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Illumination

PENTAGON MOLLE LIGHT

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Category: Illumination
Created: Saturday, 29 December 2007 03:21


SPECS: 3.4" (86 mm) tall, 40 Lumens , 3 Hour Run Time, 1.5 oz. (42 g)

These little guys are a great example of how far flashlight technology has recently come. Not that long ago most service people were using the huge D-battery right angled flashlights. Despite being huge, the light output was pretty crappy. The new Pentagon MOLLE light is about the same size as just the switch area of the classic right angle light and is significantly brighter! Although the MOLLE light isn't as bright as a new fancy tactical light, it uses only 1 of the ever so common AA battery. This makes power supply logistics about as easy and cheap as possible. Hence the name, the size and design of this light are made to fit in MOLLE/PALS loops. This makes it mount very well on modern tactical vest giving hands free functionality. Alternately, the metal clip can be rotated allowing the light to mount on many belts and gear straps. Functionality wise the top button is pressed to momentarily turn on. The button must be pressed fairly hard till it clicks to switch it to constant on. The same effort must be done again to switch back to constant off. Although a little stiff, it is this way so it won't change when brushed up against or while banging into other gear. At the bottom is a filter which can be screwed off the bottom then screwed on the main lens. The black version comes with a blue filter and the tan one comes with a red filter. If you didn't know already, filters are good for low light situations so you don't cancel your natural night vision and also so your don't make yourself as visible to others. To access the battery area, the bottom cap cap is unscrewed off. A small compass is built into this cap, but the filter must be taken off the bottom to be seen. The compass generally doesn't work all that great, but it REALLY doesn't work until you take the cap off the light. Up top behind the switch is a bonus hard loop point for attaching lanyards. Bottom line is the MOLLE Light is a great illumination gadget for tactical and recreational uses a like.
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