Team Products 3-LED mini-review + photos

[idleprocess]

QUICK SPECS

• Light source LED - 3x5mm
  
• Type Medium flashlight
  
• Switch Momentary
  
• Operation triple-mode
  
• Operational sequence Off (faint glow) | 1 LED | 2 LED | 3 LED
  
• Driver Unknown buck driver
  
• Power source Alkaline: 4xAAA
  Rechargables not effective
  Lithiums should work fine
  
• Focus Fixed
  
• Beam Medium spot
  
• Construction Molded plastic
  
• Environmental
  Water resistance: Moderate
  Shock resistance: Minimal
  Crush resistance: Minimal
  
• Availability
  Originally purchased at Big Lots

Flat view


Perspective view


The business end


Assembly view

(snide) COMMENTS

• "Sub-milliamp" glow in 2 outer LEDs when light is "off"
• Solid-state switching
• Average white LED tint
• Average brightness for 3x 5mm LEDs
• Rechargable cells do not power light well enough
• Tailcap is retained poorly - any force against it will likely break adhesive retaining block that tailcap thumbscrew threads into
• Reflector does next to nothing for beam profile
• Suggested use: giveaway

 

[Flying Turtle]

I, not so regretably, returned one of these to Big Lots thinking it wasn't supposed to glow all the time. It did seem to be especially second-rate. Thanks for your reviews.

Geoff

 

[idleprocess]

I'm not sure if the constant glowing is an intended feature, or just the bi-product of a hastily-implemented solid-state switching circuit.

I've had mine for a long time, and the batteries are still going strong.