A mate had a "gooutdoor" higear LED torch/head lamp :

"Burn Time: 20 minutes of light from 1 minute of winding (approx.)"

I was very impressed with brightness of it - good value at 4.99 - but buggered
if I am paying 5.00 to join the discount club.

Does anyone have any recommendations of similar?


(If not I will borrow his discount card and get one :-)

I'd certainly be reluctant to buy anything from them; their stupid discount card system really annoys me and they must have spent a massive amount of time, money and effort putting two different prices on everything.

Perhaps they have done some research to show that it breeds loyalty overall, but for me it just alienates me.

On 25/11/2012 16:30, Murmansk wrote:
I'd certainly be reluctant to buy anything from them; their stupid discount card system really annoys me and they must have spent a massive amount of time, money and effort putting two different prices on everything.

Perhaps they have done some research to show that it breeds loyalty overall, but for me it just alienates me.


Love them actually (but for the "wrong" reasons):

They do a price match + 10% on everything and against everything sold in
the UK (inc online). It gives me great pleasure to get one over them
time and time again. Probably saved me £150 in refunds so far...

On 25/11/2012 16:14, mick wrote:


A mate had a "gooutdoor" higear LED torch/head lamp :

"Burn Time: 20 minutes of light from 1 minute of winding (approx.)"

I was very impressed with brightness of it - good value at 4.99 - but buggered
if I am paying 5.00 to join the discount club.

Does anyone have any recommendations of similar?


(If not I will borrow his discount card and get one :-)


IKEA have a wind-up 3xLED torch for just over a fiver, I bought one
yesterday and it seems quite good for emergency use but only time will
tell how long the gears will last.

On 25/11/2012 16:14, mick wrote:


A mate had a "gooutdoor" higear LED torch/head lamp :

"Burn Time: 20 minutes of light from 1 minute of winding (approx.)"

I was very impressed with brightness of it - good value at 4.99 - but buggered
if I am paying 5.00 to join the discount club.

Does anyone have any recommendations of similar?


(If not I will borrow his discount card and get one :-)

Given that LED's consume very little power, why not use a battery one?
They last for years in LED torches.

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The Medway Handyman wrote:
Given that LED's consume very little power, why not use a battery one?
They last for years in LED torches.

Yup - I've got a decently bright 5 LED type just fine for taking the dog
out etc, and the three AAs Have lasted for years. I'd imagine the average
wind up type would be broken by now.

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Dave Plowman (News) wrote:

Yup - I've got a decently bright 5 LED type just fine for taking the dog
out etc,

Some dogs hate it when you shine the torch at then while they're ****ting.

Bill

On 26/11/2012 06:21, Bill Wright wrote:
Dave Plowman (News) wrote:

Yup - I've got a decently bright 5 LED type just fine for taking the dog
out etc,

Some dogs hate it when you shine the torch at then while they're ****ting.

Well so do I

David

On 26/11/12 08:18, Lobster wrote:
On 26/11/2012 06:21, Bill Wright wrote:
Dave Plowman (News) wrote:

Yup - I've got a decently bright 5 LED type just fine for taking the dog
out etc,

Some dogs hate it when you shine the torch at then while they're
****ting.

Well so do I

David

Ah yes the time when the dog squatted in the surf ion the beach... "Oh
look, is that a flying saucer?' I yelled pointing in an entirely
different direction..


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lead are elected by the least capable of producing, and where the
members of society least likely to sustain themselves or succeed, are
rewarded with goods and services paid for by the confiscated wealth of a
diminishing number of producers.

On Monday, November 26, 2012 6:22:12 AM UTC, Bill Wright wrote:
Dave Plowman (News) wrote:



Yup - I've got a decently bright 5 LED type just fine for taking the dog

out etc,



Some dogs hate it when you shine the torch at then while they're ****ting.


That's very useful to know, seriously, when a dogs ****ting on the pavement......

In message , "Dave Plowman (News)"
writes
Yup - I've got a decently bright 5 LED type just fine for taking the
dog out etc, and the three AAs Have lasted for years. I'd imagine the
average wind up type would be broken by now.

I've pretty well cleared out the local Aldi remainder stock of Glow in
the dark Halloween torches. Excellent value at 99p including batteries.

