Orion RedBeam SP Self-Powered LED Flashlight
by Orion
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Manufacturer: OrionProduct features:
- Get the astronomy flashlight that never needs additional batteries!
- Winding the hand crank for 1 minute pumps out up to 1 hour of red LED light
- Red light preserves your night vision while you read star charts or check your equipment
- Choose from two brightness settings, which illuminate three or all five red LEDs
- Can also be charged from a USB port, and can even power a cell phone in an emergency
Digital Cameras Photo Reviews of Orion RedBeam SP Self-Powered LED Flashlight
Customer Review: Fine, but misleading advertising.
Summary: 4 Stars
When I first received this torch I was disappointed. The technical details state "Winding the hand crank for 1 minute pumps out up to 1 hour of red LED light", which is very misleading. You can wind for a couple of minutes and the light still goes dim after 5 minutes! It's not exactly silent either. You'll have neighbours wondering what the hell you're doing outside at midnight. But then I found that by charging it from your computer using the supplied USB cable it stays bright for the whole observing session. That's what I do now - the crank is there as back up, which beats carrying spare batteries anyway. I do like the environmental aspect to the torch, and recharging is much cheaper than buying batteries. The compass is a nice touch, although it is very small, but being on the handle you can swivel it to the front to reflect light onto it off your hand. I would rather have a neck strap than the wrist strap (which I can't see anyone using), but you can make your own. The switch for cellphone or torch use has small icons which look too similar to each other and which rub off too easily, but one just remembers which is which. For anyone who has a cellphone (I don't) that charging ability could be a useful feature. I would rather have a head or hat-mounted torch since you generally want both hands free for astronomy, but for now it's a good choice for a hand-held one. Four stars because it works well computer charged, but not five due to the exaggerated advertising.
Description of Orion RedBeam SP Self-Powered LED Flashlight
When we say our newest astro flashlight is "self powered," we mean it is powered by your own bad self! The RedBeam SP has a small hand crank that, when wound, charges an internal rechargeable battery. There's no need for any other batteries, ever! Just 1 minute of winding cranks out up to 15 minutes of red LED light! Red light preserves your dark-adapted night vision while you read star charts or check your equipment. Choose from two brightness settings, which illuminate three or all five red LEDs. The RedBeam SP can also be charged from a USB port (USB charge cable included). It can even power a cell phone in an emergency (five popular cell phone adapters are included). Get the astronomy flashlight that never needs additional batteries!Telescope Accessories
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