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06-05-2006, 02:46 PM | #37 | |
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06-05-2006, 07:36 PM | #38 |
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Sorry to learn about that . Good luck next time!
Anyway, it may cost you only a few dollars to buy one from the market. |
06-06-2006, 08:58 AM | #39 |
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yeah, i know. ha ha. How is it tho, nice?
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06-06-2006, 06:33 PM | #40 |
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Thanks again. It is nice but a bit bulky, probably because of the hand cranking and battery charging mechanisms. I hope next year Toyota will do a similar promotion again and give you a flashlight when you do your oil change.
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06-07-2006, 01:10 AM | #41 |
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I also received the flashlight. It was a good promotion for Toyota Canada to drum up business and goodwill (they have the $, and know how to make more ).
If there are any inquiring minds out there about the the flashlight itself... It's an OK promo item. I had to chuckle a bit upon seeing the gift box it came in Like other low-cost LED flashlights, it works fine for general close proximity apps, and not so great if you want to illuminate into the distance. As swng mentioned, the unit is a bit bulky, though it's about the same size as what a typical consumer would associate w/a traditional 2D cell flashlight. Curiosity got the best of me, so I opened it up. Turns out that the thing is much bigger than it needs to be. The NiMH battery (OEM welded, not something you could easily replace w/o proper equipment) is tiny, and there's empty space a-plenty, including a circuit board that is one of the sparsest I've seen in a long time. IIRC, when fully charged the light ran for about 4.5 hours before it became unusably dim. So hopefully these things will be useful for a few years. |
06-07-2006, 09:32 AM | #42 |
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Interesting, thanks for the info guys, now I hope they do the same promotion soon, sounds like an interesting toy, not great, but wouldn't hurt if it's free. ha ha.
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