Arc Flashlight
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Arc Flashlight LLC was an American manufacturer that produced innovative LED
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s. Arc Flashlight LLC began operation May 2001, and went out of business September 22, 2004. The founder and designer of Arc, Peter Gransee, started a new company (MTD LLC) in December 2004 which continues the Arc brand and design.http://www.arcflashlight.com/faqs.htm
Arc has historical significance since several innovative models were the inspiration for flashlights later produced by other companies. These products included the first LED flashlight powered by a single AAA battery, the first temperature-compensated LED flashlight, and the first microprocessor controlled Luxeon Star flashlight. Possibly the most significant innovation was the first flashlight using the high power Luxeon Star LED, the Arc LS—the first solid-state LED flashlight to produce output comparable to incandescent bulb
designs. The name "Arc" came from intense white light some LEDs produce, looking similar to the color of an electric arc welder
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Typical models included the Arc-AAA, powered by a single AAA battery, and the Arc6 microprocessor controlled flashlight using a single CR123 battery. Arc6 uses Seoul ZPower SSC P4 LED as its illumination source.
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Flashlight
A flashlight is a hand-held electric-powered light source. Usually the light source is a small incandescent lightbulb or light-emitting diode...
s. Arc Flashlight LLC began operation May 2001, and went out of business September 22, 2004. The founder and designer of Arc, Peter Gransee, started a new company (MTD LLC) in December 2004 which continues the Arc brand and design.http://www.arcflashlight.com/faqs.htm
Arc has historical significance since several innovative models were the inspiration for flashlights later produced by other companies. These products included the first LED flashlight powered by a single AAA battery, the first temperature-compensated LED flashlight, and the first microprocessor controlled Luxeon Star flashlight. Possibly the most significant innovation was the first flashlight using the high power Luxeon Star LED, the Arc LS—the first solid-state LED flashlight to produce output comparable to incandescent bulb
Incandescent light bulb
The incandescent light bulb, incandescent lamp or incandescent light globe makes light by heating a metal filament wire to a high temperature until it glows. The hot filament is protected from air by a glass bulb that is filled with inert gas or evacuated. In a halogen lamp, a chemical process...
designs. The name "Arc" came from intense white light some LEDs produce, looking similar to the color of an electric arc welder
Arc welding
Arc welding is a type of welding that uses a welding power supply to create an electric arc between an electrode and the base material to melt the metals at the welding point. They can use either direct or alternating current, and consumable or non-consumable electrodes...
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Typical models included the Arc-AAA, powered by a single AAA battery, and the Arc6 microprocessor controlled flashlight using a single CR123 battery. Arc6 uses Seoul ZPower SSC P4 LED as its illumination source.