On Tue, 13 Oct 2015 21:00:50 -0700, Gunner Asch wrote:
Won a Cree 2500 on Ebay for $3.81 a couple weeks ago
http://www.ebay.com/itm/291566384088
And then bought a charger with a couple batteries to fit it
http://www.ebay.com/itm/271362301489
Installed a battery and played with it.
....
Light button is almost flush with the body, yet very handy to operate.
There is a second "button" opposite the actual button..probably part
of the switch, a few seconds and I figured out by touch which is
which..no issues there whatsoever. They feel different in the dark so
you wont be hitting the wrong one over and over again..
....

Some other auctions linked from those show that the second button-like
bit is a cover for a charge port, apparently so the flashlight can be
charged without opening it. Eg, third picture at
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Tactical-2500Lm-Hunting-3-Mode-Cree-XM-L-LED-Mini-Clip-Flashlight-Torch-Brown/252119003716

--
jiw

On Wed, 14 Oct 2015 05:04:49 +0000 (UTC), James Waldby
wrote:

On Tue, 13 Oct 2015 21:00:50 -0700, Gunner Asch wrote:
Won a Cree 2500 on Ebay for $3.81 a couple weeks ago
http://www.ebay.com/itm/291566384088
And then bought a charger with a couple batteries to fit it
http://www.ebay.com/itm/271362301489
Installed a battery and played with it.
...
Light button is almost flush with the body, yet very handy to operate.
There is a second "button" opposite the actual button..probably part
of the switch, a few seconds and I figured out by touch which is
which..no issues there whatsoever. They feel different in the dark so
you wont be hitting the wrong one over and over again..
...

Some other auctions linked from those show that the second button-like
bit is a cover for a charge port, apparently so the flashlight can be
charged without opening it. Eg, third picture at
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Tactical-2500Lm-Hunting-3-Mode-Cree-XM-L-LED-Mini-Clip-Flashlight-Torch-Brown/252119003716

If you happen to find a charger for this that plugs into a cigarette
lighter..let me know.

Gunner

I had two similar ****s.

Advertised as premium units, "aircraft aluminum", many lifetime run
hours promised.

Bought on Amazon.

Both broke after a month of moderate use.

i

On 2015-10-14, James Waldby wrote:
On Tue, 13 Oct 2015 21:00:50 -0700, Gunner Asch wrote:
Won a Cree 2500 on Ebay for $3.81 a couple weeks ago
http://www.ebay.com/itm/291566384088
And then bought a charger with a couple batteries to fit it
http://www.ebay.com/itm/271362301489
Installed a battery and played with it.
...
Light button is almost flush with the body, yet very handy to operate.
There is a second "button" opposite the actual button..probably part
of the switch, a few seconds and I figured out by touch which is
which..no issues there whatsoever. They feel different in the dark so
you wont be hitting the wrong one over and over again..
...

Some other auctions linked from those show that the second button-like
bit is a cover for a charge port, apparently so the flashlight can be
charged without opening it. Eg, third picture at
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Tactical-2500Lm-Hunting-3-Mode-Cree-XM-L-LED-Mini-Clip-Flashlight-Torch-Brown/252119003716

On Wed, 14 Oct 2015 05:04:49 +0000 (UTC), James Waldby
wrote:

On Tue, 13 Oct 2015 21:00:50 -0700, Gunner Asch wrote:
Won a Cree 2500 on Ebay for $3.81 a couple weeks ago
http://www.ebay.com/itm/291566384088
And then bought a charger with a couple batteries to fit it
http://www.ebay.com/itm/271362301489
Installed a battery and played with it.
...
Light button is almost flush with the body, yet very handy to operate.
There is a second "button" opposite the actual button..probably part
of the switch, a few seconds and I figured out by touch which is
which..no issues there whatsoever. They feel different in the dark so
you wont be hitting the wrong one over and over again..
...

