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Flashlights

 * Flashlight Manufacturers
 * Materials
 * ANSI/NEMA FL-1 Ratings
 * Budget lights, Reviews, and Output
 * P60 Dropins and Hosts (build your own P60)
 * Driver (and Popular drivers, AVR Drivers)
 * Lenses and Optics

LED's and Bulbs

 * Incandescent bulbs
 * LED Basics
 * LED Manufacturers: Cree, Luminus, Nichia, Osram, Philips Lumileds, Samsung, Seoul Semiconductor
 * Brightness Bins - Lumen values of common LED's

Batteries and Chargers

 * Primaries (disposable batteries)
 * Rechargeable batteries and battery sizes
 * Eneloop
 * Battery capacity
 * Chargers
 * Battery Date Codes
 * Flashlights by battery type

Science
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 * Light
 * ANSI White
 * Light Output Measurements
 * Power