Shorelight Vx2 mini review

Description: 1 AA battery powered , 2 LEDs, Selectable 4 levels of light

Arrived from Vendor with a dead battery (perhaps from the awful cold in NJ??)

First impressions: A little bigger than I had pictured it. Belt/pocket clip and a lanyard loop- will not stand on end.

Full brightness- a little dimmer than my CMG Infinity Ultra with a Lithium
Even though this light has 2 LEDs.

Using my handy-dandy panel meter with solar cell light meter:

CMG Infinity Ultra with Lithium registers a 44
Shorelight Vx2 at level 1: 42
Level 2: 38
Level 3: 36
Level 4: 20

Not exactly linear... Level 4 is a MUCH steeper step than the others. Even by eye.

Beam Quality: Ugliest beam I've ever seen come out of a LED light. A distinct "tic-tac-toe" pattern on the ceiling Heavy blue in the center.

Battery change: I hope I never have to change the battery in the woods!
2 Screws must be removed (a penny can be used) - the gasket sticks to both sides on the body of the light, and the entire guts- circuit board and all plop right out while the chrome plated head of the light falls to the desk. I had to wrestle the light a bit to get it all back in place while I put the screws back in.

Now I know why everyone doesn't carry this light. Live an learn-

My next light that is due to arrive is my PAL "Onestar" (AKA "Selector")

I hope my luck gets better.

I have a Shorelight VX1 on this page if you're interested.
It's only 1 LED, and there are no screws to screw with, but it may be similar in other aspects.

I have the VX-1 as an EDC. The 2 doesn't do much for me at all. The 1 has the nice bill/swivel clip, and that's the best part. Almost the same output as the 2, much smaller. Runs on a AAA cell until it's waaaaasssstttted..
Clips onto what you're working on.

May retro-fit the clip to my Micro-illiminator. Less runtime, but a hell of a lot more light!!

yours, drs the crazed..

charliek -

I would have to say I agree with 95% of your mini-review.

A very wordy and unskilled CPFer attempted to do a mini-review of the VX-2 a while back. He was eventually assisted by a much more skilled CPFer. Together, they some how pounded out this somewhat interesting mini-review on the VX-2:

VX-2 Colaborative Review

The more skilled CPFer of this duo was none other than the esteemed "Stainless".

One thing these fellows agreed on (that was a postive) for the VX-2 was that it was durable.

Here is one of Stainless' extrodinary photos depicting the durability of the VX-2:



Stainless...you watching this thread?

Icebreak:
Just found this thread. I am SO glad that I never took the photos off of my website. Just re read our review - that was fun. By the way, please PM me your mailing address. Once I (finally) get reemployed, I'd like to send some little light to you to "creatively abuse". /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif
P.S. You are most kind with your words.

Stainless -

I had to re-read it too. It was fun.

I had forgotten that it was Witsend and Rothrandir that suggested a wheelchair drive-over test responded to by a car drive-over test.

Thank you for the offer to "punish/test" a light. I'm thinking a model rocket with no parachute. A 1200' drop test?

I don't think I can come close to your creative abuse, though. Remember you invented the blueberry popsickle crash test?

Preflight preparation:

The goofy beam I can live with, but I really wish the battery replacement was simpler. Next to the EternaLights this is the hardest light I have when it comes to battery changes.

Gave the Shorelite Vx2 to my 12 year old daughter. She loves it.

Told her to come to me when the battery needs to be changed.

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Icebreak said:
Stainless -


Thank you for the offer to "punish/test" a light. I'm thinking a model rocket with no parachute. A 1200' drop test?


Preflight preparation:



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Ice:
Are you really into model rockets? I am familiar with them - so I now have at least one criteria to selecting a light to send you. (BTW, an L5 is out - terminal velocity for one of those is NOT something I want to ponder. /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/ooo.gif)