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Old 25th Nov 2016, 12:00 pm   #134
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Default Re: Old torches - anyone here collect them?

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Here's the new kid in his jacket. I yielded to the temptation and tried a Cree bulb in there, with a 3.7v rechargeable battery. WOW! I will try it with a No 8 cell, when my 4.5 battery arrives to take apart, but the Cree does make it a very useful little torch, and the bull's eye is fantastic. Such simplicity.
That looks a very nice beam. May I ask what LED you used in there - do you have a link to have a look? That beam is quite narrow, as it should be, but most LED MES upgrades sit very high and throw a odd beam with a magnified image of the LED die in the centre.
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