Very funny and also very disturbing as i can identify myself in some definitions. XD
"The remote control is now a P60 host"
Thanks for the great laugh. :) That was the bullseye in my seratonine dosage system that started dispensing hard. Might not be fun to all but for me was just perfect.
I might add some new:
- Justifiying purchase of unneeded equipment just to test battery capacity and level of degratation with time along with graphs for each owned cell
- Trying to purchase a IR non contact thermometer to assess whole flashlight body temperature and to test which design has greater heatsinging capabilities
- Wrapping 18650 cells with insulating tape to make them not rattle and while at it doing a very nice aesthetic job even knowing the battery would hardly ever be visible but just in case if someone comes by when you have one "exposed" in a charger...
- Having not often used flashlights in a drawer carefully stored in separate bubblewrap bags
- buying outrageous amounts of battery plastic cases
- Carrying more than 1 flashlight on a daily basis
- Carrying one (at least single 18650 flashlight) at some friend wedding (keychain lights doesen't count).
- Taking time and carefully polish SS flashlights on a monthy basis untill mirror finish while wearing cotton gloves to not fingerprint it.
- You often look at your flashlights and wonder if the emitters are cenetered perfectly along with futile attempts to try to measure with a ruler or similar tool
- You carry 2 spare batteries for your lux meter and contemplate new imporved versions on how to build a perfect ligtbox (integrating sphere)
- Start thinking if a multilight holster isn't a bad idea. http://www.manafont.com/product_info.php/multipurpose-military-nylon-oxford-material-pouch-black-p-5254
- Your survivalist needs get you in danger of becoming a knifeaholic and checking which flashlight holster could also accomodate a kinfe without scratching your HA coated flaslighlight. (there is also a risk of trying to match the knife based on the flashlight aesthetics)
- You already know the lumen output needed and color temperature along with tint for every mundane and exotic flashlight task.
- If your led emitter of choice isn't driven up to max specs allowed you immediately realize that the driver must be junk and you start heating your soldering iron before going to find where you have left the "spare" drivers you ordered at DX or KD months ago...
- You buy this: http://www.dealextreme.com/details.dx/sku.27551 to carry a spare 18650 cell with you in true mil-spec fashion.
- Have spare coated and non coated flashlight lenses for p60 hosts or others.
- If you have a bike you also have a bunch of flashlight mounts for various tasks. Also at least once in a while you feel the need to make your own 18650 based tail light with hi-med-lo just in case you encounter fog.
- You must at least own 1 zoomable light and often look at it how badly designed it is along with futile attempts to expose the few strong points in an attempt to justify the purchase.
- You have at least one of each Q3, Q5, R2, R5, MCE, XM-L, and SST or similar flashlights.
- Once in a while you find yourself in a bathroom in total dark assessing relative output of your flashlights while being carefull to not be caught by your wife (or girlfriend) doing it.
- On a foggy day take a walk around your house with various flashlights and look at the beam in fog.
- You have already 10 or more excuses ready to explain the carrying a flashlight with you when someone asks: Wow nice that you have a light with you... but how come you carry one?
- In pure daylight when youre waiting a bus or friends to pick you up you start cleaning the lens of your flashlight just to pass the time. Having a special lens cleaning cloth along it just amplifiy your addiction.
- When you see a great deal on a flashlight you never really wanted you feel the urge to buy it justifying it as a true bargain.
- You have at least 2 headlamps even if you not need a single one.
- When a tailcap squeeeks it is a sign that the flashlight must be cleaned and lubed asap. In serious flashlight addicted individuals some remorse might kick in as how did you even dare let it happen! If this happen in public you feel ashamed.
- You know your lights blindfolded just by hearing the clicky switch sound.