Key Features
- Dual illumination, visible and infrared, from one head
- Hard wired dash control, so nothing depends on a battery or a pairing
- Programmable home button returns the head to a preset position
- Weather-tight enclosure
- Carbon fibre and ABS body
- Separate stainless steel mounting plate
Dual Illumination Modes
| Mode | Light output |
|---|---|
| White LED spotlight | 320,000 cd, 8° beam angle, 1,131 m maximum beam distance |
| IR LED spotlight | 940 nm, completely covert, 8° beam angle |
Beam distance is the range at which the beam still delivers usable light, not the range at which it can be seen. See raw lumens versus effective lumens for why candela and beam angle describe a searchlight better than a lumen figure does.
Dash Control
| Component | Details |
|---|---|
| Joystick | 4-way directional with auto engage 2-speed function |
| Master power switch | Waterproof |
| Rotary switch | 3 position: white / off / IR |
| Attachment points | 6 |
Mounting
- Stainless steel mounting plate, surface mounted with the supplied installation hardware
- Mounting plate attaches to the unit base with the provided screws
Standards and Testing
| EMC compliance | MIL-STD-461G |
| Temperature | -30 °C to +60 °C per MIL-STD-810G |
| Shock | 20 g shocks per MIL-STD-810G |
| Vibration | MIL-STD-810G, Category 20 |
Technical Specifications
| Horizontal rotation | 360° |
| Vertical rotation | 180° |
| Speed control | Auto engage speed control |
| Material | Carbon fibre |
| Outer lens material | Polycarbonate |
| Outer lens colour | Clear |
| Housing colour | Black |
| Weight | 3.2 kg (7 lbs) |
Construction
| Housing | Carbon fibre and ABS blend for impact and heat resistance |
| Fasteners | Stainless steel |
| Drive system | Stainless steel worm gear and pinion gear with belt drive sprocket |
| Motors | 28 V DC |
| RPM | 64 at 17 in-oz load |
| Reduction ratio | 50:1 |
Electrical
| Input voltage | 23 V to 32 V DC |
| Current draw | 1.3 A at 24 V DC |
| Surge protection | Included |
Connector and Harness
| Connector | Molex MX-150 waterproof, 8 position |
| Harness length | 7 m |
| Wire gauge | 18 / 20 AWG |
Frequently Asked Questions
At 850 nm the emitter itself produces a faint red glow, visible to anyone who happens to look directly at it. At 940 nm there is no visible signature at all. The trade is range and apparent brightness through night vision, since sensors are less sensitive at 940 nm, so 850 nm is chosen where reach matters more than concealment and 940 nm where it does not. Read more on infrared vehicle lighting.
320,000 candela on an 8° beam gives a maximum beam distance of 1,131 metres. That figure is the point at which useful light remains, not the point at which the light can be seen, which is much further. The narrow 8° angle is what produces the distance: the same output spread over a wide angle would reach a fraction as far. See beam pattern in vehicle lighting.
Hard wired, through a 7 metre harness terminating in an 8-position waterproof Molex MX-150 connector. That is a deliberate choice for vehicle installation: there is no pairing to lose, no remote battery to fail, and nothing that can be jammed or interfered with. The dash panel carries the joystick, the master power switch and the white, off, IR rotary selector.
It returns the head to a stored position with one press. In practice that is used to park the light in a stowed orientation before moving off, or to snap back to a sector of interest after searching elsewhere, without hunting for it on the joystick.
Anything running a 24 V system within the 23 V to 32 V range, with a flat surface for the stainless steel mounting plate and a route for the 7 metre harness to the dash. It is qualified to MIL-STD-461G for electromagnetic compatibility and MIL-STD-810G for shock, vibration and temperature, so it is suitable for armoured and tactical platforms as well as patrol and utility vehicles.
