About 2 months ago? Several of us were fortunate enough to recieve PALights to try out. I wrote some comments on the light durring my weeks with Linux and misplaced the file when I went (Ick!
) back to windows. Tonight I dug up the file, so I give you my PALight review...
Photos can come later...I let my friend borrow the light. I'll add any comments he has too.
</font><ul type="square">[*]<font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial">Maybe it's just my light, but when I push the "button" without supporting the top half of the case, it feels like it's going to fall apart on me.</font>[*]<font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial">The instructions state that peeling the rubber off the top part of the light (The part with the PCB) will void the warranty. I read this right after I tried do take the battery out and, as a result, accidentally took that top part off...guess I technically voided my warranty</font>[*]<font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial">The signal cone is nice. I wouldn't mind a white one though--I know you can get a white one but there is not an option on the PALight site to substitute the red for white when ordering...maybe if you asked nicely though</font>[*]<font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial">Here's the problem with strobe mode: The light doesn't truly strobe, it switches between dim and bright. When you enter strobe mode the LED dims, so you think you've turned the light off—until it flashes in your eye 2 seconds later. I would suggest that when the LED is off in strobe mode, it's completely off…as opposed to dim.</font>[*]<font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial">The beam is nice but I'm going to have to agree with Darrell--it's too tight.</font>[*]<font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial">Always on mode rocks! This light is high up on the "Take to camp" light list</font>[*]<font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial">First thing my mom said when she saw it was "That's a cute little light." She wants this light...</font>[*]<font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial">Although the beam is focused like the Brinkman rebel, there aren't 2 lines in the beam from the "wires" on the LED (Part of the die?) like there are on the Rebel--nice!</font>[*]<font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial">The casing on the lower half is a little "large" around the battery. This should allow for larger batteries to get in, which is nice, but it bugs me! Does it bug anyone else?</font>[*]<font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial">I've had the metal strap off several times and every time I go to put it on, without fail, I get the PALight logo up-side-down...on the side with the button, just up side down. Anyone else have this problem? This is a tiny tiny tiny problem considering most people only take that off when they change the battery...</font>[*]<font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial">The light is full of nice little details. The diamond pattern grip is nice, the little "PALights" on the metal strip (That I put on up-side-down) the "Press to Open" (Also on the strip) the fold out lanyard loop...and I just noticed that it says PALights Pat App on the bottom of the light.</font>[*]<font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial">The beam is a lot like that of a Dorcy Cool Blue or Turtlelite I only in a much smaller package. Put a krypton bulb in your Dorcy, use it's 6V PR-LED bulb in something with a textured reflector and carry the PAL for those times when you want a LED in a tight tight spot.</font>[/list]<font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial">
Photos can come later...I let my friend borrow the light. I'll add any comments he has too.
</font><ul type="square">[*]<font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial">Maybe it's just my light, but when I push the "button" without supporting the top half of the case, it feels like it's going to fall apart on me.</font>[*]<font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial">The instructions state that peeling the rubber off the top part of the light (The part with the PCB) will void the warranty. I read this right after I tried do take the battery out and, as a result, accidentally took that top part off...guess I technically voided my warranty</font>[*]<font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial">The signal cone is nice. I wouldn't mind a white one though--I know you can get a white one but there is not an option on the PALight site to substitute the red for white when ordering...maybe if you asked nicely though</font>[*]<font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial">Here's the problem with strobe mode: The light doesn't truly strobe, it switches between dim and bright. When you enter strobe mode the LED dims, so you think you've turned the light off—until it flashes in your eye 2 seconds later. I would suggest that when the LED is off in strobe mode, it's completely off…as opposed to dim.</font>[*]<font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial">The beam is nice but I'm going to have to agree with Darrell--it's too tight.</font>[*]<font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial">Always on mode rocks! This light is high up on the "Take to camp" light list</font>[*]<font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial">First thing my mom said when she saw it was "That's a cute little light." She wants this light...</font>[*]<font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial">Although the beam is focused like the Brinkman rebel, there aren't 2 lines in the beam from the "wires" on the LED (Part of the die?) like there are on the Rebel--nice!</font>[*]<font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial">The casing on the lower half is a little "large" around the battery. This should allow for larger batteries to get in, which is nice, but it bugs me! Does it bug anyone else?</font>[*]<font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial">I've had the metal strap off several times and every time I go to put it on, without fail, I get the PALight logo up-side-down...on the side with the button, just up side down. Anyone else have this problem? This is a tiny tiny tiny problem considering most people only take that off when they change the battery...</font>[*]<font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial">The light is full of nice little details. The diamond pattern grip is nice, the little "PALights" on the metal strip (That I put on up-side-down) the "Press to Open" (Also on the strip) the fold out lanyard loop...and I just noticed that it says PALights Pat App on the bottom of the light.</font>[*]<font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial">The beam is a lot like that of a Dorcy Cool Blue or Turtlelite I only in a much smaller package. Put a krypton bulb in your Dorcy, use it's 6V PR-LED bulb in something with a textured reflector and carry the PAL for those times when you want a LED in a tight tight spot.</font>[/list]<font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial">