DURACELL DURABEAM ULTRA HIGH INTENSITY 500 LUMEN ZOOM FOCUS LED FLASHLIGHT

[timmr50]

Bought new flashlight from COSTCO and seems like a lot of light for the dollar!

"By Duracell, a trusted name in batteries and flashlights! A Duracell Dura Beam Ultra High Intensity, 500 Lumen, Tacticle Flashlight. With three power settings, Low, High and Strobe. With Zoom focus, slide head to focus beam. VERY BRIGHT!."

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• 500 LUMEN OF WHITE LIGHT
• 3 Power Settings: Low, High and Strobe
• Push-button switch
• Zoom Focus: Slide head to focus beam
• Zoom from high intensity spot beam to wide flood beam
• 240m / 787ft beam distant
• Shock/drop resistant up to 1 meter
• 7 Hours battery life on "High"
• 35 Hours battery life on "Low"
• Measures 8 3/8" long (9 1/19" long with head extended)
• Approximately 1 5/8" in diameter at widest
• Approximately 1 1/4" in diameter on handle
• Weighs 14.1 ounces (with batteries installed)

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[Norm]

:welcome:

Moved to Budget Flashlights - Norm

What to post in the General Flashlight Discussion Sub Fourum.

 

[sol-leks]

Ooh I might have to snag one of these. Would you say the lumens is actually accurate? Any idea what kind of led is in it?

 

[mikekoz]

This is one of those lights that will get ignored by most here, but for $12.50 a light it is tops on my list of value for the dollar right now. It has a nice finish, a good high (I think the 500 lumen rating on this light is accurate), a nice low, can run on nice high capacity NIMH C cells (I have Powerex 5000 mAh cells in one of mine), has a good focusing mechanism, and a smooth operating switch. Plus if you buy them and hate them, just give them back to Costco!!

 

[flashlight chronic]

Ooh I might have to snag one of these. Would you say the lumens is actually accurate? Any idea what kind of led is in it?

I saw this at Costco the other day and looked like an XML led.

 

[sol-leks]

I'm sold, I'll have to hit up one of my friends with a costco membership.

Where do you get Powerex NIMH C's?

 

[mikekoz]

I'm sold, I'll have to hit up one of my friends with a costco membership.

Where do you get Powerex NIMH C's?

I got mine at Batteries Plus locally (NC), but you can also get them online.

 

[sol-leks]

They have them on amazon but they seem a tad bit pricy, twenty bucks for two?

 

[mikekoz]

They have them on amazon but they seem a tad bit pricy, twenty bucks for two?

I paid more at Batteries Plus! I just wanted them now and did not want to wait. A decent compromise are the ones Radio Shack sells two for $15.00. They are 3500 mAh, but are better than the Eveready's that most places sell, which are no higher in capacity than some AA cells. I also made a AA adapter using PVC pipe. The runtime will not be as great, but if you have a lot of AA's around it comes in handy!

 

[blindingly]

I just noticed Costco is going to have these on sale November 29 - December 1 for $19.99.

 

[adirondackdestroyer]

I just noticed Costco is going to have these on sale November 29 - December 1 for $19.99.

For one of them, or two?

 

[Byron]

For one of them, or two?

It is a two-pack.

 

[zippy2001]

I purchased these flashlights at Costco the other day and am quite pleased with their performance. They seem to be well built and worth the money.
I keep these around the house for emergencies.

 

[Byron]

I tried mine out last night and found it a bit odd that the beam is square when adjusted for maximum throw, but it's certainly very bright for a $13 light. I think the flood setting will be plenty bright for my primary purpose of deer blood tracking, too.

 

[Canuke]

Looked at these. They are definitely a rerun of the Feit-branded zoomers of about a year ago, with some cosmetic updates/rebranding and a solid aspherical lens instead of the two-step Fresnel of the Feit.

The giveaway was the one thing that didn't change: the yellow plastic collar around the emitter that looks like some sort of remote phosphor, but isn't.