One way to test your LED flashlight is to do a drop test. Today, I accidentally knocked my best flashlight off the work bench and it fell 38 inches to land on a bare concrete floor.
When I picked it up it did not work, so I was a bit disappointed. But after removing the lens housing and putting it back on, it seemed to work fine. I believe if this flashlight had a rubber housing like the cheap Garrity flashlights have, then it would easily survive such a drop in a cave. Of course, you are not supposed to drop your light in a cave, but it has happened before, like when you trip and it falls out of your hand down a flowstone slope, or it rolls off a ledge. ( It helps to have a cord from the flashlight to your wrist. ) ( I know an old-timer that lost his carbide head-lamp in Midnight Cave 20 years ago, and I am willing to bet that it is still there. ) It doesn't take much to break a filament bulb flashlight, and that is one reason, why LEDs are so much better for caving. Also, while the flashlight is in your pack, it can get banged up pretty good, from dragging thru the cave. In summary, on several occasions when I dropped an LED flashlight, it still worked fine. David Locklear --------------------------------------------------------------------- Visit our website: http://texascavers.com To unsubscribe, e-mail: [email protected] For additional commands, e-mail: [email protected]
