Milwaukee 700L Rechargeable USB Flashlight...

[staples57]

Asking the experts...

I just ran across the Milwaukee 700L Rechargeable USB Flashlight.
...I'm unable to search the CPF as the search option is reported (at least to me) as being disabled

Is it any good?
Is it just rebranded?
Are there any reviews on CPF?

Many Thanks!

 

[MicroE]

I own one. It is a single 18650 light with a focusing beam.
The battery is mounted in a large plastic cradle that slips inside the handle.
The handle diameter is larger than most 18650 lights. Very comfortable in the hand.
Not the brightest, but very reliable and easy to recharge.

 

[MicroE]

My bet is that it is made by Coast for Milwaukee.

 

[frascati]

Hope it's not too old a thread to resurrect. Does anyone else here have experience with this flashlight? It focuses it's flood/spot by sliding the barrel of the lens up and down. Problem is that it's sealed so well against atmosphere that the barrel acts just like a piston and always slides back to 'neutral' depending on which extreme its been sitting at for a while. Flood to spot creates enough vacuum to pull the barrel back down, spot to flood creates enough pressure to push the barrel back up.
Shitty design. A rotating barrel would have been better. A very tiny breather hole will have to be drilled somewhere appropriate. Detracts from it's water seal, but otherwise the flashlight is too frustrating to use.