Batteries for flashlights, radios, etc.

Wow! 800 lumens! A bit more than I would normally pay but not totally out of scope at $60. I will give one a try!

EDIT: Is the battery replaceable? I see that you recharge it while it is still in the flashlight but was just curious if one can replace the battery if it starts to fail.

 

Yes it is and I included a spare factory battery with each one. The batteries also have a USB-C charging port so they are convenient to charge when not in use.

For around a $100 you can get a more powerful version that is also more duty grade. Due to waterproofing the batteries must be removed to charge. I like the smaller one better because the size is so convenient that they actually get taken instead of being left at home. Also when I get into more powerful lights I like headlamps. I really dig the Nightcore HC68 which also has a USB-C port, a very long burn time at low settings and a very comfortable headband. I use it all the time when I'm working on things or tracking the dogs down in the dark. It's also in the $100 range and IMO a better deal.

 

@3M-TA3 "For around a $100 you can get a more powerful version that is also more duty grade."

Which model is that? Size isn't an issue with me so let me know as a more heavy-duty version would probably be better for my lifestyle.

 

The PD35 V3.0 - I suggest you look through the rest of their Law Enforcement section as well. All their flashlights are rugged and their batteries are excellent.

 

Fenix has been good to me. The headlamps usually last over a year of use and knocking around.

 

Remember that if there is a CME or EMP your LED lights will be junk.
Incandescent lights however may sill be functional.

 

FWIW I think LED bulbs will survive an EMP quite well. Two main reasons are, first in a good flashlight they are in an aluminum shell which would tend to shield them and two the leads are so short the amount of voltage generated (and current) should be well within the dissipation of the LED. Not that I don't have a bunch of spare LEDs in a foil pouch. The longer the lead length on the electronic device the larger the potential of the chance for failure.

 

That's kinda what I was thinking.

 

Not saying any house hold LED light ting will survive.....
Lots of long wire lengths to pick up the flux from the sharp rise EMF of the EMP and "Poof".
There will be enough oomph to pop even incandescent light bulbs.
Sooo does everyone have shielded spares socked away?
Nice 40mm ammo can of S base LEDs for the house.
That's only going to be useful if you have some sort of backup power to light them up.
Surprisingly enough experts are saying there is a good chance most solar panels will be OK.
Both NASA's experience with panels in space and some from other agencies doing tests
showing panels are surprisingly resilient to EMP. Don't know The how much I am willing to trust that info.
I can only hope they are right.
Looking at how satellites have weathered the high energy proton storm of the last few days.
Radiation was so strong it fogged the digital cameras aboard some orbital platforms.
Ain't life interesting?

 

I think a big part of the confusion is the terms CMEs. They could come in all sizes. Worst case, we lose the atmosphere and all die as the oceans boil away. Better case, Earth keeps the atmosphere but high power transmission lines melt to slag and we all die or go crazy because our own internal electro-magnetic fields are ruined. More common, some neighborhoods transformers go down in Canada or Sweden. You have to prepare at the level you can afford. That scale is kind of iffy when it comes to CME. I don't really know what science to reference because of all the conflicting data.

EMPs are even more effected by strength, deployment efficiency, distance, terrain and other factors.

Think of a car accident. This could be minor and only need a scratch in the paint buffed out, or so bad they don't realize a passenger is in the crumpled debris for a few days after the car is in the impound yard.