The Light for Life! Here’s A Flashlight That’s Ready In A Flash.

Monday, July 13th, 2009 Netcast 871

You are going to love this flashlight! (But I'll tell you up front. It's expensive.) It uses no batteries. And if it’s dead when you pick it up -- in just 90 seconds, the Light for Life goes from zero to fully charged! That’s because this flashlight is powered by ultra capacitors and computer circuitry. Ultra capacitors quickly load energy and then quickly unload it — the same way the flash works in most cameras. It contains 3 LED’s rated for more than 50,000 hours each (that’s 40 hours a week for more than 24 years) so there’s nothing to replace on the Light for Life. Ever. It operates a bit differently from a normal flashlight too. Click the button once and the light operates for 60 minutes in standard mode, which is 90 lumens. Then it gradually reduces intensity to the 25-lumen standby mode for an additional 60 minutes. This mode gives adequate light for most applications and is similar to the output of most 2-D cell flashlights. Or you can press and hold the button for a full 15 minutes at the 270-lumen peak mode, followed by 60 minutes of 25-lumen standby light. This mode is effective when a burst is needed to light a large area or to throw the beam a long distance. If you press the button twice, the light will produce a 270 lumen tactical strobe used to instantly illuminate objects in a dark space, signal others or disorient a perpetrator. Yes, when the company talks about disorienting a perpetrator you can see who this flashlight is aimed at: Police, military, and industrial customers. Of course no matter what mode, when you run out of power, a quick 90 seconds on the charger, and you’re ready to go again. The Light for Life can be plugged into a car lighter or an AC electrical outlet. It comes with the 12-volt charger. The AC charger is an option. The company says their Flashpoint Power Technology system is rated for 50,000 charge/discharge cycles with virtually no degradation. That’s a charge a day for more than 135 years! Okay, ready for the price? $169.99. This is a very hot new product and it was on backorder two days after the first announcement in June. You can check their website for the latest ordering info.

http://www.511tactical.com/lightforlife.html

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