Inova X5 LED Floodlight - Black Anodized Casing

by Emissive Energy

Product Features

• The X5 emits pure, wavelength-specific color. White is best for all-around use. Green offers the highest visibility. Red wont hinder the eyes night vision. Blue enhances contrast. The first ultra-bright handheld UV solution, the X5 UV model makes expensive stationary UV lights obsolete.
• The X5 body is 4.75" of precision-machined aircraft aluminum clad in military-grade, Type III anodizing. Critical mating surfaces are held to ±.0005" tolerances. Exact compression sealing locks out moisture. The X5 is crush-proof to over 2000 pounds and waterproof to 150ft in a practical sense, indestructible.
• The X5s patent-pending, three-mode switch cap enhances operability while ensuring waterproof integrity. The knurled cap, complete with lanyard hole, houses a non-slip, compression-sealed button. This smart, ergonomic design enables owners to unleash the power with one-handed control and prevents accidental activation in transport.
• Ballistic Nylon Holder include
• Waterproof* (Not for underwater use)

Product Description

The new Inova X5 Tactical LED Floodlight has all of the durable features of the original X5 plus a new rear three-way on/off non-slip switch. It also comes with a generous 3/16-inch lanyard hole and a ballistic nylon holster. Super bright LED floodlight for extreme conditions. 2-mile visibility. Lanyard aperture for quick attachment. Waterproof. Machined grooves for enhanced gripping surface. 2 ten-year shelf life batteries. Great for home, auto, or any outdoor activity.

Product Details

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• ASIN: B0007KRIUI
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (30 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #687,359 in Sports & Outdoors (See Top 100 in Sports & Outdoors)

Customer Reviews

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55 of 58 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The Extreme Conditions Flashlight, November 5, 2006

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William H III (Southern California, USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Inova X5MT-WB X5 Lithium Powered 5-LED Flashlight, Black (Misc.)

No bulbs. No filaments. No reflectors. No glass. If you remove all the weak points of a standard flashlight, and all the old notions of what a flashlight should include, then start designing from scratch, you'll probably end up with something like Inova's X5.

It doesn't look much like a traditional flashlight - a smooth aluminum tube with eight flat sides machined into the center, capped at the ends with a rubber button switch at the tail and a stainless steel bezel at the front. Aside from the lanyard hole that goes through the knurled tailcap, it's about as simple and straightforward as it gets, measuring a full inch shorter than the MiniMag and a quarter of an ounce lighter. It resembles a flashlight circuit that's been carved into a solid slug of metal.

Which is exactly how it feels when you hold the X5. The aluminum is military-grade Type III anodized; if you're a long-time MagLite user, you might have noticed that it's Type II exterior collects nicks and scratches over time - no such problems here. With no glass or filaments, no "breakable" parts, the little Inova is about as rugged a light as modern technology can provide. A water-resistant 1+ ton crush rating means backing over it with your car in the rain will leave the X5 unfazed.

But the highlight is the light - *The X5 has as much light output as a full-size 3 D-cell Maglite.* The light beam is phosphor-white, similar to an HID car headlight, and produces an even, round flood on whatever you're lighting. The five Nichia CS LEDs are "lifetime" rated (100,000+ hours) and are actually a patented design utilizing fluorescence techniques in manufacturing, meaning they're uniquely brighter compared even to other LEDs. Note that this is a tactical light; shining it in yours (voice of experience) or someone else's eyes will produce momentary blindness even in a lit area.

All the light innovation wouldn't be complete without some battery innovation - The X5 is powered by a pair of 123A lithium batteries (sold overpriced at your local store in the "photo batteries" section, find them online at less than $2 each) providing six watts of power. Unlike flashlights of old, where you could determine battery life by how bright the light was, Inova employs a power regulator circuit - no more slowly fading light over time, leaving you to wonder if the flashlight is really as bright as it could be; 3+ hours into use, the X5 is still as bright as when the batteries were first installed (whereas the MiniMag is at roughly 25% of it's original brightness, and completely dead a couple hours later). Expect at least six hours of useable light, and since they're lithium batteries, months of shelf time for your X5 won't make a difference.

So if you're tired of the limitations of 20th century flashlights, and are ready for something brighter, tougher, and longer-lasting, Inova's X5 outshines them all. Five "extreme conditions" stars.

(Addendum: What about the new LED MiniMag? Maglite's new LED series of MiniMags are brighter than the X5, but only for the first hour or so of operation - their "energy management" circuit doesn't quite live up to it's name, so the light gradually dims over time like most other flashlights. LED MiniMags are also larger and heavier than the incandescent originals, and still use a plastic lens prone to scuffing. Powered by regular AA cells, battery life is at most four hours until completely dead, plus there's no polarity protection; should you accidentally place the batteries in backwards, the light will be destroyed. The LED MiniMag is a definite improvement over the original, but not quite on par with the X5.)

21 of 22 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Stands up to the elements, July 16, 2006

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Jamison Gray (Mountain View, CA USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Inova X5MT-WB X5 Lithium Powered 5-LED Flashlight, Black (Misc.)

Last year, with a couple of tie wraps, I pressed one of these into service as a bike headlight, a task it fulfilled very well. Then I accidentally left it out in the elements, for 10 months of sun and rain. Despite the abuse, its finish still looks great, and it functions flawlessy (even without changing batteries, which speaks well for choosing a lithium-powered flashlight for emergency use).

The X5 is very solid, and has a nice feel in the hand; the tailcap switch makes it very handy to use, without fumbling for a side button. While I used to be seduced by the long "throw" of tightly focused flashlights, I've come to prefer the smooth, broad flood-like beam of LED flashlights like this one, since nearly everything I do with a flashlight is within 20 feet.

12 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great Light, July 15, 2006

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F. Vahamonde (NY USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Inova X5MT-WB X5 Lithium Powered 5-LED Flashlight, Black (Misc.)

Excellent Quality. Just the right size to carry with you always. Bright, uniform, clean white light. 3-way cap switch is very handy. Being that it is a floodlight it worked excellent for me as an electrician. The best light for the price by far. Made in the USA. Its almost to nice though. Everyone likes it and it was stolen from my car in a parking garage.

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