Ivus Lightning-180

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This flashlight was mentioned in Police magazine this month.

It uses ultra-capacitors, and has a runtime of 90 (low output) or 25 minutes (high output) between two minute charges. It is advertised to give off a maximum of 200 lumens of output.

Company website: http://www.ivusinc.com/lightning180.htm

More information should be available at Shot Show 2008, and I will post more when I find out about it.

If the price and performance are right, I can see this becoming the new favorite light for officers everywhere.

Based solely on the information found on the company's website, what I like:

• Output (200 lumens is nice.)
• Charge time (Use it up, put it in the cradle, and it ready to go a couple of minutes later. No need for extra battery sticks.)
• Low maintenance (no replaceable parts)

What I don't like:

• Microprocessor control (Adding complexity to something as vital as a flashlight could have disastrous results.)
• Power save mode (I think most officers would prefer to have full output for as long as possible.)
• Cost (I haven't seen an official price yet, but given how new it is, I doubt it will be cheap. Edit: a source on CPF says it will be $229, so approximately the same market as the Gladius.)