Purchase Price :- $11.18 / £6.99
Inverter Size:- 75mm long by 15mm Wide and 25mm Deep.
Weight (With Batteries):- not known
Battery Type / Qty :- 2 off AAA
Battery Life :- 20 Hours Continuous or 40 Hours Flashing
Wire Type :- 2.3 mm Electroluminescent Lytec
Estimated Lifespan:- 1000-25000 Hours depending on operating frequency
Colours:- Blue
Electronics:- Inverter Power supply
Body Material :- Plastic
This is the second of the Surelight products that I bought to evaluate for RC model night flying.
The Techno Flash consists of a 620mm length of 2.3 mm Diameter wire
The handle contains two AAA batteries which have to be fitted before use. A sliding cover allows access to the battery compartment
Operation is via a sliding switch on the side of the handle. The first position will cause the unit to flash about 2 times a second. The second position will turn the unit on constantly.
This is similar in operation to the Glo Stix descibed in the other review so I won't repeat what I said there. The main difference here is that the wire is longer and is not covered with a tube. This means it can be coiled or wraped around objects. Be careful though as too tight a radius will fracture the wire! This I know from bitter experiance on the Lime Green version that was also supposed to be shown here! Never mind as I now have a nice inverter to use with some custom connected wire (One down each wing with a central inverter) for my model plane.
These units are lightweight colourful and should make a good toy for your kids. They wil not take abuse to the wire though (See above). The case plastic is flourescent and should also glow under a UV light..
These products are available in the UK from Surelight and I did a web search for the manufacturer based on the other products that I got from them. This gave me the Lytec wire information.
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