SureFire KX4 head is an improvement for P60 flashlight from 80 to 120 lumens. It’s a great unit with sturdy build quality and virtually indestructible. I like it very much until I decided to give it a new spirit. I want to upgrade the LED without purchasing another conversion kit. The problem is that KX4 […]
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My Sunwayman P02A is dead
I received Sunwayman P02A about two months ago and now it’s dead. A week ago, I was about to visit my parent in law and planed to bring two flashlights for my brothers in law. Before leaving, I performed a quick test to ensure that they are okay. Then I found that the Sunwayman P02A […]
Donkey + Flashlight, Unmanned Farm Patrol
An elderly man in the Gaziantep came up with an ingenious solution to protect his pistachio orchard. He equipped his donkey with a flashlight wrapped around its neck and set it free in the orchard at night. The donkey, unaware of its new duty, is motivated to guard the orchard by grazing freely throughout the […]
Taylor Swift’s Concert Bracelets Saved Lives
Elizabeth Dazzio was driving her sister and a friend home from Taylor Swift’s May 22 concert in Baton Rouge when she fell asleep at the wheel. The car crashed, knocking Elizabeth unconscious and leaving her other passengers trapped inside, unable to get out. The girls tried to use their phones to call for help, but […]
Where is Fenix HL23 reviews?
After using Fenix headlamp HP05 for several weeks or months, I realized that this headlamp is too much for my daily needs. It’s bright, it’s powerful, but it’s also heavy. Later I decided to get a headlamp powered by just a single AA and my decision goes to Fenix HL25, not very bright nor fancy but fits my […]
Idea: Building a flashlight runtime tester
There are many articles discussing about building DIY lumen tester and I came across an idea to build such device using Arduino and some light intensity detector module to test a flashlight’s runtime. Instead of using lumens measurement during the time frame, I will only calculate its percentage during some period of time. Here’s my expected result […]
Fighting The Volcanic Ashes
At 13th of February 2014, a volcano located more than 200 km away from my hometown was erupted. I could clearly hear the sound of the erupted Mount Kelud at that night, sending eerie vibe to all over the island. I sent a prayer to people who might affected and went to sleep. Never expecting what might […]
Flashlight on smartphone is getting worse
Non-flashlight users will normally say that “flashlight” application installed on their smartphone is a smart idea. But frankly, it’s a bad idea.Flashlight application in a smartphone most likely will consume more power than your phone should do in normal condition. It’s unreliable because it just give a dimmer light and resource wasting. In an emergency situation, […]
Honey Boo Boo is armed with flashlight for easter egg hunt
From Daily Mail: Honey Boo Boo of Here Comes Honey Boo Boo TV series is spotted last March (2013) with flashlight in her hand as she was participating in easter egg hunt event at McIntyre, Georgia. Next year she should bring a proper flashlight for more flood than throw.