Quarks, Nitecore, Fenix, Olight, and some made-in-china...
I'm using both rechargeables and these Pana-alky and usually run them hot and drain them pretty badly.

EDIT: oops... i almost forgot... use them in MiniMag Incan too.
EDIT 2: also add ZebraLight to the list... hahaha...

This post has been edited by RookieDaddy: Aug 29 2009, 11:17 PM

I think the 4.13V is within normal resting voltage range. Your cell doesn't feels hot off the charger doesn't it?
Eventhough it's recommended practice to pull the cell right after the light turns green, but I think these newer WF-139 chargers that have open circuit voltage of ~5V have a better charge termination. I remember reading that most of the issues with WF-139 are with those older version that reads ~11V open circuit.

my greasy family


and some that i'm too lazy to try...


Hello, my name is RookieDaddy and I'm a flashaholic

hahaha...
psssst... there r kids in this forum...

O-rings - Danco, Aquaseal, EagleTac
Threads - Permatex Dielectric, Danco, QPlus QP101, DuPont Teflon, Vaseline
sometimes too lazy and use the same on o-rings and threads.
The Vaseline works particularly well for twisty lights, I use it on Olight T-series and the twisting action is very smooth and easier for my daughter to use (also safe for kids).
DuPoint Teflon is the cleanest among all, it's dry wax and has the least amount of grinding deposits. Like the smell too. still looking for squeeze tube as this aerosol-type can be messy if not careful.

ok... that's it! time to start nagging Philightsophy and EagleTac for the M2SC4 neutral

hope they put some form of retaining mechanism just before the strobe for these.

This post has been edited by RookieDaddy: Sep 8 2009, 03:21 PM

hahaha... me no fan of surefire la... me fan of Star Trek TNG...

Like you... I'm waiting for LumensFactory stuffs from Philightsophy too... now... those IMR bulb sure looks attractive... hahaha... but the heat warning worries me, so I'm playing safe and get the EO and HO bulbs.

jwyj, I'm also getting the SR for daily use, good enough lumens with longer runtime. Are you getting the LF Seraph? Looks like pretty good host for lego. I'm going for the SP-9.

This post has been edited by RookieDaddy: Sep 9 2009, 05:21 PM

that should be the new collimator head with the aspherical lens recess just enough to head stand, the old one is slightly protruded out. Must have been too many complaints... hahaha

Seraph will comes as a complete flashlight, either LED or Xenon. I'm going for Xenon and the parts are interchangeable with Surefire's. I'm gonna use it as a host for D26 (P60-type) drop-in. The advantage is it supports 18xxx size rechargeable and comes complete with 2 switches -- clicky and twisty. I believe Philightsophy will bring in a few configurations.

This post has been edited by RookieDaddy: Sep 10 2009, 12:16 PM

yup... that's it!
why incan... what can I say... I'm power hungry... hahaha

+1 on incan!

My 0.02 lumens:
- An LED lantern for chores - you can easily get 1 from GW2U
- An incan (Xenon) for scouting - Surefire G2/6P/G3/9P, available from Ace Hardware, if moola is no issue, go for M6!
- A Fenix TK40 (GW2U) or EagleTac M2XC4 Neutral (Philightsophy) or JetBeam M1X (nexro) for that extra coolness (or to show-off), longer runtime and signaling
- Keep your Nemo as backup

remember...
One is none.
Two is one.
Three is key.
Four is more.

errr... actually there are... check out the MagLite 4D, 5D and 6D, and some Pelican's bigger brother.

hahaha...
let's not start a LED vs Incan war here... else we will have 2 different threads like cpf >>> "The Bright Side V2 - LED" and ""The Bright Side V2 - Incandescent"
the MagLites posted above is not a recommendation, just wanna to share that such options are available should one wanted to explore the path... and not forgetting that customs are always available if one is bold enough to take the challenge
I think friedricetheman already has more or less an idea that a "high intensity LED" will work for him, the incan is just our recommendation of an alternative "misty and foggy environment" navigation tool as we found that incan works better in such environment.

This post has been edited by RookieDaddy: Sep 11 2009, 10:09 PM

my-o-my... talk about coincident! I asked Philightsophy the same question last night.
Jusco Mid-Valley have some, but freaking expensive, Ace Hardware Mid-Valley and Ikano Power Centre have some too, cheaper than Jusco but still high. HomeFix in 1 Utama has some too.
Price range from RM79-RM149 for MagMini and RM169-RM369 for C/D sized. One LYN member started a MagLite sales thread some time back 2007/2008? More reasonably priced but still can't beat price online.

This post has been edited by RookieDaddy: Sep 11 2009, 10:49 PM

my search shows that ebay has better value... but YMMV. try a search in "The Bright Side" V1, refnulf and nexro has posted some good information on importing flashlights into the country.

There are a few HS-codes that reference lighting equipments, the one that concern us is under heading 8513 (officially) which carry 10% sales tax and no import duty. You can of coz use a different code and maybe some of our local importer is using one that carries no import duty and no sales tax... maybe 9006?
fwiw, heading 8513 used to carry an import duty of 20%.
maybe those who has experience importing or dealing with custom can give us more tips...

isn't that's ur wed photo shoot also?
congrats... so, when is the big day? shall all LYN flashaholics come for party crashing? of coz with all our most powerful piece, strobe + SOS is a must...

have you guys read this?
Jeers (3) to Lummi

z-b-i, i see that your G2 is getting unfair treatment... are you still using the stock bulb?

This just came in...

still waiting my D26 LED module

EDIT:
Current draw using 2 x AW 18500:
- SR-9, 1.22A
- HO-9, 1.50A

Hope to do a comparison review of this with SF G3 this weekend...

This post has been edited by RookieDaddy: Oct 1 2009, 01:36 PM