Ultracapacitator Flashlight Charges in 90 Seconds, Doesn't Use Batteries
I’m always on the lookout for dependable flashlights, so the upcoming release of 5.11 Tactical’s Light for Life has really piqued my interest. Instead of batteries, the flashlight uses an ultracapacitator to hold its charge.
According to the company, the flashlight can perform 50,000 charge/discharge cycles with no degradation of quality— that’s one charge a day for over 135 years. And if that isn’t impressive enough, it can go from being dead to fully charged in 90 seconds. The flashlight provides 90 minutes of light per charge.
The 16 oz. Light for Life has no replaceable parts, and requires zero maintenance. At $169.99, it’s somewhat of a bargain considering it may be the last flashlight you ever buy.
For detailed information on the inner workings of the Light for Life’s ultracapitator, check out the flashlight’s blog.
Photo Credit: 5.11 Tactical
Have a tip for CleanTechnica? Want to advertise? Want to suggest a guest for our CleanTech Talk podcast? Contact us here.
CleanTechnica Holiday Wish Book
Our Latest EVObsession Video
CleanTechnica uses affiliate links. See our policy here.
Ultracapacitors are really starting to show up on the market. I like to see this flashlight. I saw the ultracapacitor FlashCell screwdriver recently too that charges in 90 seconds. I like to see charging time change… I can’t wait for the cell phone version.
http://www.ultracapacitors.org is a good reference too on this technology.
JJ
Ultracapacitors are really starting to show up on the market. I like to see this flashlight. I saw the ultracapacitor FlashCell screwdriver recently too that charges in 90 seconds. I like to see charging time change… I can’t wait for the cell phone version.
http://www.ultracapacitors.org is a good reference too on this technology.
JJ
My favorite is the bogo light flashlight – works great, good light, I never have to deal with batteries.
http://www.bogolight.com/
It is a wonderfully engineered flashlight powered by a solar cell with battery.
You buy one and give one free to a family in Africa – helps them to read at night without exposure to kerosene lamps which causes epidemic bronchitis.
My favorite is the bogo light flashlight – works great, good light, I never have to deal with batteries.
http://www.bogolight.com/
It is a wonderfully engineered flashlight powered by a solar cell with battery.
You buy one and give one free to a family in Africa – helps them to read at night without exposure to kerosene lamps which causes epidemic bronchitis.
“Ultracapacitator”? You made that up! Or perhaps you meant ultracapacitor?
“Ultracapacitator”? You made that up! Or perhaps you meant ultracapacitor?
It only lasts for 90 minutes? Well that’s ok for at-home use but useless for camping. I’ll stick with my mercury-heavy environmentally irresponsible batterypowered flashlight.
It only lasts for 90 minutes? Well that’s ok for at-home use but useless for camping. I’ll stick with my mercury-heavy environmentally irresponsible batterypowered flashlight.
Astounding! Make it a little longer, add another capacitor and it’s good for three hours! How long will it run my calculator, watch, radio, ipod, voltmeter? Next they’ll have one for my tandem seated carbon fiber, high speed eco-commuter, and I won’t have a gas bill at all! Now, if I can just get this fat American ass of mine down to 150 pounds as my doctor recommends, the Eco-commuter will go twice as far per charge! All this progress, just because we approach the end of the “Cheap oil era” I can hardly take all the good news in! We are going to change for the better America!
Astounding! Make it a little longer, add another capacitor and it’s good for three hours! How long will it run my calculator, watch, radio, ipod, voltmeter? Next they’ll have one for my tandem seated carbon fiber, high speed eco-commuter, and I won’t have a gas bill at all! Now, if I can just get this fat American ass of mine down to 150 pounds as my doctor recommends, the Eco-commuter will go twice as far per charge! All this progress, just because we approach the end of the “Cheap oil era” I can hardly take all the good news in! We are going to change for the better America!