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A mechanically powered flashlight (UK: mechanically powered torch) is a flashlight that is powered by electricity generated by the muscle power of the user, so it does not need replacement of batteries, or recharging from an electrical source. There are several types which use different operating mechanisms.
Before smaller cells became more common, D cells were widely known as flashlight batteries. The U.S. military designation for this battery has been BA-30 since sometime before World War II. [1] During World War II, it was designated the Type C battery by the U.S. Navy, leading to confusion with the smaller C cell battery (BA-42).
An LED flashlight has a longer battery life than an incandescent flashlight with comparable output. [10] LEDs are also less fragile than glass lamps. LED lamps have different spectra of light compared to incandescent sources, and are made in several ranges of color temperature and color rendering index. Since the LED has a long life compared to ...
A photograph showing two Fulton MX-991/U Flashlights, next to an unofficial reproduction and a standard angle-head flashlight. The MX-991/U Flashlight (aka GI Flashlight, Army flashlight, or Moonbeam [1]) from the TL-122 military flashlight series of 1937-1944 and is a development of the MX-99/U flashlight issued in 1963 [clarification needed].
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Note that incandescent light bulbs from flashlights are not used because the lemon battery is not designed to produce enough electric current to light them. Such a battery typically produces 0.001 A (1 mA) of current at a potential difference of 0.7 V; these values are multiplied together to determine the overall power of 0.0007 W (0.7 mW).
1988: One AAA cell battery (Maglite Solitaire) Mag Instrument's key chain flashlight. 2006: Maglite LED Flashlight and Upgrade Module: 3-watt Luxeon III LED from Lumileds. [2] 2006: Mini Maglite LED 2AA. 2008: MagCharger: Upgraded Nickel/Metal Hydride battery pack increases charge time and second generation Halogen bulb increases light output.
A truck driver ignored cops’ warnings Thursday that his tractor-trailer was too big to make it through the Brooklyn-Battery Tunnel — and yes, he got stuck, plugging traffic between Brooklyn ...