Originally Posted by
American Euchre
I've had multiple defective lights from china. A tail light broke after less than a dozen uses. Granted, I paid less than $2 for it. A head light battery is barely working. Out $10.
Well sure, the utter crap is just that. I wouldn't even buy a < $10 light.
The batteries on these, I consider them the equivalent of the ink cartridges that come with printers. They prove the light works, but they're pretty low capacity and will only last a short time.
The lights themselves are fine, though in most cases you need to be careful with the wires to keep them from fraying. The battery, well, once you figure out that the light is going to work for you, start battery shopping. I posted a link to my current choice before, $10 for a waterproof battery box, and $27 for a set of four high quality Panasonic cells off Amazon.
When four good cells, bare, with no enclosure, cost $27, you gotta assume you're getting crap when you buy a light, charger and battery for $15.
I think most people also realize that the lumen rating is utter bullstuff. But because they say it's an 8000 lumen light for $15 doesn't mean that actually getting an 800 lumen light for $15 is a bad deal. You just need to know what you're getting. Which is just as well, because I don't actually want an 8000 lumen light.