Portable illumination
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Yes. Cigarette smoke is harmful to your health and using anything to light a cigarette is therefore dangerous.
I don't think that's what you were asking though. It can be dangerous to put high-output flashlights in bags without doing something to prevent them from turning on by accident. On most flashlights, loosening the tailcap a quarter turn will prevent it from turning on.
Not any more or less of a safety issue than every other compact light that gets that bright. That might light coming out of a small thing with a flammable object right in front of it will result in some smoke or fire.
What if it turns itself on while stored in a backpack?
undefined> What if it turns itself on while stored in a backpack?
you are asking the right question
the answer is, do not store in your backpack until you use a strategy to eliminate accidental discharge
on some lights, if the threads are anodised, not shiny bare metal, we can break the circuit by unscrewing the head or tail. So the button will not turn the light on.
to find out if that works with your light, turn it on, and then unscrew either end about 1/4 turn.. If the light turns off and the button does not turn it on, you can now store your light in your backpack safely..
There's at least three ways around that. In addition to being able to be locked out both electronically and mechanically, many lights have a switch that is fairly well protected. I may not trust my TS10 rattling around loose/unclipped except in my otherwise-empty watch pocket, but hitting the button on most of my Hanklights is such a low-probability thing that the only light I lockout is my KR4.
It's also worth noting that I have the memory set to "hybrid", so unless I used the light at a high level within the last three minutes, it'll come on quite low in the highly unlikely event that something manages to poke inside the raised ring anyways.
Most flashlights can be safely stored just by loosening the tailcap about a quarter turn.
Some lights have a lockout mode (commonly four clicks of the switch, if it's a side switch/e-switch), which can be handy. Lights running the Anduril 2 (not sure about Anduril 1) firmware by ToyKeeper can even set an automatic lockout timer. But if you want to be 100% certain it's not going to turn on, the easiest thing to do is just loosen the tailcap a bit, which will break the circuit between the battery and the pcb.
That just makes your flashlight a multi-tool
I'd say no. You had the cig so close to the light source. This would be akin to unscrewing a traditional bulb that was left on for day I would see anyways
They must be new to flashlights. My feeble little wurkkos penlight can leave a burn on my leg if I fall asleep and it cuts on.
Any tool can be dangerous if used incorrectly. What are the odds that you're going to accidentally turbo-cook your own thighs? Possible but not probable.
Just lock it before putting it in your bag/backpack/pouch/pocket and all's gonna be OK.
If you leave it to a 2 yo child, it may become dangerous 😀