shelterbuilder
12-24-2010, 19:26
Several months ago, I had posted about a small rechargable solar-powered flashlight (keychain-size) being marketed by Ray-o-vac, and I bought several of them to put through my own special kind of "destructive testing". (I tend to be rough on anything small that hangs from my keychain, including flashlights, so I figured that, if this little light could stand up to the daily abuse that I can give it at work, at home, in the car, and in the woods, it might be a good candidate for an extended trek through the woods.)
ALAS - they do not seem to hold up to more than a month or so of my "hanging torture". Surprisingly, however, the part that seemed to fail repeatedly is the small "push-and-hold" switch that turns the light on! The rest of the flashlight is a pretty hardy little item for a $4.00 plastic light, but the switches tend to fail without warning - not the sort of thing that you want to happen 30 miles from the nearest Wally World!
"Hey, Ray-o-vac: it's a good idea; now try harder!"
ALAS - they do not seem to hold up to more than a month or so of my "hanging torture". Surprisingly, however, the part that seemed to fail repeatedly is the small "push-and-hold" switch that turns the light on! The rest of the flashlight is a pretty hardy little item for a $4.00 plastic light, but the switches tend to fail without warning - not the sort of thing that you want to happen 30 miles from the nearest Wally World!
"Hey, Ray-o-vac: it's a good idea; now try harder!"