Model no. ST3D016U
Length: 31cm long
Face diameter: 5.5cm
Battery Life: 79 hours
Weight: 490g (packaged)
Beam distance: Up to 364m
Brightness: 131 lumens
Drop resistant to 1 metre
Made from machined aluminium
Protected by our 12 MONTH WARRANTY
Takes 3x D size batteries.
Bought two of these last time they were on sale, unbelievable range on these badboys.
Roughly the double amount is what you usually pay for
My local Bunnings has it for $37, so it's a pretty good deal to me. About $55-80 on eBay.
Why is bunnings cheaper than eBay? :O
the neggers are out in force tonight! :p
it hasn't been going continuously for a month but it has been popping up on COTD for a while now as they're trying to get rid of it
No neg, just a comment.
Just because you're a girl, doesn't mean you'll get positives all the time ;)
HIV positive
You should do a fifth one.
You lose at OzBargain.
while some do over react with the negs, at some point, you need to take a step back and really think, is it them, or is it really you? It's the latter in this case…
In this case I think it's just a case of tdw not being able to take negs and only wanting to win all the time by trying to turn it around with schoolkid statements like that.
while some do over react with the negs, at some point, you need to take a step back and really think, is it them, or is it really you? It's the latter in this case…
In this case I think it's just a case of tdw not being able to take negs and only wanting to win all the time by trying to turn it around with schoolkid statements like that.
i can take the negs, regardless if they're deserved or not. but even if it's not me being negged, there are a bunch of tools on this site that like to hide behind their negging anonymity (as evidenced from last night.)
at this point, one can choose to overreact or just string these people along some more.
You should do a fifth one.
didn't need to. there were 7 other comments or so when i fell asleep from boredom so you were spoiled for choice there ;) you only had to make the tough decision of which comment was more neg-worthy. hmm!
No, no. keep going. The joke's on you, jsyk
No one is offended, but nice try. Meanwhile, everyone is laughing at your ability to get so worked up at every innocuous negative vote.
You lose. You keep coming back to read everything. Have a nice weekend though!
Damn good torch.
I got one the last time COTD had them on sale. It's bright as hell, don't be fooled by the seemingly lacklustre lumens output compared to your run-of-the-mill Chinese CREE knock-off with some preposterously high figure that it can only achieve for 30 seconds before the voltage drops, this thing is easily on par with a 6V Dolphin Lantern Torch or something.
Lasts forever on 3D's; only downside is the uneven number of batteries but I'd much prefer that over carrying a monstrous 6D Maglite around.
It's got some heft to it as well but it's not tiring to carry around; though you could definitely crack some noggins with it if you're so inclined.
I helped my mate install some CCTV at his business over 4 nights (3-4 hours at a time) and this touch didn't miss a beat.
Hmm.. there's a 6D Maglite lol.
It does make you feel like a policeman in a 90's cop show carrying one of them around.
They are good for 300 metres easily, I can light up all the way down my street with mine.
I bought one of these recently from CotD and the first time I put in some batteries I was teasing my family with "can I see you license and registration ma'am/sir?"
Although I don't think U.S. cops use Maglites any more.
I used to play "how many fingers am I holding up with this Maglite being shone in your face?" with my brother. Good times.
Hahah, that's funny.
it's not tiring to carry around
couldn't agree more. when i was about 12/13 i used to carry a 3D while we took the cat down to the park at night. she also learned to follow the beam lol
haha cat
i know lol…"just walking the cat right meow brb"
Having go a number of cree t6 and u2 chinese torches, with a couple of 18650s (or 4 for one setup) they get very good runtimes, commensurate with being about 5 times brighter than these things. I am a pensioned Electronic technician and still use them constantly.
Certainly running a 10W LED off a single 16450 (AA size) or 10440 (AAA size), especially cheap ones, only gives you a short runtime on high, but they are great for a car or handbag and can blind a person long enough to get away (my fianceee carries a 10440 powered cree Q2 on her keyring and a 16450 T6 in her handbag and we have other all over the house and cars).
Even about the house/in the yard I would prefer to run my single or double 18650 torches on a low or med setting as they are just so light and a recharge after a few hours is no hassle, any more than it was on old torches before LEDS. The double 18650 setup rivals a triple D setup for capacity, and of course all the litiums are far cheaper to run.
But yes, running a high power torch off 3xAAA or 1x16450 is a pain in the butt for serious use, they just dont have the runtime to be useful - simple case of math. For me the big 3xD is as much nostalgia as anything, and in part also knowing its intimidation value.
