Rayovac 3W 2AA Extreme - Runtime and Review

I bought this flashlight yesterday, and here's the runtime on two Duracell Precharged white tops, 2000mAh.
Graph from Openoffice:

50% after about three hours. Around 30 lumens.
After three hours, the body was VERY warm, but it will beat any incandescent with the beam quality and runtime. I like this light.


Verdict: I'm keeping it, and this will probably be my new EDC, and my Fenix my backup.
The emitter cooled down in color after a few hours running. When I first got it, it had a nasty light pink-ish beam on it. After a full depletion on the batteries once, the lux seemed to even out.

Outdoor beamshots/throwshots coming sometime this week.

Thanks for posting the info, TheInvader. Does this ROV flashlight use a Luxeon III LED? K2 LED?

Pics?

I think these are Lux III lights. They are listed at 80 lumens.

Interesting comment about the tint changing after few hours of runtime.
I have a 1W version of this light that has the same pinkish tint that I hate.

Have to try running the light for a couple of hours and see what happens.

I bought mine several months ago. It gets used occasionally on EMS calls, and I just changed the batteries for the first time this week. I was amazed how much brighter it was, back to full power!

I have one problem, and this seems to afflict a lot of flashlights I've had over the years. After a while it got to flickering when I turned it on. Usually a bump or two will fix the problem. I tried adjusting the spring in the tailcap, but that had no effect (works in my MiniMags) but then after removing and replacing the head, and finding absolutely nothing that I thought might help to adjust, it went back to working just fine. Now I don't abuse my lights, but ocasionally they do get banged up against something when I am walking about, since they stay on my belt.

Does anybody make a flashlight at a reasonable price that is super rugged and virtually impossible to screw up?

Sounds like dirty threads. Just needs to be cleaned and relubed.

I think newer ones use a Rebel of some sort.

guiri said:

Pics?

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http://www.rayovac.com/flashlight/selux2aa3w-b.shtml#.shtml

I think it's this one, I have 2 (well, I gave 1 away) but I will say they make great beater, loaner lights. The person I gave the light to goes night fishing all the time and loves it, while mine lives in my tool box that I keep in my truck (batteries removed).

In my neck of the woods (Sandwich isles) I haven't seen them on the store shelves for awhile, but would pick up another if I did.

As it happens I have one of these.

I too do not care much for the tint.

Mine wears a red filter and sometimes get used as a midnite bathroom visit light.

Good looking light.

I also saw this when looking at the other one. SPecs seem nice but isn't it typical of most sites that you can't get a larger picture
Like that's hard to figure out
http://www.rayovac.com/flashlight/SportsmanExtreme_se3dln.shtml

It's built pretty heavy duty guiri. Thick wall on the body, pretty thick head and reasonable tail cap.

If not mentioned it is a push/twist light sort of like SF.

Thanks Joe