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Manufacturer: Coleman Powermate
Thermal plastic rubber grip handle Super bright light Cordless and Rechargeable Great for outdoor use, Construction Sites and Camping
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- Amazon Sales Rank: #167054 in Home Improvement
- Brand: Coleman
Product Reviews
Very Disappointing
My girlfriends' brother brought me his new one to fix. First, its' molded to look like a more expensive light, but in fact, it is lightweight polystyrene. Checking the battery, I found it wouldn't hold a charge due to fact the internal overload had blown. Checking the small charger, I found about 16 volts. This isn't necessarily wrong, the charger is an unregulated one (typical of low - quality units). I thought maybe there was some regulation in the unit, but I found the same values at the terminals for the battery. There's no date code on the battery, so its' impossible to determine how old it is. I tried www.colemanpower.com, and the actual manufacturer www.teamproducts.com, but neither site worked on 7/09. The bottom line is that he paid decent money for a crappy lamp, which disappoints me greatly. When I was little, Coleman was the name of camping gear you always wanted, but couldn't afford, because Coleman always worked, regardless of the weather. Now, I see only part of that reputation (the price) is true... :(
Shawn
Poor Battery Life
The Coleman PML9000 Spotlight's manual says that the battery needs to be charged every 4 to 6 months. I charged mine for about 22 hours after I purchased it just as the manual recommended. I checked it for operation for a few seconds and got a good bright light. When I needed the spotlight about a month later, there was no light, so I recharged the battery again for about 22 hours. About 2 weeks later the spotlight did not light up. I removed the battery from the spotlight to check its self-discharge characteristics and find that it self discharges to below 5 volts after about 6 days. This is not satisfactory for an "emergency" use spotlight.
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