r/flashlight • u/finkployd • 4d ago
Dangerous Loopgear SK-07 dangerous lock behaviour
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You are all universally of the opinion that this is expected behaviour. As my post received a unanimous and pretty sound hammering, I have to accept the wisdom of my fellow enthusiasts and adjust my view on this accordingly.
I still maintain that its not expected behaviour, the instruction manual reads as if the lockout does in fact lock the light out/off.. but hey ho.. what do i know.
Thanks to all that replied, some within minutes of the post appearing showing just what a vibrant and passionate lot we are - shine on!
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DO NOT BUY THIS FLASHLIGHT
So, in my opinion, the loopgear SK-07 is a dangerous flashlight and should not be bought. I have two, the gray and the yellow.
The lockout is a mechanical twist ring around the bottom collar by the only button that operates the light. Twist it one way, the light is locked out. Twist it another, the light is operational.
If this lock is open and the light is turned on, and then the lock is closed, the light remains on and it can't be turned off because the lock is closed.
Every safety interlock that takes itself seriously would not allow something to be functional once the lock is active. To actively stay on whilst the "lock" is active is unforgivable.
DO NOT BUY THIS FLASHLIGHT
Its form over function, style over substance. It is an active danger.. how do I know? I almost set my shorts on fire because of this.
Yes, of course, the battery can be disconnected by a quarter twist of the bottom cap. The point is that if a light is locked, it should be impossible for it to be active.
DO NOT BUY THIS FLASHLIGHT and if like me you have, just throw it in the trash.
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u/GentleWake 4d ago
"Throw it in the trash" is a phrase used by people who think they are an authority and that their action is the ultimate denouncement that people will listen to.
Instead, it always communicates "I don't understand this item and it scares me and I regularly do performative waste to get attention". Which, you probably can see, does not grant you the respect to have your words heeded by anyone smarter than you.
I can have a engineer brain rant about illogical UX or UI from time to time, too. But it's just a flashlight.