Got a gift card from Lowe's for Father's Day, and since I was there picking up more remodeling supplies I was looking to spend it. Nada. Same boring collection of stuff I'd bought cheaper earlier. It's a lumberbox, certainly not a major source of things like, say, flashlights. At least not like Defiant at Home Depot. I'd picked up the 500 lumen 3 C Cell last year, and another for my son for Christmas.
Checking out, of course, there's always something piled on the commercial register for impulse buying, I have the same situation at work. But - there was something different (not water, dew rags, or candy bars. )
This: http://www.lowes.com/pd_486468-5133...pl=1¤tURL=?Ntt=lux+pro+lp600&facetInfo=
Inexpensive enough. Bought it with the gift card.
320 lumens? Yes, about right, compared to the Defiant 500 or a Rayovac 100 that has disappeared into my wife's custody. It also has medium and low, but no time ratings for that use other than the "7 hours" on the label. I suspect that is the low level rate.
It's got strobe and SOS. Am I a fan, well, never had it. It's disorienting, even inside during daylight hours. I can see it being useful if you need it. Same for SOS, I can see that as an aid when out hunting. Runs on 4 AAA's, so the package isn't compact in a Streamlight Microstream kind of way, but big enough to handle.
Beam shape is a lot like the Defiant, small hot spot with a lot of flood. The color is much whiter on my sample, with a slight tinge of violet, compared to the yellow tint of the Defiant. The center of the spot appears to fade slightly, almost as if graying out a step.
No idea yet on throw, its not dark out yet. I suspect it won't toss a beam quite like the Defiant, which was nearly the equal of my vehicles headlights. I'd toss in some comparisons with other store lights but I haven't seen them around here in a while, I keep looking for them, where did they go . . . oh well.
Typical click on, half depress cycles the functions. Click off. You don't have to see strobe or SOS if you just push in all the way when done. It always comes on full bright if you give it a few seconds to reset, otherwise, it starts where you left off, or at the next step in the sequence. Yes, that could be annoying, but hey, it's either on or off for most uses. Getting the hang of intermediate timing might be a skill few need to acquire. I've got a single AA Everready that fades and blinks as it powers up and down, seems gimmicky now.
At the consumer level these models pop up and then disappear. We have to keep on top of the performance/price ratio to appreciate them. In this case it's something to consider if you are on the market or have impulse cash to spend.
FWIW.
Checking out, of course, there's always something piled on the commercial register for impulse buying, I have the same situation at work. But - there was something different (not water, dew rags, or candy bars. )
This: http://www.lowes.com/pd_486468-5133...pl=1¤tURL=?Ntt=lux+pro+lp600&facetInfo=
Inexpensive enough. Bought it with the gift card.
320 lumens? Yes, about right, compared to the Defiant 500 or a Rayovac 100 that has disappeared into my wife's custody. It also has medium and low, but no time ratings for that use other than the "7 hours" on the label. I suspect that is the low level rate.
It's got strobe and SOS. Am I a fan, well, never had it. It's disorienting, even inside during daylight hours. I can see it being useful if you need it. Same for SOS, I can see that as an aid when out hunting. Runs on 4 AAA's, so the package isn't compact in a Streamlight Microstream kind of way, but big enough to handle.
Beam shape is a lot like the Defiant, small hot spot with a lot of flood. The color is much whiter on my sample, with a slight tinge of violet, compared to the yellow tint of the Defiant. The center of the spot appears to fade slightly, almost as if graying out a step.
No idea yet on throw, its not dark out yet. I suspect it won't toss a beam quite like the Defiant, which was nearly the equal of my vehicles headlights. I'd toss in some comparisons with other store lights but I haven't seen them around here in a while, I keep looking for them, where did they go . . . oh well.
Typical click on, half depress cycles the functions. Click off. You don't have to see strobe or SOS if you just push in all the way when done. It always comes on full bright if you give it a few seconds to reset, otherwise, it starts where you left off, or at the next step in the sequence. Yes, that could be annoying, but hey, it's either on or off for most uses. Getting the hang of intermediate timing might be a skill few need to acquire. I've got a single AA Everready that fades and blinks as it powers up and down, seems gimmicky now.
At the consumer level these models pop up and then disappear. We have to keep on top of the performance/price ratio to appreciate them. In this case it's something to consider if you are on the market or have impulse cash to spend.
FWIW.