(for those who dont know - in general where you use the number code means a 3-3.6V lithium cell, the letter code is for 1.2 Rechargable Ni-CD/Ni-MH or or 1.5V Zinc-Carbon/Alkaline cells)
I feel sorry for people out there that haven't yet discovered 18650 powered torches.
I have a Zebralight SC52 the size of middle finger that puts out 500 lumen, compared to this pathetic 131 lumen and at least 10 times bigger.
Hell, I'd buy a Sipik SK68 clone before I bought this, can be had for about $3 anytime!
I have posted on the subject of lithiums, 18650 size an otherwise, on OzB on many occasions before.
I for one am very circumspect about encouraging people down a path where there are very significant dangers in play.
Yours and my mycosys' enthusiasm aside, simply saying how great they are is very likely to see some people reading this thread end up with a torch + a cheap lithium charger + some dangerous high-internal-resistance / re-wrapped ex-laptop / fake *fire suffix cells which may see them end up with an ACTUAL fire in their house.
Looking at the huge number of cells out there and the small number of incidents we hear about, you could possibly say driving around on a Friday night is more risky as you could possibly be more likely to have a drunk driver crash into you than a torch battery catching fire.
no, didn't neg you!
Appreciate the no neg.
More incidents and especially close calls than are reported, I suspect.
Re-wrapped, salvaged, damaged laptop cells are a huge industry. Well beyond 'cottage'.
All of the major China stores including DX, Tmart and Bic have all been caught at one point or another selling fake Ultrafires and Trustfires.
Fake Panasonic are out there too. I clicked on a series of links at one point that took me to an underground store. The wraps are out there to be bought - cents per the thousand.
Even when a protection circuit is added - they vary in quality and can fail.
Somebody - I think on BLF - recently reported 3 out 4 failures on protection-circuit-added Panasonic cells.
About ten years ago, I had a cheap, clean, well-ventilated, non-stressed power supply, fail and catch on fire.
Simply put - had I not been home, my house would have burned down.
In what I recommend to people, I do tend to err on the side of safety - in every area, but particularly in relation to lithiums, there is good reason to.
My point is, if you're concerned about lithium cells catching fire, shouldn't you be more worried about e.g. driving on weekend nights, crossing the road, or cycling? It seems so much more likely that you'd get into a traffic accident than have a battery catch fire. A better PSA would be "don't go out on weekends as you could die".
That said, I wouldn't recommend dirt-cheap lithium cells either. But the probability of a cell setting fire to a house seems much lower than getting into a traffic accident, for example.
You misunderstand the intent of my first comment.
As for risks, generally, I cringe when I think of some of those I have taken, and continue to…
You - definitely, mycosys - who just simply talked-up lithiums without any cautions, and maybe lionheart with his zebra torch, may well have read enough to understand the risks involved here.
Others - undoubtedly the majority reading this thread - not.
Just trying to look after them.
If you follow the guidelines of "don't buy cheap and nasty" with lith ion batteries you can't go wrong. Don't buy anything with "fire" in its name and buy a brand name charger, simple.
The people that buy the above torch will probably be replacing it in a year or so after their alkaleak batteries kill them.
If you refuse to be ignorant to lith ion battery technology (yes, it's the future) then at least look into Ni–MH (Eneloops etc)
A car…will have to be road worthy enough to be on the road. The cheap lithiums have no such safety proof/certificate.
There is a higher risk of discharging or overcharging the batteries beyond their safety net for any human being who is not aware of the risks or due to lack of attention.
Is one of the main reasons I only go with protected branded batteries for my e-cig mods.
'$3 for a really bright torch' is all the average user will read before clicking the Purchase Now button before doing research on what to look out for when purchasing the batteries and chargers and how to use them safely.
If you know the risks and can justify dealing with them, the $3 cree torches are your best option. That concept does not fit for the general public.
I know how to 4 wheel drive, attended many driver training courses, and I can tell you that you are wasting your time following the normal roads, where I can get to the same point in half the time taken by using a rough fire trail. So you go ahead, just with the information, "If I have a 4 wheel drive, I can get to point B faster following the fire trail, instead of using the road, this will save me so much time"…and you purchase a 4 wheel drive. Without knowledge of how to drive in rough terrain or how to operate your vehicle safely in those situations, will you be as comfortable and effective as I am on that journey?
TL;DR
What seems easy and effective to you, might not be easy and effective for everyone else in this world.
My $0.02 :)
Lionheart, for people who want to buy a 3 x D cell torch and who sensibly choose to not use alkalines, I have made (multiple) comments below in the hope of assisting them.
