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Asda Direct - **Maglite 2D Black for £6.00** Plus P+P (£4.95) Or Spend +£25 = Free Collection in stores
£11.00
Well.. Its a Maglite, next price is around £15-20.
2x replacement bulbs cost ~£5 lol and this has 2 in it so.. its quite a deal me thinks..!
I bought a 4D for the car (security etc.) but this is much better size.Asda Direct and George Vouchers: £5 - ASDA5, 10% - ASD10p
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Pluun:
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veralum:
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"Bottomline: The most cons is the bad heatsink, in hi mode for more than 5 minutes risk of burn the led is hi!" anyway, main point is Maglite = Reliable correct? or at least comparability to the one you linked. you cannot disagree that this product isnt at a great price  .I would 100% always rely on mechanical achievement than electronic achievement.. simply because mechanics if done properly is much more robust than electronics. Dont get me wrong, electronics is great and will be the future (hence why im in masters doing it) but for something so simple and yet priority is for it to be reliable I dont see it should be filled with "on the budget" electronics and on the budget casing. On the other hand if you wanted something like a high powered torch and reliable get some decent brand electronics with warranty and it'll be best for both worlds (this wont cost £6 anytime soon tho)  Last edited by Inquisitor : 02-11-2009 at 13:08. |
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Inquisitor:
True.. but thats unbranded stuff and also it seems a little unreliable..? "Bottomline: The most cons is the bad heatsink, in hi mode for more than 5 minutes risk of burn the led is hi!" anyway, main point is Maglite = Reliable correct? or at least comparability to the one you linked. you cannot disagree that this product isnt at a great price .I would 100% always rely on mechanical achievement than electronic achievement.. simply because mechanics if done properly is much more robust than electronics. Dont get me wrong, electronics is great and will be the future (hence why im in masters doing it) but for something so simple and yet priority is for it to be reliable I dont see it should be filled with "on the budget" electronics and on the budget casing. On the other hand if you wanted something like a high powered torch and reliable get some decent brand electronics with warranty and it'll be best for both worlds (this wont cost £6 anytime soon tho)
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Inquisitor:
I've never said the LED was the issue, surely a high powered led would need significant standard of voltage regulation etc etc. so im assuming thats not made by Cree? Next, external casing is not made by Cree. so my previous post is still quite valid. LED's are reliable, and can be very easily without much money, its the voltage regulations/drivers which kills it. Big Maglites are good if you intend to carry your torch as an offensive weapon, but if you want a torch for its intended purpose i.e. to illuminate then there are far better solutions, I'm afraid. Even my value Tesco pocket cheapy (2AA, 3W Cree) outperform my 2D and 3D Maglites!  |
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mumbojumbo:
No, you merely dismissed the suggestion as "unbranded" rubbish. Big Maglites are good if you intend to carry your torch as an offensive weapon, but if you want a torch for its intended purpose i.e. to illuminate then there are far better solutions, I'm afraid. Even my value Tesco pocket cheapy (2AA, 3W Cree) outperform my 2D and 3D Maglites!
Vote the deal, not the alternative. There is always something better as an alternative. OP is informing us on the deal which is hot from me as these torches are usually quite dear. I know there are alternatives and some are even cheaper (a candle for example) but if I find a cheap candle, I shall post it as a deal. |
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The Therapist:
Vote the deal, not the alternative. There is always something better as an alternative. OP is informing us on the deal which is hot from me as these torches are usually quite dear. I know there are alternatives and some are even cheaper (a candle for example) but if I find a cheap candle, I shall post it as a deal.
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mumbojumbo:
No, you merely dismissed the suggestion as "unbranded" rubbish.  I've never implied it was rubbish or of the sorts. I've talked about reliability. something rubbish and something with lower QC can be very different.Edited: "grammar"
chalkysoil:
security etc ... the big maglights could knock someone out cold. Too heavy for me, but hot for those that want one. Last edited by Inquisitor : 02-11-2009 at 16:26. |
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Inquisitor:
True.. but thats unbranded stuff and also it seems a little unreliable..? "Bottomline: The most cons is the bad heatsink, in hi mode for more than 5 minutes risk of burn the led is hi!" anyway, main point is Maglite = Reliable correct? or at least comparability to the one you linked. you cannot disagree that this product isnt at a great price .I would 100% always rely on mechanical achievement than electronic achievement.. simply because mechanics if done properly is much more robust than electronics. Dont get me wrong, electronics is great and will be the future (hence why im in masters doing it) but for something so simple and yet priority is for it to be reliable I dont see it should be filled with "on the budget" electronics and on the budget casing. On the other hand if you wanted something like a high powered torch and reliable get some decent brand electronics with warranty and it'll be best for both worlds (this wont cost £6 anytime soon tho)
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