Craftsman spotlight flashlight.

These lights are sold under different names my first one was an Ozark Trail. They all have a USB to USB cable and an 18650 battery with 2 terminals on the same side or 2 18650 batteries with 3 terminals on the same side which I think allows them to charge each battery separately. I don’t like that setup. They all have a high failure rate out of the box I expect is caused by misalignment of the springs. But so far I have not heard of any fires caused by these. I got the CMXLF500P from Lowes. It is rated at 375 meters and 34813 cd. It produces a spot plus flood pattern. The spot is 1 foot across at 10 feet. It also claims an IPX8 waterproof rating. I was not going to buy another one of these but mine was stolen on a bicycle tour and I already had a mount rigged for it. I suggest the China company that makes these switch to a normal and bigger battery. I like the spot but would like a tighter one. The Maglite 4D zenon claims 267 meters at 98 lumens. Back in the old days lights were tighter focused because they didn’t have a lot of light.

The light refused to turn off so I took it apart. There is no question that the salty air caused this problem. The tail switch is a momentary switch that sends a pulse through the body through the grounded portion of the charging port into the electronics. The body is anodized and the threads are glued so the current has to be in the microamps. Most people will not be strong enough to remove the tail cap. But the glue goes bad after a while. I took it off 6 months ago when it no longer charged. This was caused by the charging cable and USB port being rusty. It is tricky business charging the battery since the weird Samsung battery has both terminals on the same end. There are quite a lot of these lights sold under a lot of different names. Don’t buy. I don’t trust any light that has only an electronic switch and no mechanical one. There are no modding options for this light. The reflector the LED and the terminals are held in place with plastic which will surely melt if you run more current through it. I wear fire resistant clothes and will not hesitate to wrap my shirt around a lithium fire.