LED Flashlight

[russ_drinkwater]

Hi,
Yeah I had some of the elcheapo chinese 2  x AA adaptors, but I found the retaining clips broke off them. Still have a few.
Yes the led maglitte is focussable.
Ok, I did not tell she who must be obeyed I spent $4 K on torches! But to be fair I doubled my money on what I sold and kept 15 as spares for myself! When I got medically retired from work I decided I was going to be an ebay retailer, lol!
Neil if the postage was not such a killer between our two countries I would send you one gratus!

[niel]

ok understand about your circumstances and i know what you mean about the wife. on the deal itself you were to be smart or lucky going into that flashlight deal and we'd like to believe it was both by the result. if it were me, i'd have been burned somehow.

no need to send me one even if post was cheap, but appreciated.

[russ_drinkwater]

Np, I like to share in the spoils of profit, lol.

[niel]

so, i have found a flashlight that fits all my likes, but the cost is high. it's a fenix fd30.
http://www.brightguy.com/Fenix/Fenix+FD30+Focusing+Flashlight\
anybody hear bad on this one or have thoughts on it?

[grgdgreek]

Looks good-
75$ and china? 
Only one year warranty?
I would keep searching
IMHO, George :-)

[ClassicCrazy]

so, i have found a flashlight that fits all my likes, but the cost is high. it's a fenix fd30.
http://www.brightguy.com/Fenix/Fenix+FD30+Focusing+Flashlight\
anybody hear bad on this one or have thoughts on it?

In case you go with the Fenix I just got this in email from Brightguy
Use coupon code "FENIX10" for 10% off all Fenix products!

[ClassicCrazy]

how about this one
http://www.dx.com/p/ultrafire-th-t60-ha-ii-xm-lt60-5-mode-1200-lumen-white-led-flashlight-with-strap-1-x-18650-57007#.WIuHCX_SkXg

Take a look around on here
http://www.dx.com/c/lights-lighting-1399/flashlights-1307/led-flashlights-1360/18650-flashlights-1364?sort=popularity&sortType=desc

Larry

[niel]

the fenix website offers a better savings and it says a limited lifetime guarantee. not sure what that is. the cheaper ones have compromises in that they lack some desirable aspects. i guess that's what you get for the cheaper compromised price tag. there might be some real quality bargains in there, but without in person inspection one doesn't really know. that's the trouble with ordering online and even something one might expect to be good might turn out not to be.

[niel]

in revisiting the streamlight link this may be the cheaper option on quality. this subject can have you chasing your own tail. rats no focus on it.

[ClassicCrazy]

in revisiting the streamlight link this may be the cheaper option on quality. this subject can have you chasing your own tail. rats no focus on it.

Ha ha - you won't go wrong with a streamlight .
Get a cheap one, get a Streamlight and compare the two and report back !

Larry

[littleharbor2]

http://www.ebay.com/itm/8000LM-XML-T6-Zoomable-Tactical-LED-Flashlight-Torch-Lamp-18650-Battery-Charger/272479706056?_trksid=p2047675.c100005.m1851&_trkparms=aid%3D2220071%26algo%3DSIC.MBE%26ao%3D2%26asc%3D20131003132420%26meid%3D463f08f1a94a4f5db4ce296d59c1e2e1%26pid%3D100005%26rk%3D6%26rkt%3D6%26sd%3D252736237464

I have this flashlight. Well made, focusable, Long lasting lithium battery and super bright.  Don't know how they can build and sell them so cheap

[niel]

yes, they are cheap and so cheap that it semi-scares me to get them. tell me more about it like number of light settings and if known the lumens for each. does it have last setting memory? etc. etc.

i've also never bought from ebay so what's involved there?

[littleharbor2]

 The listing has most details. It has 3 light levels plus strobe and SOS mode. Not sure of lumens on lower settings. Claimed lumens, 8000.
I've been an eBay buyer and seller for over 10 years now. Contrary to some belief, There is a large percentage of quality merchandise available from 10's of thousands of sellers. Of course there is some low quality junk from one of our far eastern neighbors. I will say this, You can find virtually anything on eBay short of human organs. They draw the line there. lol. You can pay with credit/debit cards but the simplest way is through Paypal, which is actually an online bank which is linked to your regular bank account.

Anyway, Nice flashlight

[niel]

ok, you have the light so does it remember the last mode used so one doesn't have to cycle each time you turn it on? as to lumens does it not have a manuel with specs and do know that that cree led is not capable of exceding 1100 lumens. now if i miss my guess here, this will come from hong kong and would take awhile to get here. that's a double minus and not being the least bit familiar with pay pal is minus #3. i know, it's so cheap and i'd only lose a couple bucks right? my level of trust to ebay is very low and even though i referenced amazon before i have yet to use them either due to trust issues. maybe i'm just being too paranoid to go swimming with the sharks?

[russ_drinkwater]

Anything with a switch offering more than on and off will fail!
All the chinese on/off led torches I have are still going  after 5 years.
The ones with strobe and dim etc died in the switch.
FYI!