It would seem to me that to get brighter with LED is at a high cost of battery life & run time. This kind of defeats the whole purpose of a low power consumption long lasting light. But I guess the LED is a bit more rugged than a lamp with a filament...However my Kohler Miner's type Wheat lamp still has the original bulb in it and it was used for 22 years before I retired it. So either I got lucky or they make some damn good bulbs! Just my 2 cents worth. Bill ----- Original Message ----- From: "Bill Mixon" <[email protected]> To: "CaveTex" <[email protected]> Sent: Monday, November 14, 2005 11:48 AM Subject: [Texascavers] my LED light
> I was wrong that my Princton Tec light has a 3-W LED. I remembered > incorrectly, and I've seen it in a store since with a 1W LED claimed on the > sales packaging (and for $35). Anyway, it threw a lot of light onto the > cliff across the lake at TCR.... True, at the highest setting it is only > supposed to last 2 hours of full brightness on alkaline batteries, so on a > trip into Bustamante you might need to change them, but most caves will > never require the brightest mode. (And you wouldn't want to use it for fear > of spoiling the dark vision of your companions with dimmer light.) Use one > on your helmet and carry another as a spare in your pack. It's smaller than > most flashlights. > I too haven't seen a real 3W LED light for less than ~$70. -- Bill > Mixon > > > _______________________________________________ > Texascavers mailing list > [email protected] > http://texascavers.com/mailman/listinfo/texascavers_texascavers.com > _______________________________________________ Texascavers mailing list [email protected] http://texascavers.com/mailman/listinfo/texascavers_texascavers.com
