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Re: Torch

Posted: Mon Aug 05, 2019 8:41 am
by korolev
Post wrote: Sun Aug 04, 2019 8:09 pm Yep, those ones with the different levels of lighting and SOS/strobe button wind me up no end because I forget which one it’s set on. So when I go out in the garden of a night time to fight off he invading slugs from my veg patch it strobes and I look like a right wally.
If you can use a soldering iron, this may help :

https://joeraut.com/posts/cree-flashlight-mode-mod/
The next one I think I’ll buy is an Olight, I’ll try them.
I have several Olights, I like them a lot. Sign up to their mailing list, they often have offers on.

Re: Torch

Posted: Mon Aug 05, 2019 9:36 am
by Deeps
korolev wrote: Mon Aug 05, 2019 8:41 am
If you can use a soldering iron, this may help :

https://joeraut.com/posts/cree-flashlight-mode-mod/
The next one I think I’ll buy is an Olight, I’ll try them.
I have several Olights, I like them a lot. Sign up to their mailing list, they often have offers on.
Wish I'd seen this before mate, I ended up passing along to friends my 3 mode cheapy cree's and replacing them with single modes. Still got a few so I might have a play, thanks for posting the link.

Re: Torch

Posted: Mon Aug 05, 2019 2:42 pm
by Post
korolev wrote: Mon Aug 05, 2019 8:41 am
Post wrote: Sun Aug 04, 2019 8:09 pm Yep, those ones with the different levels of lighting and SOS/strobe button wind me up no end because I forget which one it’s set on. So when I go out in the garden of a night time to fight off he invading slugs from my veg patch it strobes and I look like a right wally.
If you can use a soldering iron, this may help :

https://joeraut.com/posts/cree-flashlight-mode-mod/
The next one I think I’ll buy is an Olight, I’ll try them.
I have several Olights, I like them a lot. Sign up to their mailing list, they often have offers on.
Yeah will try that, I’ve got a few of them type to make mistakes with and have all the soldering gear.

Re: Torch

Posted: Mon Aug 12, 2019 11:51 pm
by DundeePrepper
Taklite TA-50
900lm with easy strobe function.

I mean blinding strobe!!!!

Great wee thing, handheld but I have 5 mini LED el cheapos just to have. Not in EDC but in kit.