| Self-Generating Flashlight | | | | for myself. Most require too muchshaking for too |
| Have you seen them on the TV: the shaker | | | | little light, and some were already broken by the |
| flashlights that need nobatteries? Lots of people | | | | time they arrived atmy office. I even found that |
| want to buy one. Now here's where that gets | | | | some of the least dependable were selling for |
| tricky. | | | | thehighest price. No thanks! |
| I have combed thousands of booths at trade | | | | At Be Ready, Inc., we have three inexpensive |
| shows, specifically looking for themanufacturers of | | | | self-charging flashlights: the 12", T'and 5". The 12" |
| those very flashlights. These durable LED lights | | | | and 5" flashlights have double coils-the only ones I |
| run by gentlymoving a magnet back and forth | | | | found that do-and are well-constructed for |
| through a simple copper coil to create electricity. | | | | durability and dependability. But it's the single |
| The longer you shake it, the more light you get. | | | | coil,middle-sized flashlight that has my buyer's |
| But this is gentle movement, soeven those with | | | | heart. We have carried these self-generating |
| arthritis should have little or no problem. The | | | | flashlights for a year and a half and have never |
| casings are clear sothat you watch them work | | | | opened a box todemonstrate one to customer |
| while you shake them. It's cool retro-back to | | | | that it wasn't already working without our ever |
| basics. Oldcars used to have those coils for | | | | evenshaking it. I can shine that light up on the |
| energy. The technology is not at all new, | | | | IS-foot high ceiling panels next to myfluorescent |
| thoughapplying them to everyday flashlights is. Do | | | | lights in the middle of the day and still see the |
| I love them? Yes and No. | | | | light. Only 7" long, thiscompact no-battery flashlight |
| I love the very few I've found that are | | | | truly shines among the competition. |
| dependable. I despise the majority I've foundthat | | | | Word of caution: do not store self-generating |
| are junk. Out of the several I have found, hefted, | | | | flashlights or any magnets aroundyour computer |
| shaken and had sent to me asdemos, there are | | | | or appliances with computer chips. You'll have to |
| only three that I would ever buy or recommend | | | | be careful whereyou store this one, but not |
| to my customers. | | | | having to ever have batteries for your flashlights |
| But those three are really good products! You can | | | | again isworth it! |
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| but you'd bewasting your money. | | | | newsletters and updates. Together we'll |
| I've looked carefully, tested many, and found out | | | | keepfamilies safe. |