has anyone got a led torch?

basically i was playing around with my w960i and realised how bright the 2 leds are (much better than my maglite) so i'm looking one thats bright, compact to fit in my pocket, and preferably strong enough for self defence (just in case)

 

Maglites are pants!!!

Go look at a forum called candlepower, and be amazed

Makes

Gladius
Surefire
Arc
Inova
Fenix


Oh and be prepared to spend serious money

 

I use LED lamps on my bike and by God they are bright!

I've cycled down totally unlit cycle paths in the dead of night (we're talking American Werewolf in London dark here) and the light has fully illuminated the path in front of me.

You can't look at the light when it is on - and I've completely dazzled people when I've 'accidentally' shone it in their eyes, so as far as saftey is concerned...

 

No sh*t Sherlock! shop4torches.co.uk LED Lenser Police Tech 1 Rechargeable LED Torch - Maglite - Streamlight - INOVA - Blackhawk Night-Ops - Princeton Tec - Surefire - LED Lenser - Torches - Lanterns - Rechargeable - LED - Xenon - Terralux - Gerber - Nite-Ize

Wibble...

 

::: www.ledshoppe.com :::

Bought two led torches from here before christmas plus a sim card reader and rs232 convertor for less than £8.00 delivered - torches are 3 led and give off an incredible light.

This is the one's I bought - £1.50 each...

http://www.ledshoppe.com/Product/ledp/LP1034.htm

 

Thats shops expensive, infact very expensive!

this is more like it

Surefire Torch | Surefire M6 Guardian Flashlight-Torch

 

gee. are you guys taking the pi55.. i have to work 2-3 weeks to buy a torch?

 

I got myself a small 6 led torch from Aldi to keep in the glovebox of the car, it only cost a tenner and is mega bright

 

you can get converson kits to change a mag light into LEDs

 

You didn't give us a budget

this 1 ain't bad, although buy the cells of ebay, its alot cheaper.

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I have its bigger 2 cell brother and for an everyday torch it ain't bad.

 

Luminoso. The bright choice for your brand name torch.

 

High-powered LED Mag-lite Conversion - Instructables - DIY, How To, home, tech

 

Yeah I bought one of these recently. I went to buy a new bulb for my 2xAA Maglite and saw these modules next to the bulbs. Basically it replaces the bulb/reflector module with another module which has 3 white LEDS.

It's pretty bright, much brighter than the Maglite was before, but the downside is you can't focus the beam. It's no big deal for me though, the spread beam is fine for doing stuff around the house/car etc. The batteries last much longer now too, and the whole thing was shedloads cheaper than a Surefire.

 

maglite make there own LED units MAGLITE LED - The Complete Maglite Flashlight Range. Mag-lite Torches

 

Lightweight torches and very overpriced, ebay is your best bet check out this 3xcree led torch.

Seoul led's are also very good.

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/550-Lumens-CREE-LED-X3-Flashlight-Torch-w-Charger-Kits_W0QQitemZ180210704762QQihZ008QQcategoryZ11711 0QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

My halogen lumicycle mtb light kicks out around 720lumens for an overvolted 20v bulb, fantastic light but im waiting for led tech to get better before i plan to replace.

 

What good MTB lights are there? I live in the boonies & it would be really nice to see the potholes before I hit them

 

Depends, give me a price range and i'll find a good system, the more expensive the better naturally.

The best being the lupine edison but that's 2000lumers and is plain rediculous bright.

Oh meant to add this site for torches as well.

DealExtreme: Cree Lights

 

what can i get for around £20

i saw something i like but it illegal.. lol. and thats not the led part.. its known as a weapon lol..

 

Just go on ebay put in cree led and get the highest lumen for your £20

 

Lupine Edison 5

£500 though

 

Lol sorry i meant lupine betty 12, the edison is their older hid system.

Evans Cycles: Product: Lupine Betty 12

Anyway as ive said give me a price and i'll see what i can find

 

I've got a LED-LENSER V²(made by Zweibrüder Optoelectronics )- dogs danglies...lifetime guarantee

 

Yup, don't drop it afterwards though, droppped mine and the LED stopped working...thus the LED-Lenser which is far superior.

 

Trust you.

 

I did the same with my mag light got the led con. kit off the snapon man and also got a rechargeable a led strip lamp that has 60 leds in it god its good

 

I've two Surefire torches and swear by them professionally.

They arn't cheap, in fact, your probably better off ordering one from the states - but they'll do EXACTLY what you want. Only bad thing is that they absolutely eat lithium batteries... but thats what 7dayshop.co.uk is for

 

Surefire for me. Get a bit hot with prolonged use though.

get them from ebay.com for relative peanuts...

 

Have to admit that my other torches are a Surefire 6P and a Surefire 6P clone using 3 cells.

The 6P was a rifle light, now is a spotting light, the clone is now mounted to the rifle.


If I had the cash, I'd buy Surefire everytime.

 

Get a Surefire torch. You wont be disappointed, but you might be blind lol.

 

I never realised there would be so much interest in torches

Still, I have a cheap Mellert. Its LED based, in a plastic housing. Takes 2xAA batteries and was less than £10. Had it for 2 years and used it for hours. Still not changed the batteries.

I'd like to see one of these Surefire torches in the flesh to know if it was worth paying the premium. Mind seems fine so far...

EDIT: scratch that, just looked on the web and found that my torch is now £25
Mellert - Master LED torch - Mellert Torches from The Torch Shop (its the 5 LED one)

DOUBLE EDIT: it takes 3 batteries. Maybe I should just leave this thread