Some other auctions linked from those show that the second button-like
bit is a cover for a charge port, apparently so the flashlight can be
charged without opening it. Eg, third picture at
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Tactical-2500Lm-Hunting-3-Mode-Cree-XM-L-LED-Mini-Clip-Flashlight-Torch-Brown/252119003716

James, I believe the 3-mode flashlights are actually a different chip,
a Q5. The XM-L has 5 modes: high, medium, low, flasher, and SOS, and
are 60% brighter, a very noticeable difference. You can't trust the
advertising at all when it comes to LEDs from China. I've been having
fits for years now about that, and have received numerous refunds when
the lamps don't put out what they should. Caveat Emptor. I now have
about 18 different types of LEDs in various formats.

These http://tinyurl.com/oqfmct9 are much, much better lights, so make
one your next purchase. I got one for $4.50 and another for under $6.
I adore the zoom mode of the body, which makes the light -much- more
functional, going from spot to flood in a second. Look for the
bulbous zoom hood if you want to make sure it's an XM-L T6.
Unfortunately, it doesn't have the external charging port, but
swapping an 18650 is quick and painless. The 18650 batteries are
lighter than their 3 AAA equivalents, too.

--
Stay centered by accepting whatever you are doing.
This is the ultimate. -- Chuang-tzu

On Wed, 14 Oct 2015 06:50:20 -0500, Ignoramus20656
wrote:

I had two similar ****s.

Advertised as premium units, "aircraft aluminum", many lifetime run
hours promised.

Bought on Amazon.

Both broke after a month of moderate use.

i

The Same units or something similar? Cree is a well respected name in
the led light business.

Not sure if these are counterfeits or the real deal, but are well made
and the board inside is nicely done. I checked.

If it fails in my use, Ill post it. And Im very hard on flashlights.
Typically..Maglights are the only flashlights that last me more than a
couple years.

What kind were yours so we can watch out for them?

Gunner


On 2015-10-14, James Waldby wrote:
On Tue, 13 Oct 2015 21:00:50 -0700, Gunner Asch wrote:
Won a Cree 2500 on Ebay for $3.81 a couple weeks ago
http://www.ebay.com/itm/291566384088
And then bought a charger with a couple batteries to fit it
http://www.ebay.com/itm/271362301489
Installed a battery and played with it.
...
Light button is almost flush with the body, yet very handy to operate.
There is a second "button" opposite the actual button..probably part
of the switch, a few seconds and I figured out by touch which is
which..no issues there whatsoever. They feel different in the dark so
you wont be hitting the wrong one over and over again..
...

Some other auctions linked from those show that the second button-like
bit is a cover for a charge port, apparently so the flashlight can be
charged without opening it. Eg, third picture at
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Tactical-2500Lm-Hunting-3-Mode-Cree-XM-L-LED-Mini-Clip-Flashlight-Torch-Brown/252119003716

"Ignoramus20656" wrote in
message ...
I had two similar ****s.

Advertised as premium units, "aircraft aluminum", many lifetime run
hours promised.

Bought on Amazon.

Both broke after a month of moderate use.

i

Are they repairable?

A few weeks ago I checked the 2xAA Maglite in the glove compartment
and found it had jarred itself On, and the batteries had leaked and
corroded the insides. I wrenched it open, removed the bulb and "Do Not
Remove" part of the holder and pounded out the batteries, scrubbed out
the oxide, reassembled it and it works fine now.

-jsw

On Wed, 14 Oct 2015 04:51:36 -0700, Larry Jaques
wrote:

On Wed, 14 Oct 2015 05:04:49 +0000 (UTC), James Waldby
wrote:

On Tue, 13 Oct 2015 21:00:50 -0700, Gunner Asch wrote:
Won a Cree 2500 on Ebay for $3.81 a couple weeks ago
http://www.ebay.com/itm/291566384088
And then bought a charger with a couple batteries to fit it
http://www.ebay.com/itm/271362301489
Installed a battery and played with it.
...
Light button is almost flush with the body, yet very handy to operate.
There is a second "button" opposite the actual button..probably part
of the switch, a few seconds and I figured out by touch which is
which..no issues there whatsoever. They feel different in the dark so
you wont be hitting the wrong one over and over again..
...

