My buddy told me they gots some new lights that are better than my trusty old flashlights that i had for going on ten years now. He said these are lead lights. Can yall tell me what is so special about a lead light. I think a lead light would be heavy. does the heaviness make it better? I need to figure what all this new lead stuff is about since the two lights I been using for all these years are made of mag. It says right on the light it is made of mag. So if lead is more of what yall is using these days then where can I buy a lead light? I asked Jimbob at the general store and he thought I was crazy but I think Jimbob is more inta fishing than anything else. If yall know of a store that sells lead lights please post their phone number so I can holler at them come monday.
what the? thought it was spam but there's no link. If that is an attempt at humour - it failed.
and I do get the joke. Lead instead of Led. I just don't find it funny.
Just because it's not a shill doesn't mean it's not spam :) First post...a troll at best.
The latest flashlights have gotten so powerful that the light pressure generated creates large force in the opposite direction (a la newtons second law), similar to the "kick" or recoil of a powerful handgun. To help dampen this effect, flashlight manufacturers have taken to making the bodies out of the heaviest materials possible to dampen this "kick". The more mass, the more inertia.
Initially, they were using uranium, but flashlight enthusiasts were complaining about the greenish tints it gave the light. The other side effects were hushed up and the damaged, now mindless victims given their own little corner of the web (LINK) to lurk.
Some manufacturers have developed recoil(less) flashlights, but these have limited applications as the system to remove the recoil limits the flashlight to a focused spot beam.
I prefer beryllium lights as they are very light and strong. : )
They have a huge drawback though, they does not dampen the recoil as much as lights made out of heavier elements (such as lead, thallium or depleted uranium).