Customer Reviews

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

5 star:		(2)
4 star:		(1)
3 star:		(2)
2 star:		(0)
1 star:		(3)

 

 

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.

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.

~~~~~~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.

I ordered 4 black Diamond Gen IV flashlights on March 2 and they arrived March 8th. Not too bad. All flashlights were "shaken up" and worked as advertised.

I put all 4 through a test and found that one had a sticky switch. The switches could be more durable. When the flashlights are lying on their sides, sometimes the light comes on even though the switches are off. The 2 hour light span, as advertised, is a bit overrated. After 1 hour of continuous use, the lights were barely visible. A few "shakes" restored their brightness.

Overall, they seem to be a good product for emergencies.

I HAVE TRIED THE DIAMOND IV FLASHLIGHT.

ONE UNIT HAD A SWITCH THAT STICKS.

DIAMOND COULD HAVE PUT ONE WATT LED INTO THE FLASHLIGT, SO THAT IT WOULD EQUAL SOME OF THE HIGH QUALITY FLASHLIGHT ON THE MARKET.

OVERALL IT IS A GOOD PRODUCT THAT COULD HAVE BEEN GREAT WITH A LITTLE BETTER PLANNING AND DESIGN.

It takes a long time to charge this flashlight by shaking and the light is fairly dim by comparison with a hefty regular flashlight, but it's a good thing to have in your emergency kit,since you never have to worry about the batteries running out....

Never received product. Ordered 6 of the flashlights on Dec. 3 for Christmas presents. E-mailed seller several times to find out where order was, they never answered my e-mails.

Good way to do business!!

Getting the flashlight is a real problem. After paying for expedited shipping on Dec 1, meaning Dec 8th -- at the latest -- arrival. Still waiting on the 17th. Called customer service, who promised to call back in 10 minutes. Never heard back on status. Filed a claim for reimbursement on the item.