MSaxatilus
Flashlight Enthusiast
Well, I was over at the Home Depot and came across a good Engergizer 4 AA host for my new EverLED. When I got home I took the light out of the package, installed the batteries and tried it out. Worked pretty well, but I could tell by the beam pattern that the EverLED would be awesome in it. Well, I replaced the stock bulb and clicked that baby on....
Instead of light, I sat on my couch, in the dark with the sickening feeling that my EverLED was suddenly toasted. /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/mecry.gif I swapped it and replaced the original bulb and it worked fine. Now, my EverLED no longer works in its original host.
Well all I have to say is, EverLEDs are a really good product, but they really made a big mistake by not putting in the reverse polarity protection and proclaiming that you can gain all "benefits of LED technology as easy as changing the bulb in your flashlight"!!!/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/jpshakehead.gif
I guess it goes to prove that I'm still a Newbie after all this time, since I should have checked the polarity before hand, but it I don't think a $40 dollar replacement bulb should go up in smoke so easily./ubbthreads/images/graemlins/whoopin.gif
Hopefully, those 'rumored' new ones with the polarity protection will come out soon, because I do like their product, and it definitely adds new life to some of my favorite golden oldies. Till then, my EverLED purchases are on hold! /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/mad.gif
Instead of light, I sat on my couch, in the dark with the sickening feeling that my EverLED was suddenly toasted. /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/mecry.gif I swapped it and replaced the original bulb and it worked fine. Now, my EverLED no longer works in its original host.
Well all I have to say is, EverLEDs are a really good product, but they really made a big mistake by not putting in the reverse polarity protection and proclaiming that you can gain all "benefits of LED technology as easy as changing the bulb in your flashlight"!!!/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/jpshakehead.gif
I guess it goes to prove that I'm still a Newbie after all this time, since I should have checked the polarity before hand, but it I don't think a $40 dollar replacement bulb should go up in smoke so easily./ubbthreads/images/graemlins/whoopin.gif
Hopefully, those 'rumored' new ones with the polarity protection will come out soon, because I do like their product, and it definitely adds new life to some of my favorite golden oldies. Till then, my EverLED purchases are on hold! /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/mad.gif