Gene, remember the song "Why is everybody always pickin' on me"?
I'm having a hard time promoting this little light. <img src="/images/graemlins/frown.gif" alt="" /> Look on the backside of the LEDs. There are eight wires all terminating in the center with a glob of solder to connect them all. The battery holder spring presses against this solder. Check it and see that all eight wires are connected. You might have a cold solder joint. I would put a soldering gun to this center solder joint and resolder it. I can't imagine 6 of 8 LEDs going bad. As for the light output, with three alkalines, the light is literally blinding. Check it out and put in three fresh alkalines and let me know how it turned out. Sometimes one weak battery in the three will cause the output to dim. Check all this out and let me know how it turned out. <img src="/images/graemlins/tongue.gif" alt="" />

Boone