Comments on: ANSI FL1 flashlight standards explained

By: admin

admin — Thu, 26 Jan 2012 18:19:45 +0000

Wayne, None of the comments we have received related to this blog post have been edited or coerced. These are the comments we’ve received to date. Please continue to provide your opinion on the ANSI standard as it related to Coast Products.

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COAST administration

By: Richard Schwartz

Richard Schwartz — Sat, 10 Dec 2011 15:36:46 +0000

There is no doubt that these flashlights are a cut above all the others. I finally had one fail: bad internal contacts in the switch or with the batteries intemittently dimmed the light, made it flicker, and sometimes cut it off completely. NO PROBLEM! The package comes with an offer for a free replacement! I am a morse code geek, and the momentary contact rear switch on the Coast lights permits communication at reasonable speed.

It is good in life to see somebody do something right for a change. I always have a mini-tac light on a lanyard with a tiny swiss army knife and a 4 G flash drive. I guess that makes me a “prepper”. Sometimes that little light is worth its weight in gold (like when my wife loses her contact lenses).

By: Wayne Robey

Wayne Robey — Mon, 31 Oct 2011 01:33:53 +0000

None of these comments refer to the ANSI standard you are asking for comments on! They are edited out, lowering my respect for Coast. I am sure this remark will be edited out as well.

By: Wayne Robey

Wayne Robey — Tue, 18 Oct 2011 01:12:39 +0000

It seems a shame to rate runtime to 10% of initial light output. A good light will be reasonably well regulated while 3 cells in series with a resistor and LED will not be. Why would I buy a light rated at 130 lumens if I was satisfied with 13?

By: Michael Purdy

Michael Purdy — Fri, 15 Jul 2011 01:45:27 +0000

I bought the H7 headlamp last night after I pressed the “test me” button on the display. I stopped dead in my tracks and asked my wife to grab the package, as I was blinded for a moment! I weatherize homes and I am in the darkness more often than not. My co-workers saw this beast and all wanted to try it. We all used the Energizer lamps until I got this package of win. I had the lamp set at the same level of light as the other lamps throw, and when I looked at the switch, it was at MAYBE 1/8th strength! I’m sold!

By: Earl Heath

Earl Heath — Thu, 30 Jun 2011 00:19:47 +0000

I have several Coast LED flashlights some which do not work and some that do. I am rough on mine so I expect some failures. Good thing is that you can send them back and they will repair them for $5.00 plus shipping which is a cherry deal. The quality of the light beam is awesome on all of my lights and I just keep coming back. One day I’m going to get the big daddy (not sure the model) and I will be the envy of all my friends.

By: Timothy Mitchell

Timothy Mitchell — Thu, 30 Jun 2011 00:08:32 +0000

It really surprised me when I bought my Coast headlight for work and compared it’s 170 lumen output to my Fenix PD30 with 235. By some magic Coast’s 170 lumens are double what Fenix’s 235 are!

By: mark jones

mark jones — Wed, 29 Jun 2011 17:26:37 +0000

I have 3 coast flashlights, all with different beam of light. All of them have the gold contacts in them that set them way above the rest of other flashlight manufacturers. You can run them with out ever having to give them a shake or two to have them work. And yes a standard of certain measurement is a good thing and I second it. But the physical optics play a big roll in the “Beam distance” and “Peak beam intensity”. I use my lights every day at work. The battery life I get is the best I have ever seen, and get a brighter light from them my coworkers, The right light for the right job, COAST has it.

By: ed z

ed z — Thu, 30 Dec 2010 17:04:05 +0000

It will be nice when these standards are followed by your competitors. Buying a high quality flashlight has become a crapshoot. I personally will stick with Coast as I always know what I’m getting!