Brinkmann flashlights and lanterns
1 report to CPSC, the latest made Dec 5, 2011. A report isn’t a recall.
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At a glance
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- 1report to CPSC
- Dec 5, 2011the latest report was made
- Dec 5, 2011the earliest
- 0with the company’s comments
- Brand
- Brinkmann
- Maker
- The Brinkmann CorporationMakers, importers or sellers, as the reports name them
- Product
- Flashlights and lanternsCPSC’s product type: Flashlights or Battery-powered Lanterns (code 639), in Yard & Garden: Outdoor Lighting
By month
The numbers, as a table
| Month | Reports |
|---|---|
| December 2011 | 1 |
How badly anyone was hurt
- Hurt, no treatment 1 CPSC: Injury, No First Aid or Medical Attention Received
As each report says it, in short words; CPSC’s own words are under each.
The reports, as CPSC published them
Reports people made to the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission. CPSC publishes each one after sending it to the company named, and doesn’t guarantee they’re accurate. A report isn’t a recall.
Each report is the words of the person who made it, as CPSC published them. The company’s comments, where CPSC published any, are set apart as the company’s own.
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Hurt, no treatment Made Dec 5, 2011, sent to the company Dec 13, 2011, published by CPSC Dec 28, 2011
The product, in the report: Brinkmann 9 LED Spotlight
I turned on my Brinkmann 9 LED Spotlight (Item 809-1201-S) and it was blinking and going out a lot so I open it up and tried to pull out the battery compartment but I burnt my hand from the heat of the shorting out parts and dropped the compartment. I was able to reach down and find it in the dark but it was still quite hot and you could smell the burnt plastic. I later took it inside but the stench of the melted plastic was so nauseating after 10 minutes that I had to put it in the garage. I find it a bit difficult to believe that such a sever short could not occur without there being a design flaw in this spotlight. I also notice that a previous set of new batteries had die with only minutes of use the night before. I now suspect the same short may have cause this to happen as well only more slowly but I can not be certain. However, it’s completely clear that so much heat could not have been created in mere seconds (about half a minute) without a sever arching occurring within the spotlight.
- Model
- 809-1201-S
- Bought from
- Home Depot
- Bought
- Dec 1, 2011, about then
- Where
- Bothell, Washington: Home/
Apartment/ Condominium - Who was involved
- Age 50, Male
- The reporter’s relation to them
- Self
- As this report names them
- Brand Brinkmann, made or sold by The Brinkmann Corporation
- How badly, in CPSC’s words
- Injury, No First Aid or Medical Attention Received
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