Compare with competition - flood products
 
AAAA-cell Cost $ 1.00 Lightwave™ Tec1000™ Brand 1 LED Penlight Leading Halogen AAA Flashlight
hours of operation on one set of alkaline batteries 210 60 5
# of batteries 3 3 2
life span of bulb > 20,000 hours > 20,000 hours 12 hours
bulb price - - $ 1.50
operating cost per hour $ 0.01 $ 0.05 $ 0.30
cost per year (500 hours of use) $ 7.14 $ 25.00 $ 150.00
AA-cell Cost $ 0.75 Lightwave™ Pro2000™, Pro2020™, Classic2000™, Tec2000™ Brand 4AA LED Flashlight Leading Halogen AA Flashlight
hours of operation on one set of alkaline batteries 300 155 5
# of batteries 3 4 2
life span of bulb > 20,000 hours > 20,000 hours 12 hours
bulb price - - $ 1.50
operating cost per hour $ 0.01 $ 0.02 $ 0.43
cost per year (500 hours of use) $ 3.75 $ 9.68 $ 212.50
C-cell Cost $ 1.24 Lightwave™ Pro3000™, Tec3000™ Brand 3C LED Flashlight Leading Halogen 3C Flashlight
hours of operation on one set of alkaline batteries 700 336 10
# of batteries 3 3 3
life span of bulb > 20,000 hours > 20,000 hours 20 hours
bulb price - - $ 1.99
operating cost per hour $ 0.005 $ 0.01 $ 0.47
cost per year (500 hours of use) $ 2.66 $ 5.54 $ 235.75
D-cell Cost $ 1.24 Lightwave™ Pro4000™ Brand 3C LED Flashlight Leading Halogen 3D Flashlight
hours of operation on one set of alkaline batteries 900 336 13
# of batteries 3 3 3
life span of bulb > 20,000 hours > 20,000 hours 20 hours
bulb price - - $ 1.99
operating cost per hour $ 0.004 $ 0.01 $ 0.39
cost per year (500 hours of use) $ 2.07 $ 5.54 $ 192.83

Light intensity over time

Lightwave™ Pro2000™, Pro2020™, Classic2000™, Tec2000™ compared with Halogen AA-cell flashlight
 
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Any LIGHTWAVE™ flashlight has hourly operating cost of $0.01 or less.

The LIGHTWAVE™ Pro4000™ can save you up to $190 per year per flashlight, compared to the leading Halogen 3D flashlight.

Other 1 LED Penlights are up to 5x more expensive to operate than the LIGHTWAVE™ Tec1000™.

The LIGHTWAVE™ 2000 series is brighter than a branded 4AA LED product over 90% of time of use.