"George" wrote in message
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On 7/6/2010 12:49 PM, Steve B wrote:
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On 7/6/2010 11:20 AM, notbob wrote:
On 2010-07-06, wrote:
You would be amazed at how much light you get from a good single LED
light.
I'm still amazed people are falling for this LED scam. Sure, LEDs
have their place and they can used to great effect in certain
applications, but completely replacing older incadescent in every
way is ludicrous. You see any LED car headlights? Spotlights?
Floodlights? Of course not. They just don't have the horsepower.
As for these silly overpriced head band lamps and $150 machined alum
AA flashlites, it's all bogus. Sure, they're better than total
darkness, but barely. I want some serious candlepower, not yuppie
outdoor sportsman chic.
nb
How did you leap from toy Harbor Freight flashlights into all that? Who
mentioned *anything* about completely replacing everything with LED?
As far as them being bogus I guess all of the military& police and
folks
like me who use good LED flashlights every day and understand the
difference must be clueless?
What is the most used brand on the force, and how much does that light
cost?
Can they double up as a nightstick like the long MagLites and hold up?
Or
are they mainly used for close up illumination and paperwork? How far
can
they throw usable light, and can they be focused down to a small spot
like
the MagLite? I just ask because my SIL and daughter are PO's and she
gave
me her MagLite because she didn't like its bigness. I love it. I
haven't
had to hit anyone with it, though. Yet. All the LED's I have seen throw
a
halo of light, and not specifically focused down into any small circle.
Maybe there are some out there that will do that. Are there? In any
case,
my dozens of $3 LEDs laying around the house, shop, garage, and cars work
nicely, and for bigger than that, I have a 4 D cell floating light that
will
throw a spot for a long long way. $16, IIRC. One size does not fit all,
and different lights work differently. I have a Ray-O-Vac headlamp that
has
incandescent, LED, and red filter on it. That one really works great,
and
was $12, IIRC.
Steve
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No idea what brands are used most. I am sure if you were doing finish
painting it would be very clear to you that a Harbor Freight brush just
isn't the same as say a Purdy.
Its pretty much the same thing with technology stuff. I am not big on
wasting money and I don't need to be the first on my block with something.
But I do appreciate good tools. A Harbor Freight flashlight is a novelty
item when you compare it with a quality flashlight. I don't need to keep
dozens of flashlights around and I don't need to put my Bat Belt on when
going out because it is nice and small but very effective. Craftsmen
hundreds of years ago performed miracles of building with what we consider
"crude and basic" tools today.
Good tools are good tools. Some are inexpensive, and some are very
expensive for the same type of tool. A lot has to do with the craftsman. A
hammer is a hammer, and a screwdriver is a screwdriver, until the craftsman
takes it to a level of use where there are obvious differences in the level
of the tool. But many never approach that level of craftsmanship.
There are some people who would pay lots of money for a fountain pen, and
then there are websites where the prices are so high that they do not even
quote them on the Internet:
http://www.montblanc.com/products/pr...gold.02246.php
I personally see limits for the amount I spend on a fountain pen (does
anyone use them any more) and flashlights. No matter what the item, someone
can come up with the argument that because theirs cost more it MUST be
better, and do a better job.
Steve
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http://cabgbypasssurgery.com