LED Flashlight Vs. Regular Flashlight

Flashlights are used in every profession where a precise, movable light is needed.

Flashlights are a common tool found around work, home and the car. Designed to provide a quick, localized light when needed, the flashlight has undergone a revolutionary change with new technology. The LED bulb allows versatility that an incandescent bulb can't match.

Major Differences

Flashlight bulbs break easily, burn out quickly and use up batteries fast. LEDs are almost impervious to shock, last 100,000 hours and extend the usable battery life by 10 times.

Different Colors

LED flashlights can come with a number of different-colored lights in the same tube. A bulb flashlight produces a standard yellowish light, which is only modified by using different-colored lenses.

Defensive Use

LED flashlights are often designed to do double duty as defensive weapons. The extreme brightness they put out can blind an assailant and allow time to get away. The sturdy nature of the LED provides the ability to use the casing to hit or jab someone and still know the light will work.

Smaller Sizes

A standard flashlight bulb mandates a larger-sized flashlight. An LED bulb easily allows a light small enough to keep on a keychain without being noticed.

References

• A Day in the Life: Advances in Flashlight Technology
• Metaefficient: The Best Flashlights of 2010

Resources

• Brillianter: The Self Defense Flashlight