- Flashlight - 6 Updates
| The Real Bev <bashley101@gmail.com>: May 23 09:43AM -0700 A while back a friend and I went through Lehman Cave in Nevada. One of the people had a wonderful TruTorch flashlight ($56.00) which I immediately coveted. There are a lot of clones on Amazon and ebay, but I don't want to buy anything on either place (or alibaba) that I might want to return. I finally bought one of the $20 as-seen-on-tv Bell&Howells (same price everywhere) from Dick's across the street. I'm happy. Bright as shit and seems nicely made. Nuisance to have to cycle through modes rather than have a simple on/off switch, but you can't have everything. Puts the free Harbor Freight flashlights, heretofore much admired, to shame. -- Cheers, Bev "As a mortician I always tie the shoelaces of the dead together. If there actually is a zombie apocalypse it will be hilarious." |
| Dennis <dgw80@hotmail.com>: May 23 10:02AM -0700 On Tue, 23 May 2017 09:43:03 -0700, The Real Bev >cycle through modes rather than have a simple on/off switch, but you >can't have everything. >Puts the free Harbor Freight flashlights, heretofore much admired, to shame. What type/number of batteries does it require? Anyone else notice that alkaline batteries have been getting crappier? When I was a kid, batteries regularly leaked if left in devices. I had many ruined toys, radios, flashlights, etc. Then for a while, 20 years or so, they seemed to get better and I rarely had anything destroyed by a leaking battery. Now it seems like they leak regularly again. Maybe because production moved to China/Viet Nam/Maylasia/etc ? Dennis (evil) -- My output is down, my income is up, I take a short position on the long bond and my revenue stream has its own cash flow. -George Carlin |
| The Real Bev <bashley101@gmail.com>: May 23 12:19PM -0700 On 05/23/2017 10:02 AM, Dennis wrote: >>can't have everything. >>Puts the free Harbor Freight flashlights, heretofore much admired, to shame. > What type/number of batteries does it require? 3 AAA, not included. They go into one of the Harbor-Freight-like triple adapters. Some of the clones come with a Li-ion rechargeable, sleeve to make it fit and a charger, as well as one of the triple-AAA HF adapters. Can't remember the number, but it should be easy to find. > or so, they seemed to get better and I rarely had anything destroyed > by a leaking battery. Now it seems like they leak regularly again. > Maybe because production moved to China/Viet Nam/Maylasia/etc ? I bought a block of Maxells maybe 10 years ago, all of which leaked before they were put in anything. The previous batch of Kirklands (maybe the ones that expired in 2016) had quite a few leakers, a few of which leaked still in the package. I bought Duracells at Costco when they had them on sale but haven't opened that package yet. Maybe 20 years ago a friend gave me a really nifty little single-AA LED flashlight. I carried it around for a long time and then left it in an unused purse. Just found it again. The endcap is now welded to the body, presumably by the battery. Even putting it in a vise and trying to open it with channellocks was ineffective. I feel really bad about it because it was really nice. -- Cheers, Bev I'd rather trust the guys in the lab coats who aren't demanding that I get up early on Sundays to apologize for being human. -- Captain Splendid |
| Michael Black <et472@ncf.ca>: May 23 03:37PM -0400 |
| Michael Black <et472@ncf.ca>: May 23 03:45PM -0400 |
| no-spam@sonic.net (Fake ID): May 24 06:03AM In article <08q8ictihfdphl507885hvjaikk8pvttjl@4ax.com>, >or so, they seemed to get better and I rarely had anything destroyed >by a leaking battery. Now it seems like they leak regularly again. >Maybe because production moved to China/Viet Nam/Maylasia/etc ? I've had more things ruined by Kirkland batteries than I can remember. Lights, radios, clocks. My favorite "flashlight" also has battery problems. It's a 1.5 million candlepower spotlight that uses some unicorn of a 12V rechargeable SLA battery. The original battery didn't last long, but the "manufacturer" had already gone out of business and taken over by DeWalt. For a bit more than the original cost of the light I got a replacement battery, which also didn't last long. But when it worked...bright and well-focused--pull the trigger and light up all the critters. It was like a handheld car headlight. m |
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