Customer Reviews

Vector VEC-120S 3,000,000 CP Rechargeable Aluminum VectorLite

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Don't bother with this light. It is junk. I bought this light at Best Buy in February for $69. My wife looked at me and told me I was crazy to spend that much on a flash light. I told her "For $69 this will be the last light I will have to buy for years!" I should have listened to my wife. When I bought this light I followed the initial charging instuctions and the light worked perfect. I put it on the shelf in the closet until I needed it. Three months later in May, I grabbed my $69 light to see what was in the backyard. The battery was dead. OK, so I will just charge it. I put it on the charger for 2 days and it would not take a charge. So I figured a $69 flashlight must have a good warranty right? I called and talked to Irwin in tech support who said my battery was probably dried out from lack of use and it would have to be replaced for $15 plus shipping. The battery of course is not warrantied. Since I had only used the light one time for $69, I called Larry in customer service. He listened to my grip and told me there was nothing he could do and transfered me to Jerry, his supervisor. Jerry listened to my complaint and told me that it states in the manual that the battery must be charged once a month. I feel this is a bad design if you expect the customer to charge a flashlight once a month to protect there $69 investment. This is just not reality. Jerry felt it was the customer's fault the battery failed. After having the light for only a few months, using it only once and being blamed for its failure I compelled to write this negative review. I can only hope someone else does not go through the same frustrations as I have gone through over a flashlight! Vector warranties are a joke! They obviously don't stand behind their products. Remember there is no warranty on your $69 flashlight's battery! BUYER BEWARE!

Better and brighter than I ever expected. It makes my car headlights look dim in comparison. I couldn't find a tree far enough away that I couldn't illuminate!

The earlier comments about it being like a helicopter spotlight - absolutely true! 10 out of 10.

very solid and brightest light i have ever used

This'll double as a Highway Radar Gun for tax-challenged counties, as a peacemaker for shotgun-bereft homeowners, and an adequate Interrogation Light for third-world tyrants without dependable power grids. Both Stevie Wonder and Ray Charles ought to see the light with this sucker. Water-resistant? Dunno. Type of sealed battery? Dunno. Vector's previous 9-pound 3-million candlepower twin-halogen torch, the VEC139Y, a.k.a. ASIN B000077CPB, uses environmentally unfriendly Lead-Acid; what about the VEC-120S? FYI, CCFL means Cold Cathode Fluorescent Lamp. When the conversation dies down, point out the Battery Status Indicator's current reading... Since love is blind, 'tis better to study one's potential consort REAL good beforehand with the Vector 120S or 139Y.