Sapphire LED Keychain Light

You've all heard about the new LED flashlights. I got myself one of the Sapphire units a few months ago, the kind that is made to hang from your keychain.

Well, it works as advertised. It projects a bright, blue light at the push of a button. You can get other colors for the LED, including white, but I liked the cool look of the blue so that's what I got!

It connects with a little snap-link that follows the lines of the unit, which is about the size of the small Swiss Army Knife that also dangles from my keychain. I use it all the time and can't imagine leaving home without one now that I've got one.

Long term Update: It's been over a year with my Sapphire and it's been through its paces. Yes, it still works. No, it's not pretty! Here are two problems with the unit. First, the switch is susceptible to water. Now to be fair, I beat the devil out of mine and it was actually sitting in a small puddle on a rainy day. But water got inside the unit and prevented the contacts from closing. I had to disassemble the unit to clean it. Secondly, the snap-link is plastic and snapped-off the retaining nub, so now, the movable arm on the link has no stop and can open too far, allowing the Sapphire to fall off my key ring. Now, under ordinary circumstances the Sapphire would not take this abuse, but mine did. Sorry guys: You do not earn The Lionhearted Tried & True Seal of Approval.

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