HALLOWEEN FRIGHT LIGHT
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Halloween Fright Light, retail $9.99 ()
Manufactured by (Unknown)
Last updated 11-01-10




This is a Halloween-themed flashlight that is specifically designed to play eight spooky sound effects, depending on which of the eight buttons on the sides of the unit you press.

It comes in a large black plastic body with an orange bezel ring and orange buttons.

The sounds come from a small speaker on the top & toward the front of the unit; an incandescent PR-style flashlight bub can be activated by itself or with the sound effects that cause the bulb to dim & brighten in time with these sounds.


Size of product w/hand to show scale SIZE



The unit needs to be fed first (see directly below), and THEN it's ready to hand off to the children for Trick Or Treating.

To use the flashlight by itself, press & release the button on the top of the unit just behind the speaker; press & release it again to turn the flashlight back off.

Press and release any of the eight buttons on the sides of the product to play any one of the eight spooky sounds & cause the bulb to flash & flicker in time with these sounds. The sound will continue to play until the button is pressed again.

This product comes with three thin plastic filters that cause the emitted light to be colored: red, yellow, or blue. They can be affixed to the "business-end" of the flashlight with four small tabs that fit into receptacles for them on the unit itself.



To change the batteries, take a small phillips screwdriver (size #0) and unscrew & remove the screw holding the battery door on. Throw it in the graveyard so the zombies find it, drop it into an open grave, and take a leak on it...O WAIT!!! YOU'LL NEED THAT!!! So just set it aside instead. Remove the battery door and set it aside.

If necessary, remove the used AA cells from the compartment, and recycle or dispose of them as you see fit.

Install three new AA cells into the compartment, orienting each one so its flat-end (-) negative faces a spring for it in each chamber.

Place the battery door back on, and screw in that screw.
Aren't you glad you didn't throw that screw into the graveyard with all those smelly, rotting, yucky zombies now?

Unable to measure current due to how the product was constructed and how it functions.



This product is made entirely of plastic (the outer portions anyway), so "The Smack Test" would not be very appropriate.

The product is also not too water-resistant; there are no O-rings or other environmental seals visible in it. The loudspeaker is also another point of water entry. Clean it with a damp cloth before storage if necessary - that ought to be kosher with it.

This is a seasonal product, and as such, won't be thrashed, trashed, used, and abused like a flashlight that you use every day would be. I know you like to see me try and break things, but it "ain't" "gonna" happen today, folks.

The battery door is secured with a screw so that children would be far, far, FAR less likely to remove and eat the batteries in this product than a product with a battery door that simply clips on. I believe this is the reason for the screw.
This is a safety feature, and you should not try to defeat it. But if the screw does become lost, you can tape the battery door on.

It *IS* a little on the loud side; please instruct your little ghouls & goblins not to put the speaker of the unit too close to their little ear.



Beam photograph on the test target at 12".
Measures 615cd on a Meterman LM631 light meter.



Photograph of the beam with the red filter on.



Photograph of the beam with the yellow filter on.



Photograph of the beam with the blue filter on.



Photograph of the beam with the red & yellow filters on.



Photograph of the beam with the yellow & blue filters on.


Spectrographic analysis
Spectrographic analysis of the bulb (no filters) in this flashlight.


Spectrographic analysis
Spectrographic analysis of the bulb (red filter) in this flashlight.


Spectrographic analysis
Spectrographic analysis of the bulb (yellow filter) in this flashlight.


Spectrographic analysis
Spectrographic analysis of the bulb (blue filter) in this flashlight.


Spectrographic analysis
Spectrographic analysis of the bulb (red & yellow filters) in this flashlight.


Spectrographic analysis
Spectrographic analysis of the bulb (yellow & blue filters) in this flashlight.
USB2000 spectrometer graciously donated by P.L.


ProMetric analysis
Beam cross-sectional analysis.
Image made using the ProMetric System by Radiant Imaging.




Video (with inportant audio track!!!) on YourTube allowing you to hear the product.
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TEST NOTES:
Test unit was purchased at a Raleys in Sacramento CA. USA on 10-03-08.

Product was made in China. A product's country of origin really does matter to some people, which is why I published it on this web page.


UPDATE: 11-04-08
I used this product on Halloween while handing out candy to Trick-Or-Treaters, and received a number of positive comments about it.


UPDATE: 11-01-10
I used this product on Halloween while handing out candy to Trick or Treaters again, and again received positive comments on it.





PROS:
Child-resistant battery door secured with a screw
Eight spooky sound effects - good, given how inexpensive the product is


CONS:
None that I have yet to find


    MANUFACTURER: Unknown
    PRODUCT TYPE: Halloween flashlight w/spooky sounds
    LAMP TYPE: Incandescent PR-type bulb
    No. OF LAMPS: 1
    BEAM TYPE: Medium spot w/dim corona
    SWITCH TYPE: Pushbuttons for sounds & light
    CASE MATERIAL: Plastic
    BEZEL: Plastic; plastic window protects bulb & reflector
    BATTERY: 3xAA cells
    CURRENT CONSUMPTION: Unknown/unable to measure
    WATER- AND PEE-RESISTANT: Splatter-resistant at best
    SUBMERSIBLE: NO WAY HOZAY!!!
    ACCESSORIES: 3 color filters
    WARRANTY: Unknown/not stated

    PRODUCT RATING:

    This is a seasonal product, and will not be rated for that reason.





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