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GregS[_3_]

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I'm looking for a small LED flashlight to carry with me:

- Short and thin enough to fit in my pocket (around 4" length)

- Uses AA or AAA batteries (easy to find, not lithium)

- Has decent brightness (enough to read a house number)

- Lasts longer than 2 hours

- Reliable switch

- Should be able to withstand sweaty hand or occasional water splash

The closest thing I've seen is an Inova at Target, but the light is a
bit dim and the runtime is only 2 hours.

Thanks in advance -

I was recommending the standard Dorcy LED lamp sold at Sears and Walmart for
$20.
The beam is not real tight, but its a great lamp, maybe too fat, but fits
in pocket just fine. They also have a longer slim focusable light. I have not
used that one.
The AAA $20 Dorcy lights bright for about 3 hours, but will continue to light
for a couple days
getting dimmer. Its also a nice warm white. The switch is good. On the new one
I just bought
I fiddled with the end caps to get a good contact. With most of my flashlights
I always try lubing the parts,
batteries and contact whenever I can get to them. I like CRC 2-26.

it seems impossible to get a view of my flashlight. Its the one with the switch
on the rear. It
seems Dorcy has so many versions, but it should be at the store.

I was looking at some reviews of Dorcy's. The old one I had I thought had a power
supply built in, but one review of that model says its direct drive. My new Dorcy
is definately different. The top gets warm unlike the first after a few minuites.
Perhaps better heat sinking and perhaps a converter ??!!

greg