Some other auctions linked from those show that the second button-like
bit is a cover for a charge port, apparently so the flashlight can be
charged without opening it. Eg, third picture at
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Tactical-2500Lm-Hunting-3-Mode-Cree-XM-L-LED-Mini-Clip-Flashlight-Torch-Brown/252119003716

James, I believe the 3-mode flashlights are actually a different chip,
a Q5. The XM-L has 5 modes: high, medium, low, flasher, and SOS, and
are 60% brighter, a very noticeable difference. You can't trust the
advertising at all when it comes to LEDs from China. I've been having
fits for years now about that, and have received numerous refunds when
the lamps don't put out what they should. Caveat Emptor. I now have
about 18 different types of LEDs in various formats.

These http://tinyurl.com/oqfmct9 are much, much better lights, so make
one your next purchase. I got one for $4.50 and another for under $6.
I adore the zoom mode of the body, which makes the light -much- more
functional, going from spot to flood in a second. Look for the
bulbous zoom hood if you want to make sure it's an XM-L T6.
Unfortunately, it doesn't have the external charging port, but
swapping an 18650 is quick and painless. The 18650 batteries are
lighter than their 3 AAA equivalents, too.

Thanks! Larry. I just bid on one.

Gunner

On Wed, 14 Oct 2015 08:16:03 -0400, "Jim Wilkins"
wrote:

"Ignoramus20656" wrote in
message ...
I had two similar ****s.

Advertised as premium units, "aircraft aluminum", many lifetime run
hours promised.

Bought on Amazon.

Both broke after a month of moderate use.

i

Are they repairable?

A few weeks ago I checked the 2xAA Maglite in the glove compartment
and found it had jarred itself On, and the batteries had leaked and
corroded the insides. I wrenched it open, removed the bulb and "Do Not
Remove" part of the holder and pounded out the batteries, scrubbed out
the oxide, reassembled it and it works fine now.

-jsw

Indeed. Ive had to drill/bore out bad batteries in Maglites. Still
working fine. Other brands..I generally toss in the trash.
I wound up with a huge box of Eveready plastic flashlights a couple
years ago..all brand new..must have been 30 of them, 2 D battery
types. Its nearly impossible to find alkalines in D battery sizes
anymore. When I find tem...they cost more than the flashlights.

Gunner

On Wed, 14 Oct 2015 04:22:22 -0700, Gunner Asch
wrote:

On Wed, 14 Oct 2015 05:04:49 +0000 (UTC), James Waldby
wrote:

On Tue, 13 Oct 2015 21:00:50 -0700, Gunner Asch wrote:
Won a Cree 2500 on Ebay for $3.81 a couple weeks ago
http://www.ebay.com/itm/291566384088
And then bought a charger with a couple batteries to fit it
http://www.ebay.com/itm/271362301489
Installed a battery and played with it.
...
Light button is almost flush with the body, yet very handy to operate.
There is a second "button" opposite the actual button..probably part
of the switch, a few seconds and I figured out by touch which is
which..no issues there whatsoever. They feel different in the dark so
you wont be hitting the wrong one over and over again..
...

Some other auctions linked from those show that the second button-like
bit is a cover for a charge port, apparently so the flashlight can be
charged without opening it. Eg, third picture at
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Tactical-2500Lm-Hunting-3-Mode-Cree-XM-L-LED-Mini-Clip-Flashlight-Torch-Brown/252119003716

If you happen to find a charger for this that plugs into a cigarette
lighter..let me know.

Easy peasy, mon. http://tinyurl.com/ossjwv7 Pay your buck, wait your
3-6 weeks, and your new ChiTech unit will be in your hands.

--
Stay centered by accepting whatever you are doing.
This is the ultimate. -- Chuang-tzu

"Gunner Asch" wrote in message
...
On Wed, 14 Oct 2015 08:16:03 -0400, "Jim Wilkins"
wrote:

"Ignoramus20656" wrote in
message ...
I had two similar ****s.

Advertised as premium units, "aircraft aluminum", many lifetime
run
hours promised.

Bought on Amazon.

Both broke after a month of moderate use.

i

Are they repairable?

A few weeks ago I checked the 2xAA Maglite in the glove compartment
and found it had jarred itself On, and the batteries had leaked and
corroded the insides. I wrenched it open, removed the bulb and "Do
Not
Remove" part of the holder and pounded out the batteries, scrubbed
out
the oxide, reassembled it and it works fine now.

-jsw

Indeed. Ive had to drill/bore out bad batteries in Maglites. Still
working fine. Other brands..I generally toss in the trash.
I wound up with a huge box of Eveready plastic flashlights a couple
years ago..all brand new..must have been 30 of them, 2 D battery
types. Its nearly impossible to find alkalines in D battery sizes
anymore. When I find tem...they cost more than the flashlights.

Gunner

I looked at how I use flashlights and realized I don't need alkalines'
long run time from the ones I leave scattered around for emergencies
or finding something in the shed. There isn't much you can do to fix a
car beside the road without spare parts. When I was attending night
school I replaced the bulbs as part of winter car prep each fall, and
carried a set of the used ones as spares to give away to needy
friends.

I put cheap windup flashlights in the sheds. They don't go bad and I
can usually find what I'm looking for on one brief winding.

A dim lantern that shows the ground all around serves me better at
night than a bright flashlight that ruins my night vision.

-jsw

On Wed, 14 Oct 2015 09:11:21 -0400, "Jim Wilkins"
wrote:

"Gunner Asch" wrote in message
.. .
On Wed, 14 Oct 2015 08:16:03 -0400, "Jim Wilkins"
wrote:

"Ignoramus20656" wrote in
message ...
I had two similar ****s.

Advertised as premium units, "aircraft aluminum", many lifetime
run
hours promised.

Bought on Amazon.

Both broke after a month of moderate use.

i

Are they repairable?

A few weeks ago I checked the 2xAA Maglite in the glove compartment
and found it had jarred itself On, and the batteries had leaked and
corroded the insides. I wrenched it open, removed the bulb and "Do
Not
Remove" part of the holder and pounded out the batteries, scrubbed
out
the oxide, reassembled it and it works fine now.

-jsw

Indeed. Ive had to drill/bore out bad batteries in Maglites. Still
working fine. Other brands..I generally toss in the trash.
I wound up with a huge box of Eveready plastic flashlights a couple
years ago..all brand new..must have been 30 of them, 2 D battery
types. Its nearly impossible to find alkalines in D battery sizes
anymore. When I find tem...they cost more than the flashlights.

Gunner

I looked at how I use flashlights and realized I don't need alkalines'
long run time from the ones I leave scattered around for emergencies
or finding something in the shed. There isn't much you can do to fix a
car beside the road without spare parts. When I was attending night
school I replaced the bulbs as part of winter car prep each fall, and
carried a set of the used ones as spares to give away to needy
friends.

I have a flashlite in EVERy room in the. I mounted a piece of grey
PVC pipe to the wall, low down next to the exit door of each room and
keep a cheap D cell flashlite in each "holder". I keep alkalines in
each flashlight because they tend to not leak over time. Now I just
looked..and about half the holders are empty..sigh...so Ive just
ragged on the roomies and the wife and told them to put the ****ing
flashlights BACK!..and they are now stumbling around trying to find
them. They will find about half of them...then they will be told to
grab a flashlight from the flashlight crate, put in new batteries and
put them back in the freaking holders. They know the drill..we go
through this about every 6 months or so...damnit.

I put cheap windup flashlights in the sheds. They don't go bad and I
can usually find what I'm looking for on one brief winding.

I like those but the only way to "store" them is to hang them from a
nail..which has its own problems in a busy household.

A dim lantern that shows the ground all around serves me better at
night than a bright flashlight that ruins my night vision.

