Customer Reviews

Princeton Tec Impulse Multi Purpose Light White LED

5 star:		(11)
4 star:		(4)
3 star:		(1)
2 star:		(2)
1 star:		(2)

 

 

I purchased this light to replace an older one whose batteries would have cost me about half the price of this one. The older one had a difficult and temperamental switch, and was very user friendly. This one has a nice switch that works well, and is multifunctional. It has a snap ring so I can easily remove it from my keyring.

Really, no down side. I plan to purchase two more with the white light (the one I purchased is red for maintaining my night vision).

This is a solid, bright light that works well consistently and is very easy to attach and detach from key rings, belt loops, etc.; however, it is definitely on the bulky side. I prefer the Photon II's size for my key ring but battery changes in the Photon II are an ordeal. So, I'm still looking for an ideal key ring light. The Impulse will do for now.

This little guy was soooo close to what I was looking for, but it has one major issue depending on what you want to do with it. I like clipping it to a belt loop. If you wear jeans and try to do this, it attaches snugly but smoothly, but is nearly impossible to get back off. The carabiner-type opening is too near the edges so it is very difficult to remove it from a belt loop. If this is your intended use, look elsewhere.

I use this light on the zipper pull of the jacket I wear when walking the dog. The light is easy to turn on and off while wearing gloves in the winter, the clip is easy to attach to a zipper pull or to a key ring and the light is plenty bright to help me see so I can pick up after my dog at night. I also use this light to see when I'm trying to fit a key into a lock at night -- it's a great tool for this purpose. In a pinch, this light is bright enough to read by in the dark. The Impulse Multipurpose Light also comes with a clip so that you can attach it to the brim of a baseball cap and use it as a hands-free light, but I've never had occasion to try this accessory because the basic light works so well on my zipper. If I have any gripe at all about this product it is that it is just a wee bit larger than I might like for my use of it as a zipper-pull accessory.

This is a great product - well made and very useful.
It helped me a few times when light was needed. Extremely powerful for such a small device - get one (or five...) and you will not regret!

While I loved the features and brightness this light lasted only about 10 months for me. For the $15 price I expect more. Keychain flashlights are wonderfully convenient. As an alternative, I recommend such simpler, less costly ($8 to $9) and more durable lights as the Garrity LED Key Chain Lite and the Gerber 0-4 Highbeam, Silver, Light White Bulb, 22-80023.

The best LED key chain light I have owned. The Princeton Tec Impulse offers 3 different light intensities among other options and is easy to turn on and off. The only problem is that the clip open a little too easily. I lost mine after 6 to 12 months so I tried the Princeton Tec Pulsar which is inferior to this product by far. If I ever buy another LED key chain light, it'll be the Prince Tec Impulse.

Ever want to go hiking and get up in the dark? Then attach this little
light to your hat or cap or on your pack and head on out! I bought this
to use when walking the Camino to Santiago de Compostela, day hiking about 15-20 Km per day. But we headed out in the dark sometimes and this light
was strong enough for me to see where I put each footstep and if I put it
on flash mode, one of my fellow walkers knew I needed help! I chose the green light but it also comes with other colored lights. I can see myself buying more of these because I want one for each of my key chains, and one
to keep in my car! My sister uses these because she is a 'birder' and it
is just enough light to see but not enough to scare away birds in the early morning. If you think about it there are probably more uses!

This is the seventh light I've purchased. (Found my first one at REI) I have them stashed everywhere. I keep one in my pocket and one in my purse at all times. Ever since the Northridge quake of 1994 when we lost all power and thought it was the end of world, I actually sleep with one everynight (I hook it on a shoestring around my neck - which also makes a great night light if I get up in the middle of the night - just turn it on and you can see where you're going.) (Yes - I'm very afraid of the dark now). They last seemingly FOREVER and are very rugged. I also give them as gifts. They give off a very bright light and are very lightweight. It cracks me up that everyone gets on my case for having these lights all around but as soon as someone drops something under a table or booth, or needs to see into their purse, or behind the car seat, etc. - they are sudednly so glad I have my light handy! It's very sturdy (I do give it a lot of abuse)and the clip holds on very well. Buy several!

My kids chose this Princeton Tec light over the Photon to hang on their keychain lanyards. It's larger than the Photon but the on/off button is easier to press. About the same amount of light. I like both. I keep one in my tacklebox too. Very durable, have used them for years and none have broken. Just need to replace the batteries (infrequently).