Customer Reviews

Dorcy 41-1045 LED Rechargeable Flashlight with Built-In Charging Adaptor

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I bought my Dorcy rechargeable flashlight from Orchard Supply. The "manual" that comes with it does not give a model number but molded into the side of the flashlight is MODEL FD-8388E120VAC. No trace of that model on the web, but it is identical (and has the identical manual) as 41-1045. I followed the charging instructions exactly, charging it overnight before use. The next night I used it and it was very impressive, particularly since it seemed to weigh next to nothing. Not wanting to age it by continuously charging it, I waited several days to recharge it; it still worked fine. But after the second recharge, the light seemed weak and - I still have no explanation for this - it was bright when pointed downward, but if I tilted it up, the light would become unsteady and go out by the time it was horizontal. Rotating the flashlight along the long axis had no effect. It was useless in this condition, so I tried to remove the battery to check it, by opening the little door covering the battery (as per instructions). But the battery was wedged in so tightly I couldn't get it out. So I went the extra mile, unscrewed the 4 screws holding the flashlight together, and opened it up; then I could extract the battery. The voltage was about 1.2 volts, indicating that one of the 2 cells was fine and the other shorted out. Small wonder the light was weak. I decided to try to recharge it again, replaced the battery (careful to get it in the right direction). Before trying to recharge it, I tried turning it on with the flashlight open and guts visible in case I could see anything weird. BUT the battery exploded - sudden loud BANG and the parts flew out of the flashlight. Probably a spark set off some hydrogen. I felt fortunate that I was not blinded.

At first I wanted nothing to do with this Model, but after talking to the Orchard Supply person, I was convinced that this was a freak accident due to a faulty battery. So I simply exchanged it for a new Darcy flashlight, Which I charged as per instructions, used for 4 days, then recharged. Lo and behold, the light was weak and again would not shine at level or higher. Am I going to disassemble it again? No way, it's going back to OSH for a refund this time.

Only lasted about a year. The rechargable battery literally burned... and to top it all off it is impossible to find a replacement battery! Just don't bother with this product!

This is the second Dorcy flashlight that I ordered that "failed" to work. The first one (Dorcy 41-1044 Two Hour Failsafe Rechargeable Flashlight) lasted about 4 months and then would not recharge. Dorcy told me I could not get free replacement but could order and pay for a new one. Should have learned a lesson but I ordered a different Dorcy flashlight (Dorcy 41-1045 5MM)and it would not charge at all. Left in charger full 36 hours per Dorcy instructions. Immediately sent back to Amazon for full refund. Dorcy products are a total waste of your time and money!!!!!

I bought a set of 2 of these flashlights for $9.99. One worked twice and the other never did work. No response from vender Antonline. For $9.99, it's not even worth sending back.

The vendor antonline has very poor customer service. They sent me the incorrect product. They gave me a hard time about sending a return label. I asked when they would send the correct item and they said they needed to receive the return first. I pointed out that it was their mistake and that they should rectify the problem at once, but they insisted that they must receive the return first. A few days later I received the return label. I never received the correct item. I contacted them multiple times to inquire when I would receive the correct item. I finally received an e-mail stating that they had issued a refund and if I would like the correct item I would need to start over. I would NEVER order from them again!

Don't buy the product. The concept is good: I'd like a flashlight at the ready for when the power goes out. This Dorcy product isn't one you can count on when the lights go out. First of all, this is single LED flashlight. At it brightest, you can barely see in the dark. The second problem is the battery. It lasts about two minutes at full brightness. Just about enough time to start the backup generator. You will get about an hour of dim light. Not enough to get any useful work done. Don't buy this light.

and the seller would not even consider taking it back as I had already open and throw away the box.
I charged the flashlight as stipulated on the manual, it worked one day then I put it to charge for a few hour more and the light was terribly weak, when I opened the batery compartment I saw that the batery was like it had been melted !

I had the previous Dorcy design which was not all that great and most of the recent reviews here on Amazon are about that model (it is 5/1/2011 now). Recently I received the new design as shown in the product picture and it is a much better unit. Had to use is during recent storms and the charge lasted a long time.

I had one of these lights for over ten years. I never had to worry about it working. I dropped it and it broke. I bought four of them. The electric went out in my house and it has a feature that the light blinks. I have one on each floor in my house and gave the other to my daughter. Great deal. Buy two and save on the shipping.

This is a nice light that works as designed. Just plug it in and if the power goes out it will light up and there will be light. I would recommend this light to everyone as it works very well.