Re: headlight recommend?

Carl Sundquist wrote:

Actually, with NiMH, you have about 2.4 to 2.5 volts. Where are you buying NiMH C cells? I see 3800mAH ones for $5, and 5500mAH for $8.50 and 6000mAH for $9.

Where are you sourcing those batteries?

Sterlingtek.com has the 3800 mAH C cells at 2 for $9.99. The other ones I listed are all from Thomas Distributing. If you don't need maximum run time you can use AA cells in the C sleeves, but IIRC there was some problem with this in terms of making contact with one of the internal contacts in the flashlight.

Also see "http://www.batteryjunction.com/cnireba.html";

> I bought the Task Force flashlight this evening. The projection of the
> beam is quite impressive. I also noticed that if you unscrew and remove
> the reflector it makes a very good floodlight, however in that condition
> do you have any suggestions to minimize the upper part of the light to
> avoid blinding oncoming vehicles?

It's the periphery of the beam, not the brighter center spot that would be seen by vehicles. Aim the light so the center spot illuminates the road surface, and the periphery illuminates off to the sides and out toward traffic.

It probably wasn't intentional by the manufacturer, but the beam pattern is very well suited to cycling. The problem with a lot of bicycle lights is that their so weak that the limited illumination is all directed to illuminate the road directly in front of the bicycle, and you get no peripheral illumination. I have this problem with my Union dynamo light.
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