PRESS RELEASE
EAGLEVILLE, Pa. — Streamlight Inc., a number one supplier of high-performance lighting, introduced the launch of the Sidewinder Compact III, an extremely compact, high-performance, multi-fuel flashlight with a number of LED sources. This gentle is engineered to satisfy quite a lot of hands-free process illumination necessities with varied coloration LEDs which are operable at various outputs and run instances. With its 185-degree tilting head, sturdy construct, gear and helmet mounting capabilities, the Sidewinder Compact III delivers highly effective efficiency in a light-weight, extremely versatile kind.
The brand new Sidewinder Compact III incorporates a user-configurable mannequin with LED choices that enables customers to pick out two of three coloration LEDs (crimson, inexperienced or blue) along with normal white and infrared (IR) outputs. The army mannequin consists of white, crimson, blue and IR LEDs, whereas the aviation mannequin accommodates white, inexperienced, crimson and IR LEDs. Every LED operates at a number of brightness ranges, and features a strobe mode. The sunshine makes use of both one AA alkaline or one 3-volt CR123A lithium battery, providing versatile energy choices and prolonged run time in excessive environments.
“We engineered this gentle with versatility at its core,” stated Michael F. Dineen, President of Streamlight. “It gives a robust mixture of compact design, excessive efficiency, and rugged reliability. Whether or not it’s mounted on a helmet, clipped to a vest, or used handheld, the Sidewinder Compact III is able to carry out.”
The sunshine’s white LED gives as much as 275 lumens and three,200 candela on Excessive with a beam distance of 113 meters. Run instances vary from 70+ hours on Low when utilizing an AA battery, and 100+ hours when a CR123A battery is inserted. The sunshine’s coloration and IR LEDs additionally provide long term instances and are perfect for preserving evening imaginative and prescient, signaling, or task-specific visibility wants.
The Sidewinder Compact III was designed with a compound On-Off mode selector swap that separates the On-Off, dimming, strobe and LED-selection capabilities. The rotary selector knob incorporates a tactile IR indicator and pull-to-turn locking design that gives straightforward operation even with gloves, whereas additionally stopping unintended mode adjustments. The sunshine additionally options an unbreakable polycarbonate lens with scratch-resistant coating.
The Sidewinder Compact III features a sturdy belt/gear clip with built-in helmet mount options, which inserts current Sidewinder helmet mounts adapters. A wire attachment gap on the clip helps as much as 25 lbs. kilos of load.
Constructed from high-impact nylon, the Sidewinder Compact III is constructed to resist rugged use. It’s IPX7 waterproof to 1 meter for half-hour and impact-tested to three meters.
Measuring 3.1 inches lengthy, the sunshine weighs 3 ounces with a AA battery and a couple of.7 ounces when utilizing one CR123A lithium battery. The sunshine has an MSRP of $137.47 (alkaline) and $198.22 (CR123A lithium). The Sidewinder Compact III is offered in Coyote and comes with Streamlight’s One-12 months Restricted Guarantee.
About Streamlight
Primarily based in Eagleville, PA, Streamlight, Inc. is marking 50 years of producing high-quality, sturdy flashlights designed to serve the specialised wants of execs and customers alike. Since 1973, the corporate has designed, manufactured and marketed high-performance flashlights, and right this moment gives a broad array of lights, lanterns, weapon gentle/laser sighting gadgets, and scene lighting options for skilled regulation enforcement, army, firefighting, industrial, automotive, and outside functions.
