Excalibur Electronic Forever Flashlight

by Excalibur

Product Description

It's the last flashlight you'll ever need to buy because it never requires batteries. Just give the Forever Flashlight a 15- to 30-second shake and you'll get up to five minutes of super-bright LED light that's visible for up to a mile! It works by the Faraday Principle of electromagnetic energy. That is, the shaking causes an internal magnet to pass repeatedly through a metal coil, setting up an electric current that powers the white LED. The clear body lets you see all the action. The important thing is that you needn't worry about batteries dying, and the LED light will never need replacing! This always-ready flashlight is great to keep in a vehicle and home emergency kit. It's waterproof and even floats on water! It was named one of the Best Products of 2002 by USA Today and Business Week, and it's still going strong. The Forever Flashlight measures 8.5"x2.5". So, c'mon, get shakin' and buy one!

Product Details

• Shipping Weight: 11 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• ASIN: B0002CBRB2
• Average Customer Review: 2.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (14 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #92,886 in Home Improvement (See Top 100 in Home Improvement)

Customer Reviews

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8 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Forever ends in 2 years, July 15, 2007

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R. Gingold "nintiendo" - See all my reviews
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This weak worthless single led light actually is powered by 2 coin batteries which are very difficult to replace. When the batteries wear out, (can no longer recharge by shaking) this thing is totally worthless. I was able to replace them with 2 coin batteries, but
I cannot recommend this repair to others, as it requires cutting out the wires holding in the circuit board, removing the screws holding in the board, cutting open the soldered on battery can,wrapping tape around the outside edge of the 2 replacement batteries, and soldering the whole mess back together. Note: the positive side of the new batteries must face toward the circuit board, which may look opposite of the original orientation of the original coin batteries.

7 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars An important "caution", April 27, 2007

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D. Shep Poor (Elkins Park, PA USA) - See all my reviews
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An interesting tidbit from the instructions:

"Cautions: Forever Flashlight III generates a strong magnetic field that surrounds it. Keep the unit at least one foot away from medial devices, computers, magnetic storage media, or other devices..."

I think its a great product and I am happy with it, but it won't be going into my computer repair kit or near my iPod.

Also: It has tons of uses, but auto emergency kit isn't one of them. You need a beam strong enough to stand up to blinding headlights, which means a traditional battery guzzler.

6 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars good enough in a pinch, August 3, 2006

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adjective (place) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Excalibur Electronic Forever Flashlight

It's strongly built, waterproof, and needs no batteries. It also casts a beam approximately equivalent in strength to the one emitted by my little disposable keychain light, which is pitiful but not unsurprising, given the reputation these shake-lights have.

Compared to the other induction-coil light I bought as a gift a couple of years ago, this one performs identically but is somewhat cheaper. It's nice to have in an emergency, but I would hesitate to suggest carrying one in your automobile glovebox or any other role requiring a powerful beam--the beam's just too weak for anything but up-close work. But for getting around your house during a power outage, it is remarkably convenient.