Picked up a pair of DORCY AAA lights from BigW , seems to be plenty of the LED [ Under $8 ] but the one with the Krypton bulb [ on the right ] was the last one in the store [ $3 ]
Will update shortly ..
Lets get straight to the performance :
DORCY - Alkaline = 0.27A - 4 Lumen / Nimh = 0.27A - 3Lumen [ this will be the batt voltage ]
Well, at least you had the guts to buy a light in a store locally :) I don't even look at the lights when I go to the local stores. I just assume they aren't going to be any good. You might find a good deal one day...I won't :)
Aint that the truth! Back in 2004, I used to always look at target/walmart's flashlight section to see what was "new". Now a days, anything "new" will still be old, outdated stuff. So yeah, I usually bypass the section.
On the other forum you hear how good the Dorcy is , and what a deal it is , + its hard to see into the pack ... If I had known it was a 5mm LED on direct drive ..
I just wanted some house lights [ peak into the oven ] or some such , but they dont produce enough light for even that .
Dorcy makes a ton of lights so just don't judge the whole brand on the cheap 5mm led one you got. The most popular one is the Dorcy Cyberlight as seen here:
They are still not using the latest crees, but many of their lights are fairly solid lights for a reasonable price.
If you look for it, you can find that LED light on there for $4. It really is meant to be a $4 wal-mart light. Dorcydirect markets it a kid flashlight.
