Re: Yet another LED torch: (Ping Larry et al)

On Thu, 30 Mar 2006 18:51:01 -0800, Offbreed
<offbreed_106@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

Lawrence Glickman wrote:
if I had to use it to walk out of the woods, would there be
enough concentrated energy to light my path, or would it be dissipated
in a flood pattern.

I prefer a dim flood light for walking in the woods at night, or making
the rounds in the warehouse. I'd carry a spot light to see what's making
strange noises, if it happened enough to bother with.

Well this light is a flood, but not as much as for example, an X5.
And it certainly to be bright enough to light your way in many
instances.

Sometimes you want to move at night and rest during daylight, because
it is cooler at night and your hydration requirements will be less
than if you were hiking during daytime in many instances.

Nightime, that's when the nocturnal hunters come out for their meals,
and it is a good idea to see where you're about to step and what that
thing is in front of you. Snakes hanging on tree limbs waiting to
fall on you, crocodiles waiting for you to get close enough for them
to attack. Not to be overlooked is the Puma, brown bear, any number
of things/creatures out there that can ruin your day or make a meal
out of you.

Otoh, bees of the killer variety ( Africanized ) tend to be nesting in
the cool dark night, so your chance of being hit by an attack should
be less, as long as you don't walk into any tree limbs that will awake
them.

Nightime is when monster spiders build their webs across forest paths.
It is a good idea to see them before you walk into them, as I speak
from experience. You need a pretty powerful light to catch a monster
spider in a web across a forest path at night. I don't think this
dinky thing is up to that task. You really want a *real* flashlight
for that. Now you're talking big batteries, heavy weight, shorter
runtimes. You can buy what Fire uses, but they are freaking heavy, as
they use seal lead-acid batteries. They are so heavy, they come with
a shoulder strap. That will light your way, at the expense of weight.
And then you need a way to recharge the thing.

My idea with this light is to have something on my person 24/7, not in
a bag or kit somewhere. It has enough light output for most things,
but I've yet to find out the runtime on a single AA alkaline.

It's hard to figure out with the voltage tripler circuit and heat sink
in there...how much energy is being lost there as opposed to putting
out light. I might put a meter on it tomorrow when I'm less tired.

Lg

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