Eveready Dolphin Torch

I have had the Eveready Dolphin Lantern LED MK7 Torch for a month now and have had NO problems with it. It is bright and none of the LEDs have stopped working. All in all I have found this torch to be as good as my old torch that was 20+ yeas old. I had no problems putting the first battery into the torch like a lot of people have had on here. It… Read more

was easy to do.

If you are having problems opening the torch to put the battery in then clamp the body of the torch between your knees and then turn the head of the torch. When you have it open then do the following. Put some silicone grease on the rubber O-Ring before putting the head back on. This will stop the rubber sticking to the head of the torch and makes it easier to undo the next time. ONLY USE SILICONE GREASE::

These were once a great torch ,then they went LED. These are useless, the only torch I'm aware of that you need two hands to operate it. One to hold it the other to tap it to achieve some kind of Satisfactory illumination . Changed the battery twice… Read more

with the same result. It has one advantage people can hear you coming in the dark from the tapping noise. I agree with Dene, bring back the bulb!!!

LED's are a backwards step, always failing intermittently, need to keep tapping torch to make it work. Therefore unreliable lighting when you need it. Bring back the bulbs !!

My new dolphin torch – Great torch bright beam well pleased. Cannot understand peaple having trouble unscrewing the front of the torch to put the battery in. They must be trying to turn it the wrong way or something. I can unscrew it in seconds Show details

Please read the instructions! – My old Dolphin finally packed it in so I checked out the user reviews here on Product Review.So I purchased today a new Eveready Dolphin Torch and I am very impressed with the lights brightness and build quality..but I did note a number of complaints from consumers how difficult it is to take the front part off to insert the battery...the wrap… Read more

around label has instructions on how to open it...you put the torch between your knees and twist it off..very easy..just take the time to read the instructions.

Good torch but hard to open up read my review – Hold torch between your knees and twist as indicated, there is an 'O' ring there to make the torch water tight. When you get the front off I suggest you put Vaseline on the 'O' ring and it is easier to remove next time. I really think the manufacturer should give this advice. Show details

Doesn’t work unless you bang it to get the battery to connect. I HAVE THREE MATE. NONE WORK – Rubbish don’t buy this product anymore, it used to be good and now it’s poor Show details

Great torch until the battery runs out – Trying to get the front off to replace the battery nearly broke my hand. Instead I cut it on the black plastic ridge. Should not have to maim myself to get a battery case open. It is the 21st century ergo I feel your company should be able to find a way to allow your customers to replace a battery without having to go to A & E!

Good torch but could be so much easier to set up – Still a good torch once it's going, but super difficult to open, even using the "between the knees" method. You almost need a magnifying glass to read the all too brief instructions (occupying an area literally smaller than a postage stamp) which could have been more detailed and in a decent sized (i.e. readable) font, if printed on the BACK of… Read more

the wrap around label (plenty of blank real estate there, Mr Eveready). I can't help thinking that this mob are trading on the longstanding Dolphin name and reputation, without making the slightest effort to improve the aforementioned items. As a previous reviewer commented, this approach is little short of an insult to their customers.

Don't buy a Dolphin! – For two days I wrestled to get it open. In the end, WD40 and vice did the trick. It is an insult to consumers that Eveready market a torch that so many have trouble with. Show details

Pitiful – You couldn't find an LED torch dimmer than this. The old Dolphins were could enough to Prawn with. This one wouldn't light a map and would not gain attention in the dark. Its a pitiful blue-grey light consistent with the oldest cheapest rubbish LEDs. I have a keyring light which is brighter. Its actually easy to change batteries if you've had Dolphins before. Not much choice if you need a floating torch but its not this one Show details

Getting started – I know people who have Dolphin torches so bought one myself. Once I got it going it seems OK but it was difficult to get going. The instructions are in fine print with a lot of other information unrelated to the actual product. The instructions, including the diagram are smaller than the barcode. The front cover is VERY hard to remove. I used a… Read more

vice. I tried holding it between my knees like the diagram but it was useless. The next problem was reinserting the electrical connection bit. The switch button on the front gives a clue. Finally there is which way to insert the battery. Luckily two of the four possibilities are correct. The internet spends a lot of space promoting the torch but I was unable to find a clear set of instructions, with diagrams, of how to put it together