True. Which is why several flashlights in my bedroom have red or green
lenses and are only used for times when I need to preserve my night
vision. Which is seldom actually. Power is on about 99.999% of the
time here..very reliable and if it goes out..I simply fire up one of
the gensets. Ive a very very good early 4 legged early warning system
here for security and in the off chance I need a light, I usually have
a small light on my person. Hence the smallish flashlight I did the
review on. Ive got a bunch of small ones kicking around here...lots
of Maglite LED lights and so forth. I buy AAA / AA by the box. Shrug

Gunner


-jsw

On Wed, 14 Oct 2015 05:29:35 -0700, Larry Jaques
wrote:

On Wed, 14 Oct 2015 04:22:22 -0700, Gunner Asch
wrote:

On Wed, 14 Oct 2015 05:04:49 +0000 (UTC), James Waldby
wrote:

On Tue, 13 Oct 2015 21:00:50 -0700, Gunner Asch wrote:
Won a Cree 2500 on Ebay for $3.81 a couple weeks ago
http://www.ebay.com/itm/291566384088
And then bought a charger with a couple batteries to fit it
http://www.ebay.com/itm/271362301489
Installed a battery and played with it.
...
Light button is almost flush with the body, yet very handy to operate.
There is a second "button" opposite the actual button..probably part
of the switch, a few seconds and I figured out by touch which is
which..no issues there whatsoever. They feel different in the dark so
you wont be hitting the wrong one over and over again..
...

Some other auctions linked from those show that the second button-like
bit is a cover for a charge port, apparently so the flashlight can be
charged without opening it. Eg, third picture at
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Tactical-2500Lm-Hunting-3-Mode-Cree-XM-L-LED-Mini-Clip-Flashlight-Torch-Brown/252119003716

If you happen to find a charger for this that plugs into a cigarette
lighter..let me know.

Easy peasy, mon. http://tinyurl.com/ossjwv7 Pay your buck, wait your
3-6 weeks, and your new ChiTech unit will be in your hands.

If you are absolutely positively sure that this charger will fit this
little Cree..Ill buy a couple of them, once for each vehicle and some
more flashlights.

Gunner

On Wed, 14 Oct 2015 11:37:02 -0700, Gunner Asch
wrote:

On Wed, 14 Oct 2015 05:29:35 -0700, Larry Jaques
wrote:

On Wed, 14 Oct 2015 04:22:22 -0700, Gunner Asch
wrote:

On Wed, 14 Oct 2015 05:04:49 +0000 (UTC), James Waldby
wrote:

On Tue, 13 Oct 2015 21:00:50 -0700, Gunner Asch wrote:
Won a Cree 2500 on Ebay for $3.81 a couple weeks ago
http://www.ebay.com/itm/291566384088
And then bought a charger with a couple batteries to fit it
http://www.ebay.com/itm/271362301489
Installed a battery and played with it.
...
Light button is almost flush with the body, yet very handy to operate.
There is a second "button" opposite the actual button..probably part
of the switch, a few seconds and I figured out by touch which is
which..no issues there whatsoever. They feel different in the dark so
you wont be hitting the wrong one over and over again..
...

Some other auctions linked from those show that the second button-like
bit is a cover for a charge port, apparently so the flashlight can be
charged without opening it. Eg, third picture at
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Tactical-2500Lm-Hunting-3-Mode-Cree-XM-L-LED-Mini-Clip-Flashlight-Torch-Brown/252119003716

If you happen to find a charger for this that plugs into a cigarette
lighter..let me know.

Easy peasy, mon. http://tinyurl.com/ossjwv7 Pay your buck, wait your
3-6 weeks, and your new ChiTech unit will be in your hands.

If you are absolutely positively sure that this charger will fit this
little Cree..Ill buy a couple of them, once for each vehicle and some
more flashlights.

I bought one (other vendor) for a mobile charger base and it fit both
the cheapie Q5 (which is what I think you got) flashlight and the
base. Neither of my two T6es has a charging port. I think this is
the kit I bought: http://tinyurl.com/oozbfmn , but not sure of the
vendor. I'm almost certain that every one of them sells the same
brand unit, januwine NoName brand.

I suggest you get the brighter flashlights, the above kits for
charging, and a 10-pack of 18650s. http://tinyurl.com/otwgn67 looks
like the mfgr for mine. Bid a few bucks on a few of these low
auctions and wait until you get a low one to win. It's almost certain
that none of the high-capacity batteries has anywhere near that
capacities, so the buck-a-batt stuff is just great. They run these
flashlights for a couple hours straight, on high beam, so they just
slightly outlast the triple AAA setups which also fit them.

