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hey so I sell vintage bottles that are often opaque and impossible to see through to see level by eye

is there a small (laser pointer size or a lil bigger, didn't need huge) light that's super bright for $50 or less? I don't care if it only runs for 5 minutes before needing to be recharged , I just need something really bright to see through dark or painted bottles -any recs would be super appreciated

thanks all 💜

Please guys, don't leave batteries just sitting around on your desk

I have a lot of batteries. Since I only have cases for 14 of em, around half, the rest were just sitting on my desk, desk drawer, and other places. I figured that the risk of a short was very low because "how likely is it that a piece of metal is Judy gonna touch both ends?"

Welp, the unthinkable happened. I was digging around in my drawer of cables (where I Aldo keep a decent amount of exposed batteries in) and I was a spark and a bit of smoke. I was so lucky that that was only for a millisecond, and I saw the battery (molicell p28b) short, so I was able to quickly take it out. Fortunately, it wasn't warm (actually a bit cold), and everything seemed OK.

I am currently in the process of rounding up every battery I can and putting electrical tape on both ends. It's funny. I always tell people that if a battery isn't in a light, it's in a case or it's ends or covered, and to never let it be exposed. But how can I preach what I don't practice?

TL;DR Because I left batteries loose in and on my without insulation, I shorted out a battery and almost started a fire in the process

I have a Mateminco MT90 sbt90.2 light that takes 4x18650 batteries. I have ordered some high drain samsung 30Q's but the delivery ia still a week away. Can I use these Sofirn's in the meantime from my Q8? They dont have a current rating listed on them. Not sure if they will be able to supply enough current.

Hello Need a universal good flashlight up to 150 maybe 200 €. What can you guys recommend? Mainly inspection around the house of a large field possibly some other activities

I'm looking to replace my EDC KR4 with W2 emitters. I use it in shadowy area when its broad daylight outside. I'm a bridge inspector, so having something that can light up a dark corner under a bridge when its high noon is great. But Id definitely like to get something smaller than the KR4.

What’s the big hype behind the D3AA flashlights everyone is buying? Please advise, I don’t know, and I’m sure I’ll be convinced to buy one with just a few responses. Thank you!

convoy s2 came in .. I need a clip for it though, so ill be ordering one tonight.. if the guy thst chimes in on the last post aboutmodding the button sees this... can you let me know how? its not a monetarypress off/on... rubber button but its a hard click off/on... i dont know what i need to order and how to do it once i gget there!.

The lights a wurkkos ts21. It was cheap and people said it was cool

On the hunt for a new weapon light and could use some recommendations. I typically run the streamlight protac HL-X on my rifles but I’m looking for something a bit smaller. Currently looking at the surefire M340C mini scout but again would love to have the community’s input

What is the availability and compatibility like with the new Chinese emitters like I see from Firefly or the Yinding(sp?) that seems to be a competitor to the XHP50.3/SFT-40 emitters? Which are SFT-40 compatible replacements and substitutes?

My friend has my Wurkkos FC-12 and really wants a High CRI "cool" emitter for it. I am hoping to find a good substitute and getting help to swap it in at one of the TFC meet ups. Or, if the FC-12 is a bear to work with, I'll likely look for a different light.

Overall, he seems pleased with the light in general but, he needs the better color resolution like the 519A 5000K light I gave him to play with or, some of my others like the E21A 4000K, SST-20 4000K, B35AM ...

I know they're proprietary but wondering if anyone's figured out how. Can't be that complicated given that there are only two connections on the charger.

I think it would be cool to build a charging stand that shows the approximate charge percentage on an LCD display. Should be doable, just need to figure out how to extrapolate the voltage of the cell in the light from the charging port. But it's apparently not straightforward as the contacts on the charging terminal read 2.6V when the cell is at 4.1V.

I have an Imalent MS03 and love it, and searched for a sub with people who agree that Imalent is a great brand, and am only finding dedicated subs to other brands such as r/Olightflashlights. I tryed looking for something like r/Imalent but didn't see anything. I don't really feel like being a mod on a sub so I'm going to let someone else do the honors.

*** As title states, replacing a long serving Fenix E01. I think a Nitcore Tube 2.0 is closest to what I’m looking for, I got lost down a rabbit hole of A1/2/3/4 variants when looking at Royvon. The site makes runtimes difficult to find so I gave up tbh. Any contenders I’ve missed?

Price Range Prefer to stay under £30 GBP.

Purpose: Light work, illuminating products on shelves in darkness mostly 😊

Battery Type & Quantity: USB charging required.

Size: Nothing bigger than aaa/keychain size, chances are it’ll be in my mouth while in use!

Type Handheld

Switch Type: Not fussed

Anything Else?: Nothing complicated as far as UI goes. On. Off. It’s a torch, let’s keep it simple. Prefer buy once, cry once so budget is variable.

I want to try my first mod, swapping MCPCB from a wuben x0 to put inside a led with actual good tint. I can get something from convoy, for example.

The question is: since I'm leaving the original driver, how do I know if the chosen LED is suitable for the driver?

As example, I have read here that Nichia 519A LEDs can't take over 5-6A, or they can burn. If I just swap the MCPCB, how do I know if the driver is providing right Voltage and Amperage? Should I use a multimeter to find out? If so, what are the steps?