Monday, November 23, 2009

LED flashlights...beyond batteries.

The gang at 511tactical gear have raised the bar and thrust the flashlight standard beyond batteries...once...and for all!

The UC3.400 is an LED (light-emitting diode) flashlight with an estimated re-charge lifespan of 50,000 charge/discharge cycles. (511tactical estimates that at 1 charge per day, the UC3.400 will hold charge for 135 years)

How you ask? Considering just a few short years ago Apple could only get an LED iPod to recharge for a year and a half before it could no longer hold a charge.

Simple. 511tactical put a ultra-capacitor within the flashlight, instead of a lithium battery. This capacitor collects electrons from the layers of metal in the flashlight and stores them as energy.

Due to the ultra-capacitor, the UC3.400 has no batteries and requires no electricity to be produced via a chemical reaction.

511 Tactical's UC3.400

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