[Boatanchors] LED Flashlights Aren't Collector (or Human) Friendly

[Charles Ring]

The two-AA cell "mini maglites" are the most useful flashlights I have 
ever used. With all the stupid laws being passed to ban incandescent 
bulbs in 2012, I've never seen any mention of specialized incandescents 
of this and many other kinds and that worries me. Empowered environuts 
generally have zero tolerance for objections to their dogma.


WA5CAB at cs.com wrote:
> Groups,
>
> I got out some Q-tips and water and washed down the boards and was able to 
> read a couple, but with difficulty.  Then I went in the machine shop part 
> of the shack and got the small incandescent MagLite I still have and shined 
> it on one of the stenciled designators.  It was clearly legible as C109.  
> Back to the LED lamp and I could barely make out the 9 through the blue-white 
> glare, but the rest was invisible.
>
> The two LED lamps are now in the S-can (I salvaged the AA batteries).
>