Diamond Gen IV - Rechargeable No Battery LED Shake Flashlight - 2 Hour - Clear

Product Details

• Shipping Weight: 1 pounds
• ASIN: B00068RVYE
• Average Customer Review: 3.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (28 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #51,050 in Sports & Outdoors (See Bestsellers in Sports & Outdoors)

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140 of 152 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars pathetic, December 11, 2004

By	David Donohue "Father of schtickdisc.org" (Wilmington, Delaware, USA) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

I am a fan of LED light. I love my tiny Petzl Zipka head lamp. The Zipka's 3 little AAA batteries give decent (not great) brightness for 6 months! (I use mine ~2-3 hrs per week). So I had high hopes for this product, with its newer generation LED bulb and larger size. However, I find that an arm-numbing 3 minutes of vigorous shaking gives about 3 minutes of light! I literally timed it and found that with a 90 second shake (which they recommend) that it starts out brighter than my Zipka. But by 90 seconds of lighting, it is significantly dimmer. By 3.5 minutes there is not enough light to read by. Save your $25.

39 of 43 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Not worth it at all, June 3, 2005

By	The Dude - See all my reviews

I had almost the same exact problem as the reviewer who received a defective flashlight. Mine came with the plastic case slightly open and the middle of the lens was scratched up. But the flashlight still worked, albeit not as advertised. At the very least, it is deceptive advertising. After an intense 3 min. shaking the flashlight starts out with a pretty bright light. But, as other negative reviews have stated, after about 1-2 minutes the light starts getting dim. There's a medium amount of brightness for about 5 more minutes. After 10 min. it becomes pretty useless unless you hold the flashlight right next to what you're looking at. Yes, technically it does last for 2 hours, but the light that emits from it after half an hour is just a barely noticeable glow.
I thought maybe mine was defective so I returned it and got a replacement. This time the plastic casing was secure and there were no scratches on the lens but the same problem existed with this replacement. I have charged this flashlight about 8 times, no less than 3 min. shaking each time and it just plain sucks. On the very last shake I shook it for around 10 minutes just to be sure it was fully charged and it still doesn't maintain brightness at all.
When you advertise a flashlight as lasting 2 hours, the average person is going to believe it's 2 hours of good useable light. To have this thing become useless after 10-15 minutes is pathetic and dishonest of the company. This flashlight would only be good in emergencies or as a backup. $30 is expensive for a flashlight and it should perform exceptionally well for that amount of money. This does not even come close. I know the concept of this flashlight sounds really cool and it's tempting to get one, but the product does not come through. Until they actually invent one that gives at least a half hour of maximum powered light, I'm staying away. I'm probably just going to buy one of those rechargeable spotlights (non-shake!)

32 of 35 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Not Impressed At All, May 12, 2005

By	L. Perez (Suffolk, Virginia United States) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

This flashlight is not bright at all. Save your money with this one. It is not worth the money at all. I am very disappointed.