Thread: Introduction to Black Bear Flashlights

Hi guys,
I am glad to be here in the US Guns and Game Forums, to contribute in a small way with some posts, and at the same time introduce my own line of Black Bear Flashlights.

These lights are made with my own hands (no mass-production line here), and are the result of advanced thinking and engineering.

My lights are made to compete with other powerful flashlights used by law enforcement and the military. They are made with incandescent bulbs to bypass the shortcomings of LED’s at long distance. They are rechargeable to compete with Surefire incandescent lights in cost of operation (as Surefires mostly use 123’s batteries) and in amount of output (my Borealis 1050 lumens flashlight is the most powerful used for law enforcement today).

A flashlight used for duty, no matter how expensive, eventually will get scratched or dented. My lights are made using Maglite "host" bodies, with the special parts easily transferred to a new body when the owner wishes.

As Maglites are widely available and inexpensive (despite the high quality body) , this is a real advantage to keep the lights looking like new.

BOREALIS SHOWN WITH LOW PROFILE CRENELLATED BEZEL AND QUICK DETACH SWIVEL.





Why these lights instead of other lights in the market? Merely for power and range. My lights are duty size (I don’t make pocket torches, as the market is well represented with them, mostly now in LED form and quite inexpensive as they come from China), but when you need a duty-sized torch with unique power (a Borealis is five times more powerful than a Magcharger or an Ultra Stinger), or when you need distance that before could only be achieved with a spotlight (The Borealis is even more powerful than a 2 million candlepower spotlight) my lights are without parallel in the market .

All the attributes that make the Borealis, the Bear Cub, and the other models great police or military lights are also convenient in the sportsman fields, which make the Borealis and the Bear Cub ideal for many types of hunting, or just for having in the truck for emergencies.

Without further ado then, I present to you:
Black Bear Flashlights

Thank you all for looking and best wishes,
Watchmaker

BOREALIS 1050 LUMENS RECHARGEABLE FLASHLIGHT

BY

Welcome to Black Bear Flashlights

Thank you for your interest in the BOREALIS flashlight, this is truly a revolutionary flashlight as it outputs 1050 lumens (the output of a truck high beam headlight or a two million candlepower spotlight) and with a run time of 50 minutes and all in the format of a 3 D light (12 ½ inches long 28 oz.)
The light is available as the BOREALIS model three with the Rolls Royce battery carrier in Black, Silver and Blue and cost $260.
With the RC FAST charger and shipping is $320.00 total





THE HOST ADVANTAGE
The Maglite 3 D is the “host” of the Borealis. When introduced in the 80’s the host light was state of the art with innovation such as the self cleaning switch and others. The host cost in the 1980’s was $60.00 that it now cost around $20 is a miracle of modern production techniques, moreover the parts tolerances have been tightened and the light is anodized inside and out, threads are without play and the quality of this host is just amazing.
Which bring us to the advantage of using it for our BOREALIS light, and is that if the owner ever get bored with the color or need a new body, it will be available anywhere for less than $20 and that just 10 minutes of the owner’s time will change the special BOREALIS parts to the new host.

THE SPECIAL BOREALIS PARTS

The ROLLS ROYCE battery carrier is an amazing well constructed and engineered piece or art machinery, made of Delryn battery holders aluminum and brass, positive and negative with steel main post it clamps the nine high current high capacity Nimhs cells without the need for springs that can fail, this carrier have an integral charging port in the negative end and all that is needed is a compatible charger. (I offer our own RC FAST charger if you don’t have one).




THE THICK WALLED SOLID ALUMINUM PARABOLIC REFLECTOR




It is another extraordinary piece of high quality machining and finished to perfection, it was designed to provide an excellent to outstanding beam (depending on finish and we offer four different coatings to custom the beam to the job).
SMOOTH, ORANGE PEEL, LIGHT STIPPLED OR MEDIUM STIPPLED
From maximum throw to an outstanding flood light we have the beam to cover your particular situation.

THE PYREX LENS

Thick and heat resistant to temperatures never achieved before, it is crystal clear and fairly unbreakable, the best that can be obtained.



