Arc AAA survives 2 story drop onto the cement 100%

BlindedByTheLite · #1 11-30-2003, 07:29 PM

so i was cleaning the oven and i set my Arc AAA on the windowsill.. now there are no screens in the windows, and the window was open a few inches since i was spraying and i didn't wanna irritate my asthma..

along comes the cat..

jumps in the windowsill.. checks out the arc aaa.. decides to bat at it a little.. and bats it right over the plastic edge on the windowsill and the little arc helplessly plummets 25 feet to the cement.

DAMN!

go down and get it.. not even a scratch? well, there appeared to be a scratch.. but i spitshined it and it came right off..
twisted the head.. no light..

change battery..

twisted the head.. BAM!

the arc survived what a mere mortal battery could not.

these things can be TOUGH.

Edit: Thanks T.I.N. [img]/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif[/img]

BentHeadTX · #2 11-30-2003, 08:09 PM

Great news!
I just received my Arc AA in the mail and put it on the keychain. The Micro goes in the pocket so it won't get scratched up. Good to hear that the AAA/AA series are so tough to life's little screw-ups.

BlindedByTheLite · #3 11-30-2003, 10:11 PM

yes yes yes.

it all happened in slow motion.. now i feel ALOT better about using the hell outta this light.

take care of your Arc AA.. no drops over 25 feet. [img]/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/wink.gif[/img]

Edit: this is a product that i truly trust as far as i can throw it!

nexro · #4 12-01-2003, 12:09 AM

I have always thought of using the Arc AA as a defensive weapon. It makes me wonder what will happen if I actually throw it at someone :P

BlindedByTheLite · #5 12-01-2003, 01:18 PM

a well placed throw will be as effective as a flash from the light! haha

HesNot · #6 12-01-2003, 01:58 PM

Hmmm - just what I'd expect from a cat - always into mischief and trying to break your precious items1 [img]/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/smile.gif[/img]

Zeppert · #7 12-01-2003, 03:49 PM

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BlindedByTheLite said:
Edit: this is a product that i truly trust as far as i can throw it!

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LOL.... True, very true

I used mine for all kinds of things. For instance, I used it instead of a rock to get my sons foam glider out of a tree on more than one occasion. I had to throw it up 15-20 ft. in a tree to knock the glider loose. It hit the grass over and over and hasn't bothered the function in the least.

2watt · #8 12-01-2003, 04:18 PM

That's awesome!! I just ordered my 1st ARC-AAA today. It's great to know it can take whatever I "throw" at it! [img]/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif[/img]

BlindedByTheLite · #9 12-01-2003, 05:21 PM

lmao@Zeppert
doubles as tree top rescue apparatus..

2watt, this is one light you really don't have to baby around [img]/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif[/img] so go 'head and throw like randy johnson!