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re: Deer hunters - Flashlights
Posted on 7/15/11 at 8:44 am to Judge Smails
Posted on 7/15/11 at 8:44 am to Judge Smails
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Well guys I got mine in yesterday and let it charge all night - NOTHING. I swapped the batteries hoping that that was the issue but if not I just took a $23 arse kicking via Hong Kong.
got mine yesterday, i also charged all night and NOTHING. tried car charger as well with both batteries. batteries had a little charged out of box and worked right away, charger seemed to kill batteries, now only works plugged in
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Posted on 7/15/11 at 9:19 am to 10Percenter
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now only works plugged in
Same here - and that POS car charger started smoking when I plugged it in yesterday.
Posted on 7/15/11 at 9:20 am to 10Percenter
Yea I had the same problem as you guys are having with charging it all night and then it not working. The problem is the battery is in the wrong way. I killed one of my batterys doing this. They aparently dont use the convention that the spring goes on the negative end, for this flashlight the spring goes on the positive end. In other words the positive end of the battery goes in the flashlight first. I poped my other battery in and charged it and bam this thing really is badass for 20$ will light up shite at 100 yards.
This post was edited on 7/18/11 at 10:49 pm
Posted on 7/15/11 at 9:25 am to batonrouger
Man frick it I'm ordering one today 
And rouxster, let us know how the headlamp does, I might want to pick one of those up too
And rouxster, let us know how the headlamp does, I might want to pick one of those up too
Posted on 7/15/11 at 9:27 am to Boats n Hose
so which way does the battery go.
Posted on 7/15/11 at 9:43 am to 10Percenter
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so which way does the battery go
It sounds like positive end down towards the spring. IF I can get this thing to work then I have totally F'ED at least one of the batteries.
Posted on 7/15/11 at 9:46 am to Judge Smails
ok, there is a spring on bot sides small and large. so does positive side face led or screw cap?
Posted on 7/15/11 at 9:53 am to 10Percenter
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there is a spring on both sides small and large
Ok, mine has a spring in the botton (LED end) and a rounded knob type thing on the handle end. I'm going to go home and put my positive side down (towards the LED), let it charge overnight and see what happens.
Posted on 7/15/11 at 9:57 am to Judge Smails
problem is my battery was in correct because it worked prior to me charging it, after charge no luck.
Posted on 7/15/11 at 10:04 am to 10Percenter
what brand housing do you guys have, i have a Cree
Sky Fire SK-9018
Sky Fire SK-9018
Posted on 7/15/11 at 10:09 am to 10Percenter
Dropped the one I got the other day, about 2 feet, quit working, got pissed...
an hour later i cooled off and took it apart, moved one little thing and now tt's working like a champ...
an hour later i cooled off and took it apart, moved one little thing and now tt's working like a champ...
Posted on 7/15/11 at 10:09 am to Judge Smails
I have the negative end of battery towards the screw on cap, the positive towards the led. Mine works fine, but I have only charged it once, and haven't used the car charger. I ordered mine from the guy on ebay located in Hong Kong. Maybe it's the ones from the USA supplier that are not working? 
Posted on 7/15/11 at 10:11 am to ColesCreek
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Maybe it's the ones from the USA supplier that are not working?
Mine came from a Hong Kong seller on eBay. My next one is coming from the California based supplier.
Posted on 7/15/11 at 10:13 am to 10Percenter
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after charge no luck
Then the "reverse" charge fried the battery. I'm afraid I may have done the same thing. Looks like a trip to radio Shack is in my future. This MF'ing flashlight better be worth the trouble.
Posted on 7/15/11 at 10:44 pm to Judge Smails
I ordered mine from the California seller today
Posted on 7/16/11 at 12:42 pm to Boats n Hose
I went to Battery Outfitters this morning - turns out the batteries were bad (could have been from me charging them with them inserted in the wrong direction) - needless to say the guy sold me a battery for it that he just happened to have and the flashlight is now Rockin with Dokken. He also showed me some different sized non rechargeable batteries that I could use in a pinch.
Posted on 7/16/11 at 6:43 pm to Judge Smails
Glad to see you have your problem fixed. I havent ever had any trouble with the ones i have 
Posted on 7/16/11 at 6:48 pm to thanksjhester
Just purchased 2 from California. Thanks
Posted on 7/16/11 at 7:08 pm to tigerfan1974
No problem. Just doing what everyone else here would do when they find a deal
Posted on 7/16/11 at 10:41 pm to thanksjhester
Got my 5 in today.
About to go outside and test it out.
About to go outside and test it out.
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