oooh this guy doesnt like 16340 3
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oooh this guy doesnt like 16340 3.7v li ion rechargeable batteries. with surefire 3.0v cr123a non rechargeables DAMN this is a good light. nice flood and a very tight hot spot. smooth tailcap and beam and this bad boy won't eat up your pockets.

if i don't sell it i will see if it likes the 600mah 3.0v tenergy li ion 16340's when they become available.

olight button top 16340 fully clicked only produced low mode, sometimes flickered with half presses, maybe you could get high...just don't bother lol
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I received the wrong item in the mail and when I emailed them they were very rude and told me that they did send the correct item. They said to even compare the picture to mine and when I did, it is Still Wrong! I told them I wasn't mad and that I just wanted to fix the problem without having to pay extra money just to send the thing back. I know that being pissy isn't going to get what you want and so I wasn't but because the customer service person was rude, now I'm mad because I am right. I just want to get what I paid for. I ordered the 4 in 1 and they sent me the 2 in 1. I don't think I'll order from ChiTek again.
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Just want to mention that the guy in the picture made me NOT want this.
Maybe it sounds stupid...but he looks like a serial killer!
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Horible if your used to the old ones yall and good response you will hate this. Returning mine.
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The interface is so fare beyond intuitive it's not funny. Also I have never been able to get the browser interface to work and I am a network engineer. I think who ever wrote windows 8 wrote this software.
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This has got to be one of the worst instruction sheets I have ever tried
to follow.
According to the instruction sheet, there are two locations for the input jacks:
at the top (just below the readout) and at the bottom (where they really are).
The instructions also say to zero the unit out, and this only works on the lower pF side (which is very touchy), as when you dial in the uF side, it is always at 000.
The instructions say to insert the black sensor into the jack with the "-" signal, and the red,
with the "+" THEY DON'T EXIST! After brute force logic kicked in, I ended up assuming that the middle jack was negative, and that the left and right were for uF and pF respectively, even though
I was able to get good readings on (4) 50uF and 55uF run caps that showed values from 48uF to 52uF by inserting the black and red tester cables into any combination that included the center connector;  all three are marked as Cx.
While this tester did what I wanted it to do (at least on the uF side), it will take you some fiddling around to get to where you want to go with it, as you might as well just toss the so-called instructions, and just go by your past experience.
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I should've paid closer attention to William "Macintosh Gamer's" negative comment about the BC898T's Line-Out feature, in that it clips off the first couple of seconds of each & every transmission that's received!!  Also as he mentions, that "pop" becomes quite annoying.

I purhcased this scanner solely for the purpose of providing an Internet feed from it.  But I'm unable to use this scanner for this purpose now, so it's going back for an exchange.

I read R. Mason's comment about this (and other) problems having been rectified now with serial numbers beginning with 6 (and above I assume), which indicates that those scanners were manufactured in 2006.

What puzzles me is, R. Mason mentioned that his model was from 2004, and has since rectified the problem by exchanging it with a new one manufactured in 2006.  Well, here we are in 2008, and my brand new scanner that I received from Amazon yesterday has a serial number beginning with 3.  Does that mean that it was manufactured in 2003 ... 5 years ago???  A distinct possibility, as this scanner is plagued with the same problems mentioned by William.  The firmware in my unit, incidentally, is U1.29

Amazon's return/exchange policy is fantastic, and I thank them for that.  However, I'm going to lose close to $100 in shipping & duty charges to & from here (Bermuda), but I have no choice as this model of scanner is totally & 100% useless to me.  I just hope that the BCT15 that I want to exchange this for doesn't have the same problem.

Other than that, it's a pretty decent unit.  Just don't plan on placing it above eye-level, because the LCD's contrast is such that you won't be able to read the display.  At eye-level and even 45 above it's very readable, though.

I've only programmed in 10 frquencies of the VHF and UHF Aircraft bands into 1 memory bank, so I haven't tried anything else & can't comment on them.
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I seriously cannot believe how bad the instructions are that come with it. Not only does this thing LOOK different than in the instruction page, but they don't specify ANYTHING and apparently half the parts you get don't even go on it.

I'm so frustrated with this thing, and I'm a technician. These guys seriously need some youtube tutorials
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This is for the DPC3008 modem.