Oh, just found the deal for you, BIN $4 with FS
http://tinyurl.com/nk6toob The 5800mAh is probably 2500 in reality.
Labels are cheap in China. g

--
Stay centered by accepting whatever you are doing.
This is the ultimate. -- Chuang-tzu

On Wed, 14 Oct 2015 09:11:21 -0400, "Jim Wilkins"
wrote:

"Gunner Asch" wrote in message
.. .
On Wed, 14 Oct 2015 08:16:03 -0400, "Jim Wilkins"
wrote:

"Ignoramus20656" wrote in
message ...
I had two similar ****s.

Advertised as premium units, "aircraft aluminum", many lifetime
run
hours promised.

Bought on Amazon.

Both broke after a month of moderate use.

i

Are they repairable?

A few weeks ago I checked the 2xAA Maglite in the glove compartment
and found it had jarred itself On, and the batteries had leaked and
corroded the insides. I wrenched it open, removed the bulb and "Do
Not
Remove" part of the holder and pounded out the batteries, scrubbed
out
the oxide, reassembled it and it works fine now.

-jsw

Indeed. Ive had to drill/bore out bad batteries in Maglites. Still
working fine. Other brands..I generally toss in the trash.
I wound up with a huge box of Eveready plastic flashlights a couple
years ago..all brand new..must have been 30 of them, 2 D battery
types. Its nearly impossible to find alkalines in D battery sizes
anymore. When I find tem...they cost more than the flashlights.

Gunner

I looked at how I use flashlights and realized I don't need alkalines'
long run time from the ones I leave scattered around for emergencies
or finding something in the shed. There isn't much you can do to fix a
car beside the road without spare parts. When I was attending night
school I replaced the bulbs as part of winter car prep each fall, and
carried a set of the used ones as spares to give away to needy
friends.

I put cheap windup flashlights in the sheds. They don't go bad and I
can usually find what I'm looking for on one brief winding.

Not a bad idea. I like the new LION batts because they don't have the
short shelf life of nicads.


A dim lantern that shows the ground all around serves me better at
night than a bright flashlight that ruins my night vision.

That's why people keep flashlights in the house, so they can see to
get back from the shed. OTOH, you can set the better (cheap)
flashlights on "low" and keep them pointed to the ground, retaining
much of your night vision.

--
Stay centered by accepting whatever you are doing.
This is the ultimate. -- Chuang-tzu

On Wed, 14 Oct 2015 12:25:11 -0700, Larry Jaques
wrote:

On Wed, 14 Oct 2015 09:11:21 -0400, "Jim Wilkins"
wrote:

"Gunner Asch" wrote in message
. ..
On Wed, 14 Oct 2015 08:16:03 -0400, "Jim Wilkins"
wrote:

"Ignoramus20656" wrote in
message ...
I had two similar ****s.

Advertised as premium units, "aircraft aluminum", many lifetime
run
hours promised.

Bought on Amazon.

Both broke after a month of moderate use.

i

Are they repairable?

A few weeks ago I checked the 2xAA Maglite in the glove compartment
and found it had jarred itself On, and the batteries had leaked and
corroded the insides. I wrenched it open, removed the bulb and "Do
Not
Remove" part of the holder and pounded out the batteries, scrubbed
out
the oxide, reassembled it and it works fine now.

-jsw

Indeed. Ive had to drill/bore out bad batteries in Maglites. Still
working fine. Other brands..I generally toss in the trash.
I wound up with a huge box of Eveready plastic flashlights a couple
years ago..all brand new..must have been 30 of them, 2 D battery
types. Its nearly impossible to find alkalines in D battery sizes
anymore. When I find tem...they cost more than the flashlights.