That's Christmas presents for the family members sorted.
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On Sunday, November 25, 2012 4:14:59 PM UTC, mick wrote:
A mate had a "gooutdoor" higear LED torch/head lamp :



"Burn Time: 20 minutes of light from 1 minute of winding (approx.)"

Sounds good but is it true ?
I'm sure the onme I have from B&Q about 4 years ago is 1 mins light for 20mins wind up and I do get wound up if I have to wind it up to use it.




I was very impressed with brightness of it - good value at 4.99 - but buggered

if I am paying 5.00 to join the discount club.



Does anyone have any recommendations of similar?





(If not I will borrow his discount card and get one :-)

In message ,
whisky-dave writes
On Sunday, November 25, 2012 4:14:59 PM UTC, mick wrote:
A mate had a "gooutdoor" higear LED torch/head lamp :



"Burn Time: 20 minutes of light from 1 minute of winding (approx.)"

Sounds good but is it true ?
I'm sure the onme I have from B&Q about 4 years ago is 1 mins light for
20mins wind up and I do get wound up if I have to wind it up to use it.

I have one with 3 leds and agree with the 20 mins light. No
distinguishing marks other than CE under the handle. Probably sourced
from Viking (discount stationary).

--
Tim Lamb

On Mon, 26 Nov 2012 04:26:25 -0800 (PST), whisky-dave
wrote:

On Sunday, November 25, 2012 4:14:59 PM UTC, mick wrote:
A mate had a "gooutdoor" higear LED torch/head lamp :



"Burn Time: 20 minutes of light from 1 minute of winding (approx.)"

Sounds good but is it true ?
I'm sure the onme I have from B&Q about 4 years ago is 1 mins light for 20mins wind up and I do get wound up if I have to wind it up to use it.

Adapt it so you can wind it up using a cordless drill, much easier.
You could just get a torch that used the drill battery but that would
lack a bit of the spirit of DIY in getting some tools out.

G.Harman

On Tuesday, November 27, 2012 9:06:52 AM UTC, wrote:
On Mon, 26 Nov 2012 04:26:25 -0800 (PST), whisky-dave

wrote:



On Sunday, November 25, 2012 4:14:59 PM UTC, mick wrote:

A mate had a "gooutdoor" higear LED torch/head lamp :







"Burn Time: 20 minutes of light from 1 minute of winding (approx.)"



Sounds good but is it true ?

I'm sure the onme I have from B&Q about 4 years ago is 1 mins light for 20mins wind up and I do get wound up if I have to wind it up to use it.



Adapt it so you can wind it up using a cordless drill, much easier.

Not really as it was originally intented for teh loft while I was doing some wiring and needed to have the power off, I've never taken a drill into the loft.



You could just get a torch that used the drill battery but

Do they exist ?. I feel a dragons den moment .......



that would

lack a bit of the spirit of DIY in getting some tools out.

Well luckily I was listening to some podcasts on my iPod so selected the torch option and I was sorted. Would have been better with a later model then I could have taken a picture too, which I normally do anyway.




G.Harman

In article ,
whisky-dave wrote:
You could just get a torch that used the drill battery but

Do they exist ?. I feel a dragons den moment .......

Yup - often part of a set. But most wouldn't need a torch that lasts as
long (or powerful) as one would which uses a drill battery. Which makes
for a large torch.

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On 27/11/2012 12:31, Dave Plowman (News) wrote:
In article ,
whisky-dave wrote:
You could just get a torch that used the drill battery but

Do they exist ?. I feel a dragons den moment .......

Yup - often part of a set. But most wouldn't need a torch that lasts as
long (or powerful) as one would which uses a drill battery. Which makes
for a large torch.


I have one. Nice torch but finding 15.6v bulbs for it can be a bit of a
bugger.

On Tuesday, November 27, 2012 12:32:15 PM UTC, Dave Plowman (News) wrote:
In article ,

whisky-dave wrote:

You could just get a torch that used the drill battery but



Do they exist ?. I feel a dragons den moment .......



Yup - often part of a set.

That's not the same is it.
I thought you meant you could buy a torch that could use a drill battery.


But most wouldn't need a torch that lasts as

long (or powerful) as one would which uses a drill battery. Which makes

for a large torch.

I've never brought a torch as part of a DIY kit, not sure I'd want to as I don;t normally use the two together.




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