joechina
(joechina)
August 11, 2017, 5:32pm
991
As I know the marking must be permanent.
My only concern is customs can refuse an import of goods without CE Mark.
On the other hand non of my Lumintop lamps has a CE mark
To open the lamp you unscrew the head so I tought on the underside of the driver where + connect
So if custom ask, open the head.
The_Miller
(The Miller)
August 11, 2017, 5:37pm
992
Hmm tail b¥tt has the switch.
No clean way of adding it on a surface
Maybe print on the box so even if customs opens they’ll see it and be happy?
Though flashlights do not need it
My Solarforce lights have text on the tail cap around the rubber switch boot. It’s small and non-obtrusive, but it’s there.
joechina
(joechina)
August 11, 2017, 5:48pm
994
I don’t know. In the end the Q8 got a marking.
Can we ask Lumintop? They should know
My Klarus G35 has the CE and ROHS below the triangle HOT warning on the bezel. Very small, but it’s there if needed.
Firelight2
(Firelight2)
August 11, 2017, 5:55pm
996
How much is this text really needed?
My Emisar D4 doesn’t CE and ROHS text on it. Neither do my Zebralights. Don’t think my Fenix has it either.
My guess is 90% of my flashlights lack that text. Even from name-brand manufacturers.
JasonWW
(JasonWW)
August 11, 2017, 6:07pm
997
Firelight2:
How much is this text really needed?
My Emisar D4 doesn’t CE and ROHS text on it. Neither do my Zebralights. Don’t think my Fenix has it either.
My guess is 90% of my flashlights lack that text. Even from name-brand manufacturers.
Not for the US, but other countries have pretty weird requirements.
joechina
(joechina)
August 11, 2017, 6:17pm
998
There were requirements for everything, e.g. bendy bananas
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Commission_Regulation\_(EC)\_No.\_2257/94
But they finally dropped the cucumber and banana regulations.
JasonWW
(JasonWW)
August 11, 2017, 6:21pm
999
Joe, it might help every now and then if you put what country your from in your profile. Is it Germany? I’ve heard they are very strict there about these markings.
joechina
(joechina)
August 11, 2017, 6:46pm
1000
JasonWW
Yes I am from Germany. It depends on the person you are dealing with. Some live for red tape, some are more relaxed.
rizky_p
(rizky_p)
August 12, 2017, 1:45am
1001
can you put the the CE ROHS on the box?
Sure, if that helps you sleep at night.
We’re not addicts, and what we’re doing here is definitely not a meeting.
… and I am never silly.
Nope, the more I think about it, the more clear it is. BLF is not a flashaholic meeting.
For example, those “holic” programs are anonymous. It’s right there in the name, Whatever-a-holics Anonymous. But everyone here uses their real names.
People here don’t spend fortunes on things they don’t need, to satisfy an irrational inner craving.
We don’t make abstinence vows or congratulate each other on resisting the urge .
Outsiders never poke fun at us or compare us to cults .
We don’t even have a 12-step ramp program where people place their faith in a goddess higher power to deliver them from the darkness.
There’s really no resemblance at all.
I have to laugh though… I googled “flashlight cult” and the first hit was an article about something I made. Why am I not surprised?
Here’s an excerpt:
Holy crap, I don’t even deserve this flashlight! Almost timorously, I clicked the end cap again. Positively alarming things happened. I looked at the enclosed instructions…
[photo of one of my UI diagrams]
[Caption: Documentation Guy went off his meds today…]
… I will strive to be worthy.
So, that made my evening a little brighter.
rizky_p
(rizky_p)
August 12, 2017, 4:30am
1006
Flashlight Cult hahaha sound funny. Google-ed that too and read the article kinda of proud really for some people we are unusual.
BrianK
(BrianK)
August 12, 2017, 12:52pm
1008
Interesting read. I wonder what he’d write regarding the latest BLF lights?
What struck me most about that is that there is someone who just uses a flashlight and doesn’t have over a dozen. I mean I use flashlights also, but I have one for each different intended use and they are found everywhere throughout the house and shop. How strange is that, that there are people who don’t have the same proliferation of handheld lights!!?
djozz
(djozz)
August 12, 2017, 1:45pm
1009
Looking forward to the revised design (black ano? :innocent: )
Jtm94
(Jtm94)
August 12, 2017, 1:46pm
1010
Those people are quite strange. How could you own just a single flashlight? How could you own a single underperforming flashlight even?? I’m relatively new to lights and people already think I’m manic when it comes to the topic of flashlights. At least some of my engineering friends appreciate the time put into these lights.