"Dave Liquorice" wrote in message
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On Thu, 21 Apr 2005 22:39:45 +0100, Peter Parry wrote:

it didn't give an indication of the short length of illumination

It stated the battery size and bulb consumption - that gives you the
illumination time. Perhaps it should have explained it with little
pictures for the innumerate.

But I think it's mis-sold really.

Only for those who find 2+2 a real challenge.

That is a little unfair Peter. Not everyone knows how to convert Watts
into amps at a given voltage and how that relates to a stated battery
capacity.

The run time ought to on the packaging for the many of the populace
that didn't achieve "O" level physics or those that did but forgot all
that stuff years ago.

Does the packaging state the wattage (probably) and amp-hour capacity of the
battery (probably not)
Even if it did, the average consumer wouldn't have a clue what it meant
I think it should just have a runtime on the package too!

Sparks...