Starry Light SA-22

Has anyone else had SERIOUS trouble getting the light screwed in? I noticed it kept screwing and screwing, but never really attached when I got mine. It works great when you press down and turn it once, but you can easily thread it the wrong way and the light will not work. But you can never screw it down properly (all the way and in such a way as to get it to stay - you can always pull or wiggle the head right off, which means the o-rings don’t make a difference and can’t protect the light from moisture).

Anyone else noticed this? First time I played with it, I noticed this design was the worst-threaded light in the history of lights. Tried to demo it for a buddy tonight and found out how bad this design really is. He totally lost interest in it because of this. It just will NOT screw on properly. I’m amazed it stays at all.

Not really any problems on mine. It is a little tough to get started, easy to cross-thread, but once mine is started it screws down tight.

Plastic body - made in China. The reason I will not buy one. Don't care what type of plastic it is, if it was molded in China. The specs will be off and the min/max dimensional ranges will be too big. OD of threads too small to hold well in the Aluminum head on some and too tight to screw in well on others. Not good, but expected when a process is out of control. Some will be great and some will be no good. My prediction, LOL.

wisdom to live by from OL :slight_smile:

I had to put mine together, the tiny driver/pill retaining ring was unscrewed on mine. I had to get an ice pick and stick it way down in there between the head and the pill and screw the ring into the head. The bezel ring also was loose.

Just noticed there is also some dirt that got into the reflector. Well, this sucks.

Will you guys contact your sellers?
If so, let us know how they handle this and what their answer is regarding whole batch of theirs!

Wow....I was getting pumped up over this light...sure sorry to hear it has flaws out the gate.

UPDATE

It was the retaining ring; it wasn’t screwed in on mine either! I took a paperclip and screwed it down at work (not quite all the way, but enough to get the job done) and it threaded right on! It’s now screwing on and sealing properly. If you’re having trouble, be sure and check that.

+1

That's Great....hoping this one becomes a group buy soon!

I love a bargain as much as the next guy—but this light is already a great value IMHO.
Its just $24.99 from IS And others have reported using code “illumination”
for another (15%?) off , for $21.xx

Well, my cells may not have had a full charge (but I think they did), but I just now needed to recharge my Eneloops. I could see the beam dimming. So yeah, I’m thinking that 2 hour and 20 minute run-time is complete bullocks since I haven’t really used it that much. Wouldn’t be the first time the Fl-1 standard was wrong.

Anyone else done any testing?

Any of you lucky owners planning on doing a review of this light? It seems there is a mixed bag of comments concerning build quality and run time performance. The only forum that pops up on a google search is this thread here, so hands on experience with this light seems limited.

Someone is probably testing this light for proper review, given that folks from Blackshadow have sent one light to someone for review, Im not sure if its here at BLF or some other forum tho :D!

Does anyone know the best price on this with international shipping?

WallBuys (don’t like buying from them) has it for $27.85, is there anything cheaper?

I just want to play with it then I’ll probably give it away.

Id like to read proper review before buying it, more so, Black shadow said that someones got one item for review, so far no reviews!

One of my first posts on the board I mentioned I wanted an AA light that was small and bright. Someone said I needed an SA-22. Boy were they right! It’s bright as heck to me as a flood, but still can light up my back garage 80 yards out at night from inside my house through the window. I got mine from someplace called Illumination Supply or something like that. I wish it had a zoom to it, but it still lights up anything that is close enough for my old eyes to see. I’m sorry I don’t know enough, or have enough time to do one of your fancy reviews which I love, but it gets 5 of 5 stars from me for what it is. My only gripe is I wish it didn’t have dumb blinky and SOS modes.

- Joe

Any beam shots would be greatly appreciated! :bigsmile: I still can’t believe no one’s done a review on this light yet. Feels like it’s been talked about for a while now, even with some pictures of it standing next to the PA40, but no review… :_(