The people that buy the above torch will probably be replacing it in a year or so after their alkaleak batteries kill them.
alkaline battery leaks don't always kill the device. i've rescued heaps of gameboys, vintage calculators and radios that i bought second-hand from leaks….strangely enough have never had a leak happen to any of my torches.
then again, i do regularly check my devices regularly and remove batteries when i don't use them for a long time.
A car…will have to be road worthy enough to be on the road. The cheap lithiums have no such safety proof/certificate.
Ok I guess this is where analogies just lead to off-topic discussions. You could be in the safest car in the world and a drunk or distracted texting driver could slam straight into you - that has happened many times. Cars in QLD don't need a roadworthy check after you've bought them either - even if they're 20 years old.
The point of the comparison was, yes, cheap lithium cells can catch fire. But you're probably more likely to get into an accident than have a cell catch fire.
So you go ahead, just with the information, "If I have a 4 wheel drive, I can get to point B faster following the fire trail, instead of using the road, this will save me so much time"…and you purchase a 4 wheel drive. Without knowledge of how to drive in rough terrain or how to operate your vehicle safely in those situations, will you be as comfortable and effective as I am on that journey?
Whose fault is that? The buyer or the 4WD? Are people actively telling others not to buy 4WDs because they might not use them properly?
What seems easy and effective to you, might not be easy and effective for everyone else in this world.
The easy #1 rule that'll pretty much cover anything - don't buy the cheapest crap and you'll more than likely be OK. :)
Hmm, ever so slightly overlooks the fact that speculatively high pricing on cheap crap is the way of much of the world.
A $5 item can be $25 on one site, $50 on another.
Ebay can be hilarious sometimes. I saw a $2 cable selling for about $1100 the other day!!
"Ebay can be hilarious sometimes. I saw a $2 cable selling for about $1100 the other day!!"
Fair dinkum. Got a link. : )
Ebay can be hilarious sometimes. I saw a $2 cable selling for about $1100 the other day!!
That's actually quite frequently done by sellers to save their stats and placement (e.g. 350 of 1000 sold) when they run out of stock. If they simply ended their listing, they'll lose the stats… so they just increase the price to a ridiculous amount so nobody will buy it. When they get stock again, they'll drop the price back to normal.
e.g. this good small AA torch is normally about $30:
http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/261330367069
That's actually quite frequently done by sellers to save their stats and placement (e.g. 350 of 1000 sold) when they run out of stock.
So that's the reason. I always wondered about that.
Funnily enough, I didn't buy it - or put it on my Ebay wish list…
If you're on Ebay regularly and go through enough pages looking for certain things, you will encounter similar listings - seemingly aimed at the drunk/stupid.
More modest attempted rip-offs are even more common.
I bought a fan heater last year from an Ebay seller, new for about $30. Didn't remove it from my watch list. Despite being nowhere near down to the last few in stock, within a fortnight price went to $170…
Edit: Beyond eug's explanation for some instances, and the 'drunk/stupid possible targeting' idea - I also believe that there are some sellers with no actual stock, who figure that they'll be able to source items and deliver quickly enough, if they get lucky.
For alot of items on Ebay , it'd certainly be easy enough to do if you lived in Shenzhen!
Brandnames and avoid the XXXfires? All good advice, but it isnt that simple, it often helps, but doesnt solve it. You can buy a 2 cell charger of well respected brand X, in model Y, and it be great. Yet the 4 cell version, of the same brand and model number fails to terminate charging, and vice versa.
But fire is only one risk you should take seriously, but is not he worst of the risks. HF poisoning is the real concern. Ive read stories and seen pictures of explosions, damage as a result is substantial enough to be scary, but the most frightening thing I read was a bloke who two years later still breaths like he has emphysema. Essentially, he does, his lungs wee burnt by the gas as his battery failed due to apparent mishandling.
So not only is brand of charger important, the particular model is also important, and the variant of the model. The battery is important, the placement of the charger, the vigilance of the operator all factor in. You can, but shouldnt for example put them on charge overnight while you go to bed. You could, and many times it wont harm a thing. But that once, it might ruin your life. I wonder how many people stick batteries on charge over night while they sleep. And never give it a second thought.
We havent even touched on balancing batteries for multi cell torches. Lithium is awesome stuff, so much energy, Ive got 20 cells sitting on my desk. But the idea all you need is X to be safe, is far from true. Its all good, until it isnt.
I own one of these 3d Mags too, its great. Not the ultimate or even close but plenty good. The dark spot (donut hole) when using it to flood is a tad annoying though but most people wont care. When focused I can light up a reflector that is maybe 300 metres away. No, its not making real light 300 metres away, but it is sending enough light for me to see the reflector react to it. For $20, you cant go wrong with Mag. At 100 metres, its bright enough.
