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Leoanger
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Mar 16, 2020
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This is seriously one of the most useful lights out there for around-the-house edc, but I would (did) look for the "yellow" version. The white light is fine, but the yellower one is so beautifully warm and non-glaring in the middle of the night.
Only a couple of lumens (which means off-the-charts runtime), but don't think it's not bright. Not recommended for situations where you have to light up a room or work under a car during daylight, but for walking down the hallway, taking a peek outside at night or spotting whatever you're looking for accross the room, the aspheric lens projects those 2 lumens into a perfectly diffused spotlight that will never blind you.
I ended up buying several. I plan to give a couple to my nephews as 'ninja lights'. Should be perfect for any stealth missions they may have in mind, and the simple operation and long runtime are kid-friendly.
Honeybadgers
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Aug 29, 2020
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LeoangerYou know medical pen lights are like $2 and do the job just as well, right?
Leoanger
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Aug 29, 2020
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HoneybadgersI would be very surprised to find a $2 flashlight built as well as this one with such a clear consistent beam and ridiculous runtime.
Honeybadgers
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Aug 30, 2020
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Leoangerthere's a reason i've been using the $2 ones as a medic for a decade. because they never break and are always ready to go - they use a flat contact through the clip so they don't drain the battery and are mechanically so simple that they never break. i only switched from them because i got a reylight pineapple which has an amazing moonlight
https://www.amazon.com/Primacare-DL-9223-Disposable-Diagnostic-Penlight/dp/B003F13FMQ/ref=sr_1_29?dchild=1&keywords=penlight&qid=1598762504&sr=8-29
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Leoanger
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Aug 30, 2020
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HoneybadgersThat's very interesting. I'll have to try those and see if I can modify them to make them non-disposable.
In any case, the Nextorch isn't insanely more expensive, uses a aaa cell and the aluminum body is quite tough. The one I use went wonky a couple of times (not turning on consistently, no momentary on). The first time I replaced the (original) battery because I figured after several weeks it was finally dying. It hesitated again recently, but went back to normal. The date I sharpied on the battery is four months ago. While I'm not in the medical field and don't use this light constantly, I have used it nearly every evening to make my way around the house and more nights than not to light the bathroom, as well as for other random tasks needing anything from a few seconds to a few minutes of light.
Honeybadgers
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Aug 30, 2020
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LeoangerYou won't be able to make the medical penlights reusable unfortunately - they are a plastic shell formed around the battery.
That said, they last FOREVER. They're a moonlight spec light so they just baaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaarely sip away at the batteries, and the lack of a true switch (you depress the clip to complete the circuit) means there's no idle draw.
Moonlight flashlights are really great. I recommend a reylight pineapple since they have that same degree of super low moonlight mode and also work as a super powerful little torch when needed. The pineapple mini is about the same size as this one too.
Leoanger
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Aug 31, 2020
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HoneybadgersI have both pineapples, though my aa died after a few weeks of use and I never sent it in to get fixed/replaced. The moonlight on that one was indeed awesome, as were the other modes. The mini is nice, but the color just isn't the same. I think I slightly prefer the light from my Thrunite TI3 V2 (which when I bought cost no more than these Nextorch penlights). The pineapple mini is prettier, and is very easy to operate one-handed unlike the Thrunite. I take the Thrunite camping because I'm not afraid to scuff it up. I misplaced it one night but it was on moonlight mode, spotted it glowing in the grass the next night.
Mainly I prefer the aspheric penlight for around the house because of how far it throws those couple lumens without being too dim or too bright. With a regular light I'd be switching between moonlight and low while trying to avoid high or that damned strobe mode.
Leoanger
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Oct 8, 2020
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HoneybadgersI bought a 6-pack of those Primacare penlights, and have been edc-ing one around the house after sundown. The beam and brightness from a new one is very similar to that of the Nextorch, though even more beautifully yellow. I appreciate that the bulb is incandescent, as my eyes seem to get strained from LED lighting in general. The batteries (two aaa-type - I broke one apart but haven't figured out a good way to make a reusable flashlight with the parts) didn't last as long as I'd hoped, but runtime is respectable. It's much dimmer now, but should still be okay for getting me down the hall at night for a few more weeks. I switched back to my Nextorch for evening use and nighttime bathroom lighting, mainly I think because I got tired of the flimsy switch on the Primacare not consistently making contact, and no constant-on function without resorting to sliding a plastic sleeve over the switch.
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