in this video we check out my new MX-991/U fulton angle head flashlight. And also convert the old style incandescent build to a new LED light, and change out the heavy D cell batteries with light weight AA ones.
I just got mine from Ebay for 8 dollars. What I did right away was put tape around the batteries to eliminate the rattle. Then I put in the 350 Lumen Maglite led Bulb and It's very bright, I highly recommend it. I will be putting the rechargeable batteries in soon.
I had a Chinese copy for many years. My trick to eliminate the battery rattling is to put both batteries inside a bicycle tire tube. It also offers some protection against battery leaking.
I still have mine from USMC boot camp at San Diego back in 1994. We used the red lens for boot camp fire watch to read our USMC book of knowledge and don't let your DI catch you reading anything else, lol!
I actually like this kind of flash light, angle head because I can just stick them on my pocket or strap them on my belt, clip them and have my hands free.
if you are changing out D's for AA why not buy the AA version of the MX-991 it's smaller and lighter. I swapped incandescent for a 30 Lumen LED bulb (brighter than the incandescent) but before changing out the 5 year old alkaline D cells I left it on to see how long it would stay lit.....6 days- 10 hrs continuously!!!
@@gonecamping3278 actually better in my opinion if your using it a lot becoase the Vietnam era ones are getting collectible now and increasing in value
Amber or Yellow is for cutting through fog. Blue is for reading Maps and Blood trails. Red is for maintaining Night Vision. As for Signalling, I think all colors are used depending, but I think Red is usually the main one because it's less noticeable unless pointed directly at someone.
I had one of those flashlights when I was a kid I lost it outside one night it was in the middle of a deep hole next to where we lived this kind of a deep breath that every single time it rained it would fill up completely about maybe 2 ft well somehow I managed to drop it right in that area are rain for an entire day and a half I found it two and a half days later at the very bottom of the puddle covered in mud and water when I picked it up I was for sure that it was going to be ruined and I was never going to be able to use it again but it turned out that it was dry as could be and working perfectly I accidentally ended up flashing myself in the eye. One of the best flashlights for my childhood totally OP for it's time
Keep in mind, some LEDs actually don't work for Blood Tracking when used with the Blue Filter. Reason being is the original Incandescent Bulbs emit more Red Light (and Infrared) than most LEDs. This Red light still goes through the blue filter and acts similar to UV light and excites the Blood. So ideally you would want a Warmer White LED for blood tracking or simply just have both LED and Incandescent on hand.
I run 6 14500 lithium ion cells for 8.4v to the led. Much better. Now have 220 lumens and the long shelf life lithium and no leaking alkaline. Win win win!
You have a lot of your camera settings on AUTO (auto ISO, auto WB), which makes it impossible to tell about the bulb difference because it isn't exposing for the same conditions every time.
Check out the Streamlight Sidewinder. It's like a new revised version of this; very amazing light! This is a classic although very large and very heavy compared to it's newer counterpart.
Fulton makes one with a led from factory....in case you don't want to shop around for a led bulb....I think it's 50 lumen....good improvement over the original.
I bought a knockoff one for $12 on ebay and the switch was messed up, ended up dropping it and it stopped working. If i buy a genuine anglehead will it be reliable, or should I look elsewhere?
the first one i got, the switch was very stiff and hard to push up and down, so my father suggested brake lube and then it just wouldn't work right. so i bought a second one, and just spent some time working the switch till it wore in alittle bit. (plus it wasn't as stiff to begin with) that's the only problem i ever had. i still use mine up to this day with no problems. so the originals seem to be overall the way to go.
the LED one? somewhere around 60-70 ish. it's not super bright like all the other flash lights u see around, but i like it cause it won't flash blind u and tell aliens on their homeworld where we earth is too.
ok, that one looks like a very early prototype or version of the flashlight. deffiently fictional in design, probably for patent copy wright issues so it's gonna look different so no body sues anybody :P