Buy MicroFire Terminator III HID Flashlight with Holster, Black, 10-wattMicroFire Terminator III HID Flashlight with Holster, Black, 10-watt Product Description:
- 10 Watt Welch Allyn HID 500 Lumens
- Non-Rechargeable, Three CR123A Batteries 45 Min. Runtime
- CNC Machined Aircraft Grade Aluminum
- Military Grade Metal Finishing (Anodize)
- Weather Resistant O-Ring Sealed
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Terminator III Non Rechargeable HID Tactical Flashlight ~ Focusing
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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful.
pricey but works
By vinyljunkie
Let's get the obvious out of the way first-the price for this (or any flashlight) is astronomical. That aside, this is one impressive light that fits in the palm of your hand. The rated output is 530 or so lumens. My issue streamlight LED rated at just below two hundred lumens doesn't come close (and I consider it adequate for most purposes). Pretty good, but some LED units approach or surpass this rating, at a third of the price, so why splurge for it? The difference in display and throw with an LED vs. HID makes all the difference. You get a longer visible distance for one, and close in, your target is that much more illuminated. For LEO/MIL, this unit completely illuminates the interior of a vehicle and much more to boot, in a way that higher rated LED's in similar lumens can't do. In that capacity, it equals or exceeds the performance of my squad car mounted h4 driven spotlight. This flashlight easily matches the output of my cheap copy 24w hid 1440 lumens to the naked eye in every respect, rechargeability excluded. The T3 DOES suck down the battery power, but cr123's can be bought in bulk right here (I prefer surefire or duracell). For those of you using this item in a professional capacity, battery purchases should be tax deductible. Buy 'em by the case on amazon or elsewhere, and you come out ahead. My only remaining complaint would be the runtime and requisite warmup, but the laws of physics can only be bent so far.****Edited to add that the warrior series uses the same lamps, so you should experience similar performance. I've also tried the cheaper (but newer) made in the USA battery junction cr123's ordered in bulk-they work just as well as surefire or duracell at a little over a buck a cell, and my experience tells me they run a wee bit longer. I've adjusted my lineup use to LED for instant light, t3 for traffic stops and house searches, with the rechargeable HID bringing up the rear for long run time and backup use.UPDATE 04/09/12: Had this light on when it fell to the floor from kitchen counter height-still tickin' and didn't skip a beat. This is becoming one of the best lights I've ever owned. The only con I've found so far is to make sure you let it cool after a long run before replacing batteries-they can get hot enough to weaken the solder in the battery magazine, and the cap contains the spring pressure while it's installed. I've been using bulk rayovac batteries for the price and they last just as long as the brands I named above.
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