THE SWITCH

Part of the switch is the self cleaning from the original host and the other part is our solution to the heat issues, with a base of solid aluminum, steel pillars that support a base of ceramic for the bi-pin super-bulb.
We have tested this switch to 75 watts without even getting closer to the ends of what it can take, (our Borealis’ super bulb is 35 watts)

The time expended in making this a very special switch with polished insides and Pro-Gold protection and enhancement for the best possible electricity transmission, have rewarded us with a switch with minimal internal resistance, thus delivering maximum voltage to the bulb and making it incredible bright, one of the reason why our BOREALIS have such a “crazy white” light without hint of yellow color in the beam.





THE BATTERIES

Are the best high current high capacity Nimhs obtainable, (Currently the Eneloop batteries) they are famous for having very little self discharge and for stay charged for many months when not used.
Moreover, the Eneloops are very high current, making the Borealis 100 lumens brighter than before, (1150 lumens)
The batteries and what we do to them is another important equation in our trademark of the “crazy white light”.

The recharging capability of the batteries will last for 1,000 times (according to the factory) that is 833 hours of run time before another pack of $40 is needed.
Just think about it, the next powerful light in the market is the Surefire M-6, using 6 disposables 123’s batteries for 20 minutes run time ($36 per hour).
Before the M-6 can run for 833 hours it will have spend $29,988 in batteries ($36 times 833).

THE BULB

It is not a flashlight bulb at all, but one used on medical instruments, it works with a voltage of 12 volts and its life is of 35 hours plus (same as Surefire lamps).
When it needs replacement the bi pin system is simplicity in itself, pull old one and push in the new one.
The BOREALIS include a spare bulb in the tail cap and extras are only $10.00 each.

THE OPTIONAL RC FAST CHARGER ($48)

If you don’t have a RC charger for 12 volts, I offer my RC FAST charger, that uses pulse and reverse pulse charging technology (it will not overheat your batteries) and has two charging settings, .9 amp for 3 hours or 1.9 amp for 1 ½ hours charging.
A very heavy duty charger adapted to the Borealis light.





PRO-GOLD ENHANCEMENT

Every contact part of the flashlight is treated with PRO-GOLD solution, after cleaning it with DeOxit from Caig’s Laboratories.
This Pro-Gold is a contact enhancer and protector of surfaces that had proven to be without equal for the aid of electricity transmission.
It is playing a good part in our management of the internal resistance of the BOREALIS, together with a lot of attention to detail to make it a more efficient light and the best of what we can possibly do.

PLEASE VISIT OUR WEB SITE FOR MORE INFORMATION
Welcome to Black Bear Flashlights
Or e-mail me at:
jcharles11784(at)yahoo(dot)com



Black Bear Flashlights is not affiliated with Mag Instrument, Inc., which owns the famous MAG family of trademarks, including MAG-LITE®, and MINI-MAGLITE®,
trademarks in the distinctive shape, style and overall appearance of its flashlights, and in the circumferential inscriptions around the face caps of all of Mag
Instruments Inc.'s flashlights. Mag Instruments, Inc's trademarks are shown on this website for illustration only. Black Bear Flashlights are not made, licensed,
endorsed, approved or recommended by Mag Instrument, Inc.

The BOREALIS is the highest intensity incandescent flashlight available in the market. Some HID’s lights throw more lumens, but those are considered searchlights and not flashlights; as a HID can take as much as 30 seconds to start up, they are NOT instantaneous as the incandescent flashlights are.

HERE ARE SOME COMPARISON BEAM SHOTS AT 35 YARDS WITH THE MOST POWERFUL MILITARY/POLICE FLASHLIGHTS.

THE CONTENDERS FROM LEFT;
MAGLITE 3 D, MAGCHARGER, ULTRA STINGER, SUREFIRE M-6, AND BOREALIS




MAGLITE 3 D (the most popular police flashlight)




MAGCHARGER




ULTRA STINGER




SUREFIRE M-6




BOREALIS RECHARGEABLE








Black Bear Flashlights spends several hours on each light working on fixing all the internal resistance issues and pro-gold all contacts and components for an increased conductivity. This results in their trademark of intense WHITE light as more voltage reaches the super-bulb. This bulb is not a flashlight bulb, but one made for powerful medical instruments.

THE BOREALIS ROYAL MODEL, WITH THE NEW LOW PROFILE STAINLESS STEEL CRENELLATED BEZEL AND QUICK DETACH SWIVEL.




Police officers have adopted the Borealis for its tremendous throw and flood capabilities; hunters have abandoned their spotlights for the easy carrying of the Borealis, and civilians looking for a powerful light for the car or for home defense are flocking to the Borealis flashlight.

