I’ve always thought 95% of the stuff Home Depot sells in the cardboard displays (that they put in the main aisle) is junk.
The Defiant lights are decent, but most of the time when they have lights for sale in those cardboard displays, they’re the ones with a whole bunch of cheapo 5mm LEDs in the head.
Maybe the general public is catching on to this, and simply ignoring the sea of cheap/imported junk???
Example… look at that screwdriver set to the right. 65-pieces. I bet 40 of the 65 are Phillips-head/Flat-head bits. The screwdriver heads twist/bend on 1st, maybe 2nd use.
An old friend of mine used to say “There’s no quality like no quality”.
The Super Thrower sold well, maybe everyone currently in the market for a Maglite-style/size flashlight bought one already when they picked up a DST.
Is it just me, or have I been having TERRIBLE luck with this light? The first one I got was a good deal dimmer than the original 550 lumen 3C Defiant (not the Super Thrower). And after a few days, it went completely dead. I returned that one and got another today. This one seems a good deal brighter, and actually has a significantly lower tailcap current (about 1.4A vs 1.7A). But after having it on for a little while, it has started to flicker on me. Kind of a shame, given that other Defiant lights have been REALLY good to me. And I just have a thing for larger C cell lights (like the bigger Mags). It would sure be a shame if there is a problem with these lights.
StorminMatt, how unfortunate! Sorry to hear. Sounds like there may be quality control issues with the 5C model. I haven’t had any such issues yet with mine but I have gotten other lights before with poor QC. I hope you can get a decent working model. A well functioning 5C defiant should be brighter than even the 590 lumen 3D ArmorMax by a clearly visible amount, going by the comparisons I have done
UltimateLED- thanks for the beamshots! I am happy to say that I now own the ArmorMax 3d-cell, a 2pack of the AA lights for $11.88 and the DST… Didnt ever see a 3C ArmorMax at the local HD. I’ve taken both of the big lights to work with me and had a couple other officers ask where I got them. They are impressive with a super tight beam and long throw, nobody can believe that they are only 23 and 30 dollars respectively……
Lightning20, congratulations on the new ArmorMax 3D! That’s great news you got one and are pleased with it. I am sure it will be of great use to you because of how tough and versatile it is, as well as its spotlight level power. And for the price, it is amazing power for $30. Even other high output budget LED lights I have had experience with and bought in the $50-$70 range cannot compete with it.
For some reason the lowest price I ever saw was $13, not $12. All other stores never got past the $16.98. I bought one at the $13 price point though, just to experience it.
How’s that for an excuse to buy a light? Never thought of that one, did ya.
(We should start an info post with all the excuses to buy a light, as a reference for the newbies)
Yep, I was just going to try a direct direct with 5 Tenergy NiMh, which would make 6 volts and direct drive it, just for fun. :bigsmile: J) 8) MT-G2, Of course … :8)
Cool. Please do and please report back with current and a beam shot, if you can. Actually, you should do a build thread on it. Probably will be the first 5C build.
Hi all,
HD in Derby has about 10 of these left. Comes with 5 alkaline C cells. Certainly a good value for $13. Very bright, good “club” function. Nice diameter for a woman’s smaller hands (sez my wife)