Led Torches

[Wayland]

They discontinued them for while before and then brought out a new model.

Red torches are very popular with Astronomers who know well the importance of good night vision.

I filtered my white one with a bit of red Litho tape which is used for masking lithographic film in printing.

It's durable, non permanent but very effective.


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[mountainm]

You could always wear an eye patch. How about a red filter on a standard torch?

 

[ex-member BareThrills]

I dont use standard torches mate other than for dog walking and thats just a pound shop jobby. Only a zebra will do. ill probably end up getting a maker on CPF to knock something up

 

[Wayland]

Try this first mate.

http://www.partwell.com/red-litho-tape

 

[ex-member BareThrills]

I doubt it would look very elegant mate and someone once told me 'life is to short for ugly kit'

 

[Wayland]

Mine looks fine.

It's made to be trimmed easily. Just put it on the lens and scribe gently around the edge with a sharp knife.

I'm guessing you might have one of those.

If you don't get it right first time just peel it off and try another piece.




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[kiltedpict]

Fenix do a range of caps and wands- I have a red filter, a flip-up diffuser and interestingly, a odd shaped "wand" which while suggestive of a another battery-operated device (aherm), works very well as a candle...


Still want a zebra light though...

 

[Will_]

I doubt it would look very elegant mate and someone once told me 'life is to short for ugly kit'

You wouldn't like my red filter then It's a BabyBell wrapper and an elastic band to fasten it!

 

[Mr Adoby]

http://dx.com/p/singfire-sf-117b-cr...ming-flashlight-black-1-x-aa-1-x-14500-191024

This torch is similar to "A" and starts on full, if you wait a little while, a few seconds. Or on next if you don't wait.

Very bright. Three modes, full, low, strobe. It tends to get hot on full and low isn't very low. Low is like high on other flashlights. Battery life not impressive, but not bad. A few hours on low. Very pleased with it, but for overnighters I take a Zebralight. Would have been better if the strobe mode had been replaced with a real low mode.

 

[topknot]

I use a led lenser p4 for work , and it gets used. When the on/off button at the top went wrong the company did not want to know, so i've gone back to my old maglite.

Topknot

 

[demographic]

Whilst ambling back from a country pub last weekend I found a Ultrafire XTML T6 LED flashlight thing in amongst the grass verge, had a look round to see if there was someone dying in the gutter and couldn't find any casualties.

Anyway, I got to the bunkhouse where I and quite a few others were staying and I asked them if they had lost one, nothing.

So I now have a new torch, looking at reviews they seem mixed from the people who didn't like them and those who loved them, I'm well happy with it. Got one 1865 rechargable battery and throws out a hell of a beam. Could do with memory on its settings as I have to toggle through them but that.s not the end of the world.

I have to say that Maglites (I've had several in the past) are very poor in comparison to about a tenners worth of Chinese torch.

All I want is something pretty small, rechargable that throws out decent light when I want it and has zoom. I honestly couldn't care less about the quality of the knurling (which to be fair is good on the one I found anyway) or the fancy name it has.

My brother has a Solarstorm front pushbike light, decent connectors and although I've not done a side by side comparison I reckon its more powerful that most of the front lights I've had fitted to my motorcycles over the years. Ace thing.

 

[bigbear]

Wayland,
love the idea of the red litho tape but that site has a minimum order value of fifty quid !
what other ways are there of converting a torch to red, will any old sticky back red plastic do ?
what have others done ?

 

[mountainm]

Wayland,
love the idea of the red litho tape but that site has a minimum order value of fifty quid !
what other ways are there of converting a torch to red, will any old sticky back red plastic do ?
what have others done ?

A pair of old school 3D glasses - remove the red lens.

 

[Wayland]

Wayland,
love the idea of the red litho tape but that site has a minimum order value of fifty quid !
what other ways are there of converting a torch to red, will any old sticky back red plastic do ?
what have others done ?

Ah, I didn't notice that. I've had my roll for a decade or so.

 

[DavidJT]

Quality Street wrapper? (Other brands are available).

 

[mountainm]

I got a Coast TX10 as a birthday gift. It has White, Red Green and Blue led settings. It's small and takes AAA batteries.

Very pleased with it.

 

[zvakanaka]

I got a Coast TX10 as a birthday gift. It has White, Red Green and Blue led settings. It's small and takes AAA batteries.
Very pleased with it.

Don't you find it a bit on the dim side as a go-to torch?

 

[mountainm]

Don't you find it a bit on the dim side as a go-to torch?

I have an olight paladin if I need brightness. This is more to keep my night vision intact and also good for light painting in photography.

 

[bigbear]

I bought a sheet os sticky backed plastic a metre square off tinterweb, its done the job fine, I now have almost a square metre of spare sticky backed plastic !

 

[bribri]

I got this from b&q few years back' never ever let me down' its awsome. And it only cost £14.99

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