lost by kids, a third red, 2x 3V 2016 Li, they survive spit and hand sanitizer even though they have no O rings. 3 mode
Shake light with large clear case, to illustrate that a changing magnetic field causes an electric field. Does not work well.
Crank light that doesn’t work well, white led, from Goodwill
5-3+10 changing color rgb keychain lights, non-waterproof switch, cheap source of 2016 Li button cells, 2x 3V 2016 Li, from KD
1-1+1 UV keychain lights, from KD
White, black key chain light, maybe from locksmith
Eight Titanium Innovations button lights from Battery Junction, 2 UV, 2 red, 2 white, one green, one blue, all very nice.
Silver and purple rectangular light in travel briefcase
Keychain mini-Leatherman-like tool, takes all of one side, similar to key chain light
Red led on a cigarette lighter, acquired accidentally
Joke red and green led wedding ring with big plastic purple jewel
Most of the button cell lights are about as bright as the 2D incandescents.
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Small led, flashlight batteries
4D lantern style with led conversion, narrow throw, dark body with glow in the dark paint added in depressions, will be good for long power outages
Plastic light from REI with 2x 1.5 V Li AA cells and (unnecessary) large head, hybrid trunk
Inova multi-led light stolen from sedan glove compartment, Li non-rechargable
Small very cheap multi-led light, silver color Al, 3x AAA
Small very cheap multi-led light, red color Al, 3x AAA
Nebo A10G combination light, 1 white (unknown type) intermediate output, 5 green, 5 UV, 1 red laser, beautiful exterior, 3x AAA
Big head multi-led light, yellow, rubber on body, 3 xAAA
Wife’s pink 1x AAA from OSH hardware
1 x AAA (acid) stainless steel Ray O Vac, with o-rings, 1 led with lens and reflector but fixed focus flood beam with spill, larger than Mag Light Solitaire, as bright as button lights, forget where I got it.
2 pack of old type plastic Eveready 2D lights converted to 1D led for $3.60, including batteries— super budget flashlights (labeled as marked down from about twice that price). These are almost identical to the orange incandescent listed above. Similar to the silver multi-led light in output and probably vanishing wholesale price, but narrow throwy beam and much longer run time and lower operating cost by about the ratio of sizes of AAA to D cells.
I got them with the intention of converting one to a liquid cooled 2D XM-L light.
I suppose the conversion from 2D to 1D was to save the cost of a second dry cell. Perhaps one of you in a less wealthy part of the world can tell us if these are common there. It is a little surprising to find something so economical in the Silicon Valley.
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XP-E and such
Nebo Red Line AT10J from brother, 3x AAA metal ring XR-E led, nice Flash Gordon exterior, showing off skill with NC tooling, shiny finish, my first high output flashlight (ignoring the Nebo that was lost right away)
Sipik SK68 type, XR-E or XP-E, AA/14500, shape copied from Nitecore Extreme:
1 Mode Sipik, bright silver, XR-E
3 Mode UltraFire with next mode memory and longer lens motion, wider flood, Q5, clip removed, in hybrid glove box
3 Mode UltraFire, starts on high, Q5, sedan glove compartment
Sipik, black, 1 mode, gave to my son
No-brand silver, 1 mode, rougher shape, gave to a friend
Green Sipik, Q3, for giving away when camping
2 x Black Sipiks, Q3, for giving away when camping
Silver Sipik, Q3, for giving away when camping
Red XR-E “Q5”, 3 mode, a few minutes of next mode memory but eventually goes to high, very large lens but no better throw or flood, small flood, ring around spot
Blue XR-E “Q5”, 3mode, no memory, very large lens but no better throw or flood, small flood, ring around spot
Black XP-E Q5, 3mode, From Ali Express (Michael Blue), large lens, good knurling, O ring slide, no mode memory, best AA light
Most of these have been given away now.
Smiling Shark SS-8027 AA/14500, moving led (so better not 14500) but good fins on ring, XR-E “Q5”, square knurling, similar brightness and current as SK-68, my most unusual led light
Sipik SK58, Ozram Golden Dragon led, AA only, nice square knurling, grey, less bright than and draws more current than an SK-68, small throw spot as bright as a 68- given away
Sipik SK58, Q5, from Alibaba.com, 3 mode, zoom is stiff
Big no brand movable led light, green ring, externally very nice but poor heat transfer and big for a XP-E Q5, 3xAA/18650, best throw before the big 18650 but small flood, wife has it. From DHgate, advertized and priced as T6.
My wife’s Maratac solid copper, 1x CR123, Cree XP-G, 1.8, 50, 260 lumen, starts on low
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XM-L T6?, 14500
TrustFire Z8, stainless steel and black anodized Al, trapezoidal threads everywhere, from Tmart. With the cheap Li ion cells I have, these are about the same brightness as SK68s with the same cells.
Second TrustFire Z8, from Alibaba.com. Appears identical but a bit cheaper and took longer to arrive.
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XM-L T6, 18650
Sipik 73, warm silvery 5 mode, no memory, very compact. Best medium sized light. Does not fit protected Li cells.
Sipik 73 clone, no markings, not more fins but deeper, next mode memory, black Given away
UltraFire (not mentioned in description), longer, bronze color with shiny Al crenelated bezel and tail, 5 mode. From Meritline. This one disproves the idea that UltraFire pays attention to what their name goes on. It works as a cheap LM-L should, but the pill will cross thread when unscrewed just a turn or two. It is worse than any no-brand that I have. The pill is in my Eveready 3D XM-L.
No brand, longer, wider, silver or gold colored, best throw and best flood, head wobbles, 8 square fins on head, so big and heavy that the limited heat conduction to the fins on the head doesn’t matter much. The pill is very long, most of what makes the light so long. It screws into the body and the head slides on it, but the screw and slide sections are short. From Meritline. Best light for home, lost, don’t know where.
Raysoon RS-TD398, Sipik 98 clone, 3 mode, scaled up Sipik 68, black, next mode memory, spring and o-ring in slide. Smaller than the no brand and better cooling and wider flood than the 73s. Very nice knurling and finish.
UltraFire Sipik 98 clone, 5 mode, no memory, brown, slightly larger lens, slightly smaller throw but slightly smaller flood, a little brighter, knurling shallow. Given to daughter.
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