Re: [Phys-l] flashlight : no battery, no bulb

[John Denker <jsd@av8n.com>]

On 06/01/2008 09:44 PM, Marc "Zeke" Kossover wrote:
> And on the one I bought from them, the so-called capacitors
> were in fact batteries. The magnet was vaguely magnetic,
> but the wiring was completely a joke. It didn't really
> connect to anything.

Thanks for the heads-up ... I wouldn't have discovered the 
problem on my own until much, much later.

This is about as embarrassing as possibly could be.  I gave
one as a gift to a little kid, then read Marc's note and
realized I'd been swindled.

Ever try to un-give a present?  Not a good situation.

There *are* products in this category that actually work;  
this just isn't one of them.

Sorry for any confusion I caused.