I agree on the uneven number of batteries.
Simple Solution - buy 2.
They'll both get used….they're that good.
there is a 4D one. No wasted batteries!
But not "as featured on ozbargain"
Ahh yes, not at the moment anyway. I bought my 4D from a previous OzB deal.
Just grabbed two, one for self one for my brother. Cheers
Bust A Cap Glass Breaker for Maglite D-Cell Mag / Rechargeable cannot be shipped to the selected address.
:(
what a scam that looks like. A little conical bit without which you can't break a simple piece of glass. Just break it with your head and stop being such a pussy.
Followed the link to COTD webpage, saw I have a $10 store credit there, never knew about it. Postage was free, so cost me $10 delivered. :)
I paid with a credit card, so it cost me $0.
huh? how??? Even I paid with a credit card :|
yeah how'd you do that?
Who's credit card belong to? Lol
How do I check if I have a store credit? Where does it appear?
I logged in and it said I had $10 store credit, on top right corner.
They had some deals late last year giving that credit if you spend $30 or something
Shit! I spent $30 on COTD last year? Don't even remember :|
They had some deals late last year giving that credit if you spend $30 or something
and as recently as Feb 14: https://fbcdn-sphotos-f-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-frc3/t1/p4…
Great, another torch. My wife is going to be so pleased with me when it arrives……
Last one worn out? :)
Would be be awkward if he's got a Kiwi accent…
"Honey, I bought a cheap fleshlight for myself"
Got one thanks :)
So I can see things in 3D when using this flashlight? I always felt like I was living in 2D whenever I used a normal flashlight. Everything looked like a line to me.
Thanks.
Anyone know where to get decent rechargeable D cells? (That will work with my intellicharger i2?)
(Never mind, can get 2xAA to D adapters on ebay. Cheers)
The intellichargers only charge to C size.
For anybody seeking actual D size NiMH LSD's, Maha sell excellent Imedion and Powerex branded ones. You can see them on Ebay, but they're not cheap.
Sanyo sell C and D size Eneloops - but only in the Japanese market.
See my comments below about multi-cell AA to D cases/spacers.
The only downside for is that I do not have a D battery charger.
http://www.ebay.com.au/sch/i.html?_sacat=0&_from=R40&_nkw=en… here you go.
all ozbargainers should have more than enough eneloops!!!!!!
Ha! I was beaten by 24 seconds :-/
I knew there must be someone doing the same thing! haha
But they won't last as long as D ones, will they ?
obviously not, but you gain less weight and make use of your overstocked eneloop batteries!!!
http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/4-x-SANYO-Eneloop-Battery-Adaptor… this one looks a better deal.
4 x SANYO Eneloop Battery Adaptor Converter D-Adatper $6.78 delivered
Your links above are for cases/spacers that adapt ONE lousy AA to D size.
If you search Ebay you will find spacers that adapt TWO and even THREE AA's to D size. Much more practical.
The Sanyo 'ones' (literally), make for a silly purchase.
Re the two comments about about rechargeables, one option is to use an AA to D adaptor - search for 'eneloop battery adaptor' on ebay to see what I'm talking about. Possible downside apart from shorter runtime is the AAs can be a bit loose inside the D housing, so might be dislodged if the torch is dropped.
See my comment above. Also - nothing loose about the battery fit in the 2xAA to D spacers. The 3 to D - nice and snug.
Where can you get adapters that fit more than one aa? I can only find really dodgy looking ones on ebay
The 'really dodgy locking ones' that you describe are all better than fine. These things are not a high-tech product.
If you want some that has the Eneloop brand on - but only accommodates a single AA cell - you have a choice.
My dad was thinking of buying 5 of these, is it worth it?
Yes ;)
your winky face confuses me.
that's what she said!
Time to use my Eneloops on these, so excite much savings
looks like a pretty good torch, love the little Chinese cree ones but for $20 why not
the $2 ones from amazon work very well!
I'm not sure this is a bargain.
I saw Maglites which I believe are the same as this at Costco - but there were 2 instead of 1.
Can someone who's been to Costco recently confirm this?
i think they were the Duracell ones
Don't have any decent flashlights lying around so why not?
Not sure what 3D means with a torch, but these are great flashlights!
It's 3D, as opposed to this other deal which looks like a 2D lamp… till you turn it on.
https://www.ozbargain.com.au/node/135059
uses 3 D-cell batteries
With a tough torch like this, now you can be well-prepared when dealing with Catch Of The Day 'customer service'…
why is this a bargain, how much is it normally?