why even have them then

@Millwood you should lube the threads and o-rings

I didn't know you need to lube your flashlights

lubed up o-ring will last much longer, and lubed up threads will be easier to screw/unscrew while also repelling water better

It does make sense when I think about it though

Yeah, especially for the rings

if you have a better brand flashlight at home you may have noticed they came in pre-lubed

Thanks

I never had a flashlight for more than $5 so I had no idea

Gonna get some chink lights now

I remember I once even got a little card with a light

that went something like "Dear please lube threads and o-ring"

Explain how you lube a flashlight pls

The only time I would do that is to squat on it

@Krieger The Viking Plague Doctor https://youtu.be/fwrpVnQM9PY?t=499

Something I was wondering, does constant on consume more power than flashing mode?

I guess that mostly depends on the light

the laws of physics would suggest it does, yes

unless your light is throttling because of constant on

for example my Emisar D4 when in strobe mode is at like 50% ish brightness

does the duty cycle of the flash happen to be 50%

now you're losing me

speak like you're talking to a retard

duty cycle = how much % of the time it's on

https://cdn.sparkfun.com/assets/f/9/c/8/a/512e869bce395fbc64000002.JPG

uhhhhhhhhhhhhh

good question

batteries are charging I'd have to check later

That is a lot of fucking around for something you're probably gonna chuck out for an upgrade

@Krieger The Viking Plague Doctor why would you throw away a good flashlight

@Cole Cole do you have a recommendation for a flashlight to mount on a bike? I didn't decide yet

hmm

BLF A6 comes with a bunch of useful bike strobe modes

one of the modes would be ideal for bikes imo:

light is on, but every other second or so, it pulsates in a higher brightness

http://i.imgur.com/wOWIbiC.png

mode is literally called bike flasher heh

should I attempt to demonstrate? @Millwood

idk I'm kinda like

If I ain't using it because I upgraded it I'll get rid of it

I'm not the type who will save every phone he owned type guy