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PlasticSpanner · 01-10-2006, 06:57 PM

The first electric torches running off batteries used to last up to a minute so manufacturers used a button to flash the light momentarily to light the way, thus saving battery power.

So that's where the term "Flash Light" comes from! (I saw it on TV!

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That is all.

RBMKAlpha · 01-10-2006, 08:13 PM

True dat!

The early lights were interesting before that - like the Brush arc lights. Worked well outside, but were too harsh for inside. I recall someone calling them a "light from hell." Incandescants from Edison brought lights indoors.

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RBMKAlpha No longer a newbie, moving up! Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Erie, PA Posts: 56	True dat! The early lights were interesting before that - like the Brush arc lights. Worked well outside, but were too harsh for inside. I recall someone calling them a "light from hell." Incandescants from Edison brought lights indoors. __________________ My Pictures on Flickr

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