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 Posted: Sun Jul 9th, 2006 08:09 am
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....the FOREVER TORCHLIGHT.

Rick and all, how many of you have the FOREVER TORCHLIGHT as seen on US TV? Cos I am tempted to get a LOT of 10 from ebay for about $15-20.

Is this torchlight usable? I mean I know it is not so bright compared to normal torchlight, but is it usable with at least a decent brightness?

TIA.


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 Posted: Sun Jul 9th, 2006 08:13 am
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Yes and Yes it shows a bright blued type of light much like on some of the newer cars. As you know you have to shake it at least 40-50 times. I dont remember how much I paid for mine .:cool:

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 Posted: Sun Jul 9th, 2006 08:24 am
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You mean you have that. Greg? Boy you must take a quick shot of the light if you can. :)

Btw, 40-50 times? And how long they last?

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Just make sure they are the LED ones and not the older that run on std. incandescent light bulbs.

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You mean there are actually 2 versions?!?!:?

e.avery wrote:
Just make sure they are the LED ones and not the older that run on std. incandescent light bulbs.

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The first version used std. light builds that are not as efficient as the LED and were not bright for long.  The LED uses about half the power to create the same light, due to the efficiency by not waisting a lot of energy in producing the heat of an incandescent.

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 Posted: Sun Jul 9th, 2006 10:48 am
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Thanks for the Info! I will keep an eye for that. Do you own any of them still? :)

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 Posted: Sun Jul 9th, 2006 11:08 am
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The one thatI have has the LED and gives off a WHITE WHITE lite. The only way that I can take a pic of it would be to tape the buttton down because it doesnt come on unless you hold the button.

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Greg use your camera's self timer! ;););)

jakisbck wrote:
The one thatI have has the LED and gives off a WHITE WHITE lite. The only way that I can take a pic of it would be to tape the buttton down because it doesnt come on unless you hold the button.

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Darn silly me I forgot about that give me 15 to 20 min I will show you.

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Hi Jackie,

Mine has an on/off button!  It's an LED version, it definitely doesn't light up as bright as a regular flashlight!  But it serves it purpose to provide enough light to look for things, go down stairways, etc.  LED's do not burn out, do not shatter when dropped, the units are waterproof.  They are light because it doesn't use batteries.  The only problem is if your wrist becomes tired after shaking up and down to get a sufficient charge!  Actually, with my arthritis, it hurts!  My 2 cents!

To be able to buy a lot of 10 LED flashlights for about $20, sounds like a great deal, if it's true!

http://www.foreverled.homestead.com/deluxled.html

Barton


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Here's a comparison of similar flashlights.

http://www.flashlightreviews.com/reviews/ait_nightstar_rs.htm

I have the Nightstar CS.

I think the brightness is nowhere near conventional flashlights

but is ok for an emergency light. I actually used it for camping once

and besides having to shake it frequently, it wasn't bad for using in the dark.

One thing to keep in mind is that these flashlights use pretty strong

magnets so you need to make sure they aren't near things sensitive to magnets,

like electronic hardware and some watches!

 

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