Monthly Archives: June 2011

LED tint made easy

Posted on June 23, 2011 by admin

A good while back before the XM-L craze hit I was looking around at SST-50 stuff.  During some CPF downtime I started scrutinizing the SST-50’s PhotonFanatic was carrying on CPF-Marketplace.  Reading PhotonFanatic’s Luminus products thread I ran into a thread … Continue reading →

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Your dad’s maglite 4D

Posted on June 23, 2011 by admin

Time to get your dad a new flashlight for a belated Father’s Day gift, but he won’t quit toting that damned incandescent maglite?!? It just so happens that Mac’s XM-L drop-in is intended for just that old flashlight!  Provided that it has … Continue reading →

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AMD stepping on my toes again

Posted on June 23, 2011 by admin

http://forums.amd.com/game/messageview.cfm?catid=260&threadid=135743 I’m happy with the performance of my fancy 6950, but I’m really not happy with anything else… driver quality, Catalyst Control Center vs nVidia / Intel…  of course the instructions and problem listed in the thread linked above from exactly … Continue reading →

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“safe” 18650 chargers?

Posted on June 6, 2011 by admin

Ryobi has a new-ish line of Tek4 single-cell tools.  They sell a single battery 4hr charger that costs $13, or a two-battery 36min charger that costs <$30 I think. Obviously the cradles do not fit 18650’s, so they’d need cradles … Continue reading →

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