Replaced the default 802.11ac modem/router combo Comcast gives you, which regularly pulled about 175mb down on the 5ghz band and 70/80bon the 2.4ghz. Switched over to this because I found it stashed somewhere, and figured I'd get to skip out on the modem rental charge. Unfortunately, my download speeds were cut in more thsn half from 180 to 70 tops on 5ghz, and from 75 to 20.

Theres no way this is a docsis 3.0 modem, or if it is, it's a really bad one. I noticed this is an 8x4 downstream/upstream modem, and the Comcast one is a 24x4. That could play into it, but I'm willing to bet this little bastard is the problem. Now I get to buy a brand new modem and spend 30 minutes on hold with Comcast to swap another modem.

There's absolutely no reason to buy this, or use this, at all. Buy a new modem.
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Broke the unwritten rule.  Wish I hadn't bought this.

Here's a legend's opinion
https://twitter.com/MichaelLaverty/status/658258370395291648
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unfortunately, i ordered the other 2 books before reasing any of his drivel.  halfway thru this book, and all thorughout the other 2, you keep hoping he will be killed off
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I started this series with "Bum Rap', and found it entertaining so I bought his first 3 books of the series.  I do not appreciated his clumsy and obvious  political and social prejudices in the story.  He will go to unbelievable and ridiculuos lengths to impose this crap upon the reader even when it sometimes make no logical sense what so ever.  I will not be wasting my time reading anymore of his poorly written junk.
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I can't figure out what this is supposed to be. I needed a playback machine for my old super 8 videos. I just watch three minutes of their stupid, very stupid video, and it didn't tell me anything as to what this product does. Please hate me.
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The picture is worth a thousand words.  This 3rd party seller is horrible.
content://media/external/file/29902
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I clicked on wrong one - its a 2013 calendar. Why would anyone want a 2013?? So in order to get the right one, it would cost me 10.00+ to send back. What a joke.
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I am SO SORRY I ordered this.  The first one the CD didn't work; took to local Mr. Fix-it.  Said couldn't get parts. Managed to get a new one for me. The CD works, but you can't program AM or FM stations.  Instruction book was followed by a Time-Warner tech plus a few friends, but no one was successful as it JUST DOESN'T WORK.  I'm angry as I'm a senior on very low income and can't afford this type of loss.  As a result I'm stuck with a piece of junk.  I only have 3 stations I wish to program; one on FM and 2 on AM.  Got the Classical music station on FM but can't get the 2 on AM to remain in memory so it's a complete frustration.
If you have any way you can help me I'd be very grateful, but at this point I won't order anything in the future unless it's a book.
Some recourse should be offered to clients who have this type of complaint.
Thank You.  Lorri Davis
760-902-6940 or 760-610-1021  lorrid81@hotmail.com
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I don't think that i have anything that I can fault these radios with.  Their holes are decidedly non-breadboard friendly, but I knew this from the start.  And like most of the parts you buy on Amazon or Ebay, you have to do your own digging for libraries and wiring diagrams.  I bought 3 of these together with 3 3.3v Arduino Pro Minis to test a wireless project.  I almost gave up when working with 2 of them. Finally I added the 3rd Arduino and found that one of Arduinos would not speak to the radio. I've tested all 3 radios with the 2 working Arduinos  and thus far they, the radios work fine,

Be forewarned, that the radios use 3.3V and not 5V, so plan accordingly. Use a 3.3v Arduino.

To connect the non-breadboard width connectors with a breadboard, you can solder 3/4" long solid jumpers and then insert the jumpers into your breadboard (see photo), or you can use an adapter.

 Here's a project that shows the connections you will need from the Arduino Pro Mini to the Transceiver along with a sample program: ... well, I tried, but Amazon won't let me show a URL on a review.  So search for "All About Circuits" and look for an article called "Introduction to the RFM69HW Transceiver" by Benjamin Crabtree.  Note the error in his project below.

Notice that the author's drawing shows him using Arduino Pin 2 to connect to the DIO0 pin on the Transceiver.  In the software he uses pin 7.  Pin 7 is WRONG and it took me hours to find this.  Use Pin 2 on your Arduino Mini and change the software to use Pin 2 instead of Pin 7. Use the libraries that the sites from Low Power Labs.  There are several models of these radios. You need to have the same model to be able to communicate.  Note that the 'HW' model requires an extra setting to set the power to high.  It won't work if you fail to do this.

Felix, the owner of Low Power Labs has done tons of work and has graciously shared his libraries and working examples with everyone. Try one of his Moteinos if you get the chance.