Description
Energizer built this handheld torch around one useful trick: a magnet, so the light can hold itself to anything steel while you keep both hands on the job. The output is 50 lumens, which the pack prints on the front, and the same pack quotes up to 40 hours of runtime. Two AA alkaline cells are supplied in the blister, so there is nothing else to buy before it works. The body is red with a grey head, and the moulded panel down one side gives the fingers something to sit against.
A magnet changes where a torch is useful. Stuck to the underside of a bonnet, a boiler casing, a fuse board door or the leg of a metal workbench, it lights the thing you are working on rather than the thing you happen to be pointing at. Fifty lumens is not a searchlight and is not meant to be; it is the level that suits close work at arm's length, reading a meter dial, finding the stopcock, or checking a tyre at the roadside. Kept in a car door pocket, a kitchen drawer or a camping box, it earns its space.
The specification answers the dimming question plainly: no. There is a single brightness setting, and 50 lumens is what you get every time you switch it on. No IP rating is printed on the pack or given in the specification, so nothing is claimed about water or dust resistance and we will not claim it either. Alkaline cells are best lifted out if the torch will sit unused for months, which is a property of the chemistry rather than anything peculiar to this model. Each pack holds one torch and the two AA cells it runs on.
Specification
| Light source |
Not stated by the manufacturer |
| Brightness |
50lm |
| Runtime |
Up to 40 hours, as printed on the pack |
| Battery |
2 x AA alkaline, included |
| Dimmable |
No |
| IP rating |
Not stated by the manufacturer |
| Sold as |
1 torch with 2 x AA batteries |
| Minimum order |
1, sold in multiples of 1 |
Frequently Asked
Do I need to buy batteries for it?
No. Two AA alkaline cells are supplied in the pack alongside the torch, so it can be put to work as soon as it is unwrapped.
How long will it run on one set of cells?
The pack prints up to 40 hours. Treat that as the figure for fresh alkaline cells; heavy continuous use and cold weather will both shorten it.
How bright is 50 lumens in practice?
It is a close work level rather than a long throw beam. Good for a fuse board, an engine bay, a meter dial or a dark cupboard at arm's length.
What will the magnet actually stick to?
Steel and other ferrous surfaces only. It will not hold on aluminium, stainless trim that is non magnetic, plastic, painted timber, glass or plasterboard.
Can the brightness be turned down?
No. The specification records it as not dimmable, so there is one fixed output and no low setting to select on the body.
Is it protected against water?
The manufacturer states no IP rating for this torch, so we make no claim about water or dust resistance and would treat it as an indoor and dry conditions tool.