I used to have that same rayovac and it lasted a month with light use. What do you think about the single AA version is it worth getting as an edc light.
So far mine has held up very well EDC'ing it for a week and using it nightly around the house. IMHO a week isn't really long enough to tell though. I crushed it a little too hard today in my bench vise, and the beam was a little ob-round as a result:duh2:. So, I chucked it back up and crushed it back the other way:thumbsup:... problem solved. So its definitely a tough little light, at least physically. I mean... I CRANKED on it, enough to hear the wood blocks start to yield and splinter. Despite my vise-abuse the light still has a very hefty / rugged feel.
The lens is plastic
, although its not the most easily scratched, still its not as scratch resistant as a glass lens. That was the other mod I wanted to do.
I have been very vocal about my skepticism towards click switches. So far though this switch has worked great (despite being water logged), and I am
quickly realizing the convenience of a forward clicky.
Excellent color light tint and beam-to-flood transition. Even though at ~35L its not the brightest, still for close proximity use its very nice. Bright enough, without blinding you when your eyes are dilated at night.
The driver has pretty good regulation. I get about 1:45 of consistent brightness, on pathetic 1700mAh NiMH. The last 10 minutes the color turns yellow and the light cuts out completely.
IMHO its 2 biggest strengths are the forward clicky and color tint.
IMHO its 2 biggest weaknesses are its plastic lens and poor waterproofing.
Still, for $19 out the door its hard to beat.
**edit**
My light developed a noticeable random flicker tonight, not unlike a blowing candle. I did the usual, swapped the battery, cleaned the contacts and threads, re-seated the tail cap. No dice. I noticed moisture collecting inside on the lens... bad sign. I knew the light had taken in watter, but the fact that it managed to work its way up into the head was a bad sign. So I removed the cell and dried out the inside of the body and tailcap with a hairdryer. Let it cool and repeated the cycle a couple times. Problem solved. I'll say this... its certainly a resilient little light. The light was scalding hot throughout the hairdryer sessions.
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