I know that this may seem ridiculous to post anything about this light on a site devoted to hard-core flashoholics, but I feel that this thing has quite a bit of utility in it, even to us.
I bought 2 of these for my kids, 6 and 7 yrs old, because they LOVE flashlights as a result of my intervention at an early age. They appreciate what a nice light can do and they each have a headlamp. (Walmart-Energizer 2x1602 30hr runtime)
I wanted to get them a proper flashlight but I don't trust children to always do the right thing as it is their nature to experiment and goof around. I am afraid that modern flashlights may have enough output to damage your eyes if you look into them for even brief periods so I wanted something with a lower output emitter.
That said, let's get to the light.
Length: 3-5/16"
Width: 1-1/2"
Depth: 1-3/16" without clip or clip base added. 2-15/16 with clip.
3 user modes: Low, High, Beacon. No memory.
Glow mode is an ultra low output that is either always on or off.
The Glow mode is enabled and disabled by a 2-second Press/Hold. I read somewhere that it can remain in Glow mode for over a year but I can't verify that.
Full output is less than the Fauxton keychain lights, but not by much.
You can see in the picture of the front that it is merely an LED soldered to a board facing out the front. Easily modded I suppose.
The ON/OFF switch is the round recession on the face with the logo, as it is recessed it is doubtful this will ever get turned on accidentally.
Battery cover is removed with a coin, stays secured when tightened down.
The clip has an integrated magnet that easily supports the light when loaded with a battery.
The clip swivels 360 degrees with detents every 30 degrees. There is a hole at the end of the clip for attaching a lanyard.
The functions of the clip are thoughtful and well implemented but I feel the plastic gets a little thin on the back section. Time will tell. If the clip does fail it wouldn't be hard to replace it with a cellphone "button" style that clips on to a belt worn receiver.
The output is nothing special but I didn't expect it to be. It's actually better than their headlamps as it doesn't project a tiny shadow of the emitter out the front.
Plastic lens well protected by the rubber case that surrounds the whole light except for the battery cover.
I got mine for ~$12 at the auction site, also available from the manufacturer at safe-light.com.
It's not readily apparent what the differences are in the different models as I couldn't click past the "click your country" splash page and there isn't much info on the home page.
With all my wonderful, modern LED flashlights I still have plenty of uses for a "beater" light like this, that is, one that I'm not gonna worry if it walks away or gets lost in a drawer somewhere. My daughter loves to read before bed and the low output on this will be perfect.
I expected the light to be smaller but am glad that it's bigger. Larger size + rubber exterior = less falls.
Here are some pics for reference:
I bought 2 of these for my kids, 6 and 7 yrs old, because they LOVE flashlights as a result of my intervention at an early age. They appreciate what a nice light can do and they each have a headlamp. (Walmart-Energizer 2x1602 30hr runtime)
I wanted to get them a proper flashlight but I don't trust children to always do the right thing as it is their nature to experiment and goof around. I am afraid that modern flashlights may have enough output to damage your eyes if you look into them for even brief periods so I wanted something with a lower output emitter.
That said, let's get to the light.
Length: 3-5/16"
Width: 1-1/2"
Depth: 1-3/16" without clip or clip base added. 2-15/16 with clip.
3 user modes: Low, High, Beacon. No memory.
Glow mode is an ultra low output that is either always on or off.
The Glow mode is enabled and disabled by a 2-second Press/Hold. I read somewhere that it can remain in Glow mode for over a year but I can't verify that.
Full output is less than the Fauxton keychain lights, but not by much.
You can see in the picture of the front that it is merely an LED soldered to a board facing out the front. Easily modded I suppose.
The ON/OFF switch is the round recession on the face with the logo, as it is recessed it is doubtful this will ever get turned on accidentally.
Battery cover is removed with a coin, stays secured when tightened down.
The clip has an integrated magnet that easily supports the light when loaded with a battery.
The clip swivels 360 degrees with detents every 30 degrees. There is a hole at the end of the clip for attaching a lanyard.
The functions of the clip are thoughtful and well implemented but I feel the plastic gets a little thin on the back section. Time will tell. If the clip does fail it wouldn't be hard to replace it with a cellphone "button" style that clips on to a belt worn receiver.
The output is nothing special but I didn't expect it to be. It's actually better than their headlamps as it doesn't project a tiny shadow of the emitter out the front.
Plastic lens well protected by the rubber case that surrounds the whole light except for the battery cover.
I got mine for ~$12 at the auction site, also available from the manufacturer at safe-light.com.
It's not readily apparent what the differences are in the different models as I couldn't click past the "click your country" splash page and there isn't much info on the home page.
With all my wonderful, modern LED flashlights I still have plenty of uses for a "beater" light like this, that is, one that I'm not gonna worry if it walks away or gets lost in a drawer somewhere. My daughter loves to read before bed and the low output on this will be perfect.
I expected the light to be smaller but am glad that it's bigger. Larger size + rubber exterior = less falls.
Here are some pics for reference:
