Maxabeam.....The Holy Grail

Agreed. This greatly help convince people that you really own the item you’re selling especially when there’s some big $$$ involve in the transaction. Back then, I had very low count of cpf marketplace transaction, compared to the other guys there who sells lights that cost $1K and above, when I sold my Polarion PH50 for $2K+ with the help this.

Good luck selling OP

Wow that’s some headlight.
Could double as a radio telescope :slight_smile:

Off topic but this looks pretty sweet for $43.
I’m amazed actually.
I would wear this while biking at night, perhaps looking like a mad scientist. :nerd_face:

I see your schwartz is as big as mine!

Well . . . OK . . . much, much bigger than mine.

Best wishes on the sale.

Question: What happens if you get eye-smacked by Maxabeam? Is it as bad as an actual laser? No, right?

Gonna take a load of cash to get one bigger than mine. :wink:

I peered into the beam of mine on low at about 150-200ft. Eyes were fully adjusted to the dark at the time. Let me just say I will never do that again. Instant blindness for about 30secs. Literally was kinda scary. Worse than a low powered laser pointer at that distance. Never been hit in the eye by a higher powered laser pointer , and don’t really care to know which is worse. Having a direct hit by either will not be a fun experience.

I’m seriously considering saving up for a light like that…
…but i guess there is no light like it. :smiley:

WOW!! Tough room! Candlepower got out of hand, so decided to switch allegiance. Have a move looming, so I have a bunch of stuff I’ll be letting go. I can’t post photos without using a hosting site, and I haven’t moved them.

Nice light. I used it on the PD for 10 years, retired, and it’s been sitting in my garage. This is not a HID converted Thor or other megathrower. It’s like comparing a scalpel to an ax. Both get the job done, but one’s a little neater.

Tried selling it on ebay but someone flagged it since it’s technology that can’t be exported or something.

Dudmar, thanks. Looks like you’re an escaping refugee as well……

At the risk of being banned, here is a link to a craigslist ad, with the photos.

http://norfolk.craigslist.org/spo/5930647177.html

We’re not ban a holics here Phillyrube. I’m sure the link is fine. :slight_smile:

This topic made look for one on ebay, and from USA i would have to pay import tax, about $250.— :cry:

Far from it. A 1 or 2W laser will blind you instantly within a few hundred meters, this won’t, blink reflex is too fast.

The maxabeam also has a UV filter lens, but if it didn’t then it possibly could blind you.

It is also not dangerous to shine a light like this at a helicopter or plane. It has been tested before, and even a low powered laser pointer less than a watt is far worse, due to the way the laser light refracts after hitting the glass of a window. A white light searchlight is just a bright light.

You won’t get banned here for posting links to flashlights, but we do typically go for more budget so you may or may not get a buyer on BLF.
This is a tough room, we should probably do better, i think this thread has just gotten a but rougher then usual.

We typically work with lights that are maybe $250 or less (often $25 or less :smiley: ), not to say your light is not worth your selling price or that its not an amazing light (i’m very impressed) but its in a different league then we are used to, so with apologies we are usually quite friendly

It’s all good. My other stuff is in the low end range.

I was just shocked by the price. :slight_smile:

At what point would a laser be better?

Sometimes looking at the BLF Gigathrower I wonder how small of a hotspot some are willing to put up with.

But yes, very impressive beam shot! :slight_smile:

Wow that thing is totally bad ass! :smiley: :+1:

I could get myself in a whole lota trouble with something like that, jeez o pete! :smiling_imp:

Bugger!

Maybe when you use a long distance microscope? :smiley:

aka telescope, but those use lasers for aiming at stuff not lighting things :confused:

I searched for white lasers many years ago trying to find a way to light up stuff many kms away…
I think the maxabeam is the closest thing.

Yeah so was I, now strangely I have a desire for one :slight_smile:
Shame the shipping and import duty would kill it for me :frowning:

Good luck with the sale though, sure you’ll find a buyer for it