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Originally Posted by vash
I only have older flashlights. (Gasp) incandescent ones. They all run the CR123 batteries that I love. The shelf life is incredible. They saved my bacon this week.
I was researching LED conversions. Holy big money! And new LED models are also expensive.
Any cost effective options? Or just start buying new flashlights?
I have a very robust SUREFIRE E2D flashlight hanging from my bed post. I never think about it. But when I flip it on, it turns on. Sucks the light is yellow incandescent and a big energy suck. Tips?
i used my AA LED regular flashlight usually, but I always change out fresh batteries when I remember at work.
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If any of your Surefires are the P60 (6P) type, there are tons of inexpensive LED drop-ins available.
Also, the funny thing about those "old" incandescents is that their output tint/color temp is often sought out by flashlight geeks (as opposed to the all-to-common cool-white temps/tints).
Those incan. bulbs give you the highest CRI possible as well, which is also something that flashlight geeks seek out in LED offerings.
Always good to have a couple CR123 lights around, but I would suggest looking into the world of cheap(er) 18650 lights. They typically blow the SF stuff out of the water.
You might start here:
Mountain Electronics
The guy that runs the site (Richard) is a good dude, and has all sorts of stuff for the flashlight addict (including quality P60 drop-ins).