My most used/needed light mode setting is firefly/moonlight, so a AAA Mag wouldn't work for me.
Quote from: Pablo O'Brien on September 18, 2017, 08:35:23 PMMy most used/needed light mode setting is firefly/moonlight, so a AAA Mag wouldn't work for me. I am not even sure if I have seen a flashlight with those settings. Is a firefly setting kind of like a slow low-beam fade?Most of mine have one, two, or three intensity settings. Some have strobe and a few have a laser pointer built in. But, all I need for work 99.9% of the time is an adjustable beam. When I go camping I take a medium duty 500 Lumen Streamlight with several settings, including a strobe function. It has a few lenses to adjust the color output as well. Sometimes I use a military type Fuller flashlight with an LED conversion out in the woods walking around at night(low power and keeps my night vision fairly acute). It is the most waterproof flashlight I have.
I currently own 9 Maglites. I keep a Mini Maglite in my backpack, several larger models around the house, and usually have a Solitaire in my pocket or belt sheath.I no longer own a car, but I'd keep one in there if I did.
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Quote from: gerleatherberman on September 18, 2017, 10:21:38 PMQuote from: Pablo O'Brien on September 18, 2017, 08:35:23 PMMy most used/needed light mode setting is firefly/moonlight, so a AAA Mag wouldn't work for me. I am not even sure if I have seen a flashlight with those settings. Is a firefly setting kind of like a slow low-beam fade?Most of mine have one, two, or three intensity settings. Some have strobe and a few have a laser pointer built in. But, all I need for work 99.9% of the time is an adjustable beam. When I go camping I take a medium duty 500 Lumen Streamlight with several settings, including a strobe function. It has a few lenses to adjust the color output as well. Sometimes I use a military type Fuller flashlight with an LED conversion out in the woods walking around at night(low power and keeps my night vision fairly acute). It is the most waterproof flashlight I have.Nope, firefly(or moonlight, you'll find distinctions between the terms on dedicated flashlight forums, but this is not a dedicated flashlight forum) is the name for very dim modes, in the Ti3's case, 0.05 Lumens, very useful for doing stuff in the middle of the night without disturbing other people while preserving your night vision. It's my favorite mode.
I have a few maglites, love the reliability.
Quote from: Pablo O'Brien on September 18, 2017, 10:28:05 PMQuote from: gerleatherberman on September 18, 2017, 10:21:38 PMQuote from: Pablo O'Brien on September 18, 2017, 08:35:23 PMMy most used/needed light mode setting is firefly/moonlight, so a AAA Mag wouldn't work for me. I am not even sure if I have seen a flashlight with those settings. Is a firefly setting kind of like a slow low-beam fade?Most of mine have one, two, or three intensity settings. Some have strobe and a few have a laser pointer built in. But, all I need for work 99.9% of the time is an adjustable beam. When I go camping I take a medium duty 500 Lumen Streamlight with several settings, including a strobe function. It has a few lenses to adjust the color output as well. Sometimes I use a military type Fuller flashlight with an LED conversion out in the woods walking around at night(low power and keeps my night vision fairly acute). It is the most waterproof flashlight I have.Nope, firefly(or moonlight, you'll find distinctions between the terms on dedicated flashlight forums, but this is not a dedicated flashlight forum) is the name for very dim modes, in the Ti3's case, 0.05 Lumens, very useful for doing stuff in the middle of the night without disturbing other people while preserving your night vision. It's my favorite mode.Thank you, Pablo!Well, I guess some of my antique flashlights have that mode(or state I should say. haha) then, when the batteries get low.
For, me a Solitaire is crammed into the Gerber sheath that tends to catch most of my EDC stuff, and a Mini kept for camping and around the house. I've used a Mini's butt cap as a hammer and it didn't mess it up.
Ok, so I picked up the 111 lumen 2xAAA, and a red 47 lumen Solitaire.They are nice. I slid the Solitaire into the side pocket of my Leatherman Surge. The 111 lumen is nice too, although maybe a little thin for its length and I wouldn't mind if the head was also kindled, like on the Solitaire. I will try both of them later during the dog walk.I tried to compare the brightness and beam to that of my Surefire 60, and then I realized, the batteries in the Surefire are many months old and it is not at its brightest. Will refill the batteries this week and compare again, at the local high school football field to check for distance of beam.I bought the old triple D cell either in the very late 80's or early 90's. It still works, but the crystal is all scratched up, the bulb never seems to quite focus, and the anodized aluminum is all chipped and scratched up as well. I may do an LED upgrade and purchase a new crystal.I was going to buy the 272 lumen 2xAA, however, it was $26 at home depot and did not offer multiple brightness settings, which I thought was an option on the 272 lumen...
If you look at my earlier post you will see I recommended the Mini Maglite Pro+. This is a distinct model, the + indicates that it has more power as well as a low mode, as opposed to the non + version which has one setting and a bit less power.
Sixteen years old at best, and MagLite didn't start releasing LED models until eleven years ago.Normally I would bust this wide open, oil the tool and upgrade the light to LED, but I have another OG Super Tool and have been using my Surefire, so this is just on its own shelf in the cabinet.