The Gun Counter

Aesop wrote: But I could see getting a 4000 lumen light, for pupil checks on obnoxious drunkaholics and ODs.

Great! Now you've got an OD with terminal sunburn!! I like it!!

HTRN wrote:

skb12172 wrote:Link to the Chinese light please!

Which, the 12 dollar 18650, or the 5 dollar AA?

Keep in mind, that at this price point, there is a nonzero chance of getting a dud.

Yes, and be very wary of the batteries and charger too.

I happen to have one of HTRN's AA models(different brand, same emitter). If you think it actually puts out 300 lumens on one AA, I have some ocean front property in Arkansas I'll sell you. It's more like 90-100 lumens.

Still pretty good for the price, though.

Greg wrote:

HTRN wrote:

skb12172 wrote:Link to the Chinese light please!

Which, the 12 dollar 18650, or the 5 dollar AA?

Keep in mind, that at this price point, there is a nonzero chance of getting a dud.

Yes, and be very wary of the batteries and charger too.

Yeah, the combination of Cheap, Chinese and Li Battery makes me want to check my homeowners insurance fire coverage.

rightisright wrote:

Greg wrote:

HTRN wrote: Which, the 12 dollar 18650, or the 5 dollar AA?

Keep in mind, that at this price point, there is a nonzero chance of getting a dud.

Yes, and be very wary of the batteries and charger too.

Yeah, the combination of Cheap, Chinese and Li Battery makes me want to check my homeowners insurance fire coverage.

Oh, I'd NEVER buy cheap rechargeable.

All my handy flashlights use AAA or AA batteries, mostly because I can drop into anyplace in Brooklyn and buy fresh ones should the need arise. It's NICE relying on the same batteries the local doofi (plural of doofus) use in their TV remotes. No need to scrounge up anything exotic. At home I have some lights that use D's and I buy AA, AAA and D's at Costco regularly, and in whenever I'm on Costco and can't recall the last time I bought some, or if I DO recall opening the last pack.

And the flashlights are cheap enough that when I see them on sale I grab a few more, just to have on hand. My wife jokes about that, that I buy flashlights like she buys shoes. Until, of course, the lights go out, then she's not laughing.

HTRN wrote:

skb12172 wrote:Link to the Chinese light please!

Which, the 12 dollar 18650, or the 5 dollar AA?

Keep in mind, that at this price point, there is a nonzero chance of getting a dud.

Both?

skb12172 wrote:

HTRN wrote:

skb12172 wrote:Link to the Chinese light please!

Which, the 12 dollar 18650, or the 5 dollar AA?

Keep in mind, that at this price point, there is a nonzero chance of getting a dud.

Both?

Yes. The super cheap generic Chinese stuff is like a box of chocolates. Nobody seems to know what they have - you could buy half a dozen of the 'same' item from the same vendor at the same time and get 3 or 4 different superficially similar things. No assurance they'll all work either, but any DOA's are most often just poor quality control and you've got a good chance of being able to fix it yourself.

Well that's true of the flashlights. For the super cheap Chinese rechargeable batteries, you can be 100% certain they are counterfeit in some way. If you're lucky, you'll get cells that were quality when new, but were picked out of a recycling bucket and had new wrappers shrink fit on. If you're not lucky.....