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 Caput_58
    
Location: Virginia, USA
Gender: Male
 |  |  | Quieter Flashlights?
< on 11/7/2003 10:34 PM >
|  | | | Does anyone else sick of the noise a maglite makes when you turn it on and off? I've tried using WD-40 to quiet it, but its still too loud. Still, its better than one of those switches that goes *click*. I was thinking maybe I should just improvise a light with a battery a bulb and a piece of wire. It would be hard to hold, but completely silent.
Wondering who takes me seriously,
Caput_58
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Chud
Try a 211, you'll just get 187'd...
| | Re: Quieter Flashlights?
<Reply # 1 on 11/7/2003 10:42 PM >
| | | | Mine just screws on and off, totally silent. Are you talking about a bigger one than a 2AA?
Nobody will not agree with the Russians, ever on anything.
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PonyGrl420
Location: NY
Gender: Female
huh??
| |  | | Re: Quieter Flashlights?
<Reply # 2 on 11/7/2003 10:50 PM >
| | | | where are you exploring that a click of a flashlight will get you busted?
Normaly the places im in have their own lil noises anyway so that even if someone heard the click it could be passed off as a random noise. plus im sure you moving makes just as much noise as the click, no one can be totally silent.
[last edit 11/7/2003 10:51 PM by PonyGrl420 - edited 1 times]
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asdafaf
Location: oe'r yonder
I have always been here before.
| |  | Re: Quieter Flashlights?
<Reply # 3 on 11/7/2003 10:53 PM >
| | | | First, I think that you'd need to find a way to silence the bare wires against the battery contacts, as they can make scraping noises when they connect, or even possibly spark a bit and draw the attention of guards, cops, or guard dogs. Completely encasing the wire ends in a soft rubber sheath will help silence the contact points. You might consider taping the metal battery contacts over with black electrical tape, as this will not only further silence the contacts, but also cut down on the highly visable reflective surfaces.
However, this is just the beginning of the problems with your totally-NOOB idea. You see, the pointy, dangling wires could scratch the paint in the site you're exploring, and such vandalism is an unforgivable offense, a blatant violation of the Commandment, "take only pictures, leave only footprints." Using such a dangerous lighting rig gives all explorers a bad name.
You worthless noisy god damned vandal.
Fuck you.
[last edit 11/7/2003 10:54 PM by asdafaf - edited 1 times]
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Jester
Location: Vancouver,B.C. Canada
Gender: Male
Always just out of sight...
| | | Re: Quieter Flashlights?
<Reply # 4 on 11/7/2003 11:07 PM >
|  | | | Max... don't hold back man, say how you really feel... You need to express yourself more...
It requires wisdom to understand wisdom: the music is nothing if the audience is deaf. |
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Caput_58
Location: Virginia, USA
Gender: Male
| | | Re: Quieter Flashlights?
<Reply # 5 on 11/7/2003 11:17 PM >
| | | | Max, I can tell you are new at this. Electrical tape uses an adhesive with a distinct odor, easy for security to track. What's the point of being silent if they can still smell you? An undercover cop who frequents this forum as part of an sting operation told me that they even train guard dogs now to track the smell of electrical tape.
As for protecting the site, you seem to be assuming that I'd actually go inside an abandoned building. What kind of UE'er would blatantly risk the integrity of a site by entry? Anyone responsible would know I was just talking about what gear I'd use if I was scouting out the site from a distance.
Caput_58
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RevSM
Location: South Central Texas
| | | Re: Quieter Flashlights?
<Reply # 6 on 11/7/2003 11:25 PM >
| | | | Uh, did anyone think of the fact that if you are worried about the “Click” it is presumed that you are turning the flashlight on or off? They probably already know you are there for the fact that light would be coming out of the flashlight. I know you could be covering it up or something but I would think that the "click" would be the least of your problems.
Tetanus for Breakfast!
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asdafaf
Location: oe'r yonder
I have always been here before.
| | | Re: Quieter Flashlights?
<Reply # 7 on 11/7/2003 11:40 PM >
| | | | Well, DUH, on a scouting mission we always totally shield our flashlights, so as not to alert guards or crazed homicidial hobos to our presence. That way, there is no detectable difference between the on and off positions, which could give away our locations ... or cause damage to light-sensitive works of art found in a site (this is why most museums ban flash photography, BTW).
This flashlight cloaking is usually done by wrapping the entire end of the flashlight with black electrical tape, which, if you've soaked the roll thoroughly in a mixture of water and bleach first, does NOT emit any trackable scent. I made the mistake of assuming that you were all caught up enough on the most BASIC of UE training and knew this by now. Jesus, what a bunch of NOOBS!
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Caput_58
Location: Virginia, USA
Gender: Male
| | | Re: Quieter Flashlights?
<Reply # 8 on 11/8/2003 12:01 AM >
| | | | Bleach? Doesn't that make the electrical tape fade? If we did that, it would make the flashlight much lighter than our all black infiltration suits. We actually make them out of black fabric, but then cover them in shoe polish to make them blacker. A light black flashlight would just stand out too much.
I guess some people don't really care about stealth.
Caput_58
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Frost
Location: K.Dot
Gender: Male
No beer makes Frosty go..something something..(Taz: Crrazzy?)..Dont mind if I doo!
| | | Re: Quieter Flashlights?
<Reply # 9 on 11/8/2003 12:43 AM >
| | | | Okay, am I the only one that thinks this'll be a full blown fight in about 2 seconds (figuratively speaking)?
