Northern Industrial Super SearchEye Rechargeable Spotlight - 10 Million Candlepower
by Northern Industrial Tools
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Tools and Hardware Reviews of Northern Industrial Super SearchEye Rechargeable Spotlight - 10 Million Candlepower
Customer Review: Great Value for a Powerful Light
Summary: 5 Stars
I need to start by saying that my wife calls this "The Man-Light". Make no mistake you are getting a very large, and somewhat heavy, spot light. Fortunately, it also comes with two settings - 1. The Sun 2. Full Moon Setting (My terms and not theirs).
The Sun (or the high intensity setting)-
VERY bright - probably not 10 Million Candlepower as it claims... I would guess closer to 5 Million, but still plenty bright for most of us. On this setting you can illuminate a building at about 1000 feet. Another surprising is that the beam is relatively wide and will illuminate a large area (maybe this is why I underestimate the overall candle power of the unit).
The Moon setting (Lower intensity beam)-
This setting is similar to avery bright flash light. I have a 3 Watt LED flashlight that I "thought" was bright. The low intensity beam on this unit is significantly brighter and illuminates a much greater area. In all honesty, this setting is as bright as most of us will ever need - probably 1 Million Candlepower.
Another surprising aspect is that the battery life has surpassed my expectations. I use the light to take our dog each night (typical trip is about 2 minutes) I have done this for about 2 weeks straight without the need to recharge the battery - so far so good!
Final verdict? I would be impressed with this light at any price (even though I still feel that calling it 10 Million candlepower is somewhat optimistic) - at Amazon's prices this light is an outstanding bargain - 5 stars!
Customer Review: Not what is advertised!!! Don't bother ordering
Summary: 1 Stars
DO NOT waste your time or money on this product. Look at the Thor Cyclops 15 million candlepower light currently (July 2009) listed as on sale for $20 more than this product if free super-saver shipping is accepted.
Received this product and returned it the next day. The photo on Amazon matches the photo on the box. The light inside is not the same one. It has a cheap two-position slide switch on the handle (that doesn't even click in place well) in place of the two switches on the left side seen in the photo. It has a single adjustment knob on each side instead of the two shown. The plastic housing is a much softer plastic than my old one. And, the light, even after a 12 hr charge, is nowhere close to as bright as the old one. It does not have the fastened-on rear cover for the battery. It does not have a lead-acid battery in there--it's some type of rechargeable smaller battery that is several pounds lighter than the lead acid battery in my old Thor 10X that I was replacing. Now, by old one was a different brand, but the photo displayed is identical to that one I have owned for over 5 years. I mistakenly ordered two and both were identical, so it wasn't a case of a sneaky buyer returning a different item.
On the plus side, Northern Tool was graciously willing to accept responsibility for the difference and issued a postage paid return label for both.
Customer Review: Great Flashlight / Short Lasting Bulb
Summary: 4 Stars
I bought this flashlight in mid-2005. I used it every so often for feeding my horses and dogs late at night, well after the sun went down, and it worked great to brighten the night. Only after having used this light approximately 5 times, each time for about 5 minutes, the bulb burnt out.
I have yet to find a brick and mortar retail store in my area which carries the halogen bulb and haven't had much luck finding it online either. Aside from this problem, which could be minor or major dependtant on your view, this is a great flashlight and really will light up your yard, home, surrounding property, etc.
The bridge crossing the river connecting to my driveway is .6 miles from my house. I took this outside while it still worked and could see the bridge as clear as day including all the trees around the bridge and even had some reflection from the river water.
GREAT LIGHT! BAD BULB!
Customer Review: Big Light - Short Battery
Summary: 2 Stars
I really love the look and the sturdiness of this flashlight. It's hefty and gives off a huge bright beam of light. We have used it for hooking up things behind the TV, checking the water softener in the dark corner of the garage...and for quick uses it's fantastic. That's the good news.
The bad news is that the battery lasts about 15 minutes, 20 at the most. You also can't run the light while it's plugged in. There are those times when you aren't in the middle of a power outage, but just want some extra light...no such luck.
I wouldn't recommend it or buy it again. I'd go for something smaller that will last longer.
Customer Review: Wrong picture & specs
Summary: 1 Stars
Bait & switch! I purchased 2 of these, thinking that they were the Cyclops 10MCP shown in the picture and described in the specs. What came were two cheapo units that are similar to the Scout model. The batteries were two 6V 5Ah wired in series, and the construction was cheap plastic all around.
Northern agreed to refund my money for the return, but not shipping. For the +$40 total shipping I would've had to drop (both ways), it was more feasible to just keep these as beater units.
The light pictured in this sale is a good one ... but it's not what you get when you order from Northern.