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NiteCore SmartPD EX10 SP CR123A Powered Flashlight

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Uses CR123A's as well as protected lithium-ion RCR123A's!
Stainless steel retaining ring in bezel.
Dimensions: 77mm x 21.5mm or 3.0in x 0.85in (length x diameter)
Weight: 35g or 1.2oz (without batteries)
Runtimes on CR123A (until 50%)
- Max: 145 lumens, 90 minutes
- Min: 2 lumens, 120 hours or 5 days!
Runtimes on RCR123A (protected only)
- Max: 145 lumens, 80 minutes
- Min: 5 lumens, 60 hours or 2.5 days!

Our Price: $66.95
Sale Price: $54.99

Availability:: Usually Ships in 24 Hours
Product Code: NITECORE-EX10-SP

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The "SP" edition of the EX10 is a special edition that features "hidden" SOS and Strobe modes and has a digital safety lock-out function.

Choosing Constant Output To choose your level of constant output, first turn on the light by tightening the head or (if the head is already tightened) by pressing the tailcap once. Then, press and continue to hold the tailcap and the EX10 SP will cycle through it's three levels: low, medium, and high. Release the button to save the level you want.

Choosing SOS / Strobe: To choose the "hidden" SOS or Strobe modes, first turn on the light. To access SOS, quickly double-press the tailcap (do not hold it down). To access Strobe, double-press the tailcap and continue to hold down the second press. SOS and Strobe modes are not "memorized," so the light will always turn on to whatever constant output you have saved.

Digital Safety Lock-Out: To lock-out the EX10 SP so that it won't accidentally activate from a tailcap press, first turn off the light and then press and hold the tailcap for more than one second. The light will flash once to indicate that it is now in lock-out mode. To cancel lock-out, simply triple-press the tailcap rapidly.

NiteCore EX10 Smart PD System Piston Drive

This piston drive design is just cool and pure genius. It's an excellent solution for pure momentary applications yet it also serves as a "twisty" light.

The Smart PD system has two very important features:

It takes the current path out of the casing for the light. Electricity travels through the piston instead of the exterior casing. This is advantageous in certain applications.
Secondly, it moves the switching mechanism to the front of the light and increases the "contact area" where the circuit is completed, thus increasing it's reliability. Why is increased contact area so important? A little known yet very serious problem with MOST clicky lights is that they are prone to fail due to the design of the clicky switches (this has found to be the case even in high-end expensive $200+ lights!)

Clicky switches were never designed to handle heavy current loads in the first place. They are "signal" switches and not designed to carry current. Most lights using these switches often take over one amp of current. Each time the clicky is cycled, the contacts build up a carbon deposits and the switch begins to build up resistance and will ultimately fail. It is very obvious when you open up one of these switches and study the actual tiny contact points. When a switch handles more current than it is designed to take then it is not a matter of "if" but of "when" the switch will fail AND how lucky you are. We don't want any part of luck when it comes to your light turning on - thus the Smart PD system was designed.

Switching is usually not a problem with consumer-grade flashlights that are not designed for daily duty. However, in mission critical situations, the last thing you want is a failed switch. The PD design solves this problem.

The Smart PD system actually switches on electronically, so the actual contact between the piston and the head is even more reliable. The higher current is applied microseconds AFTER the piston has made contact.

So what's so special about the "Smart" PD?
It's very simple. Twist the head tight, it turns on. Loosen the head, it turns off. You don't even have to touch the piston. It doesn't get any simpler than that - it's a basic twisty. While the head is loosened, you can depress the piston in the tail to turn the light on. Release it and it turns off. Pure tactical momentary. Beautiful. We could just stop there since this is probably what 90% of people will use to turn their lights on.

But, there's more. You can have the light operate as if it has a clicky tail. Tighten the head and the light turns on. "Click" the piston and it turns off (a "click" is defined as a quick push-and-release within 0.3 seconds). "Click" again and it turns on. It's beautifully simple. The action is quiet compared to traditional clickies. There is no latching mechanism like in a clicky switch - it's all handled by the microprocessor in the head of the light.

Ready for a little more? While the light is on, "press" and hold the piston and it ramps the brightness up to maximum (a "press" is defined as pushing the piston longer than 0.3 seconds). Now release it and "press" again to ramp the brightness down to minimum. The ramping action stops when you release the piston.

There are 100 levels of output to choose from - more than ample to suit ANY task. The Smart PD will save your last output setting into its memory. So if you click off and click back on, it will come on at your last setting. Genius. Say you want instant access to minimum or maximum output. It's a piece of cake. If you want minimum, while the light is on, do a "click-click" and it jumps to the minimum output. If you want maximum, do a "click-press" and it jumps to maximum. Simple!

Ok for you expert clickers, you can get to those extreme outputs while the light is off: Three clicks (click-click-click) jumps right to minimum and "click-click-press" jumps right to maximum. That's it. It's simple and utilitarian.

Features

Unique electronic-controlled extremely reliable switch design.
Unique Infinitely Variable Digitally-controlled Brightness System. (100 levels of output!)
Piston Drive (PD) design makes the light more compact than lights with traditional clicky switches.
Switch reliability is greatly increased over traditional switches.
Electronically controlled switching - no spark generated from the piston contact since the microprocessor switches on the light AFTER the piston makes contact. This eliminates the risk of explosion in a flammable environment!
Electric current passes through the piston on the INSIDE of the light. No current is passed through the outside shell, which is hard-coat anodized.
When the light is off, the microprocessor draws very, very little power - between 0.1-0.4ma (0.2ma typical). For example, one 2000mah cell would last about 416 days!
Instant access minimum & maximum brightness - very simple user interface.
Extremely compact size and lightweight suitable for Every Day Carry (EDC).
As with all NiteCore products, they use tough, imported 7075 military-grade aluminum!
Mil-Spec Type III Hard Anodized finish - no bare aluminum exposed, making it more durable.
Aggressive knurling over most of the surface - maximizes grip.
Resistant to impact from dropping in accordance with US MIL-STD-810F.
Waterproof to IPX-8 standard.
Broad-voltage fully regulated circuit, compatible with standard primary batteries as well as protected li-ion cells.
Uses a highly efficient Cree R2 LED lamp.
145 lumens at maximum output.
Extended runtime on low (3-5 lumens)
Metal reflector with optical grade coating.
Impact-resistant optical lens with anti-reflective coating on both sides
Tactical lanyards braided with military-grade 550 parachute-cord.
Able to tail-stand to act as a candle.