Vector HSK189 20 Million Candle Power Rechargeable Spotlight
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Tools and Hardware Reviews of Vector HSK189 20 Million Candle Power Rechargeable Spotlight
Customer Review: Flashlight?
Summary: 1 Stars
Sorry to say this one was a disappointment. Nice bright strong beam of light but, It does not hold a charge for long at all.Customer Review: Follow others' reviews-Never fully charges, and came broken
Summary: 2 Stars
Out of the box, you feel like you're part of a Swiss mountain rescue team carrying such a grand flashlight. It's super huge, not really convenient, but impressive looking.
But that's where the impressive part ends.
Frankly, I could tell that my flashlight had already been returned to Amazon, it was obvious. The auto charger was loosely tossed in, broken in three places...totally unusable.
Still having an usable AC adapter was still fine, so I charged it for two days, and the flashlight is still indicating that it wants more time to charge.
Assuming 48 hours (the book states 34 hours is a full charge) was plenty of time, I unplugged it and played around with it.
Granted, it's bright, but not as bright as you would expect for a supposed 20,000,000 candlelight powered flashlight.
I have a regular plug-in style flashlight, that I use when I'm out camping or other outdoor stuff, and it seems just as bright as this one. My other cheapo flashlight has supposedly 1/20 the power, but seems equally as bright.
Obviously, this flashlight is semi portable, and my plug-in isn't, but after 48 hours of charge time, the brightest setting only lasts for about 20 minutes.
48 hours of charge time, 20 min of light?
I ordered this for around $15, so I'm not out too much money, and I'll have them replace the broken part, but I wouldn't recommend this as usable device though.
I'll keep it plugged in, tucked away in some corner in my garage just charging, and when the power goes out, I'll use it.
Otherwise, what would anyone do with a flashlight that only lasts 20-30 minutes while camping?
It'll leave you disappointed if you have any real plans using it.
Good luck-
Customer Review: Has possibilities
Summary: 3 Stars
To previous reviewer..it does come with a car adapter. Perhaps yours was in the side panel.
Highly suspect this is a refurb from the way it was packed. Requires that the unit be charged for 30-35 hours before use. The LED Charging Indicator is supposed to start blinking when fully charged. This unit has been on the charger for 44 hours and, as of yet, is not blinking.
The lens of the quartz halogen spotlight is about the size of a round car headlight. The spotlight has a high and a low beam. A 3 LED auxiliary light is incorporated into the handle, so it is essentially three lights in one. The unit uses 2 batteries, has a carry strap for over your shoulder, and has an attached, swing-out, workstand attached.
I will try to update this info when, and if, the unit charges and I get to test it out.
1-31-08 update:
OK! Does not tell you when it is fully charged like it's supposed to. Charged for 50+ hours then completely discharged. (This took just over 1 hr on high beam, but of course adequate power was probably around 25 minutes.) Let sit and cool for 5 hours then recharged with the batteries outside the unit. Frequently felt the batteries for excessive heat. Never got very warm. Let charge for 48 hours and still no indication that it was fully charged. However, seems to have plenty of power. Have the unit sitting by the back door and turn it on at least one time each evening.
Worth what I ended up paying $14.99 as but not worth much more.
Customer Review: Husky Spotlight
Summary: 4 Stars
The charging light doesn't blink when fully charges as instructions say,also the manual doesn't tell you to wait a certain amount of time before after charging before using.Customer Review: Lighting up the night
Summary: 5 Stars
This is an awesome light that shines bright enough to make the night look like daytime. It is a big unit but not heavy. I also like that the light covers a wider area than my other flashlights. For the price I couldn't have done better.