Diamond Gen IV - Rechargeable NO Battery LED Shake Flashlight - 2 hour - Black

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• ASIN: B00068U7OU
• Average Customer Review: 2.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (8 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #220,747 in Home Improvement (See Top 100 in Home Improvement)

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33 of 36 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Nice Emergency Flashlight, December 31, 2004

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Scott Parmenter (Hermosa Beach, CA USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Diamond Gen IV - Rechargeable NO Battery LED Shake Flashlight - 2 hour - Black

You'll never mistake the Shake flashlight for a powerful spotlight, but that's not it's purpose. It's a niche item, the perfect flashlight to stick in your car trunk or emergency bag and then forget about it. With no batteries or bulbs, you know it'll always be ready for use whenever you need it.

When it first arrives, you'll need to shake it hard for a couple minutes to charge it up, but just think of it as aerobic exercise. Once it's charged, it provides sufficient light to read instructions or maps, determine colors of wires or diagrams, and keep you from stumbling around in the dark. I was surprised by just how bright the Shake flashlight was after about 3 minutes of hard shaking. The only improvement I can think of would be to have a small diode glow when the flashlight is turned off. When the light begins to dim, a few shakes will keep the light strong enough to use.

Unlike the previous reviewer, I had absolutely no problems with delivery - I ordered it on 12/26 (non-expedited mail) and it arrived on 12/30, exactly as described.

16 of 18 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Light lasts a very short time, and it's hard to shake, September 28, 2005

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Todd W. Arnold (Charlotte, NC USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Diamond Gen IV - Rechargeable NO Battery LED Shake Flashlight - 2 hour - Black

I was disappointed in this product, and returned it - and bought "crank" type no-battery flashlights instead. There were two things I disliked about the Diamond flashlight. First, the light lasted a very short time - after shaking vigorously for a couple of minutes (they recommend just 90 sec. for a full charge), I turned the light on, and in less than 5 minutes it was very dim and almost useless. I tried this a couple of times, with the same results. The other problem was that shaking it for 90 sec. turns out to be a LOT more work than you would think! I am much happier with both the light output and the ease of use with the crank type flashlights I replaced these with.

18 of 22 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars ~I'D GIVE IT 100 STARS IF I COULD~ EASY TO USE~, September 30, 2005

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Mommy of Cuties M & Z "Mom of Twins" (USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Diamond Gen IV - Rechargeable NO Battery LED Shake Flashlight - 2 hour - Black

~~~~~~This is the best flashlight ever~~~~~~

I don't know why anyone would give this flashlight anything below 5 stars. This is amazing and super easy to use. As long as you follow the instructions which are very clear and easy to comprehend and shake the flashlight the way it says, the light is VERY bright. And it doesn't fade right away if you do it right either. And the good thing about this is that if it does start fading, all you have to do is shake it some more and you've got the bright light again.

I recommend ordering more than one of these. I just got one to try for my boyfriends BDay present and we both love it.

Im going to order these for our cars and more for the house.

This would be a great thing to have in a childs room. If the lights ever go out or they are scared, you dont have to worry about a battery not working or going dead on them. This is easy enough for even a small child to use.

As another person commented on here. This is by no means a spot light flashlight but it works 100% for what it was meant for. This is a batteryless flashlight people, what in the world are you expecting? A flashlight that shakes itself? With 3 Million Candlepower of light? Give me a Break. And as I said before, this is SUPER EASY TO SHAKE. You must be a real wimp if you think its hard to shake.