Lidl have some very bright (60+lm) torches. I just bought one, put the batts in and it didn't work. Took it back.
By the time I got there the reason it didn't work was apparent.. the whole thing was too hot to hold as there was a short in it. Good job it wasn't a 10 minute walk or things might have got serious.
Moral.. always remove the batts from faulty products.
Are you sure they were the right way round?
Does it need explaining that an LED torch isn't the same as a tungsten one?
Look who you're talking to ...
Normally I'd agree with this. But it is you we're talking about.
Quite. But then it's you who's broken it. I never have a problem with anything like this from Lidl.
In message , "dennis@home" writes
Wow dennis lucky escape
just imagine what could have happened if you'd shoved it up your arse before you found out
In message , "dennis@home" writes
that could have been your whole career as a cocaine mule ruined
In message , "dennis@home" writes
You didn't use a hacksaw on it, by any chance, did you denboi ?
Strange you are so confident it is designed to withstand wrong battery insertion, but not so any fault could result in a fire...
Well, which statistical tests do you propose to use and what information do you hope to derive ?
Derek G
As a matter of interest, the best torch I ever bought is a Lidl LED one (could conceivably be Aldi).
I don't think it is the one on sale now; mine is fatter I think (shaft 4cm in diameter, top 6.5cm). Lidl's current LED torch is coming here this week, but from their web-page it looks quite a lot slimmer.
I've got one which has 5 LEDs. Looks like a Maglite, and is made out of solid ally, polished finish. Top screws to switch on/off, so no switch to break. Not a serious torch but good enough for taking the dog out when dark etc, and I've never yet replaced the batteries despite a lot of use.
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