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Great bang for the buck
Posted by
wrestling
on 3/24/2010
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Pros: Cheap and powerful. I find the modes useful - especially the low power is low enough to read in a car without distracting others. Fast strobe good for gaining attention while biking.
Even though the pictures suggest the tail-clicky would protude beyond the body this is not so. The light can tail-stand after some rework (no skills needed - see below)
Cons: The lanyard holes have slight burrs on the inner side - could wear your lanyard out sooner than you thought. Should be easy to de-burr though.
The threads are quite fine pitch - could be easy to damage with sand/dirt during outdoor activities.
The GITD O-ring does not glow too long - wish it would last longer, but this must be about the same in all GITD ones here.
Other Thoughts: Lanyard is attached as shown in pictures. However there are two holes next to each other - fixing the lanyard from one hole to another rather than over the body edge enables the lamp to tail-stand.
Bottomline: Plenty of light for the price.
Bright Little Light
Posted by
bobfrapples
on 3/22/2010
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Pros: This light is awesome.It looks sharp, and high quality construction. I bought it to replace my name brand 65 (lm) flashlight while it is sent back for repair. It is very bright, the strobe is faster than I expected and battery life seems to be quite long. We played arounf with it all week end.
Cons: *The tail cap is click then on, not one then click, so can not be used as a momentary switch.
*compared to other lights, output is not 220 (lm) I would say 110 is more like it. Cree's data sheet says 100-175 (lm)
*with a cr2 battery 3.0v @ 800ma = +/-2.4w, with some bleed as heat seems to be right.
*glow in the dark O-rings are neat but the don't glow long. They do cast a green hue around the front of the light when on.
Other Thoughts: Buy some rechargable CR2 batteries, I paid $4 a cell at my electronics shop.
Bottomline: I am glad I only looked at the stainless steel models and the others where sold out so... glad I got it. Thought I was buying a CR123a lamp, but this is great. It is smaller than it seems, buy packs lots of light! Thank you DealeXtreme for another quality product!
Great build quality, Solid flashlight
Posted by
MooGliSH
on 3/20/2010
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Pros: *Very bright, of the few lights i've picked up here on Dealextreme, this would be one of the brightest when used directly.
*Very nice build quality, no jagged edges, nice Aurora / Cree branding etching on the sides
*Battery feels tight and secure, not loose
*Glow in the dark O-Rings + Clicky tailcap
Cons: *Gets hotter and hotter. I would only recommend this flashlight for use in everyday situations for short periods of time. After 10 minutes the outer casing is too hot to touch comfortably.
*Glow dies down quickly after flashlight is turned off. After 5 minutes the glow is no longer evident in low light conditions.
Other Thoughts: *The size is quite small, if you have big hands, you may wish to go for a larger light
*Suitable for mounted applications, as tyhe center has an indent that would work well with different mounting options, even simple cable ties
Bottomline: Bottomline? If you have a source for CR2 batteries that isn't through the roof, this makes a great little flashlight :)