Gamasonic GS-72W Mini Solar Charged Flashlight

by Gamasonic

Product Description

From the Manufacturer

The brightest solar Charged Flashlight in the world!! Charge it in the sun for 30 minutes and have a compact, handy flashlight or a useful key ring in your pocket. 2 Super Bright LED bulb that never need to be replaced.

Product Description

The brightest solar Charged Flashlight in the world!! Charge it in the sun for 30 minutes and have a compact, handy flashlight or a useful key ring in your pocket. 2 Super Bright LED bulb that never need to be replaced. Specifications Rechargeable battery: Ni-Cd Voltage: 1.2V/80MA Charging Capacity: 30min Lamp type: Super Bright LED Power Source: Mono Crystalline Solar Cell Light Duration: 3 hours Product Measurements: 3" x 1 1/2" x 1/2"

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 2.8 x 0.5 x 1.5 inches ; 2.2 ounces
• Shipping Weight: 1.6 ounces
• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• ASIN: B000FOO5S4
• Item model number: GS-72W
• Average Customer Review: 3.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #160,752 in Home Improvement (See Top 100 in Home Improvement)

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

12 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Great little solar LED flashlight., April 28, 2007

By 

G. Fritz "LEDGuy" (Travelling) - See all my reviews
(REAL NAME)   

This review is from: Gamasonic GS-72W Mini Solar Charged Flashlight (Tools & Home Improvement)

I bought one for a trip to an island with no power. I charged it in the sun for 30 minutes, as instructed, and it has been going and going!! Enough light to see where you are walking. The case looks waterproof.

One down side: You must keep pressing the button to keep it on. It would be nice to have a switch which turned on with one press, then off with another press. But, I guess that would make it cost over $10.

I'll be buying a bunch more of these to bring as gifts to my friends on the islands!

8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Solar-charged keychain flashlight, October 26, 2006

By 

Kim Boykin (New York, NY) - See all my reviews

Amazon Verified Purchase

This review is from: Gamasonic GS-72W Mini Solar Charged Flashlight (Tools & Home Improvement)

A great little gadget. I spend part of each year living at a rural retreat center, where I need a flashlight every night for walking around (unless the moon is full), and this is perfect.

I was sick of having to replace the batteries in other mini-flashlights (finding the right kind of batteries, spending more money on them, and accumulating dead batteries that aren't supposed to go in the regular trash because of their toxic chemicals). This flashlight has a solar cell on one side that charges its batteries. I just put it in a sunny window for a few hours once or twice a week.

The flashlight is a little bigger than the remote for my car, and the two LED lights are nice and bright. (At first I was disappointed by the brightness, but it turned out I hadn't given the batteries a long enough initial charge.) I've dropped the flashlight a couple of times, and that doesn't seem to have bothered it.

P.S. When this flashlight died after about a year and a half, I bought a similar solar-charged keychain flashlight from another company, and I like it too.

1.0 out of 5 stars Dead out of the box, January 5, 2011

By 

torian84 - See all my reviews

Amazon Verified Purchase

This review is from: Gamasonic GS-72W Mini Solar Charged Flashlight (Tools & Home Improvement)

Purchased this item as a possible x-mas gift. Did not work in the packaging, so I opened it up (thinking maybe it had one of those battery saving tags). Still did not work (no tabs). Let it sit in sunlight for a few hours, nothing. A few days, nothing. Finally it ran for about 30 seconds and died. It never worked again, even after leaving it in the sun for a week. Save your money. If you want to try one that works, I purchased a Rayovac solar key-chain light for about half the amount of money of this piece of garbage.