[ale] Ironkey... was editors

[Jim Kinney]

I'm not allowed inside REI without adult supervision ;-)

I actually had permission to go to Microcenter at the time. I already
have 2 AA maglights so adding a third with LED was more than the
upgrade cost.

On Thu, Feb 5, 2009 at 2:28 PM, Jeff Lightner <jlightner at water.com> wrote:
> I'm wondering why you'd convert an old one rather than just by the one
> designed for LED:
> http://www.rei.com/product/760028
>
> In fact there is this review that says light drops off somewhat on the
> converted ones (though still brighter than the incandescent bulbs):
> http://www.flashlightreviews.com/reviews/maglite_mag-led.htm
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: ale-bounces at ale.org [mailto:ale-bounces at ale.org] On Behalf Of Jim
> Kinney
> Sent: Thursday, February 05, 2009 2:05 PM
> To: ale at ale.org
> Subject: Re: [ale] Ironkey... was editors
>
> http://microcenter.com/single_product_results.phtml?product_id=0255893
>
> Upgrades a basic AA maglight to 1W LED and a smart switch base with
> power levels and emergency flasher.
>
> I carry mine everywhere and use it daily. It is possible to get a
> maglight with the LED by default and they don't cost but 2-4% more
> than the regular ones. The upgrade above is as much as  basic
> maglight.
>
> On Thu, Feb 5, 2009 at 1:34 PM, Paul Cartwright <ale at pcartwright.com>
> wrote:
>> On Thu February 5 2009, Christopher Fowler wrote:
>>> They are not even worth the price of shipping.  I've had numerous of
>>> these and I would not depend on them.  You can even get these
>>> at Pendegrass for $3.00
>>
>> I put one in my laptop case, I keep one in the kitchen to look inside
> my
>> breadmaker window, and I gave one to my wife for her purse, to FIND
> things in
>> the dark:) but first, she has to find the flashlight....
>> I had never seen an LED flashlight, now I know what they are, and I
> WANT a
>> GOOD ONE...
>>
>> --
>> Paul Cartwright
>> Registered Linux user # 367800
>> Registered Ubuntu User #12459
>>
>> _______________________________________________
>> Ale mailing list
>> Ale at ale.org
>> http://mail.ale.org/mailman/listinfo/ale
>>
>
>
>
> --
> --
> James P. Kinney III
> _______________________________________________
> Ale mailing list
> Ale at ale.org
> http://mail.ale.org/mailman/listinfo/ale
>
> Please consider our environment before printing this e-mail or attachments.
> ----------------------------------
> CONFIDENTIALITY NOTICE: This e-mail may contain privileged or confidential information and is for the sole use of the intended recipient(s). If you are not the intended recipient, any disclosure, copying, distribution, or use of the contents of this information is prohibited and may be unlawful. If you have received this electronic transmission in error, please reply immediately to the sender that you have received the message in error, and delete it. Thank you.
> ----------------------------------
>
> _______________________________________________
> Ale mailing list
> Ale at ale.org
> http://mail.ale.org/mailman/listinfo/ale
>



-- 
-- 
James P. Kinney III