I saw a LED flashlight at H/D a week or two ago. No batteries required. Turn the crank for one minute and it will light up for 30 minutes. Had 3 LEDs but you could turn 2 off for long duration use. By the time I decided that decided to drop the $20 asking price, they were sold out and weren't getting any more. Went to the Internet to see if i could find one and now I have a bunch of questions.
Anyone here ever use a LED light and what are your comments about them. I have seen some with 3 bulbs and some with 30. My standard FL is the 3 cell Maglite.....it's big and heavy but puts out a lot of light. How do the LED lights compare as far as brightness?? When I go into the attic or other deep dark spaces, I usually carry a MiniMag; but the small batteries don't last. How do the led lights compare to the Minimags as far as brightness?? The ads claim 10x better battery life so the LEDs should be a good deal for folks who use flashlights a lot if they put out enough light???
Thanks for any thoughts.
P.S. When the batteries get low, does the light just get dimmer like regular bulbs or do they just stop working all of a sudden??