Ricflair
(Ricflair)
November 17, 2014, 2:00am
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I have & use a Vintage Surefire Executive Elite. Solid performer. I will have it stock forever probably.
DBSAR
(DBSAR)
November 17, 2014, 2:16am
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I still have lots of them in my collection, though many of them are original vintage & antique lights.
texaspyro
(texaspyro)
November 17, 2014, 2:19am
13
All of my flashlights are powered by batteries. I don’t have powered by LEDs.
Rufusbduck
(Rufusbduck)
November 17, 2014, 2:20am
14
Another question might be: What percentage of the lights you own used to be incan? For me it’s about 60%. This does not include lights I bought for the specific purpose of modding but were lights I already had.
DBSAR
(DBSAR)
November 17, 2014, 2:23am
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That too. i have converted many of my more moderns incans to LED.
Incan users will have the last laugh when a massive EMP or solar flare bricks all of our LED lights >)
My current EDC is a P60 incan. It’s an inexpensive Ultrafire 502B with a low powered incan drop-in.
I have several Mags I purchased new. I bought each one with the first paycheck from my jobs. It’s kind of my thing.
Bort
November 17, 2014, 2:36am
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Then your behind the times
8steve88
(8steve88)
November 17, 2014, 2:38am
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I have quite a few xenon bulbs for my Solarforce L2’s, the charger probably fried in the EMP wave though.
DBSAR
(DBSAR)
November 17, 2014, 3:21am
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i still have lots of kerosene lanterns, Incans, and even some driverless LED flashlights with single resistors so i’m safe from EMPs.
GottaZoom
(GottaZoom)
November 17, 2014, 3:36am
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LOL. I’ve got a dandy little 4*AA flourescent - which uses batteries.
And a propane lantern on a pole off the top of a tank that I keep for emergencies. Got a multi-lifetime supply of mantles for that thing, too.
Plus a few incan hosts left over in case anybody complains about the rest of my lights.
Duh… All my flashlights are powered by batteries too except for one searchlight which plugs directly to my car’s cigarette lighter jack (which gets its power from a battery by the way). :bigsmile:
Anyway I still keep a few incan flashlights stock like the searchlight mentioned above which has a 50W H3 bulb (are these counted as incans? ). No I don’t use them but its nice to have some in my collection.
snakebite
(snakebite)
November 17, 2014, 4:16am
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yes but not used often.
vintage and old school stuff i dont want to mod.
the ones i do use are big springtop lanterns that are recharged by solar panels in sheds,garages,ect.
texaspyro
(texaspyro)
November 17, 2014, 4:25am
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Then I’ll just burn kittens… and that fat dude down the road. J)
Bort
November 17, 2014, 4:42am
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Why not use the tesla battery pack from the car you posted a vid of a while back?
Bort:
Most of us have probably been collecting for along time, i got rid of all mine that i can think of a long time ago, but got one recently with a tool set, an 18V 50 lumen soaking wet Black and Decker light that ruins from a nicad 18V battery
I burned my bulb out on my porter cable tool light, replaced it with this
Make sure you select the right voltage
Bright enough and will run FOREVER on the battery pack…
In fact these will fit in 1-4 C/D cell MagLites as well
Bort
November 17, 2014, 4:45am
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WarHawk-AVG:
Bort:
Most of us have probably been collecting for along time, i got rid of all mine that i can think of a long time ago, but got one recently with a tool set, an 18V 50 lumen soaking wet Black and Decker light that ruins from a nicad 18V battery
I burned my bulb out on my porter cable tool light, replaced it with this
Make sure you select the right voltage
https://www.superbrightleds.com/moreinfo/b-series/1-watt-flashlight-bulb/372/
Bright enough and will run FOREVER on the battery pack…
In fact these will fit in 1-4 C/D cell MagLites as well
very interesting, i wonder i one could replace that chip with an XP-L, perhaps double the lumens?
All my old incandescent flashlights have been converted to LEDs. Almost all are old Maglites.
Bort
November 17, 2014, 7:22am
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was it cost effective to do so?
Probably not but overall I just hate ditching any nicely machined almost all aluminum flashlight. It seems such a waste.