You've seen them in kids toy boxes for years but have you really examined one up close? Well, today courtesy Goodwill, I was able to get an old Playskool childs flashlight for .99. The first thing that comes to mind about this light is the fact that it's almost indestructible! It's made out of high impact plastic and although not water resistant, it is nonetheless well made. You gotta realize that my particular light may have been thrown around by several kids and rattled around in goodness knows what for years and it still works like new! Now, I know that we all can obtain a better light than this toy but it in itself is a testament to good design and decent materials.
The engine in this light is 2 "C" batteries that are loaded into a removable magazine which contains the contacts and the bulb holder. When inserted into the main frame the magazine makes contact with terminals located inside that are connected to a small circuit board and in turn to the on off and momentary switches. There is also a neat feature in this light which is a manually flip able color wheel with which you can dial between white, red and green color. It works fine and although the beam throw is full of artifacts it is usable for general purposes.
I think it's a bit of Americana that probably is not made any longer or will soon be extinct. Remember, this could have been the first flashlight for some of our members that now possess Surefire's and the like!
I wonder if Playsckool would try to make an LED version?:candle:
Look upon this and go back to your childhood for a moment.
The engine in this light is 2 "C" batteries that are loaded into a removable magazine which contains the contacts and the bulb holder. When inserted into the main frame the magazine makes contact with terminals located inside that are connected to a small circuit board and in turn to the on off and momentary switches. There is also a neat feature in this light which is a manually flip able color wheel with which you can dial between white, red and green color. It works fine and although the beam throw is full of artifacts it is usable for general purposes.
I think it's a bit of Americana that probably is not made any longer or will soon be extinct. Remember, this could have been the first flashlight for some of our members that now possess Surefire's and the like!
I wonder if Playsckool would try to make an LED version?:candle:
Look upon this and go back to your childhood for a moment.
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