Xenon Rechargeable Flashlight

Xenon Rechargeable Flashlights

noreply@blogger.com (J.D. Salingzer) — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 01:01:00 +0000

There are a million and one reasons why you need a reliable flashlight. You might need it for work or you might need it to help you find something you have dropped on the floor. In a worse case scenario you might even need a flashlight in a bad emergency. The power could go out or you could end up trapped somewhere in your car late at night. The point is, there really isn't a good reason NOT to have a flashlight.

One of the best types of flashlight on the market right now are xenon rechargeable flashlights. The rechargeable batteries mean you don't have to keep constantly burning through batteries. You will also save money by not having to buy batteries as often and you will keep more batteries from ending up in land fills. A xenon bulb is also a great invention. They have many of the advantages of LED as well as the advantages of traditional incandescent bulbs. These are just incandescent bulbs which have been filled with xenon gas. This makes them significantly more efficient and allows them to last much longer. They have the brightness and penetrating power of traditional incandescent bulbs but the battery life and the durability of LEDs (both of these might not actually be QUITE as good as LEDs, but certainly a lot better than older incandescent bulbs).

One of my favorite xenon rechargeable flashlights is the Pelican 3850 Big D FireLite Xenon Rechargeable Flashlight. This thing is very heavy duty. The flashlight includes a charging base which you can attach to a wall and it also has a quick release design which allows you to remove the batteries quickly and easily with only one hand. The flashlight has a battery life of 1 hour from its primary source and 2 hours from its backup source. The flashlight is incredibly bright. It is tested to have a lumen value of 600.

Another great flashlight is the Streamlight UltraStinger. It also uses rechargeable batteries and includes a xenon bulb. The batteries can be recharged up to 1000 times before being replaced. For the average user this could last as much as 10 years. If you use the flashlight often, everyday rather, it would still last a little under 3 years before needing to be replaced. Just imagine how much money you would be spending if you had to put normal batteries in it all the time. The battery lasts a little under 2 hours on each use. The most impressive thing about this flashlight is the machined aluminum housing. It has been anodized against corrosion on both the inside and outside and looks like it can take one hell of a beating.

Xenon Rechargeable Spotlight

noreply@blogger.com (J.D. Salingzer) — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 00:59:00 +0000

If you need something a little bigger than a flashlight for whatever reason, you might choose to go with a spotlight instead. These are characterized by a very large bulb and canister. They are significantly brighter and penetrate much further than flashlights. They also seem to usually have a pistol grip style handle instead of just being a tube. Bigger spotlights may even have more of a suitcase type handle and some kind of stand so you can set them on the ground an position them the way you want them to sit. There are many different xenon rechargeable spotlights and they will be more or less useful to a person depending on what they use them for.

First is the Dual Xenon Marine Rechargeable Spotlight. This is a pretty small spotlight and some might even still have it in the xenon rechargeable flashlight category. It only weighs three pounds and has a pistol grip style handle. It can be recharged either by a wall charger or it includes a plug for your cars cigarette lighter for charging on the go. It has a one and a half hour battery life which the company claims is the best in the industry. I haven't seen sufficient data to prove otherwise so I won't argue with them. It has 2 bulbs and you can have it set to have one or two on which makes changing brightness a breeze. You can also lock the trigger so you don't always have to hold it down.

If you are in need of something a lot bigger there is the Sunforce HID Rechargeable Spotlight. This thing looks completely ridiculous. The first thing that jumps out to me about is the fact that it advertises that it can provide up to 25 million candlepower. I have no idea what you could possibly need a light that bright for but it sounds bloody awesome. I want one. Its a lot bigger than the previously mentioned light, it weighs a little over eight pounds. The lens apparently has a similar diameter to a soccer ball. It has 2 plastic stands that fold up for for easy transport and and has a large handle on the top so you can carry it like its a toolbox or suitcase. One one charge it can last up to 55 minutes which sounds like quite a lot to me, considering how much power it must eat up. Some of the amazon reviews of this product say that it appears to only put out ten to fifteen million candlepower. The spotlight may not be as good as advertised or this person may have gotten a lemon, I'm really not quite sure.

High Intensity Flashlight

noreply@blogger.com (J.D. Salingzer) — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 00:58:00 +0000

In a lot of different professions people need really powerful high intensity flashlights. Military and law enforcement seem to top the list of professions people might think will need a flashlight like this but rescue groups, medical professionals (in the field, not the operating room), and lowly campers would all find a great use for a flashlight like this.

