Ok I'll bite, what is wrong with Mag? I just got a brand new 2 D-Cell LED Maglite for Xmas. That thing puts out some light. Not to mention you can use it in self defense if need be. I just use whatever batteries we happen to have on hand. Which makes them energizer or duracell wherever we were when we boughtem.
Who makes decient Alkaline flashlight batteries?
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Poor beam quality, both in focused and flood modes. Once you have a perfectly smooth beam, you never want anything else.
Otherwise, if you don't mind the gargantuan size, they make good hosts for modifications. You can stuff quite a few LED's in the head of that light, with individual reflectors, or one large LED and an upgraded reflector. There are modified incandescent Maglites that put out over 3,000 lumens, and can light paper on fire with their heat. There are modified LED Maglites that put out 1500+ lumens, too.
Otherwise, if you don't mind the gargantuan size, they make good hosts for modifications. You can stuff quite a few LED's in the head of that light, with individual reflectors, or one large LED and an upgraded reflector. There are modified incandescent Maglites that put out over 3,000 lumens, and can light paper on fire with their heat. There are modified LED Maglites that put out 1500+ lumens, too.
Rayovac. That's all I ever use for flashlights.
Well I went and bought a 2 Dcell LED Maglight. It is much brighter than I expected. I like it better than the old style Maglight I have been using.
Only batteris I could find w/o really searching were Duracell Coppertops. 1st time in my life I have not bought the store branded batteries.
Hopefully the Led light and the Duracell batteries will last a while.
Only batteris I could find w/o really searching were Duracell Coppertops. 1st time in my life I have not bought the store branded batteries.
Hopefully the Led light and the Duracell batteries will last a while.
Is it one of the new multi-output lights? They recently switched to those, and to a different, more efficient LED, which was a pretty significant improvement.
I'm very impressed with the Philips Powerlife batteries that came in my AT&T DVR remote. They're about a year and a half old now with daily usage and they still work. I know you said you're not interested in rechargeables, otherwise I'd recommend those since that's what I mainly use on a regular basis for my Xbox 360 wireless controllers.
I've bought & used Walgreen's house brand alkaline batteries, in sizes D, C, AA, & AAA for years now. They work just as well & last just as long as any of the others I occasionally have to buy at HIGH prices, such as Duracell, Energizer, Panasonic, etc. The AA & AAA on sale usually work out to about $.25-.30 each.
A first class bang for the buck LED flashlight- the Lowe's Task Force 2-C battery model with Cree LED. About $25-$30 last I knew, be sure to get the right one. One comes with Luxeon LED, on card about the size of a sheet of notebook paper- avoid it. The good one comes on a tall slim card about the size of a sheet of paper folded in half longways, does *Not* say "Luxeon", says "60X Brighter". The flashlights themselves look identical and have the same stock #, so you gotta be careful.
Still, it's a great little light. ~150 lumens, easily outperforms my 3-D and 4-D Maglites, and carries easily in a coat or hip pocket.
Edit: here's a link to the Lowe's light. Remember- Not the Luxeon on the big card, but the "60X Brighter" on the slim card! http://www.lowes.com/lowes/lkn?action=productDetail&productId=225285-50584-FT-NS-2C 3WATT&lpage=none
A first class bang for the buck LED flashlight- the Lowe's Task Force 2-C battery model with Cree LED. About $25-$30 last I knew, be sure to get the right one. One comes with Luxeon LED, on card about the size of a sheet of notebook paper- avoid it. The good one comes on a tall slim card about the size of a sheet of paper folded in half longways, does *Not* say "Luxeon", says "60X Brighter". The flashlights themselves look identical and have the same stock #, so you gotta be careful.
Still, it's a great little light. ~150 lumens, easily outperforms my 3-D and 4-D Maglites, and carries easily in a coat or hip pocket.
Edit: here's a link to the Lowe's light. Remember- Not the Luxeon on the big card, but the "60X Brighter" on the slim card! http://www.lowes.com/lowes/lkn?action=productDetail&productId=225285-50584-FT-NS-2C 3WATT&lpage=none
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Someone on CandlePowerForums used to test all kinds of disposable cells, and the Rite Aid brand cells performed very, very well.
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Originally Posted By: Chris142
Originally Posted By: Michael_P
IMO, NiMH & LED makes an awesome flashlight combination. It's what I use at home and work.
My main flash light is a 3 D-cell Maglight.
I use it all the time because everytime someone opens a door my cat takes off.
Nevermind then, my info was more for AA lights. There aren't many low self discharge cells in D size right now, and D size Ni-MH are very expensive.
Rayovac makes 3,000 mAh C & D cells hybrids.
I use the Hybrid D cells in a new Rebel 2D Mag and they are great.
For alkaline D cells, I use the ones from Rayovac.
Originally Posted By: Chris142
Originally Posted By: Michael_P
IMO, NiMH & LED makes an awesome flashlight combination. It's what I use at home and work.
My main flash light is a 3 D-cell Maglight.
I use it all the time because everytime someone opens a door my cat takes off.
Nevermind then, my info was more for AA lights. There aren't many low self discharge cells in D size right now, and D size Ni-MH are very expensive.
Rayovac makes 3,000 mAh C & D cells hybrids.
I use the Hybrid D cells in a new Rebel 2D Mag and they are great.
For alkaline D cells, I use the ones from Rayovac.
3,000mAh is pretty low. Those others I mentioned, AccuEvolution brand, are 4,500mAh and 10,000mAh respectively.
True, but it's the difference between getting them at Walmart or having to do a web order (which some folks don't like doing).
Then there is the issue of finding a charger that won't time out charging a 10,000 mAh D cell.
Then there is the issue of finding a charger that won't time out charging a 10,000 mAh D cell.
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