Time to leave this 80's thing behind – Cumbersome, limited beam options, expensive and short lasting battery. This torch might have given good service in the past, but time and technology have moved on. My Dolphin loves chewing through batteries and its beam resembles a gas lamp from the 1800's. Time for me to buy a new torch. Farewell Dolphun...you were OK Show details

Difficulties – Purchased a Dolphin torch today and even with the aid of WD40 and checking on the internet, it was difficult to remove the hood. I had to use my workshop vice to remove it. Inserting the battery was also a chore. How a little old lady on a winter's night would cope, I can't imagine. It should not be this difficult. Regards, Lester Show details

Difficult to open, no instructions for battery insertion – Bought this torch today and could not get the black front off easily. Asked a healthy male work colleague and then my husband tried to open it when I brought it home. Finally googled it and placed it between my knees and twisted. Should not be this hard to open! Show details

YES YES Use WD40 spray round the cap edge and twist to get the top off to insert the battery – I am a 68 year old independent woman and was nearly bursting a foofer valve trying to twist the top off to insert the battery - checked on google and thank you to Chris's suggestion to spray WD40 round the cap edge and twist it while holding the body of the torch with your knees - which worked like a charm - I got the cap off. Now all I have to… Read more

do is work out which way to put the battery in .... springs out or springs in .... no inside directions as with most torches .... oh well back to google .......

Jury is still out – One of my pet hates is the impossible to open without a Stanley knife packaging that things come in these days. Next is tricky openings to get batteries installed. I fiddled with the torch cover, looking for a secret spot to press so that the cover would unscrew. Finally did an internet search and found this page. With the strength of Thor I… Read more

opened the cover and got the battery installed. I've owned many Dolphin torches over the years and have found them to be pretty indestructable. Yet to know what the battery life is like, but happy with it so far.

Taking it back – I purchased this product from Bunnings after not buying the namesake product for many years as I thought they were faeces then so I stopped buying the product. Now they have LED I thought Finally they might have a good product. How wrong I was. A note to Eveready... a bit of petroleum jelly would help most of the buyers putting in the battery for… Read more

the first time. But my problem is the battery life, I don’t believe less than 15 minutes usage should warrant a dead battery. Or is it that the torch has died? Either way it is useless to me now.

no rating, start hating – I have owned an original 6V Dolphin for probably 20 years easily given how fast the last ten years shot past me. I inspected a roof of a house for sale !00K away and left my Dolphin (with the 6volt globe) up beside the manhole. I bought a new Dolphin at Bunnings, rather suspicious of its new bright and shiny 4 LED module, but it worked.....for a… Read more

week. I noticed the output suddenly went dim while turned on, then back on full again. Did i imagine that. No. It continued. Then it switched to even dimmer, and dimmer. I discovered the 4 LEDS had their own mind and were intermittently switching on and off at random, from 4 to 3, to 2, sometimes 1. This filled me with rage at yet another poor quality cost cutting product launched onto the Australian public. It seems nothing can be done about the circuitry and gentle tap doesn't help either. The Dolphin switches at it pleases 4,3,2 and sometimes 1 and always when you are in the darkest place. What did i do, i went to a junk shop, the Anglesea tip to be precise, where they have a marvelous huge shed full of reclaimed goods. I found and bought myself an original dolphin lamp for two bucks and i tell you, its so much a joy to have a reliable torch again and to know it works every time. I would never recommend the new dolphin lamps and im not surprised the distributors have now placed a sticker over the 4 LEDS, i imagine to duff the unsuspecting.

Lid Cover Removal – The cover is difficult to open, but I sprayed WD40 around the lid, left it for around 5 minutes, wiped excess film off, and was then able to remove lid readily. I am a female, and was able to do this!

