ABC Radio’s Cybershake Interview

The other day our Executive Vice President, Bob Denny, was interviewed on the Light For Life UC3.400.  Listen to the Interview and let us know what you think!

http://a.media.abcnews.com/podcasts/090824_cybershake_podcast.mp3

It’s here! 5.11’s Light for Life UC3.400 – the flashlight that charges in 90 seconds

The flashlight everyone’s talking about, 5.11®’s long-awaited new Light for Lifeä UC3.400ä, just arrived at your local dealer. What makes this duty flashlight so amazing?

1) It charges in just 90 seconds and operates up to 120 minutes (60 minutes in standard mode at 90 lumens, plus 60 minutes in reserve mode). Other settings include “peak” at 270 lumens and “tactical strobe.”

2) The flashlight uses advanced capacitor technology, so there are no batteries to buy or dispose of, ever! It’s environmentally friendly, lightweight, cost-effective and lasts  more than 100 years.

3) The Light for Life UC3.400 is rated for 50,000 charge cycles and the advanced capacitors have no memory degradation issues.

4) At about 16 oz. – roughly half the weight of standard duty flashlights – the solid-state, 11.5” flashlight is ruggedly built and water-resistant. Its firearm-grade, high-strength polymer casing is abrasion, crack and bend-resistant.

5) With nothing to replace over the course of 10 years and a starting price of only $169.99, the RoHS-compliant Light for Life UC3.400 has the lowest operating cost (40% savings) of any other full-size duty flashlight.

The innovative new Light for Life UC3.400 is unlike any flashlight you’ve ever seen or used. The flashlight can run almost continuously by simply giving it  a quick charge every couple of hours. Editors at Popular Science magazine found it so impressive, they featured the flashlight in their July 2009 issue as the ‘Pick of the Month’ in the 12 Must-Have Products section.

To purchase the revolutionary Light for Life UC3.400 flashlight today and other authentic 5.11 accessories and gear, visit www.511tactical.com to find a dealer near you.

Light for Life Update

To All Our Readers and Customers,

5.11 Tactical sincerely appreciates your support for the Light for Life UC3.400 flashlight.

We have been working hard to ensure we have the best, most up-to-date flashlight technology available and have conducted extensive quality/durability testing to insure long term reliability in harsh environments.

We are happy to communicate that the first shipment of lights will arrive in our warehouse by the end of August 2009.

The Light for Life UC3.400 Flashlight has Arrived!

Why did 5.11 choose an LED over an incandescent bulb?

This was actually a very easy choice, considering the evidence below.

-LED’s last longer than incandescent bulbs.

-LED’s have a predictable failure mode. Have you ever noticed that an incandescent bulb just goes out without any warning?

-LED’s lifetime is not determined by how many times you turn the light on or off.

-LED’s are resistant to shock and vibration, incandescent bulbs are not.

-Incandescent bulbs have a high operating temperature, where LED’s remain cool.

-LED’s use small amounts of energy, incandescent bulbs use a lot of energy.

Which bulb would you choose?

Quick Update on the Warranty

I just wanted to pass along the warranty information on our new flashlight.  I know a lot of our readers have been asking about it, so here it is…

http://www.511tactical.com/warranty.html#LightForLifeWarranty

No Chemical Reactions

Hey Everyone,

Once again I appreciate you posting your questions in the comments section of the blog.  Here is a question from one of our readers.

Q: “Could you give us some info as to how the Polymer light is going to react to Chemicals like oil and fuel?”

A: Great Question! The polymer of the flashlight body and charger has a UL certified V-O flammability rating.  What that means is that our polymer is the same as many plastic components found in automobiles.  Chemicals such as oil and fuel should do no damage.

Keep sending those questions!

Press Here for Power

Kent brings us the next question- What sort of power switch comes on the flashlight? Momentary, strobe, etc.

Kent, the button/power switch has been designed to include a momentary setting, a constant on, and strobe mode. 

- Momentary Mode: this is activated by pressing down on the button/power switch and holding it down for more than two seconds.  When released, the flashlight immediately turns off. 
- Constant-On Mode (or turning the flashlight on/off):  Simply press the button/power switch on and one more time to turn the flashlight off.
- The strobe mode is activated by double clicking the button/switch.  To turn strobe mode off, the button/switch is pressed and released, i.e. one click-off. 

At anytime, when the button is pressed and held down, the flashlight is in peak output mode.

Thank you for your question Kent.

Questions???

Please remember if you have any questions, please continue to ask them within any of the comments sections.  No question is considered off limits…yet