Has anyone experienced any flashlighting with this unit? I have had this issue before with a Sharp.
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I've been using for 6 months, no issues, really like the TV but use universal remote.
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Unknown. I purchased my Sharp over 10 years ago and it's still going strong. Recently I purchased the same model from Amazon in case mine finally gives up the ghost. I've been very satisfied with older model. Sorry I couldn't help with info on later models.
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Try cleaning contacts on flashlight but also what specifically doesn't work. Contact the seller as well
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No.The units I've purchased thru TangsFire, if you hold the switch "off" for just a second, it remembers the last setting. If you click it off quickly, it seems to turn on to the next setting. I have not been able to find these thu the Ultrfire website, and there is some differences in the beam from flashlight to flashlight. There is also a 3 mode available that did not remember the last setting so be sure you know what you are buying.
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Yes, on pretty much any surface other than water. On most surfaces you can see it plainly up to 30 yards or so in bright sunlight. If you get a good unit it's probably worth the money. The led on my flashlight went out after about 30 seconds of use so I had to send it back for a refund. I didn't take a second chance. Save your $ and get a Surefire, LaserLyte, Viridian, Streamlight, Beamshot or similar product. Beamshot makes a really nice rechargeable unit w a lifetime guarantee for around $250. It's worth it. I have at least one of all of the products I mentioned and have had no problems and they all hold a zero...even mounted on a 12ga pump, 45ACP, or AK 47. Best wishes. Let me know if I can help you further. Ashley
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Mine is doing this also. It's not an overly steady strobe - more random. The flashlight does not have a strobe setting, so the person who said that it is switching between modes is wrong. It's weird - it's not as flickery as when a normal flashlight has a bad connection.
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This sounds like a problem I had a few weeks ago, my light would turn on sometimes if I held the button just right, sometimes not at all. Or it would change through the modes all by its self. I found that the there was a piece loose in the back section of the flashlight, where the switch is. if you take off the switch to change out the battery, my problem was that behind the spring that pushes down the battery there is a nut that holds the switch in place and it came loose. I removed the spring and tightened the nut that holds the button in place.
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The flashlight is really just junk. The one we had went through two or three sets of batteries in three weeks, we seldom used it. I would throw it away and purchase a new flashlight avoiding Dorcy, that is what we did. I am sure your light is dead.
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No! I've had my light a couple of years and this problem has never happened. I use it for an hour every night to take care of the animals. Make sure that you don't overcharge it. I charge mine in my car so that I can hear when the charge is completed.
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We didn't have any problem with turning the flashlight on, but we can't seems to turn it off. On one occasion, we tried for over an hour before we were able to turn off the flashlight. If I can do it over again, I wouldn't buy this unit.
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I have not had any problems with mine. I would rate the unit as a " C " but if you are looking for mainly the visible light factor, I have switched to using my Voidhawk mini raptor for $35.00 plus the battery, charger, and weapons mount for half what I paid for this unit. Just my two cents.- Mike
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I have two of these two-cell Maglites that are about 2-3 years old. One of them has started dimming just as you describe, but the other works perfectly. If I turn the dimming one off for a few hours, it works fine when I turn it back on, but only for maybe 30 seconds or so. Then it dims way, way down again.Frustrating. Maybe it is a bad switch or a short-circuit somewhere.
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No, and it's a problem with this light. Every time you turn it on it goes to the next state, bright, medium, dim, strobe, SOS then back to bright. I don't think the designers of this light were very familiar with using flashlights.
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When I left the light on, after about 3 minutes it would turn to a lower brightness then and not go back to the 1600 Lumens. Therefore, I returned the light. I have another Maelstrom flashlight that is very good, but the MMUx3 had problems. Therefore, I bought the Eagtac MX25L3C 3500 Lumens. I have been buying flashlights for a while, but after this beast, I have rested the wallet. Good Luck.
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Jon - That's actually one of the features of our "BrightStart" Technology. Every time the you turn the flashlight off, the next time you turn it back on it will come on at it's brightest mode (it also does a bit more, but that's one of the features). After field testing early models with multiple first-responders and hunters, that was the #1 feature that they requested, since the vast majority did not want to always be cycling through the modes each time they turned it on to get back to the brightest mode. :)Sincerely,The Guardian 1300TL Team at Intervine
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Not in the traditional way as in trying to change the battery on your flashlight. The charge should last you a week if you brush twice a day. If it's a rather old unit, perhaps it's time to get a new unit. If you just got it, then it's definitely defective.
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Sometimes the button comes defective depending on the company you get it from. There must be at least a dozen different kinds of Cree q5 out there with parts slightly changed. Depressing the button all the way should shut the light off.