Why is marijuana not legal? Why is marijuana not legal? Its a natural plant that grows in the dirt. You know what's not natural, 80 year old dudes with hardons. Thats not natural, but we got pills for that. We're dedicating all our resources to keeping the old guys erect but we're puttin people in jail for smoking something that grows in the dirt. |
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Macsbug
Noble Donor
Location: St. Paul, MN
Gender: Male
Safety First!
| | | Re: Quieter Flashlights?
<Reply # 10 on 11/8/2003 12:48 AM >
| | | | Posted by K-os
Okay, am I the only one that thinks this'll be a full blown fight in about 2 seconds (figuratively speaking)?
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Yes
"Believe those who are seeking the truth; doubt those who find it." |
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MacGyver
Location: St Paul, Minnesota
Gender: Male
"Someone go find me a paperclip, a D-cell battery, and a cheese grater"
| | Re: Quieter Flashlights?
<Reply # 11 on 11/8/2003 1:01 AM >
| | | | I shield my flashlights b using specially prepared batteries. You start with normal batteries, then solder a wire across both sides and leave them overnight in your freezer. By morning, the batteries should produce a special kind of light completely invisible to security guards, cameras, animals, and anyone that doesn't use the handle "Krazy". Even I have a hard time navigating by the type of light it puts out, but it's enough that I can stop groping in front of me and use my hands to hang onto my backpack's zipper tabs so they don't make any noise. BTW, I explore naked so you don't get any noise from clothing or scent of laundry detergent.
Like a fiend with his dope / a drunkard his wine / a man will have lust for the lure of the mine
"If you are not part of the solution, you are not dissolved in the solvent." |
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Krenta
Location: Saint Paul, MN
Nope, wasn't me.
| | Re: Quieter Flashlights?
<Reply # 12 on 11/8/2003 1:04 AM >
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All black infiltration suits? Puh-leeze! Clothing is *SO* wannabe. *Real* explorers do it naked, *and* still manage to keep their dangly bits from making a sound when they bounce around... Camo body paint is clearly the only course of action for REAL explorers.
To shave, or not to shave the legs, is another question entirely.
[edit: dang, Krazy beat me to it.]
[last edit 11/8/2003 1:05 AM by Krenta - edited 1 times]
Have Speed Graphic, Will Travel. |
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Macsbug
Noble Donor
Location: St. Paul, MN
Gender: Male
Safety First!
| | | Re: Quieter Flashlights?
<Reply # 13 on 11/8/2003 1:06 AM >
| | | | Posted by Krazy
I shield my flashlights b using specially prepared batteries. You start with normal batteries, then solder a wire across both sides and leave them overnight in your freezer. By morning, the batteries should produce a special kind of light completely invisible to security guards, cameras, animals, and anyone that doesn't use the handle "Krazy". Even I have a hard time navigating by the type of light it puts out, but it's enough that I can stop groping in front of me and use my hands to hang onto my backpack's zipper tabs so they don't make any noise. BTW, I explore naked so you don't get any noise from clothing or scent of laundry detergent.
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"No officer, I'm playing capture the flag, I was just trying to be quiet" 
Krazy - You forgot to mention if your flashlight was CHUD shielded, if not, I would be afraid, I think they can sense naked bodies better.
"Believe those who are seeking the truth; doubt those who find it." |
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MacGyver
Location: St Paul, Minnesota
Gender: Male
"Someone go find me a paperclip, a D-cell battery, and a cheese grater"
| | Re: Quieter Flashlights?
<Reply # 14 on 11/8/2003 1:09 AM >
| | | | Sorry, I'm naked except for my olive-drab painted tin foil cap. To shave/not to shave? I can't say. I don't want to give away all my secrets.
Like a fiend with his dope / a drunkard his wine / a man will have lust for the lure of the mine
"If you are not part of the solution, you are not dissolved in the solvent." |
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Caput_58
Location: Virginia, USA
Gender: Male
| | | Re: Quieter Flashlights?
<Reply # 15 on 11/8/2003 2:18 AM >
| | | | Posted by Krazy
I shield my flashlights b using specially prepared batteries
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You carry batteries??
Don't you know that they disturb the ghosts that inhabit the location? We, at Urban Exploration Uber-Explorers United (UEUEU) believe that its important that our missions go totally unnoticed by the living AND the dead. My guess is you've been seeing alot of orbs in your photos from angered spirits.
Caput_58
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MacGyver
Location: St Paul, Minnesota
Gender: Male
"Someone go find me a paperclip, a D-cell battery, and a cheese grater"
| | Re: Quieter Flashlights?
<Reply # 16 on 11/8/2003 3:06 AM >
| | | | I do tend to get stuff like this when I have flashlights with spare batteries along:
I think the aluminum body of a maglite shields the effect pretty well. Just don't carry spare batteries; special ones or not.
Like a fiend with his dope / a drunkard his wine / a man will have lust for the lure of the mine
"If you are not part of the solution, you are not dissolved in the solvent." |
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Frozen
Location: Minneapolis, MN
Gender: Male
Three-D
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<Reply # 17 on 11/8/2003 4:19 AM >
|  | | | Best. thread. EVER
Urban Exploration |
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newnoise
Location: Lopez Island, Washington, USA
Gender: Male
I'm an OS X Powered Adrian Barbo-Bot.
| | | | Re: Quieter Flashlights?
<Reply # 18 on 11/8/2003 6:26 AM >
| | | | Well, it looks like you guys are having fun with this one. You could just depress the button halfway, it'll light up without clicking down, good if you just need for a short period of time.
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asdafaf
Location: oe'r yonder
I have always been here before.
| | | Re: Quieter Flashlights?
<Reply # 19 on 11/8/2003 7:58 AM >
| | | | That's crazy talk. Ya know, maybe that kinda Voodoo UE will fly out on Lopez Island, pal, but not here in the UE Big Leagues. Can it.
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