I HAVE PREORDERED MINE! I can't wait to get it so I can play with it.5.11 tactical is excited to enter the portable rechargeable lighting market with our first product, the Light for Life UC3.400. We have considered the flashlight market for years, but until now, we were unable to come up with a product that meets our mission statement – At 511 Tactical Series, we create products that exceed the needs of our customers with functional innovation while delivering exceptional value.
5.11 Tactical has entered into a partnership with IVUS Energy Innovations, the makers of Flashpoint Power Technology, to bring you a flashlight that will revolutionize the portable lighting category and is true to our brand and our customers.
The UC3.400 provides the longest uptime, the fastest recharge on the market, it is environmentally friendly, and you will never need to replace your flashlight.
How this flashlight works:
The light for life contains no batteries, but rather a proprietary energy management system that utilizes revolutionary ultracapacitors and computer circuitry. Ultracapacitors have the ability to quickly load energy, and then quickly unload it – producing the flash in most cameras. Up until this point, no one has been able to control both the way the ultracapacitors load, store and unload the energy. The ultracapacitors also have the ability to release energy at precise levels while maximizing performance and run time. The proprietary circuitry, together with the ultracapacitors, is what makes Flashpoint power Technology.
This is the performance:
Key performance specifications for the UC3.400 include 270 lumens peak output, 90 lumens in standard mode, as well as a 270 lumen tactical strobe. As you can see, the Light for Life creates more powerful peak brightness than many of our competitors. Click the button once and the light will operate for 60 minutes in standard mode (90 lumens) at which point it will reduce itself to a 25 lumen standby mode for an additional 30 minutes. This mode is effective to give adequate light for most applications. This is equivelant to most 2-D cell flashlights.
Press and hold the button for a 270 lumen peak mode for 15 minutes (again followed by 30 minutes of standby). This mode is effective when a burst is needed to light a large area or throw the beam a long distance.
Press and hold the button for a 270 lumen peak mode for 15 minutes (again followed by 30 minutes of standby). This mode is effective when a burst is needed to light a large area or throw the beam a long distance.
It's so simple even a moron can use it! Press the button twice, and the light will produce a 270 lumen tactical strobe used to signal others or to disorient a perpetrator, giving you valuable time to assess a situation.
After the light has depleted its stored energy, just drop it into the 360 degree DC charging base (patent pending). The blue light on the charging base will flash slowly at first, then faster as the energy is loading into the system. After 90 seconds the blue light will be solid, and your light is fully charged and ready to produce light for another 90 minutes.
Counting the minutes until I get mine...
