| Law enforcement officers and other emergency | | | | surrounded by gas that produces the light, but a |
| service providers need reliable equipment that can | | | | small diode that emits light when power is supplied. |
| serve them well as they serve others. Many of | | | | These diodes are much more resilient in the face |
| the tools that officers use are becoming more | | | | of abuse and can stand up to some harsh |
| flexible. They are able to operate in several | | | | treatment. |
| different modes that can change as the situation | | | | LED lights can also have variable light output, |
| warrants. When a police officer is writing a ticket | | | | either by varying the number of bulbs, the |
| at night, he is going to want different light from a | | | | amount of power applied or both. Light at higher |
| flashlight than when she is chasing a criminal down | | | | lumens is very bright and can produce a lot of |
| a dark alley. Sometimes a high performance | | | | discomfort when it hits someone in the face. |
| flashlight may have to stay lit for hours without | | | | These lights are often used to momentarily blind |
| being able to change the battery. | | | | and intimidate suspects. At lower lumens the light |
| Police officers and rescue crews must take into | | | | is going to be very soft. It may be used, for |
| consideration the amount of they can carry on | | | | instance, to allow an officer to see their |
| any given day. They need to be prepared for any | | | | surroundings but not make them conspicuous to |
| situation in which they might find themselves. This | | | | others. There are also going to be intermediate |
| is another reason that having multifunction tools is | | | | levels of light for writing a traffic ticket or helping |
| so important. If one piece of equipment can do | | | | a stranded motorist change a flat tire. |
| the job of three or four, it is going allow them to | | | | Another great feature to these new lights is the |
| still perform all of their duties without being | | | | relationship of the bulb(s) to the reflector. In the |
| weighed down by a ton of equipment. | | | | new LED Lenser High Performance flashlight, you |
| There are newer flashlights on the market which | | | | can twist a knob and adjust the beam size of the |
| are leaps and bounds above flashlights of the past. | | | | light. In other words, if you need a full floodlight, a |
| In many of these cases, LED lights are the bulb | | | | twist of the knob will widen the beam of light as |
| of choice. There are several positives to LED | | | | much as you need it to. Another twist will bring |
| lighting. In older flashlights and spotlights, an | | | | the light back down to spotlight proportions. |
| inefficient bulb is used. Some of these bulbs put | | | | Combine this feature with the adjustable light |
| off a great deal of heat, making them less | | | | output, and you have a fantastic, high |
| efficient and very susceptible to breaking easily | | | | performance, multifunction light that can be used |
| when they receive a sharp blow. An LED bulb is | | | | in a wide variety of tactical situations. It is |
| much different. It does not produce much heat at | | | | flashlights with these types of new functionality |
| all, which means more of the energy used is | | | | that are finding their way to law enforcement, |
| converted to light. There is no filament | | | | fire and rescue and other professional personnel. |