ummm, leds range from less than 1 lumen to well over 250 lumens. The led flashlights you see at wallmart might be 2 or 3 lumens. Take a peek at a real led at 250 lumens and you will be seeing spots for awhile. LED flash is not far off.
Maglite...Maglite? Oh, I have been calling those Gaglites for so long I forgot the real name.
Oh my, we need some education here but not on the X-rays.
Maglites are not particularly good or powerful lights at all. Especially for their size, and they certainly are not a Geeks light. Maglights have yellowish flawed beams with lots of ugly artifacts in them.
Geeks should be using Smart Lights, one with current regulation, possible a boost circuit.
Perhaps with an LED that can kick a Maglites but all over the place in brightness. No, not one of those cheap led light from Walmart. We are talking lights in the 140.00-600.00 price range.
A real geek needs a smart light on his belt like a Surefire L4 that is even made batter with a smart battery like a Pila(which I happen to sell). The real geek also has an ARC-4 in his pocket, this light is so smart, it does not need a smart battery, it can think for itself and for the battery at the same time. If you want a photon pump, look at a SureFire M6, its light haveing 10 maglights except for a cleaner beam in a package smaller than a 2 D-cell maglight.
About seeing light with eyes closed, I Surefire 12zm can make you turn your head with your eyes closed in full daylight they are so bright, and that is only a 500 lumen light. A 3000 lumen light is a real head turner.
Careful about the use of the word Candlepower. Candlepower is a measure of photons hitting a single point. Lumens is a measure of the amount of photons produced. These are very different things. A 360 degree light source may produce fewer candlepower than a much dimmer light source but the light source with the higher candlepower, it just has a beam. The tighter the beam, the greater the candlepower cerbusperbus/I know I know, I spelled it wrong.
I suspect the bones you are seeing, are actually shodows. Like someone shining a light behind a tree from your vantage point.
A really Geeky flashlight forum. CandlePowerforums.com
Feel free to stop by and lean about step up regulation, boost circuits, Luxeon LEDs, HIDs, and such.
Just kick off some of the Strontium 90 and Cessium 33 at the door. The tritium is ok, we like tritium.
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ummm, leds range from less than 1 lumen to well over 250 lumens. The led flashlights you see at wallmart might be 2 or 3 lumens. Take a peek at a real led at 250 lumens and you will be seeing spots for awhile. LED flash is not far off.
Maglite...Maglite? Oh, I have been calling those Gaglites for so long I forgot the real name. Oh my, we need some education here but not on the X-rays. Maglites are not particularly good or powerful lights at all. Especially for their size, and they certainly are not a Geeks light. Maglights have yellowish flawed beams with lots of ugly artifacts in them. Geeks should be using Smart Lights, one with current regulation, possible a boost circuit. Perhaps with an LED that can kick a Maglites but all over the place in brightness. No, not one of those cheap led light from Walmart. We are talking lights in the 140.00-600.00 price range. A real geek needs a smart light on his belt like a Surefire L4 that is even made batter with a smart battery like a Pila(which I happen to sell). The real geek also has an ARC-4 in his pocket, this light is so smart, it does not need a smart battery, it can think for itself and for the battery at the same time. If you want a photon pump, look at a SureFire M6, its light haveing 10 maglights except for a cleaner beam in a package smaller than a 2 D-cell maglight. About seeing light with eyes closed, I Surefire 12zm can make you turn your head with your eyes closed in full daylight they are so bright, and that is only a 500 lumen light. A 3000 lumen light is a real head turner. Careful about the use of the word Candlepower. Candlepower is a measure of photons hitting a single point. Lumens is a measure of the amount of photons produced. These are very different things. A 360 degree light source may produce fewer candlepower than a much dimmer light source but the light source with the higher candlepower, it just has a beam. The tighter the beam, the greater the candlepower cerbusperbus/I know I know, I spelled it wrong. I suspect the bones you are seeing, are actually shodows. Like someone shining a light behind a tree from your vantage point. A really Geeky flashlight forum. CandlePowerforums.com Feel free to stop by and lean about step up regulation, boost circuits, Luxeon LEDs, HIDs, and such. Just kick off some of the Strontium 90 and Cessium 33 at the door. The tritium is ok, we like tritium.