I mentioned last week that Fry's had a new flashlight called the P6 that I wanted to test, but don't yet have the money.
Now they have in the P14 and the P17. http://us.st12.yimg.com/us.st.yimg.com/I/theshorelinemarket_2024_15476918 http://www.flashlightoutlet.com/store/pc/catalog/p148414_p14_2226_detail.jpg Both of these are too big and heavy to take caving. However, I am "very" curious about the colators used to diffuse the light. Coast claims they create a flood pattern. If so, the P14 might come in handy on a trip to a big cave. I am willing to bet it is the brightest flashlight in the world that uses 4 AA batteries ( The old Princeton Tec - Xenon Surge requried 8 AA batteries, which shows you how far we have come now. ) The P14 was around $ 70 and the P17 around $ 80. The P17 is aimed at security guards that need a very bright flashlight. It uses 3 D size batteries. http://www.brightguy.com/images/bgimages/COAHP8417_2.jpg Imagine 189 lumens for 700 hours. That is awesome! These lights appear to be very water resistant, and well built, but I won't know that for sure until I get one in my hands and try to take it apart. I will be disappointed if the light pattern sucks. However, both lights claim to have a dim switch. Hurray!! Finally somebody is listening. I know some of you are getting bored with this thread, but caver's in the future will someday have an inexpensive, bright, water-resistant headlamp; so until then, all I can do is, document what I see: http://cableorganizer.com/outlet/efilliate/image/P7787a.jpg http://img.alibaba.com/photo/52006059/LED_HEADLAMP.jpg David Locklear --------------------------------------------------------------------- Give this to a friend: ot-subscr...@texascavers.com To unsubscribe, e-mail: ot-unsubscr...@texascavers.com For additional commands, e-mail: ot-h...@texascavers.com
