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Annual operating cost
500 hours of use |
Lightwave Infiniton™ C1 |
Leading Sub-C rechargeable |
Leading 3C Halogen |
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| type of bulb or LED |
Hi-Flux LED |
Xenon bulb |
Krypton bulb |
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| expected life span of bulb |
> 20,000 hours |
40 hours |
36 hours |
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| bulb replacement cost |
never! |
$ 7.00 |
$ 2.00 |
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| annual bulb replacement cost |
$ 0.00 |
$ 87.50 |
$ 27.75 |
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| hours of operation from one set of batteries |
> 7 hours |
1 hour |
5 hours |
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| battery size |
3 C-cell |
3 sub-C |
3 C-cell |
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| battery type |
NiMH or alkaline |
NiCad |
alkaline |
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| number of charges |
1000 |
1000 |
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| rechargeable battery cost |
$ 25.00 |
$ 22.00 |
N.A. |
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| battery write-off per year |
$ 1.25 |
$ 11.00 |
$ 375.00 |
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| operating cost per hour |
$ 0.004 (NiMH)
$ 0.53 (alkaline) |
$ 0.20 (NiCad)
N.A. |
N.A.
$ 1.10 (alkaline) |
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| annual operating cost |
$ 2.00 (NiMH) |
$ 98.50 (NiCad) |
$ 550.00 (alkaline) |
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| potential cost savings |
98% |
50x more expensive to operate |
275x more expensive to operate |
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| Performance |
Lightwave Infiniton™ C1 |
Leading Sub-C rechargeable |
Leading 3C Halogen |
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| bulb/LED |
Hi-Flux LED |
Xenon bulb |
Krypton bulb |
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| expected life span of bulb |
> 20,000 hours |
40 hours |
36 hours |
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| light output - lumens |
30 lumens |
N.A. |
N.A. |
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| light output - candlepower |
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15,000 |
16,000 |
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| hours of battery life - rechargeable |
> 7 hours |
1 hour |
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| hours of battery life - alkaline |
> 7 hours |
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5 hours |
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| flat output curve (boosted) |
Yes, SMART Power Management |
Yes |
No |
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| Construction |
Lightwave Infiniton™ C1 |
Leading Sub-C rechargeable |
Leading 3C Halogen |
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| optical system |
patent pending Reflex™ |
standard forward facing reflector |
standard forward facing reflector |
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| focus |
precision pre-focused |
de-focusable |
de-focusable |
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| beam pattern |
Squirkle™ |
round |
round |
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| beam type |
virtually all light collimated in beam |
lot of sideways light loss |
lot of sideways light loss |
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| spaceframe |
aircraft aluminum |
No |
No |
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| casing |
ABS |
aircraft aluminum |
aircraft aluminum |
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| oil resistant and non conductive finish |
Rubber over-molding |
No |
No |
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| non-reflective (military) |
Yes |
No |
No |
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| modern industrial grade electronic switch |
Yes |
No |
No |
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| mechanical switch |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
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| battery type |
modern NiMH or alkaline |
old NiCad technology |
alkaline |
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| absence of memory effect |
Yes |
No |
N.A. |
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