Are There Budget Flashlights "Made In The USA"?

[snakebite]

[quote=Sari33]

[quote=SoCalTiger]

@djozz

@Nord

There’s a reason Chinese lights are $10, and it ain’t pretty.

3. Material like the Aluminium used is unknown origin
   (recycled? it’s safe without any contamination?),people forget that

“aircraft aluminum” = recycled/crashed aircraft.
possibly contaminated with radioactive materials.

[djozz]

[quote=snakebite]

[quote=Sari33]

@SoCalTiger

@djozz

@Nord

There’s a reason Chinese lights are $10, and it ain’t pretty.

3. Material like the Aluminium used is unknown origin
   (recycled? it’s safe without any contamination?),people forget that

“aircraft aluminum” = recycled/crashed aircraft.
possibly contaminated with radioactive materials.

Is this uninformed speculation or are there clues that this is happening? :question:

[snakebite]

one has to remember that the days of a 100% us made flashlight have been gone about 30 years.
thats about how long ago us mfrs stopped making flashlight bulbs.look at incans from your maglites.
rare to see us made bulbs in any but the oldest ones.
and with leds and their support electronics its not possible.

[jon_slider]

here is one made in USA that I just learned about

@Archibald Tuttle

Tried and true, never blue, Tekna Splash-Lite. :+1:

[Sari33]

@jon_slider

here is one made in USA that I just learned about

@Archibald Tuttle

Tried and true, never blue, Tekna Splash-Lite. :+1:

this is not ok:

@Sari33

especially in China

I think you are China Bashing, and using speculation without evidence

please give specific evidence, and stop spreading unfounded and racist accusations
that is not the topic of this thread

Don’t say what I didn’t think and write,and stop accuse me of racism. I’m not!
I don’t understand why you are called into question,
If another member reply that ‘’possibly can be contaminated’’ can I be worry and ask questions?
if it is forbidden,no problem I will never write here again

[jon_slider]

@Sari33

Don’t say what I didn’t think and write,and stop accuse me of racism.

I apologize sincerely
I must have gotten my edited quotes confused

my mistake for taking this thread offtopic

[snakebite]

[quote=djozz]

[quote=snakebite]

@Sari33

@SoCalTiger

@djozz

@Nord

There’s a reason Chinese lights are $10, and it ain’t pretty.

3. Material like the Aluminium used is unknown origin
   (recycled? it’s safe without any contamination?),people forget that

“aircraft aluminum” = recycled/crashed aircraft.
possibly contaminated with radioactive materials.

Is this uninformed speculation or are there clues that this is happening? :question:

simple translation.
remember the drywall fiasco?

[BlueSwordM]

Who cares if it’s recycled aluminium? Recycling metals is very clean, and one of the reasons metal recycling should be way more widespread.

Anyway, aircraft aluminium is usually T6061 aluminium, just that.

And besides, everything is radioactive. Everything you eat is.

Just be aware at the same concentration, radioactive smoke in the lungs is much much more dangerous than in your digestive track.

[Sari33]

@BlueSwordM

Who cares if it’s recycled aluminium? Recycling metals is very clean, and one of the reasons metal recycling should be way more widespread.

Doubt that it’s always as you said,especially on uknow origin goods

[Nord]

Guys I’m pretty sure the whole radioactive crashed airplane material is a joke.

Saying that, though, if such a material existed and it was 0.5 cents cheaper for a Chinese manufacturer to use, they would choose that.