Gunner

I looked at how I use flashlights and realized I don't need alkalines'
long run time from the ones I leave scattered around for emergencies
or finding something in the shed. There isn't much you can do to fix a
car beside the road without spare parts. When I was attending night
school I replaced the bulbs as part of winter car prep each fall, and
carried a set of the used ones as spares to give away to needy
friends.

I put cheap windup flashlights in the sheds. They don't go bad and I
can usually find what I'm looking for on one brief winding.

Not a bad idea. I like the new LION batts because they don't have the
short shelf life of nicads.

Nicads? NmHi are what is most usual these days. Ebay!!!
I dont have any nicads left here at the homestead..except in the
cordless drills..and most of them are just about DOA


A dim lantern that shows the ground all around serves me better at
night than a bright flashlight that ruins my night vision.

That's why people keep flashlights in the house, so they can see to
get back from the shed. OTOH, you can set the better (cheap)
flashlights on "low" and keep them pointed to the ground, retaining
much of your night vision.

True indeed.

On 2015-10-14, Gunner Asch wrote:
On Wed, 14 Oct 2015 06:50:20 -0500, Ignoramus20656
wrote:

I had two similar ****s.

Advertised as premium units, "aircraft aluminum", many lifetime run
hours promised.

Bought on Amazon.

Both broke after a month of moderate use.

i

The Same units or something similar? Cree is a well respected name in
the led light business.

It was "something similar".

Not sure if these are counterfeits or the real deal, but are well made
and the board inside is nicely done. I checked.

If it fails in my use, Ill post it. And Im very hard on flashlights.
Typically..Maglights are the only flashlights that last me more than a
couple years.

What kind were yours so we can watch out for them?

I think that CREE is not a brand name, but a LED technology.

WindFire® 1800 Lumens Zoomable CREE

On Thu, 15 Oct 2015 09:40:16 -0500, Ignoramus15926
wrote:

On 2015-10-14, Gunner Asch wrote:
On Wed, 14 Oct 2015 06:50:20 -0500, Ignoramus20656
wrote:

I had two similar ****s.

Advertised as premium units, "aircraft aluminum", many lifetime run
hours promised.

Bought on Amazon.

Both broke after a month of moderate use.

i

The Same units or something similar? Cree is a well respected name in
the led light business.

It was "something similar".

Not sure if these are counterfeits or the real deal, but are well made
and the board inside is nicely done. I checked.

If it fails in my use, Ill post it. And Im very hard on flashlights.
Typically..Maglights are the only flashlights that last me more than a
couple years.

What kind were yours so we can watch out for them?

I think that CREE is not a brand name, but a LED technology.

WindFire® 1800 Lumens Zoomable CREE

Cree is a well-respected name in the fishing lure business, too. g

Cree-Duk:

http://www.retiredlures.com/2011-lotm-October.html

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Ed Huntress

"Ignoramus15926" wrote in message
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I think that CREE is not a brand name, but a LED technology.

WindFire® 1800 Lumens Zoomable CREE
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Not sure if you are kidding or not, but Cree is one of the leaders in high
power high quality led technology; see www.cree.com.

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Regards,
Carl Ijames

On Thu, 15 Oct 2015 09:40:16 -0500, Ignoramus15926
wrote:

On 2015-10-14, Gunner Asch wrote:
On Wed, 14 Oct 2015 06:50:20 -0500, Ignoramus20656
wrote:

I had two similar ****s.

Advertised as premium units, "aircraft aluminum", many lifetime run
hours promised.

Bought on Amazon.

Both broke after a month of moderate use.

i

The Same units or something similar? Cree is a well respected name in
the led light business.

It was "something similar".

Not sure if these are counterfeits or the real deal, but are well made
and the board inside is nicely done. I checked.

If it fails in my use, Ill post it. And Im very hard on flashlights.
Typically..Maglights are the only flashlights that last me more than a
couple years.

What kind were yours so we can watch out for them?

I think that CREE is not a brand name, but a LED technology.

WindFire® 1800 Lumens Zoomable CREE

No, there is a "Cree Inc." that makes LEDs, and sells both the
individual IEDS and complete lighting fixtures.
http://www.cree.com/LED-Components-and-Modules
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cheers,

John B.