Instrument torch BESTLITE 801A LED

[HWman]

Product name: Instrument torch BESTLITE 801A LED
Product home page: http://www.elfa.se/elfa-bin/setpage.pl? ... k=9834.htm
Product price: 14 Euros (plus tax)
Place to boight from: ELFA http://www.elfa.se/

Product decription:
Instrument torch with one powerful white LED of 1 W (Luxeon Star). Made from aeroplane aluminium and designed with o-rings that make the torch watertight and ideal for outdoor use.
Light flux: 25–30 lm (Lumen)
Operating time: 3 hours (continuously)
Dimensions: 38 diameter × 135 mm
Weight: 140 g incl. batteries

Comments:
Works as promised. Most powerful LED lamp I have seen.
The package included 3 LR03(AAA) batteries (good Panasonic industrial batteries) and useful nylon holster to carry the lamp on your belt. A good replacement for "Mini Maglite" and other lamps.

[Tomi Engdahl]

I own also this kind of lamp.

Basically this lamp is a very powerful and a good idea.

But the one I have has one bad downside: Reliabity.
The battey holder seems to make somewhat unreliable connection.
This causes that too often this lamp does not work when it is most needed.
Sad that this otherwise very good product has this part implemented baddlly (or is it just my unit somewhat baddly made).

LED lamps should be more reliable than traditional lamps.
But this particular unit seems to be far less reliable than my Maglite.