International Association of Certified Home Inspectors
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I swear by the Mag. rechargeable. same one that is in police cruisers.
I have a vehicle charger and a house charger for it and it is always charged. Also it is very bright, not one complaint 110 for the light and extra 10 for the vehicle charger. the led. lights like the one in the photo are terrible, very dim light Carla |
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I just bought a Coast brand LED flashlight at Home Depot.
It is a single bulb with 65 lumens, 3.44 watts and takes 3 AAA alkaline batteries. It cost $40 and is the best $40 I have spent. I can see to the far side of most attics. Be careful of the units that take special batteries due to the expense. It seems like the 'tactical' use ones are the best too. It is tiny - fits in the palm of my hand.
"An expert is a person who has made all the mistakes that can be made in a very narrow field" Niels Bohr "Learn all you can from the mistakes of others. You won't have time to make them all yourself" Alfred Sheinwold Eureka, Fortuna & Arcata, CA
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I use a little Pelican Xenon flashlight. Uses two 123 type camera batteries. I find them cheap at Academy or Frys. Generally get about a week out of each set. It is 4 - 5 inches long, sturdy metal construction, fits easily in pockets. Switched to it when a client pulled one out to show me something and it was much brighter and clearer than my Huge Maglight.
I tried the one that uses AA batteries and it was not as bright. |
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I recently bought a Dorcy 6 watt LED. It takes 6 AAA batteries that last about 20 hours. Sorry, don't have all of the specs. Very bright, however, I am already having problems with the switch.
Bill Corbett C.H.I. Magic City Inspections LLC InspectingtheUnexpected.com
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Update: I'll be taking advantage of that return policy. I like the laser feature, but the flashlight's not bright enough. Seems like someone mentioned that to me at some point? Kenton Shepard, InterNACHI member # 04082383 Certified Master Inspector (CMI) EXPERT WITNESS Director of Green Building Director for International Development (303) 717-8940 (303) 258-8289 Last edited by kshepard; 5/2/08 at 11:27 PM.. |
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Kenton,
Keith Swift turned me on to this one. I like it so much I bought two! http://www.surefire.com/maxexp/main....arch_id=850738 Andrew MacDonald MacDonaldPropertyInspections.com InsightThermalDiagnostics.com ITC/FLIR Certified Building Science Thermographer ITC/FLIR Certified Level 1 Thermographer |
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Kenton Shepard, InterNACHI member # 04082383 Certified Master Inspector (CMI) EXPERT WITNESS Director of Green Building Director for International Development (303) 717-8940 (303) 258-8289 |
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Kenton Shepard, InterNACHI member # 04082383 Certified Master Inspector (CMI) EXPERT WITNESS Director of Green Building Director for International Development (303) 717-8940 (303) 258-8289 |
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This is an old post but I recently bought this flashlight . I've been using Stingers for years (with my aviation job and home inspections) and have always been pleased. A few days ago I borrowed a friends LED DS to look at one thing and knew right away I had to buy it. This is the best deal I found (light only because it fits the same Stinger chargers).
Robert Newland Tyrone, GA 30290 NACHI05101290 http://www.CertifiedHI.com http://www.HomeInspectorTyroneGa.com |
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I use a xenon light i bought at Lowe's i think its 100,000 candle lights. The bulb will not break and it lasts for a long time on two c batteries (about a week or so) I also have the stinger and hate it. The xenon light is a bright white light you can see more detail in what you are looking at. The cost varies from 30-39 dollar's if you can catch it on sale. look through the rack and look at candle lights that will tell you how bright they are.
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I bought all my inspectors lights that I found at Target. They are 230 or 240 lumes. They use 2C sized batteries and I bought rechargable batteries and a recharger. They are the BEST BY far. I have owned stinger, the rechargeable mag lights, the ones that use 6 AA batteries, hell about 10 different ones and these by far are the best and my guys love em...with no doubt I recommend these.
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Please Note:
dbucknavich is a non-member guest and is in no way affiliated with InterNACHI or its members.
I have 2 Ultra Stingers. One easily lasts me throughout an inspection. I bought the second one after 5 years, when the button on the first failed. Lifetime warranty sent me a new one so now I have 2 fully charged lights every day. On top of that, I highly recommend picking up a headlamp from REI or something for hands free light in attics and crawlspaces. Improved my inspections greatly. Not very bright but great for walking safely.
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Hello,
Have you looked at the Pelican M6 lithum I belived now they even make it in LED. I have had mine as long I can remember never let me down and great light.... Jose "Manny" Nieblas Oceans Consulting, Inc. (305)606-6797 |
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100 lumens and about $25 dollars, small enough to fit in a pocket. Two C batteries last all week.
http://www.lowes.com/lowes/lkn?actio...ATT&lpage=none John Shishilla Residential Contractor Accredited Claims Adjuster (ACA) Serving all of Brevard including: Melbourne, Palm Bay, Cocoa, Rockledge, Viera, Satellite Beach, Indian Harbor Beach, Cape Canaveral, Indialantic and surrounding areas. Honor Construction www.honorconstruction.com www.honorinspections.com "Brevard's Premiere Inspection Company" 321-327-2950 |
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Rayovac Extreme is the best I have used.
Sturdy and the batteries last forever it seems. Super bright LED (one bulb) that casts a distant beam. d Darn thing is at ACE for about $30 bucks and I use nothing else. Excellent Lumen s rating. |
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