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Although the K8 produces a very powerful clean spot beam which projects hundreds of metres
it also produces a powerful flood of light at the same time so far more of the local area you are
using it in is lit.
Battery Status Indication
A low battery warning with cut-off function is included with your K9 30 LED to prevent deep
discharging the high performance cyclic SLA battery. Deep discharging can lead to reduced
battery performance and life.
The user is signalled to help pre-warn of the amount of energy left in the battery able to run the
LED light in 3 ways: 3 colour LED, audible bleeper and flashing of the LEDs on the main panel. As
the fully charged battery discharges the indicator LED (located next to the power on/off switch)
will show green.
As the battery discharges further this indicator LED will change from green through to amber, at
this point the unit will give an audible bleep and blink the main LEDs once to alert the user that a
stage has been reached in the discharge process.
The next change is when the LED indicator changes from amber to red; here again the user will
hear an audible bleep and see a blink of the main LEDs to signal another change nearer to the end
of battery duration.
Finally the indicator LED will change from constant red to flashing red where upon the lamp
brightness will default from any of the power settings down to 25%, the beeper will then sound
every 30 seconds and at the same time the main LEDs will blink once. This process will continue
until the battery voltage falls to a point where the unit will automatically switch off. This process
will give users adequate time to retreat to an area of safety without being left in the dark.
The light cannot be switched back on until the battery has been recharged to prevent deep
discharge and possible irreversible damage to the battery.
Performance
The SLK8LED uses 8 high power/flux SMD LED’s to produce a crisp white light ideal in a working
environment. To efficiently harness and project the light, this unit has a bespoke spot biased
reflector with the addition of an infinitely variable focusing system to produce a clean flood of
glare free light. In addition, conscious of the lack of an infinite power source, we have developed
a market leading LED driver system to ensure very little energy is wasted with the majority being
converted to light to give a better, brighter light for longer.
Construction
The K8 LED has been constructed using high quality materials to produce a tough, long lasting
product for the professional user. High impact engineering polymers combined with stainless steel
fittings ensure the K8 LED is impervious to everyday knocks and bangs.
In addition the LED’s and electronics are of a bespoke design to maximize efficiency, reliability
and versatility using the latest available advances in design.
