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Dynamo Illuminator Wind-up LED Flashlight |  | Brand: Dynamo
Category: CE
Department: mens
List Price: $24.95
Buy New: $7.49
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Seller: ajsmithco
Rating:  28 reviews
Sales Rank: 9019
Color: Silver
Media: Electronics
Batteries Included: Yes
Shipping Weight (lbs): 2
Dimensions (in): 6 x 3 x 3
MPN: ILL
Model: ILL
UPC: 789683002173
EAN: 0789683002173
ASIN: B0009H50OA
Release Date: September 29, 2006
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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| Features:
| • | Unbreakable LEDs | | • | 60 seconds of winding for 1 hour of light | | • | No batteries to replace | | • | Easy to hold while winding |
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Product Description
Fight the power! Don't let another hurricane season slip by without The Dynamo. No batteries or bulbs to replace ever! Wind it up and you're set. Ideal for emergencies, the outdoors, home, or your car. 30-60 seconds of winding gives one hour of continuous ultrabright light.
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Showing reviews 1-5 of 28
bargain-basement build quality October 20, 2009
Bartok Kinski (Prague)
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
I am giving this merchandise 3 stars because it works as described but the LED's are not very bright or luminous. I am skeptical about the dependability of this product in fire, rain, snow, nuclear war, etc. because of its bargain-basement build quality.
This product looks of inferior quality and I am very disappointed with the essential build quality.
On top of that it looks like a laser gun from a Star Geek convention.
 Don't even think about buying this April 30, 2009
Wade Patterson
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
I bought 4 of them because they are a great idea, but after a few months of use, the rechargeable battery won't hold a charge anymore so they become useless. Threw all of them away.
 good for emergencies April 10, 2009
A. T. Azares (NJ)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
I bought this flashlight to save on disposable batteries. The light has two modes, 1 bulb and 3 bulbs. 1 bulb is bright enough and 3 bulbs could light up an entire room.
It does not have a loop to attached a strap to attached to your wrist to prevent dropping it.
Had for a year....going in garbage can. February 25, 2009
C. Kraus (Portland, OR United States)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
I have just spent the last 3 minutes cranking this thing at about 3 cranks a second. It stayed lit for a whopping 30 seconds, and then was black. The batteries used to hold their charge better than this, but now that we have had them for a while, they are absolutely useless. The last thing I want in a blackout, with scared kids, is to think that I can rely on this light source and find out that the batteries no longer hold any charge. Will get another, but not this brand.
 Output quickly deteriorates. Other options available December 11, 2008
Gary Coffrin (San Jose, California, USA)
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
We purchased two units. Our kids love reading in bed, and they sometimes prefer using a flashlight rather than a reading lamp. Plus, there are all the other good reasons to have dependable emergency lights.
These units provided a moderate amount of light - a bit dimmer than typical 2 D cell flashlights. And, that was OK with me.
However, the amount of time that the unit would provide light quickly decreased. After just 5 or 6 uses, light output would last only 90 seconds or so, and the brightness level also decreased. It soon became too much hassle to try to sustain light output for more than a few minutes - the frequent cranking was annoying, and every use further decreased battery life and light output.
The light's concept is appealing - but the implementation is poor. The light might be OK for a few uses, but based on the quick deterioration of performance I would not feel very confident that it would dependably work when needed and as long as needed in an emergency. Maybe the best use is in a car when you are unlikely to need light for a long period.
Another OPTION, if also less than perfect: Amazon is selling slow self-discharge rechargeable NiMH batteries. These cells retain 85% of their charge level after 1 year of sitting on a shelf. So, there is the option of buying Sanyo Eneloop (or similar) AA NiMH Pre-Charged Rechargeable Batteries and adding them to a few quality flashlights. Recharge once per year, and you have viable emergency lights, and perhaps keep some extra batteries around. These long shelf-life batteries are selling like hotcakes to photo enthusiasts, because you can immediately shoot photos even if your camera has been stored for 12 days or 12 months.
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