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Detailed
Information:
In case you were wondering, yes this light is very
much like that well known Mini, Magnificent aluminum
2AA light that is so popular in retail stores today.
The body of the light is type II anodized machined
aircraft aluminum. The anodize is removed or masked
off in areas where electrical contact must occur, but
the inside is also anodized to protect against corrosion.
The head is designed to be removable so that the flashlight
can be used as an area light by standing the body up
in the inverted head. The tailcap sports a nice silver
spring on the inside for contact with the negative battery
terminal. Outside, it has an interesting cone shaped
protrusion inside of an outer ring. The light can stand
on end. There is a hole in the side of the tailcap for
the attachment of a lanyard if desired.
The bezel contains a plastic lens, a smooth silvered
reflector, and an incandescent bulb. A spare bulb is
carried in the tailcap. The light can be focused from
a wide flood to a narrow beam if desired. As is typical
of smooth reflectored lights, the beam sports rings
and holes when the beam is spread out to a wide flood.
The switch is very simple. Loosen the head to turn
on, tighten down to turn off. In order to change the
bulb you must remove the brass plate that holds the
switching mechanism and bulb, push the bulb through
toward the back of the plate, try not to lose a tiny
brass washer and plastic plate that sits over the top
of the bulb, place the washer on the new bulb, push
the new bulb through the back of the plate and into
the plastic plate, and screw the whole thing back in
place. Yuk.
The light is sealed with O-rings everywhere that is
appropriate. This should give it adequate water resistance
for a dunk.
2 AA alkalines power the little light. Runtime is unknown.
What I Liked: Water resistant,
Seems fairly tough, Fairly bright, Easy battery change,
Lightweight, Stands up
What I Didn't Like: Lousy beam,
Small parts easy to lose when changing the bulb and
their loss would render the light inoperable.
Other Things I Noticed:
Conclusions: Useful for any purpose
that you would use one of those Mini, Magnificent
aluminum 2AA lights for. Just hope you don't have to
change the bulb while hanging from a cave wall in rappelling
gear.
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