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Posted: 2/12/2007 1:56:55 PM EDT
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Poll request: If you had to choose ONE light to mount on your weapon, what would it be? LED or Incandescent Thanks, James |
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LED More efficient, no bulb to break, can be run at reduced power to make your main light a nav light, the light is more white, etc. Negative is there are no long range 9V LEDs like there are with bulbs. You gotta go 6V and deal with the 50 yard limitation. I notice no difference is throw because of the wavelength. My headlights on my car are nice high temp HIDs and I just cant stand dingy, yellow light anymore. Hell, every light in my home is a flourescent or compact flourescent. I try to stay away from regular bulbs. The only real advantage other than long range applications is when you need IR light from one source. Because bulbs are inefficient they waste a lot of energy in the IR spectrum. Using a filter you can see this with NV. LEDs would require specific IR LEDs to do this, not just a filter over the regular light. Oh and LEDs cost more which is a negative. |
I was wondering what the best was regardless of price. I already have a Gladius, is that the top of the LED food chain? What about those CEET LEDs, are they not out yet? |
| which is better really matter upon which the light is going to be used for. If you need a 225 lumen light you can't get a LED one since they don't make it. If your talking 100 lumens and under then LED is the way to go. Also regular bulbs are not a bad thing, as long as they are protected from shock they will hold up great. |
+1 I was surprised at how bright and focused the beam is. Just waiting for the tape switch. |
The Cree LED offerings are certainly going to change things a bit but if you look at what has been on the shelves for the past year then the Gladius, TLR-1 & Pentagon L2 are all great lights suitable for weapons use. |
Inside a year you will see a flood of over 100 lumen LEDs. The light bulb will be obsolete in 5 years in weapon lights. |
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