REVIEW

 

This is the 9 white LED flashlight which comes in an aluminum body, has 9 white LEDs in its bezel (head), uses three AAA cells in a carriage in its barrel, and has a rubbery pushbutton on/off switch on its tailcap.

Press the rubberised tailcap button until it clicks and then release your finger and the flashlight will come on. Press and release it the same way again to turn the flashlight off.

There is no momentary or "signalling" mode available when the flashlight is off; however you can blink the light while it is already on by partially depressing the button. If you don't mind the "backwards" feel, you can blink the light this way.

This flashlight comes with a small lanyard; not attached to the torch. It is not quite long enough to go all the way around the product, so it cannot be hung from a long tree branch, water pipe, or other long skinny object with no readily-accessible "end".

Current consumption measures 74.4mA on the DMM's 2A scale.

This flashlight is splash- and weather-resistant at absolute minimum, but it is probably not submersible because there's no O-ring between the barrel & tailcap. So please try not to drop it in creeks, rivers, ponds, lakes, oceansides, docksides, puddles of gila monster pee, slush piles, mud puddles, tubs, toilet bowls, cisterns, sinks, fishtanks, dog water dishes, or other places where water or water-like liquids might be found. A little rain or snow probably wouldn't hurt it though, so you need not be too concerned about using it in moderately bad weather.

If it fell in water and you suspect it got flooded, disassemble it as you would for a battery change, dump the water out of the barrel if necessary, and set the parts in a warm dry place for a day or so just to be sure it's completely dry inside before you reassemble and use it again.

If it fell into seawater or if somebody or something peed on it, douche all the parts out with fresh water before setting them out to dry. You don't want your flashlight to smell like seashells or urine when you go to use it next. Besides, salt (from seawater or pee) can't be very good for the insides.

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• MANUFACTURER: Unknown
  
  
• PRODUCT TYPE: Small handheld torch (flashlight)
  
  
• LAMP TYPE: 5mm white LED
  
  
• No. OF LAMPS: 9
  
  
• BEAM TYPE: Medium spot w/soft fall-off to corona
  
  
• SWITCH TYPE: Pushbutton on/off on tailcap
  
  
• CASE MATERIAL: Aluminum
  
  
• BEZEL: Metal; LEDs & reflector protected by plastic window
  
  
• BATTERY: 3xAAA cells
  
  
• CURRENT CONSUMPTION: 74.4mA
  
  
• WATER RESISTANT: Yes
  
  
• SUBMERSIBLE: *POSSIBLY*, to very shallow depths at minimum
  
  
• ACCESSORIES: Small lanyard, 3xAAA cells