couple of questions for frequent traveller bros:

are there restrictions about bringing in flashlights onboard aircraft, especially one heading to singapore?

can i purchase batteries & carry them as hand luggage on a flight leaving singapore?

Hey guys, sorta new here and surprised to see a whole community of malaysian flashaholics!

I've been in around CPF often and strinq led me here. If I didn't pm'ed and asked, wouldn't have known this thread existed Didn't thought of looking in this category too

anyway, cheers

try this - Transport of Lithium Battery, good read if you are transporting Lithium batteries on board. There are also more info in cpf batteries section.
as long as your flashlight is not "aggresive" looking, it should be ok. so far i have no problem bringing my edc items in hand-luggage, and that includes a SAK.

thanks rookiedaddy

Hey guys, I'm considering to buy 8 eneloops for my TK40. Found a seller in LYN but I like to hear which trustable seller you guys recommend? I'm sure there are eneloop users here?

***EDIT
Heys, I'll settle for the Powerex Imedion, since I have a Maha charger

cheers.

This post has been edited by pseudoblue: Aug 24 2009, 11:23 PM

new Surefire G4!!!




nah... just kidding... it's my old G2 with AN14 extender on 7.4V 15W bulb running 2 x 17670 to get extended runtime...

this extender got a vent hole, so waterproofing is out, but should be perfect for rechargeables...

EDIT: wt*beep* , i lost momentary function with this setup, the twisting on/off is gonna tear the battery. sigh! now must find a Surefire/Solarforce forward clicky.

This post has been edited by RookieDaddy: Aug 25 2009, 09:18 AM

RD, is that green reflective tape you have there near the head of the G2/G3? Where did you get them and are there other colours available?

yeap. it's the reflective tape. got it from Ace Hardware auto section, other colours available are Orange and Yellow. Green is the most reflective among them.

This post has been edited by RookieDaddy: Aug 25 2009, 09:19 AM

Thanks for the info. Will look for it the next time I in KL.

Hi everybody,

new here (even been registered quite sometime) and interested with "lighted things". Hope to learn more from all the sifus here. tq

This post has been edited by Striderman: Aug 25 2009, 11:25 AM

welcome!
and say bye bye to ur savings.

Evening greeting from me:
selamat berpuasa kepada semua umat islam

Hello everybody. Another Newbie signing in. Glad to know there's a lot of flashaholic here.
BTW Justin, i have traded with you sometime ago through Lelong. Just wondering do you sell
AW 17670?

icaruz76, welcome to the bright side. Looks like we're both from the same parts. Are you from Land below the wind or Land of the Hornbills?

From Kuching bro..what about you?

Welcome striderman and icaruz76.. me new too

I've been backtracking V1 for about 30+ pages .. ive missed the gathering! I'll be interested if you guys have another.

Yup..wonder how i did not even know the existence of this sub-forum..now have to read from V1 just to update myself with the community here..

Hey guys, thought I'll just post my small collection of flashlights

From left to right: A utility flashlight?, Fenix TK40, Fenix TA21, Fenix LD10, Ace 1LED AAA (similar to Dorcy's AAA)






I have a few more others like Energizer 2in1, 2in1 emergency light with magnet base, LED pushlights. I also had a Fenix LD01 but I gave it away

I did a current draw measurement on Fenix TA21 and LD10 in CPF, and with the help of HKJ to clarify and explain some stuff. I am still learning though

I have not done a measurement on the TK40 yet, but I've based from HKJ's reading from CPF:
Off:0.38mA, min:27mA, med:212mA, high:700mA and max:2.5A

I guess the reason why I'm interested in the current draw so I'll know briefly how much junction heat it actually produces based on the LED's manufacturer like cree, and how well flashlight manufacturers designed their heat sink to have the light function in certain conditions. Although the measurements are not exactly what the LED is consuming, I explained in my thread the actual way to get a correct measurement is from between the LED and the electronics inside the bezel. So far, I've only seen Quark gave readings of current draw for their flashlights which I feel it's important.

This utility flashlight below was an early experiment I mod from an incan to a 3LED drop-in from ACE:

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Added on August 26, 2009, 1:12 amHey, im just wondering, it seems that it's not meant to run on 2x 17670 then? since now abit cacat di

This post has been edited by pseudoblue: Aug 26 2009, 01:12 AM

Haha it was meant for Surefire's own rechargeable. But that's part of the fun of being a flashaholic.
Hey, I could learn a lot from you about the current draw in flashlights. (I'm an electronic n00b )

I'm in Miri but origin is Kuching. I see that you've bought quite a bit of stuff in CPF ... do show us your collection and tell us how the drop-ins perform when you get them.