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#70803 - 08/07/06 09:23 PM Hand-crank rechargeable flashlight/alarm
aardwolfe Offline
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My wife and I went to the Calgary Stampede last month and we bought a couple of LED flashlights with a handcranked rechargeable battery. I had earlier bought a couple of these at Costco (about a month earlier - first time I had ever seen them, so they must be fairly new on the market) but the ones we bought at the stampede also have a DC output jack and came with a cable and connectors so you can use the flashlight to recharge your cellphone. (Each flashlight - we bought two - comes standard with both a Motorola connector and a Samsung connector.)

It's about 1"x2"x4", has 5 LED lights and three switches. One switch lights the centre LED, one switch lights two of the other LEDs (so you can have one, two, or three LEDs lit); the third switch causes all five LEDs to flash and emits a piercing alarm. There's no brand-name on it (unless it's the word "Flicker") but there is a web-site (www.noveltyimports-inc.com).

Anyone know anything about these devices? They seemed like a real useful addition to our survival gear.
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#70804 - 08/10/06 06:55 PM Re: Hand-crank rechargeable flashlight/alarm
Brangdon Offline
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Registered: 12/12/04
Posts: 1204
Loc: Nottingham, UK
I don't know that specific product. It sounds like it has a lot of moving parts, and also a battery which will eventually fail. For emergency lighting it's probably better to get a normal LED torch and put a lithium battery in it. That should have a shelf life of 10 or 15 years.
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#70805 - 08/13/06 02:06 AM Re: Hand-crank rechargeable flashlight/alarm
rodmeister Offline
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Registered: 03/23/02
Posts: 54
Loc: ca
I almost bought one at Costco. I would be a useful adjunt to your conventional flashlight gear only. Rechargable batteries have a limited service life, say five years and you could find yourself in a fix if you depended on the device. A lithium powered light would be superior as an emergency light unless the need was extended where the recharge ability of the device would prevail. I'd feel better with both.

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