Sears has a new cheap flashlight that I have been wanting to test.
http://www.dorcy.com/products.aspx?p=412495
So I traded in my last purchase for it.
It is a Dorcy product, and the label says "HIGH PERFORMANCE L.E.D."
The product looks good on the outside for a flashlight under $ 15.
It has a very interesting hole on the end for hanging, and also a fold-out
carabiner. This part is a good design.
The flashlight did not work straight out the box. I had to diagnose it,
and bend a tap that connects the switch to the headpiece. This took
a while to figure out.
The light pattern was one of the worst I have seen on an LED light.
The light claims to float, but only looked water-resistant.
If it were not for the poor light pattern, I would recommend this light for
newbies to take to caves where there is walking passage as light to
carry inside of their cavepacks.
I would have also recommended it for camping or overnight hikes, but
I can't.
The flashlight is very lightweight, but large. For its size, it
could accomodate
much larger batteries or more batteries.
This flashlight was first designed as a halogen light, and it only has a LED
module in it. That is good in that you can easily replace the module.
I suspect the flashlight would survive a 3 foot drop test or maybe even
higher.
It is too bad the light pattern sucked. It does shine a long spotlight for
a 1/2 watt light, so you could use it to shine light up into a dome or a pit.
The switch does seem more rugged than other lights in the $ 15 price
range.
I don't see an easy way to modify the lens to diffuse the light?
David
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