The fact is that the internet is a shared space. A democratic experiment of grand form, and with it there is a certain etiquette not unlike interacting in society, but with a technical spin on top.
Back on the subject I would put 21AA in it since that would only over voltage it by .2 volts. No one is making real D rechargable batteries now days and I don’t need a new charger.
Very sorry to hear you got bad news O-L. Thoughts and prayers going out to you and your family.
Please understand that the post above yours has the quotes manipulated to make them sound totally different. Just read my post and compare it to that post to see what I mean. I do agree with what you said though.
The Internet is a grand place
With all of us vying for space
And so we must learn
To give all a good turn
As we add to the huge database
All this knowledge we now can embrace
As we navigate in cyberspace
If our minds we unite
We will gain new insight
Into making this realm a showcase
Though it’s happening at a snail’s pace
We are changing the whole human race
And we all can foresee
Just how great we can be
If we’re careful how we interface
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A democratic experiment of grand form
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some of us would prefer a REPUBLIC of grand form, lol.
in a true “democracy”, its about the same thing as “mob rules”. Where the RABBLE gets whatever it wants that day, just because it wanted it.
in a REPUBLIC? your vote or opinion MATTERS, but… to prevent the “mob” from doing something unwise just because it “can”? LEADERS are in place, entrusted to make WISE decisions, and, to balance what the mob wants against what might be best overall for everyone.
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we have a leader, isnt it “sb” ?
i’d say we have more of a republic than a democracy… and thats its a good thing.
and if the guy with the pictures in his signature, decides to make them as BIG as he can, just because he can? it will be a certain poetic justice.
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on the internet? rules and guidelines are laid out… and every man is his own king, free to do what he can within those limitations. Come to think of it? i wonder how big of a picture of my CAT i can put in my siganture… i normally dont have intricate coolness signature lines, but… maybe the time has come…
If anyone knew the amp draw, and had access to a discharge graph of those cells, one could extrapolate a runtime. Would be a loooonngg time. Can you imagine trying to carry that thing though lol?
-Michael
ETA: Wonder if there’s a runtime graph floating around? With it being a Mag I’m guessing it’d be a long slope.
Well, as long as we’re pouring money out of a boot…
I found a $15 PR-based LED upgrade from Sears (can’t find one now) that is rated for up to 9v. That makes a 2C w/ 3*CR123 into a really useful tool. And it gives a lovely White light. It doesn’t correct Mag’s wide-beam problems, but it will most definitely extend any batteries in a 6D.
Let’s see… 6D Mag, ~$25, + bulb upgrade, $15, + assuming 2x LSDs per D, (30*6=$180!!) means $220.00 gets you a great huge log (that no longer makes a decent club) with a pretty white light with Mag beam defects, that will let you forget the last time you charged your batteries… If you went to 3x LSD per D (which I believe will still fit), you’re up to $310.00 and maybe your kids won’t remember when dear old Dad last recharged the batteries…
I think I’m starting to see a possible answer to the OP question here…
The Imedions are $30 a PAIR, so halve that excessive number on the cells. Still pricey, but what ain’t?
10,000mAh per D cell. NiMH are well known to be Amp capable, but this light only makes 640 lumens so the draw is not very much, meaning 10,000mAh will have many many hours of run time even on high. MagLite’s runtime chart shows 71 hours on High. As a plus, the NiMH cells are lighter than Alkalines.
Last a long time was in reference to recharge rates, sure, the 6 cells will cost $90 but they won’t need to be replaced for a decade or so…
I have 4 of these, and some 30 Imedion AA cells for my flash units. The flash units put to work hard at weddings, they always hold up well even under stupid heavy use at the reception. I have Eneloops that use the same chemistry that are over 8 years old.
racoon, people use phones as though they were computers. go figure. I have bride and grooms view their high res pics on a cell phone. :person_facepalming:
You young ones with all your fancy gizmos, wasting your money on high end commodore computers. Your generation has lost its way
When i was your age we had to walk 8 miles to school, uphill, then 8 miles uphill to get home before starting 4 hours of chores before dinner. :laughing:
…with no shoes, through briar patches. And the walls in the house weren’t air tight, snow would blow through the cracks, slept 6 in a bed with newspapers covering everyone for warmth, there’d be snow on top of the papers in the morning. yeah yeah yeah, heard it all before. (Dad is 87)
He also still thinks his original tungsten MagLite is Awesome! Then again, he can’t believe some of what I create… and SOME of em he insists on taking with him to his game day at Church on Friday to show the other old timers…
To be fair, many phones (and tablets) these days have higher resolution and better color rendering than anything but professional-class computer displays (and probably some Macs). I have a fairly nice 26” Asus IPS display, but my LG G4 easily bests it.
That’s funny PD. High resolution on a small screen… who can see it? Can you tell I removed the peppercorn from the grinning grooms teeth? Shopped the pimple off the brides nose? Too small, res be danged.
I got my Dad the newer 2D MagLite in LED format. He likes it and is way impressed with it’s small throwy beam pattern, and I have to admit it’s a huge improvement over the original stuff from ’87, but they’re underpowered … a necessary step for runtime I guess and they’ll surely never overheat.
Wow! $94 at Zbatt! Plus the cells, not horrible if you use Alkalines (they have Sony D for $10.50 a 12/pk) but to use the rechargeables makes for a significant initial cost point. Especially if you don’t already have the MAHA 8 bay charger that can handle the D cells.