#Duracell 2500 lumen flashlight series#

Others will be able to file claims through a dedicated settlement website set to go live upon the judge’s preliminary approval of the deal. Given the availability of business records to confirm purchases from Costco, the plaintiffs estimate automatic payments will be made to more than 70 to 95 percent of class members without consumers having to file a claim. District Judge James Donato on August 20.Īccording to the court filing, those covered by the deal will receive direct notice of the settlement as the flashlights were sold through Costco. The plaintiffs submitted an unopposed motion for preliminary settlement approval, class certification, appointment of counsel and approval of class notice to U.S. And yet here we are.Duracell has agreed to settle the proposed class action lawsuit detailed on this page, with 192,000 eligible Duracell-branded LED flashlight buyers slated to receive between $6 and $8 per package of flashlights purchased.

But talk about bright underwater!!Īnd 'Yes', I was tempted to title this thread: Of course, it also used a GE aircraft landing bulb. Took 20 hours to charge it, and had a burn time of about 25 minutes. None of my flashlights cost more than about $50, with the exception of my dive light (back when I was diving). This 2500 is more of a 'special application' thing as I'm thinking it's going to eat batteries.

It's the one I walk the dog with.īut I keep (until now, TBD) a Duracell 1000 in the trucks. It takes (3) C-Cells and lasts a long time. Of all my flashlights, I do think I prefer (or at least, use) the Duracell 700 the most. No more broken filaments if you drop the flashlight, much better energy efficiency, and much longer life. It's an obvious, immediate, significant improvement in just about every way. LED technology in flashlights is like the internal combustion engine replacing the steam engine! I think I paid right at $20 for this 2500 lumen flashlight at Costco - so, when compared to some of the other, much higher priced Streamlights and such out there, it so far seems like a really good bargain.Ĭlick to expand.Somewhere, I have a 4D aluminum body Maglight (incandescent), that I wouldn't mind upgrading to LED. There is a printed caution statement on the battery pack holder to NOT use lithium batteries (in case anyone was wondering about that.) The handle did get fairly warm.) It was like walking the dog in daylight! (So far, I've only run in on HIGH for 10 minutes in a single stretch and it stayed on HIGH with no decrease in brightness.

This makes me wonder how long the AA batteries will last, and whether the flashlight itself has any sort of built-in fallback if the temperature gets too high. The handle does heat up on HIGH after only a few minutes, and it you put your hand in front of the lens on HIGH you definitely feel the heat. The handle is still metal, but feel thinner in the hand than the 1000. Of those, the 1250 is crap - the beam is not uniform (but probably is 1250 in there somewhere)īack to the 2500: It's easily 20% larger than the 1000, and feels a bit more 'plasticky', but not enough to be a deal-breaker. I own the Duracell 500, 750, 1000, and 1250 flashlights as well.*

#Duracell 2500 lumen flashlight series#

It runs on 12 AA batteries (which I thought was a bit curious, but there must be a reason, maybe to boost up the series voltage?) I've only had it a couple days, and so I am still evaluating it. (Going in to the purchase, I did have low expectations having had a bad experience with their 1250 - see below.) That means, I have (way) more flashlights than I will ever need or use in my lifetime.īut that said, when I saw the Duracell 2500 Lumen flashlight at Costco, I just 'had' to have one. Just a quick shout-out, and they don't pay me to say this.