For more information on the Borealis, please e-mail me at jcharles11784(at)yahoo.com
or admin@blackbearflashlights.com

Also you can visit my web site at: www.blackbearflashlights.com

All the best
Watchmaker



Black Bear Flashlights is not affiliated with Mag Instrument, Inc., which owns the famous MAG family of trademarks, including MAG-LITE®, and MINI-MAGLITE®,
trademarks in the distinctive shape, style and overall appearance of its flashlights, and in the circumferential inscriptions around the face caps of all of Mag
Instruments Inc.'s flashlights. Mag Instruments, Inc's trademarks are shown on this website for illustration only. Black Bear Flashlights are not made, licensed,
endorsed, approved or recommended by Mag Instrument, Inc.

What kind of look will the other reflectors have?

Originally Posted by Strycnine

What kind of look will the other reflectors have?

For the Borealis flashlight:
The internal finish of the reflector affects light dispersion, the smooth have the longest throw (more focused) 300 yards.
The Orange Peel will do 250 yards and will have a little more flood than the smooth.

The Light Stippled will do 200 yards and is a great balance of throw and flood, I recommend it for law enforcement that have to clear houses.

The Medium Stippled is an exagerated flood, but the throw is limited to 100 yards.

Rural police driving solitary roads will probably like best the smooth reflector, so will Wildlife Officers conducting deer census in the fields, as they need a beam capable of going all the way to the trees in the other side.
Firefighters will also like the smooth reflector as they have to punch a hole in the smoke. The smooth is also good for any terrain with lots of fog.

Cheers
Watchmaker

The Borealis is the only light in the Industry that offers 4 reflector' finish to taylor the light to your job.

Ok, thanks for the info.

Hi guys,
I am also making the Bear Cub, a rechargeable flashlight powered by Lithium Ion rechargeable batteries.
I have them in black or in pewter (almost silver) and the cost is $130 shipped and with charger.

THE BEAR CUB
SMALL LIGHT BIG PERFORMANCE

Not long ago to get magnum illumination out of a flashlight, I had to drop down the tube, six of the big D batteries on a Maglite 6 D size.
That the light weights three pounds one ounce and measures 19 ½ inches was just incidental to the use if I wanted to get a really good, powerful beam.

Later Surefire come up with small lights that could take two and three or four small but powerful 123’s camera batteries, some of those lights, come up and surpass the 181 lumens of the big Maglite 6 D.
I am thinking now of the specialty tactical light than Surefire have as the M-4 that uses four of the 123 batteries for 225 lumens for one hour run time. The M-4 was made famous by been used in the CSI Las Vegas series.
Incidentally the M-4 is not precisely inexpensive, costing $330 USD from Surefire or their dealers.

The only problem is that the little 3 volts batteries are quite expensive, and using four of them for one hour run time can cost you $8.00 for that hour.
And that is if you buy them at discount over the Internet, when purchased in the camera stores (such as Wal Mart) the little 3 volts batteries cost as much as $4 each.

So a light of the size of the Surefire M-4 (9 inches long) was highly desired if it could be made to run on rechargeable batteries, to avoid the big battery expense of the M-4.

Enter the Bear Cub, a nine inches light, with a 13 oz. weight that is rechargeable and uses Lithium Ion batteries.
This little light makes 220 lumens for 90 minutes of run time, and then recharges its two batteries with a fast charger that is included, in three and a half hours.
The Lithium Ion batteries can be recharged up to 1,000 times and when they eventually get depleted can be replaced with $30.

HERE IS A PICTURE OF THE BEAR CUB LIGHT, NEXT TO THE SUREFIRE M-4.



AND HERE NEXT TO THE MAGLITE 6 D



And here a couple of beam shots at 26 yards for comparison.

MAGLITE 6 D



BEAR CUB



Yes the little rechargeable Bear Cub is characterized for an intense white light, and a run time of 90 minutes, all in a small size that can fit in any glove compartment or trench coat pocket.
Best Wishes

Watchmaker

IF YOU ARE INTERESTED, PLEASE E-MAIL ME AT
jcharles11784(at)yahoo.com
or at admin@blackbearflashlights.com

Also see my web site at
Welcome to Black Bear Flashlights

THANK YOU FOR LOOKING

I like my Bear Cub alot!

Hi,
I am still around, just working hard and with little time for the computer.

But I want to say, HI!

All the best
Watchmaker

Glad you're doing ok.