The first flashlight I found was the SureFire CombatLight High-Intensity Incandescent Flashlight if only because I saw the price. This flashlight costs $270 where I saw it and it looks like a light saber(maybe thats taking it too far...). This flashlight is rechargeable and takes 3 rechargeable lithium ion batteries which are included, but you can find replacements. This flashlight also looks insanely durable. The description told me it is made out of aerospace-grade aluminum which has been Mil-Spec Type III Hard anodized and has a black/olive color. I have no idea what that means but it sounds good! I'm sure thats the reaction they were hoping to get. In all honesty this is probably just a fancy way of saying it has a normal anodized finish and there is nothing wrong with that. A finish like this holds up great, none of the things I own with this kind of finish have ever began to corrode. It also doesn't come off like paint so it always looks nice as well. It also has a Pyrex window which has been tempered to prevent it from breaking. It has been sealed with a high quality O ring and has a waterproof body. I don't think I have ever seen a flashlight that has followed such an attention to detail when it comes to durability

Now, for the high intensity action you were looking for. This flashlight has two options, it can either output 125 or 225 lumens. That is absolutely insane. At 225 lumens it definitely shows on the battery life. It can apparently only last 20 minutes on this setting as compared to 1 hour on the 125 lumen setting. Luckily the batteries have a 10 year shelf life so you can rechargeable them over and over again. The flashlight includes cables to recharge the batteries, a lanyard for easy carrying, and a lifetime warranty.

If you are looking for something a lot cheaper you can go with a flashlight that uses LEDs. High intensity LED flashlights generally just use a really large number of LEDs. I have seen ones that use anywhere from 20-50. While I haven't used it, I found a flashlight for only $10 that look promising. The trademark 75-5532. This flashlight has an incredible 32 LEDs which they managed to cram into a pretty small housing. The flashlight is only five inches long so you can probably carry it around in your pocket. It requires 3 AAA batteries so you won't be able to recharge the flashlight but thats the price you pay for getting a cheap light.

HID Xenon Flashlights

noreply@blogger.com (J.D. Salingzer) — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 00:57:00 +0000

HID stands for High Intensity Discharge. These are flashlights that are, for all intent and purpose, stupidly bright. These work much differently than conventional lighting technologies. Halogen bulbs work by heating up a tungsten filament. HID lamps don't actually have a filament. Instead these types of light bulbs have two electrodes and the light is created by arcing electricity between them. The light bulbs are filled with Xenon gas. The electrical arc activates the xenon which in turn ignites the metal halide inside the light bulb. These bulbs produce significantly more light than their predecessors and on top of that they use much less power. The light produced by these light bulbs is also white as opposed to the yellowish light of older light bulbs. This allows the lights to have much greater visibility and the light appears much more like day light. Many car manufactures are now using this technology in their vehicles. I have to be honest, I have seen some of these cars coming at me at night and the light just hurts my eyes. I'm sure it looks great from their perspective though.

One of the most notable HID xenon flashlight on the market is the X1. This flashlight is supposedly the brightest flashlight in the world(that may have changed by the time you read this just because of the way technology works). This flashlight is as bright as a stadium light-it gives off nearly 3500 lumens. You should be able to illuminate objects at over 2000 feet away with this flashlight. This flashlight obviously has incredible applications. Law enforcement, border patrol, military, woodland fire fighters, and coast guards all all people who would greatly benefit from this flashlight. I'm sure there are millions of people in other professions around the world who could use a flashlight like this as well.

The X1 is also waterproof and has a very sturdy construction. It is made out of aircraft grade aluminum. You won't be able to hurt this flashlight unless you are trying to. The brightness of this flashlight is also adjustable. It has 3 options- full brightness, 2/3 brightness, and off. This also a xenon rechargeable flashlight. It includes lithium ion batteries. At full brightness it can last around 100 minutes before needing to be recharged again. Recharging is easy, you can either use an AC adapter and plug it into your wall or use an adapter for a cigarette lighter for charging on the go.

Cyclops Xenon Rechargeable Flashlight

noreply@blogger.com (J.D. Salingzer) — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 00:55:00 +0000

Cyclops is a company that is known in the flashlight world for making high quality flashlights that have good battery life and hold up over time. These flashlights are usually used in the military and law enforcement because of their extreme durability. They also have a bit of a following with people very serious about the outdoors. This has given them a newer reputation of consistently bringing the newest handheld lighting technologies into the market first. Their lights always go through some very extreme real life testing before it will ever go on the market for you to buy it. When buying a Cyclops flashlight you are virtually insured that you will get high quality.

One of their most famous flashlights is the Cyclops CYC-XRF. This is a flashlight that has a high quality machined aluminum housing that can withstand some incredibly rough handling. It is intended to withstand all of the elements(though I don't believe it is completely waterproof, you probably shouldn't take it diving). The casing has been given a very nice corrosion resistant finish. As you would expect, the flashlight only uses ultra bright xenon light bulbs. This particular bulb can put out a 105 lumen so it should be bright enough for just about anything you could possibly be doing with it. The rechargeable battery should last about one and a half hours and includes an AC adapter. The flashlight is approximately eight and half inches long and weighs about two pounds. It is definitely a bit big for you to just fit in your pocket but they have other flashlights for that.

For smaller flashlights you might want to go with a Cyclops CYC-XCF. This flashlight is also considerably cheaper. This flashlight also uses an ultra bright xenon bulb but this one puts out only 80-lumens. This should still be bright enough for most applications. I don't think there are any other flashlights this small on the market that are significantly brighter than that. The flashlight has an aluminum reflector cup which makes the light a lot brighter than the plastic reflector cups that companies usually use. This is why you would pick cyclops over those companies though. This light also comes with a convenient belt clip. The flashlight includes 2 three volt lithium batteries so you can always keep it charged. This xenon rechargeable flashlight is a great choice for anyone in need of a high quality flashlight.