With the original flashlight is chapter 1, I think this is a solid improvement over the hand cranked one. Especially if you want to fail (like Stella), this gives you access to easy shroud reduction for look what I found. Then, an extra action for failing, and they retake of the test, theoretically commit to and pass. Not an everyday item but for investigating survivors and people who like tools, this is a great way to spend two XP.