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   waka (wakarimasen@shitposter.club)'s status on Sunday, 28-Jan-2024 02:08:29 JST waka
   Wanted to buy a simple flashlight to keep in my car for emergencies but now I'm completely overwhelmed by the amount of options on the market. :eyjaconfused:
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     ロミンちゃん (romin@shitposter.club)'s status on Sunday, 28-Jan-2024 02:08:28 JST ロミンちゃん

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     @wakarimasen just buy every brand
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     ロミンちゃん (romin@shitposter.club)'s status on Sunday, 28-Jan-2024 02:18:56 JST ロミンちゃん

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     @wakarimasen sure here's some (fake) bills
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     waka (wakarimasen@shitposter.club)'s status on Sunday, 28-Jan-2024 02:18:57 JST waka

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     • ロミンちゃん
     @romin Only if you pay!
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     LukeAlmighty 🇨🇿 (lukealmighty@gameliberty.club)'s status on Saturday, 03-Feb-2024 20:29:26 JST LukeAlmighty 🇨🇿

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     @wakarimasen
     I thought, that the best are shaking-rechargable flashlights

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     waka (wakarimasen@shitposter.club)'s status on Saturday, 03-Feb-2024 20:29:27 JST waka

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     After further investigation, it seems that the most important factor when storing an emergency flashlight in your car is the battery. Ideally, you want a battery that...

     • can deal both with extreme cold and heat
     • has a very long shelf life
     • can't leak or explode

     And by far the best option to tick all these boxes seem to be non-reusable AA lithium batteries (not to be confused with alkaline or rechargeable lithium-ion batteries). So what you want is a flashlight that can run off AA batteries and has a mechanical power button to prevent parasitic drain.

     With all that in mind, I went with an Acebeam Pokelit AA. Let's see how it treats me.

     Thank your for reading my blog post.

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     waka (wakarimasen@shitposter.club)'s status on Saturday, 03-Feb-2024 22:02:07 JST waka

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     • ForcedInductionRetard

     @forcedinductionretard (This is a REAL UI, used by REAL flashlight enthusiasts!)

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     waka (wakarimasen@shitposter.club)'s status on Saturday, 03-Feb-2024 22:02:09 JST waka

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     There are also now at least six flashlight models that I have no use for but that I want to own regardless. There are even flashlights with custom open-source firmware! I can see why this is a niche hobby.

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     ForcedInductionRetard (forcedinductionretard@pl.pube.tk)'s status on Saturday, 03-Feb-2024 22:02:09 JST ForcedInductionRetard

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     @wakarimasen "Hold on, let me jailbreak my flashlight so I can flash it with modified firmware that lets me flash predefined morse code messages!" - Statements dreamt up by the utterly deranged