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Recently while ordering a Mora knife from a seller on the big internet auction site I noticed that the same seller is now handling Pak-Lite flashlights. Although I already have more than enough flashlights (why should that stop me), I decided to try one. Well, I love it!
The seller has several models but I chose the Super with the glow cap. The manufacturer says the cap will glow for up to 12 hours, I havent timed it, but when I wake up during the night and look at it, it is glowing. The glow is bright enough that it would be a great aid in finding the light in the dark. According to the paperwork in the Super packaging, the light using the included Duracell alkaline battery will burn 600 hours on low and 30 hours on high. With a Lithium battery the burning times are increased to 1200 hours on low and 80 hours on high! The total weight with battery is 1.5 ounces.
The Pak-Late Super itself is a very small plastic cap containing two led bulbs and a switch that snaps securely directly on top of a 9 volt battery. The switch is a small lever that sits protected in a recess in the plastic cap. The center position is off, to the left the light is on low, and to the right the light is on high. On the low setting the light puts out enough light to read your watch, check a map, or perform some other task in the dark that does not require a bright light or at times when a low light is desired. On high, there is plenty of light for camp chores, getting to the deer stand before daylight, emergency use during power outages, etc.
Although I dont suppose it was the best of ideas, I turned my Super on high, submerged it in a red plastic glass of water and left it there for approximately five or six minutes while I took pictures. After taking it out of the water, removing the unit from the battery, blowing out what water I could, and letting it dry for a couple of hours, I snapped it back on the battery and it worked perfectly. When first removing it from the water one of the leds glowed dimly with the switch in the off position but operated correctly after it dried out. The bottom of the battery however appears to be some sort of fiber that absorbed water and it has not been the same since the submersion, but it still runs the light fine one week later. It does not seem to me that dropping this light in a puddle or similar brief wettings are very threatening to the Pak-Lite.
The long battery life and small size are desirable features to me, as is the use of the easily obtained 9 volt battery. Overall I find the Pak-Lite to be very handy and bright enough for a good percentage of what I use a flashlight for.
Bill
The seller has several models but I chose the Super with the glow cap. The manufacturer says the cap will glow for up to 12 hours, I havent timed it, but when I wake up during the night and look at it, it is glowing. The glow is bright enough that it would be a great aid in finding the light in the dark. According to the paperwork in the Super packaging, the light using the included Duracell alkaline battery will burn 600 hours on low and 30 hours on high. With a Lithium battery the burning times are increased to 1200 hours on low and 80 hours on high! The total weight with battery is 1.5 ounces.
The Pak-Late Super itself is a very small plastic cap containing two led bulbs and a switch that snaps securely directly on top of a 9 volt battery. The switch is a small lever that sits protected in a recess in the plastic cap. The center position is off, to the left the light is on low, and to the right the light is on high. On the low setting the light puts out enough light to read your watch, check a map, or perform some other task in the dark that does not require a bright light or at times when a low light is desired. On high, there is plenty of light for camp chores, getting to the deer stand before daylight, emergency use during power outages, etc.
Although I dont suppose it was the best of ideas, I turned my Super on high, submerged it in a red plastic glass of water and left it there for approximately five or six minutes while I took pictures. After taking it out of the water, removing the unit from the battery, blowing out what water I could, and letting it dry for a couple of hours, I snapped it back on the battery and it worked perfectly. When first removing it from the water one of the leds glowed dimly with the switch in the off position but operated correctly after it dried out. The bottom of the battery however appears to be some sort of fiber that absorbed water and it has not been the same since the submersion, but it still runs the light fine one week later. It does not seem to me that dropping this light in a puddle or similar brief wettings are very threatening to the Pak-Lite.
The long battery life and small size are desirable features to me, as is the use of the easily obtained 9 volt battery. Overall I find the Pak-Lite to be very handy and bright enough for a good percentage of what I use a flashlight for.
Bill
