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Ultracapacitor LED Flashlight Charges In 90 Seconds

Posted by timothy on from the doubles-as-a-stun-gun dept.

Iddo Genuth writes "The California based company 5.11 Tactical has recently introduced a new innovative flashlight — 'Light For Life' UC3.400. Unlike regular flashlights requiring constant battery changing this new LED torch offers a rechargeable battery that can be recharged in as little as 90 seconds using ultracapacitor technology. Various military and rescue units might benefit from this new development, ensuring them a light source at all times."

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  1. 90 seconds! by hansamurai · · Score: 5, Funny

    ensuring them a light source at all times.

    Except those 90 seconds.

    In which you will be eaten by a grue.

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  2. Better be a mighty fine flashlight for $170 by jfengel · · Score: 5, Insightful

    TFA says it's a $170 flashlight. It's got a lifetime warranty, but I always lose flashlights before they fail on me.

    What I want to know is, how quickly does it self-discharge? It doesn't do me any good to have it charge in 90 seconds if I don't need it until the power goes out.

  3. Re:Hmm... by Anonymous+Monkey · · Score: 5, Funny

    None for me, thanks. I'm driving.

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