WARNING: Cometa – read/fix BEFORE inserting battery

[Rusty_Joe]

WARNING: SEE MY THREAD!!!

THIS IS A DANGEROUS LIGHT! IT SHOULD NEVER HAVE BEEN MADE! DO NOT BUY IT! IF YOU DO, YOU ARE HELPING TO SUPPORT A HACKNEYED PROJECT THAT IS ENCOURAGING IRRESPONSIBILITY OR WORSE!

My COMETA is a POS - does not connect with tailcap spring - burned my finger [Hobby Ending - Enough is Enough]

I am VERY, very angry right now. Trying to be peaceful… Received my Cometa a day ago. I quickly unpackaged it, along with the BASEN battery, put the battery in, and…nothing. The battery isn’t long enough to make contact with the recessed cap. It jiggles up and down. No tension. So I tried to add foil and then dimes, and still nothing. And then, mysteriously, I pressed put the battery back in, tilted it to make contact with the negative end of the battery and the tailcap, and the light came on …