alia176
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Why don't you take a closer look and see, 'cause it ain't that easy!
Tactical light LED 160 lumens Cree $10
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Why don't you take a closer look and see, 'cause it ain't that easy!
John McVicker
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You're right. Opened mine up & couldn't see any place to snip or tape.
If somebody learns of something, let us know.
John
Mine still works on the original battery. I did notice the price increase back to $19.99 for two.
alia176
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I wonder how difficult it'd be to turn the light switch into a simple on/off mode? There might be some interchangeability possibilities with mag light on/off switch, don't know for sure.
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seems like an easy partial fix -assuming it's physically reachable- is to disable the battery check light. Might help a little bit if likely too much trouble. But it's likely that won't defuse (ah!) the real issue, though, which I'm guessing is either the electronics deciding to turn the thing off below a certain inordinately high voltage- or the draw of the checking circuit.
Maybe it's just as simple as unscrewing the cap a couple of turns (maybe with shortening of springs etc) or flipping the battery pack around (assuming the contact locations would prevent damage in doing so) if you don't like the tape idea?
Maybe it's just as simple as unscrewing the cap a couple of turns (maybe with shortening of springs etc) or flipping the battery pack around (assuming the contact locations would prevent damage in doing so) if you don't like the tape idea?
alia176
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so far, all of your ideas blow
You're an engineer, come up with some better. We're working with a PCB in the cap that is connected to the push button. If there's a way to bypass the PCB and just use the PB that'd be ideal.
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so far, all of your ideas blow
Dude! take the cap off! You don't have to be an engineer -not that I claim that I am- to figure that one out! Guaranteed to keep the batteries going for a while!
John McVicker
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Dude! take the cap off! You don't have to be an engineer -not that I claim that I am- to figure that one out! Guaranteed to keep the batteries going for a while!
Yeah, yeah, we can take the cap off...just trying to come up w/better idea. SMILEY FACE HERE.
John
alia176
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Dude! take the cap off! You don't have to be an engineer -not that I claim that I am- to figure that one out! Guaranteed to keep the batteries going for a while!
dude,
just ride a donkey vs driving a landcruiser, both have front and rear lockers....still gets the job done. But that's not what this is about, is it?
OK, these Costco lights are starting to suck now. I've had them long enough to discover that they literally eat batteries to the point it compromises their usefulness. I don't understand why 3 AAA batteries is not enough for a useful life but clearly the electronics make it extremely inefficient or dribble off energy somehow. Fresh batteries and a couple weeks of normal usage and the low batt light in the cap is on. Unfortunately, that means the ones in the cars and the like cannot be counted upon in a situation needing light for a few hours. You might have a flat tire, turn it on for 3 minutes and then it's dying. Bummer. I'll use up the 30 pack of AAA batteries and then give them to the kids.
3 months in and my batteries are still going strong.... i dont use it a lot, but it's not going dead just sitting there.
What exactly is a "tactical" flashlight? Is it any relation to the "tactical" pen I saw a while back?
I'm just curious since I'm putting together a major bug out bag for when the s*** hits the fan and being tactical and all I figure I better get some of each.
Anybody know where I can pick up some tactical toilet paper?
I'm just curious since I'm putting together a major bug out bag for when the s*** hits the fan and being tactical and all I figure I better get some of each.
Anybody know where I can pick up some tactical toilet paper?
So basically, just about any traditional hand held flashlight known to man is a tactical flashlight. Hmmm. Marketing at its finest I guess.
John McVicker
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= not a tactical flashlight
Why not? It meats the criteria, at least according to the link someone provided, IE it is gun mounted OR hand held, it can be used in conjunction with a weapon to illuminate a target, it can be used in a non-lethal fashion to temporarily disable a target (blindness), or failing that your example especially could be used to beat said target into a coma. Perfect tactical flashlight. I used to use one of those back in the day for coon hunting actually. It was just a flash light back then though.
My point someone asked. Just a minor one and it serves no real purpose for most folks except maybe to irritate (not intended), is that people can get caught up in labels and sold a bill of goods.
By the definition someone posted just about ANY flashlight can be considered a tactical flashlight requiring no criteria other than being used in such a fashion. But if you attach the word tactical to it people suddenly think that somehow the item is better, stronger, worth more, etc. Suddenly it has that military gear flavor to it just because of the application of the correct label. Marketing. Good marketing is how people get convinced that somehow a five bladed razor yields a significantly better shave than a 2 or 3 bladed razor, and is worth spending more money on. If the claims of ever increasing closeness of shave are true, heck, by now you should be able to shave one time and then be good to go for the rest of your life.
I wasn't kidding when I mentioned seeing a "tactical" pen. Give me a break. It is a pen and unless it shoots mini missiles, knock out darts, or little puffs of poison gas James Bond style, it's always going to be just a pen.
The bit about Tactical Toilet Paper was only half a joke. I haven't done it but I'd almost be willing to bet a Google search would yield positive results.
Just ran across this thread, dont branch outside the 80 section much. Sadly I purchased a pack of these lights from Costco about a year ago. My son loved it, until the batteries died on him. The other one I placed at work and was shocked when my battery life was really bad. By bad I mean I used it for about 20 min and then went to use it again about a month later and nothing, just dead. I do believe I received my monies worth out of them, but wont get an other pair.
I do have to say that I love my SureFire LEDs though. Even have a Cabela's "surefire style" LED 500lumens light which just rocks. Wonderfully focused for distance. Was far cheaper then the SF M4 light and rechargeable. But now they sell a M3Turbohead LED light I see on their site. Thankfully my monies at this time will be going to the 80.
I do have to say that I love my SureFire LEDs though. Even have a Cabela's "surefire style" LED 500lumens light which just rocks. Wonderfully focused for distance. Was far cheaper then the SF M4 light and rechargeable. But now they sell a M3Turbohead LED light I see on their site. Thankfully my monies at this time will be going to the 80.
Yes and no. Anyone can attach "tactical" to the name of a product, but that doesn't make it a true tactical light any more than putting an "Off-road ready!" sticker on a Kia makes it ready to wheel.
The definition is somewhat vague, but yes it's essentially any light that is designed to attach to or be used in conjunction with a pistol/rifle/shotty/etc. It's kinda like the definition of porn: "I know it when I see it."
The light above could be used as a tactical light, just like a Kia could be taken on the Rubicon. And in actual use the light would probably last about as long as the Kia.
Generally tactical lights differ from a standard light in a few ways. They are typically a much tighter beam than a general flashlight is. They are also usually brighter. Most of them can be hard mounted, and the ones that are not are designed specifically to be held while still supporting your pistol.
The one linked above would be heavy enough to be virtually impossible to hold in proper firing position for more than a few seconds, it would be completely impractical to use in a tactical situation. It'd also be far too wide a beam to illuminate a single target.
But don't worry. You're not the only one to get upset about manufacturers calling everything under the sun "tactical."
What's the meaning of "Tactical LED Light"? - CandlePowerForums
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interestingly, I just saw that they have them now at Costco at 3 for $17. Well, at least they looked like the same thing. Funnily, those are labelled 100 lumens now. Somebody must have told them that 160 was a tad optimistic?
