Convertible flashlight (was: Yamaha flanges)

[Jim_Harvey@yca.ccmail.compuserve.com]

[Keith McGavern said...]
Jim, You don't happen to remember where you purchased this item, do
you?  How about the name at your convenience, too.
[end]

My apologies. That description was entirely from memory!. Not to take
anything away from what was written (repeated below separator), but I
found the information card for the light and see where I made a few
mistakes.

- Name: TopSpot II by Streamlight

- 'effective halogen beam' should read tiny but effective *Krypton*
bulb.

- The 'up or down' adjustment is *independent* of where it sits on
your head.

Additional hype from the card...
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"You have in your hands, and maybe soon around your head, the world's
first convertible flashlight/headlamp. With rugged features and
bright, long-running candlepower [what?], TopSpot II makes it easy to
see almost anything - on the job, in the field, under the hood, or
even at home."
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I'm glad I didn't write that! Of other significance is: "runs more
than 4.5 hours on a fresh set of four (4) AA akalines." Also, a spare
bulb is hidden inside one of the battery compartments. The bulbs have
a life expectancy of 7.5 hours. I don't know about replacements, since
the original has yet to expire. (I've never seen a flashlight bulb
quite this small.)

Almost forgot again! The device came from WalMart. In this case, it
was found blister-packed on an end cap in the automotive department.
But since our local WalMart marches to a different drummer...?

Jim Harvey/RPT
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>     ...What Do Work
>     * A new flashlight I discovered (and forgot the name). It's a
>     combination hand and head lamp. Holding (4) AA cells, it provides
>     an effective halogen beam. Folded, it looks like a flat
>     flashlight with a wrist strap. Unlatched, the two halves separate
>     to make a lightweight headlamp, the wrist strap becoming the
>     adjustable headband. This follows the idea of a miner's lamp, but
>     without the huge battery, wires, and extra weight. After the lamp
>     is positioned comfortably on your head, the beam can be adjusted
>     up and down. Unlike other arrangements, this permits me to aim
>     the light appropriately and still be able to look through the
>     *bottom* portion of my eyeglasses. At approx. $17 US, this one's
>     a keeper...
>     Jim Harvey/RPT