Q: What is the significance of having a floodlight combined with a flashlight?...ANSWER

Q: If LED's are claimed to be so reliable, why are xenon, krypton and halogen bulb type flashlights still being made?...ANSWER

Q: Why are LED's a better choice than bulbs in a flashlight?...ANSWER

Q: Why don't all flashlights use LED's?...ANSWER

Q: Are LED's a market fad or do they have a future in professional task lighting?...ANSWER

Q: What is the difference between Nickel Metal Hydride and Nickel Cadmium batteries?...ANSWER

Q: Why do bulb type flashlights have short run times compared to NIGHTSTICK?...ANSWER

Q: What are the main failure points in a conventional flashlight?...ANSWER

Q: Why do LED's have 10's of thousands of operating life and don't break from impact?...ANSWER

Q: How well do NIGHTSTICK™ products illuminate a target compared to a conventional halogen flashlight?...ANSWER

Q: Why is the NIGHTSTICK housing made of plastic instead of metal?...ANSWER

Q: Can I buy NIGHTSTICK products directly from Bayco?...ANSWER

Q: What is the significance of having a floodlight combined with a flashlight?

A: A powerful focused flashlight beam is ideal for reaching out to illuminate an object at a distance. However, most public safety applications also need powerful illumination close-in. A focused flashlight is not designed for close-in inspection or searching. Too much light, in too small an area causes the eye's iris too close. This exaggerates the contrast difference between the brightly lit area and the darker surrounding area. The result is important objects are likely to be missed even if they are only a few feet away.

A properly designed floodlight function drenches the close-in area with powerful diffused light allowing the eye to adjust and easily see an area at least 5 times greater than a flashlight can provide. More diffused light close-in means better crime scene observation and greatly reduced chances of missing critical evidence.

When both flashlight and floodlight are activated, the beams overlap providing the safest walking or work area illumination possible from a handheld flashlight. The dark and potentially dangerous areas in front of the user are simply eliminated. Only Bayco offers Dual-Mode Multi-Function• functionality with FLASHlight • FLOODlight • DUALlight. [Back to Top]

Q: If LED’s are claimed to be so reliable, why are xenon, krypton and halogen bulb type flashlights still being made?

A: LED's are the lighting trend of this century and will replace many of the conventional filament bulbs and gas filled fluorescents. Conventional bulb technology dates back to the early 1900's and is easy and cheap to apply today. Many flashlight designs today live in the shadow of their filament ancestors claiming to be better but remaining the same.

Bayco's professional task lights represent the most significant flashlight innovation for public safety professionals in the past 30 years. The Bayco exclusive Dual-Mode Multi-Function™ capability set the world standard for the safest and most versatile flashlights money can buy by combining flashlight and floodlight utility into one device. [Back to Top]

Q: Why are LED's a better choice than bulbs in a flashlight?

A: The life of a flashlight is harsh, whether it lives in a car glove box or on the dash of a police car or fire engine. Vibration and impact are the prime causes of failure with xenon, krypton or halogen bulbs. Those bulbs have a short life of 30 to 100 hours and illuminate with a yellow light that distorts the object. They are voracious consumers of battery energy for the amount of light they produce.

LED's have a typical life time of 50,000 hours and are virtually impervious to vibration and impact. They produce a bright sun-light quality light and use significantly less energy for their light output. [Back to Top]

Q: Why don't all flashlights use LED's?

A: LED technology in commercial applications is relatively new. Successful LED flashlight designs depend on understanding the technology behind LED's, advanced optical reflector design, electronic circuits and environmentally friendly battery technology. Many manufacturers are slow to adapt, but at Bayco we believe, Life Depends On Light™ so we are dedicated to advance LED innovation for flashlight applications. [Back to Top]

Q: Are LED's a market fad or do they have a future in professional task lighting?

A: LED's represent the future of lighting. Today, low intensity LED's are widely used in electronic equipment, toys, domestic appliances and traffic signals. The new technology of high power LED's is emerging in flashlights, commercial aircraft and the automobile industry. In the not too distant future LED's will replace many of our conventional home lighting sources. [Back to Top]

Q: What is the difference between Nickel Metal Hydride and Nickel Cadmium batteries?

A: Recharge Memory Effect: NiCad can exhibit partial charge memory effect (technical term is voltage depression) meaning that a recharge cycle may not bring the NiCad battery back to near 100% capacity. Close management of charge rate and temperature are critical to help NiCad batteries perform well.

NiMH batteries are virtually free of memory effect.

Disposal: NiCad's contain toxic metals so disposal is a problem. Disposal of a NiCad battery should always be at a certified recycling center. NiMH does not contain toxic metals and can be disposed of in conventional manners.

Energy Capacity: NiMH has about twice the energy storage for the same size NiCad. [Back to Top]

Q: Why do bulb type flashlights have short run times compared to NIGHTSTICK?

A: Conventional xenon, krypton and halogen bulb type flashlights are very inefficient converting battery power into light. Much of the energy consumed turns into heat. LED's are solid-state semiconductors and as such are very efficient converting battery energy into light. LED light output and overall efficiency improvements follow an improvement pace similar to microprocessors. So flashlights will get brighter and run longer without sacrificing durability. [Back to Top]

Q: What are the main failure points in a conventional flashlight?

A: Conventional bulb flashlights primarily fail due to bulb filament burn out. Regardless of the bulb type, xenon, krypton and halogen, each bulb has a filament life expectancy rated between 30 to 100 hours. The filaments are near white hot and are brittle. Given sufficient impact during normal use, like a simple drop of 3 feet, the bulb filament can break taking the light out of service and requiring a costly replacement.

LED's are cool to the touch and have a typical life of 50,000 hours and are virtually impervious to impact failure under ordinary operation. [Back to Top]

Q: Why do LED's have 10's of thousands of operating life and don't break from impact?

A: Unlike bulbs which use a wire filament heated to near white hot brilliance, LED's are made from compound semiconductor materials similar to transistors. LED's are solid-state, meaning there are no moving parts like a fragile filament. The LED converts electricity directly into light with minimal heat generation. [Back to Top]

Q: How well do NIGHTSTICK™ products illuminate a target compared to a conventional halogen flashlight?

A: Bayco's LED flashlights produce a light similar to bright sunlight, approximately 6000°K, with no object color distortion. Even the best xenon, krypton and halogen bulbs produce a yellow color light, approximately 3200°K, that distorts the appearance of the illuminated object [Back to Top]

Q: Why is the NIGHTSTICK housing made of plastic instead of metal?

A: The NIGHTSTICK housing is the result of extensive end-user evaluation considering ergonomics, safety and utility. Employing advanced polymer technology proved to reliably satisfy those requirements while providing exceptional resistance to chemicals and impact. The polymer housing retains its shape and is warmer to the touch providing a more secure grip. Metal tubes are cold to the touch, have poor resistance to impact. They dent easily and trap batteries inside the light. You'll never have a problem removing the battery back from NIGHTSTICK. [Back to Top]

Q: Can I buy NIGHTSTICK products directly from Bayco?

A: Yes, buying NIGHTSTICK on line is easy. Go to www.nightstick.biz and shop. [Back to Top]