silthdraeth
Newly Enlightened
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- Aug 10, 2007
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*edit* Since johnny13oi concluded I was dealer, I am stating that no I am not. I joined the forums the other day from a referral from another forum I frequent, and I had ordered one of these flashlights. I say people wanting it, but they could not find it in stores, so I was just sharing where I got mine from, since I too could not find it locally. I apologize if I am out of line here. New forum, new rules I guess.
I ordered mine online, it cost me a total of $32 shipped via UPS.
I contacted Rayovac customer support to find out where to get it, and this is the reply they gave me:
At this time, the unit is not offered online. You can order this unit
directly from us, though. The cost per light is $27.00 and shipping and
handling is added to your total order. I can send you out an ordering
form OR you can call us directly to place your order on either a visa
or
mastercard. The number to reach us at is 1-800-237-7000. Let me know if
there is anything else I can help you with. Thank you!
Jean Marie Jones
Consumer Services Specialist
Spectrum Brands
[email protected].
I know this is my first post, and I did a few searches and found a couple
of reviews here, and a ton of people interested in buying this flashlight.
Which is why I posted how I got mine, I could not find it locally anywhere.
Initial thoughts, with pictures to follow.
I haven't owned any high dollar flashlights, and I am rather new to a lot of the terminology etc. I just know I like flashlights, but I can't afford the real expensive ones. I also like quality.
Build quality: Initial feel was good, the flashlight has a rubber sleeve which fits rather loosely on it, and can easily be removed. In my opinion, it isn't a good feature, as it slips when attempting to remove the tail cap, or turn the head.
The paint/anodized finish does not seem quite as durable as the finish on a Maglite, but it is sufficient, since this really isn't a flashlight built to take a lot of abuse.
With the batteries in, the flashlight has a good weight to it, but if shaken the batteries rattle around a bit. The flashlight will operate while being shaked.
Inside the tube, for the batteries, there is only 1 spring, and thats on the tail cap.
The O-rings seem to be of lower quality rubber. I would recommend replacing them, if you foresee using this light in heavy rain, or a really dusty environment.
There is no reflector, just a focusing lens. The head will rotate complete off like a Maglite, and I am pretty sure it has the ability to act like a candle, though I wouldn't recommend it.
It does use a Cree LED (I don't know if thats good or bad)
I can't afford to abuse the light and see what kind of abuse it can take, but by the feel of it, I do not think it could stand up to to much abuse.
Again, I can post pictures later of it being disassembled, and all the parts.
Another user on this forum posted some good shots of how its beam looks, and the longevity of it. I will run a longevity test using some plain old Duracell C alkaline batteries.
Overall, I am very pleased with this light for $32 I payed for it shipped directly from Rayovac.
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