Once you get the battery in its even duller than the model before it – Waste of money hard to open and dull light output . Once upon a time these were good torches when they had a halogen globe, what happened Even duller than the single led model before it. Show details

Worst torch – Useless given you can’t open to get battery in. I just noticed all the comments on others experiencing the same issue. Looks like time to return to get a refund Show details

Don’t buy unless you are muscle man – Impossible to even open to put the first battery in. Tried over and over again, and there was no way it would open. Proper instructions would help maybe. Surely we must be doing something wrong! Show details

Square-front Dolphin torch – I'm a 76-year-old man, and I thought I was relatively strong (I train with weights, and am a boxing coach). I struggled, like many others it would appear from other comments, to get the front off. However, following a tip someone posted, I placed the torch between my thighs, squeezing as hard as I could (without damaging myself!), and twisted with… Read more

both hands to get the top off; which I managed. Apart from that, I'm satisfied with the lumens -but a bit disturbed by the comment about the life of the battery (and the batteries aren't cheap).

It's a decent torch – It's a decent torch , I found that the 6 volt battery drains and goes flat within 2 to 3 months with the switch off, I've always had this problem even with the older dolphin 6 volt torch the battery was flat from sitting for a few months!, rechargeable batteries should be considered and a must if leaving it sit for long periods. I've never had a… Read more

problem opening it, I guess it depends on how big your hands are as you almost need a vice and 2 hands to open it!! Putting it between your knees while squeezing them together whilst opening the cap with 2 hands should help to open it... A little lubricant such as petroleum jelly (Vaseline) on the O ring seal should fix that...

Great Torch-I drop it a lot and it doesn’t break – Square-front Dolphin torch. Female in my 50’s here. It looked hard to put the battery in but turned out I can do it in 2 minutes. Sit down put Torch between your knees so you can read the arrow. Turn with the arrow and it spins freely. Set front aside. Pinch in the sides of the black piece inside tip it as you take it out. Big square battery in… Read more

with the spring (technical words I know) centre and top-left. Put the black piece back in small side toward you and in first then the four prongs up toward the top and push it in twice so all four prongs are below the rim. The on switch should line up with the button on the black insert piece. Put the front on again with arrow toward you and reverse turn it on (don’t follow the arrow.). Should work.

Sure fire way to open Everyready Dolphon Torch – After a fruitless half hour trying to open the Dolphin Torch I threw it on the ground with considerable force and the two pieces serparared enabling the battery to be fitted and make the torch operational. Fortunately it worked Show details

good product but a little difficult to open first time – heated the body under hot water tap for a good minute, then jammed in a drawer to twist and get it open. once open i removed the rubber o-ring and applied a very small dob of vaseline, then spread it thinly all over the o-ring and re-fitted. now the torch opens very easily with no effort. I used a rechargable battery from Jaycar instead of the expensive disposable alkalines. Show details

Really hard to open – Bought for my elderly mother and she had a terrible time trying to open it, she had to wait for me to be there to help, not a good torch for elderly people to try and open. The suggestion of putting in between legs was a good idea, still a bit of a struggle but I finally managed to open it. Once battery is in I would recommend that the top not be… Read more

screwed on completely just left slightly untightened, aside from battery issue torch is very bright and work well.

Impossible to remove lid – If camping you need to ask a passer-by who looks like they have incredibly big and strong hands to do it. They will struggle and look like a fool, you will feel guilty and embarrassed that you asked, but finally it will happen! They will scurry away leaving you and a second person with equally high intelligence to then spend another half hour trying to figure out how the battery fits. Good luck with that! Show details

Do dot buy this product – The light is very dim. Once the battery is installed and turned on the light does not cast far. The older versions were better. Would highly recommend you look for something else. Show details

SO HARD TO OPEN F!$&KKKKKKK – Could not find a brother in law to help us so used some washing up gloves which I believe loosened it for my father who then opened it with his own bare hands. So annoying to open but we have and now it's working. Great torch, persevere for results.

The torch is very tight and difficult to open – After it was impossible to unskrew, I tried using my hands but was not strong enough, I was about to give up so I finally found a solution and I wedged it between two house steps and it opened with no effort at all a great torch but very hard to open to change the battery Show details