Radio Shack keychain lite on sale

[Go Go Gadget Flashlight]

Anyone know if this is Blue LED lite is worth it?
http://www.radioshack.com/product.asp?catalog%5Fname=CTLG&category%5Fname=&product%5Fid=980%2D1104

Is $7.50 a pretty decent price?

Uses 2 CR2016's. These are lower capacity than the 2025's though...

 

[**DONOTDELETE**]

the 120 day warranty doesn't look good . does this cover batts, sitting on, pet theft, accidental flushing

 

[The_LED_Museum]

<BLOCKQUOTE><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial">quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by Gadget:
Anyone know if this is Blue LED lite is worth it?

Uses 2 CR2016's. These are lower capacity than the 2025's though...<HR></BLOCKQUOTE>

According to the page, it uses three lithiums... that poor LED.

They probably don't recommend any more than very brief activations - the name of the flashlight is one clear indicator; "Microburst".
Feeding 9V into a blue LED is another indicator. You could probably see a vintage 1995 multiple quantum well LED light up a mile away if you dumped 9 volts into it too.

 

[Steelwolf]

Aren't the CR2016 batts 1.5V type? That would make it only 4.5V

 

[The_LED_Museum]

<BLOCKQUOTE><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial">quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by Steelwolf:
Aren't the CR2016 batts 1.5V type? That would make it only 4.5V<HR></BLOCKQUOTE>

They're 3 volts a pop.

Most of the lithium coin cells - the really thin jobs - are 3 volts.

 

[Cyclops942]

The ASP Sapphire uses only 1 battery, and it claims to be visible over a mile away, too. I'd stick with the ASP myself, but that's probably because I already have one. $7.50 doesn't sound like a bad price to try something, though.

 

[Brock]

Hey Craig, how do you think a Photon would hold up running 3 2012's? I bet it would be bright, for at least a little while. Hummmm, now I am going to have to order some 2012's and try it. The photon battery space is 3.2 mm thick and three 2012's should be 3.6, I wonder if they would even fit?

Brock

 

[Chris M.]

The ASP Sapphire uses only 1 battery

Are you sure? I thought it had the same battery setup as the blue Photon? It looks to bright for one 3v Lithium unless 6 volt single Lithiums exist?
I`m not 100% sure though cos I`ve not pried mine apart yet, I`ll wait till it runs out before trying that. (If ASP think I`m paying them $3 to change my batteries for me they can think again

)

 

[The_LED_Museum]

<BLOCKQUOTE><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial">quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by Chris M.:
The ASP Sapphire uses only 1 battery

Are you sure? I thought it had the same battery setup as the blue Photon? It looks to bright for one 3v Lithium unless 6 volt single Lithiums exist? <HR></BLOCKQUOTE>

Before it got broken, mine used 2 CR2016.
If he had a red version, it would probably use a single CR2032.

 

[The_LED_Museum]

<BLOCKQUOTE><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial">quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by Brock:
Hey Craig, how do you think a Photon would hold up running 3 2012's? I bet it would be bright, for at least a little while<HR></BLOCKQUOTE>

I would buy some foam earplugs and put on a pair of Playtex gloves before turning such a beast on.

You are likely to hear a sound like a muffled gunshot, and/or detect a malodorous stench filling the atmosphere in the vicinity of a Photon II abused in this manner.

Actually, what is more likely to happen is the LED will run bright for a time and then either the batteries will start to poop out or the LED will start to poop out; regardless of which happens first the light will begin to dim rather quickly.

I'm not at all familiar with CR2012 but I assume they are smaller and/or thinner than CR2016. They probably won't be able to deliver the fatal blow to the LED, rather, the LED will probably deliver the fatal blow to the batteries in fairly short order.

 

[Cyclops942]

<BLOCKQUOTE><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial">quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by telephony:
Before it got broken, mine used 2 CR2016.
If he had a red version, it would probably use a single CR2032.<HR></BLOCKQUOTE>

Dang! You mean I mis-remembered something I read on your site? I have the blue one, and I thought you said it had one when you pried it apart. *sigh*

<BLOCKQUOTE><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial">quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by Chris M.:
(If ASP think I`m paying them $3 to change my batteries for me they can think again)<HR></BLOCKQUOTE>
Keep in mind that your $3 also
<UL TYPE=SQUARE><LI>buys the batteries and <LI>pays for return shipping.[/list]

Except for the time w/o your light, it ain't such a bad deal, IMHO.

 

[Chris M.]

Keep in mind that your $3 also

buys the batteries and
pays for return shipping.


Even overseas?
Either way, since I hardly use my ASP lights, I don`t expect I`ll need to do anything for a while. I use my Photons much more, because I don`t have to worry about how long I`ll be without them when the batteries finally give up.


Anyone who has tried to replace the ASP`s batteries themselves- can it be done without too much fuss, and if so- how hard is it?

 

[The_LED_Museum]

<BLOCKQUOTE><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial">quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by Chris M.:
Anyone who has tried to replace the ASP`s batteries themselves- can it be done without too much fuss, and if so- how hard is it? <HR></BLOCKQUOTE>

It's pretty whacked. One thing I can pretty much guarantee, your Asp will never look quite the same again.

The case halves are fastened with pin & hole arrangement and with some kind of adhesive (maybe cyanoacrylate or a very tiny amount of epoxy), and you'll probably break off at least 30% of the pins while disassembling the light. Once you actually have it apart though, the batteries can be swapped out easily.

Then there's the matter of reassembly. You'll definitely need lots of glue and patience.

 

[Chris M.]

It's pretty whacked. One thing I can pretty much guarantee, your Asp will never look quite the same again.

Thanks! Guess I`d just better go easy on it for now.
Unless I can find some cyanoacrylate solvent (we may have some in work) and soften the glue somehow? I wouldn`t dip it straight in, just drop some in the grooves and let it soak, then pry, and hope.....