Magnalight.com Expands Range of Remote Control Spotlights for Boats

Larson Electronics Magnalight announced the addition of 3 HID remote controlled spotlights for small and large boats, including the GL-3067H, the RCL360-HID and the HID-35-RC models.  The GL-3067H features a 3200 lumen upgrade to the original Golight remote control spotlight.  The GL-3067H offers 2 wireless remote controls, one for the dash and one for handheld operation.   The operator brings power and ground to the searchlight, typically borrowing the harness used for the running lights on the front of the boat, making the GL-3067H a very simple installation.  RCL360-HID-RF offers the same simplicity in the installation, but offers a more elevated spotlight configuration for operators looking to project a 3200 lumen beam over the windlass or bow rail.  While the RF designation denotes wireless operation, the standard RCL360-HID is also a permanent mount marine spotlight with a wired joystick style controller that enables the operator to move the light not just elevate and rotate the light, but also move the beam at 45 degree angles.  Finally, the HID-35-RC is a powerful High Intensity Discharge model that projects a 5000 foot beam and is constructed from chrome plated brass.  The HID-35-RC is a large, powerful HID powered searchlight that offers a dash mounted, wired controller that includes automated sweep functions, SOS beam patterns, fast/slow modes, etc. 

Rob Bresnahan, with Larson Electronics, explained, “Now that most of the country has warmed up, boaters are searching for searchlights that enable them to navigate a growing variety of obstacles in the water.  Here in Texas, are manmade lakes are full of stumps, floating logs and rocks.  Along the east coast, boaters have to contend with the proliferation of crab pots and related fishing gear in the waterways leading to the ocean.  In the ocean, boaters are looking for buoys, markers and other objects that improve or hinder nighttime navigation.  High Intensity Discharge (HID) lights generate much more light than high wattage incandescent lights for a fraction of the current draw.  Plus the light output is very white and clear as opposed to the yellowish light produced by incandescent lighting. 

“For boat operators with significant radar equipment, high powered radios and other equipment that could disrupt the wireless control of the searchlights, we offer the GL-3020H for wired HID Golight with HID power, the RCL360-HID and the standard HID-35-RC.  These models have wired controllers which means the operator will need to run a wiring harness from the location of the spotlight to the location of the controller. “

Larson Electronics Magnalight offers a wide range of boat lights, including LED spreader lights, underwater LED lights, LED courtesy lights and an extensive range of motorized remote controlled halogen and HID powered spotlights.   You can learn more at www.magnalight.com or 1-800-369-6671.

Magnalight Introduces Stainless Steel Hazardous Location Lights for Corrosive and Salt Water Areas

Larson Electronics Magnalight introduced the HALSS-48-2L stainless steel hazardous location light. Carrying a UL 844 Class 1 Division 2 rating for Groups A, B, C and D and a UL 595 rating for wet area outdoor and saltwater use, the 4 foot, 2 lamp fluorescent light is designed for high vibration, corrosive environments.  said Rob Bresnahan, President of Magnalight.com.  

Dallas, TX (PRWEB) June 4, 2009 -- The stainless steel housing, neoprene gasket and high impact acrylic lens in the stainless steel hazardous location light are appropriate features for distillate plants, off shore drilling rigs, chemical preparation areas, wash down areas, etc. This Class 1 Division 2 light also meets US Coast Guard specifications, so it can be used on marine loading docks, ship yards and ocean going boats.

The HALSS-4-2L is a heavier duty, stainless steel housing alternative to our HALP-4-2L, which is a lighter duty hazardous location light with a fiberglass housing," said Rob Bresnahan, President of Magnalight.com. "Both are designed to accommodate corrosive environments , like saltwater, that would corrode our aluminum casting based explosion proof lights, like the EPL-48-2L. The lighter weight, lower cost HALP-48-2L model is ideal for lighter duty, structured environments, while our heavier duty HALSS-48-2L is designed for more rugged, vibratory off shore applications. Although every model is certified to UL 844 and UL 595 standards, in comparison, based on weight, the EPL-48-2L is a 65 pound aluminum casting based fixture, the HAL-48-2L is a 28 pound aluminum extrusion light, the HALP-48-2L is a 8 pound fiberglass housed light and the HALSS-48-2L is a 35 pound stainless steel housing light. The EPL series is Class 1 Division 1 and 2 and Class II Division 1 and 2, while the HAL models are Class 1 Division 2 only. While the EPL series is popular with on shore oil rigs, and paint spray booth lighting applications, the HAL series is used for general area lighting in hazardous location areas. The HALP and HALSS models are used for general area lighting in hazardous areas that are also considered corrosive due to the presence of saltwater or chemicals that degrade aluminum or steel," Rob added.

"For customers looking to move away from fluorescent tubes, either for energy savings, lamp longevity or mercury free implementations, we now offer 20 Watt LED bulbs as an optional upgrade for all of our explosion proof and hazardous location fluorescent lights. These LED tubes use the new Samsung AC LED's, which represent a much higher level of quality and output. Encapsulated in an aluminum housing and shrouded in a polycarbonate diffuser, we designed these LED bulbs to deliver on the 50,000 life hour promise. Changing bulbs in an explosion proof of hazardous location light fixture is considerably more time consuming that changing a bulb in a normal fluorescent fixture. As such, the time commitment and associated expense of lifts, man hours, etc. translate into real savings when compared to the cost of these LED's. Changing bulbs only a 1/3rd of the time as compared to fluorescent easily covers the higher cost of the LED bulbs. For LED'S certified buildings and companies penalized for exceeding threshold levels with energy costs, these LED fluorescent bulb replacements can reduce electricity costs by up to half, depending on the current bulb selection," concluded Rob.

Larson Electronics' Magnalight continues to add to their line of explosion proof and hazardous location lighting, ranging from high voltage hazardous location flood lighting to low voltage explosion proof inline drop lights. Serving customers in the petrochemical, oil field and manufacturing arena, Magnalight continues to develop a "one stop shop" offering that includes lighting, explosion extension cords and explosion proof ventilation blowers for explosion proof and hazardous location areas. You can learn more about Larson Electronics at magnalight.com or by contacting Magnalight at 1-800-369-6671 or via email at sales(at)magnalight.com.

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Magnalight Introduces LED T Series Bulbs for Explosion Proof Fluorescent Lights
Larson Electronics Magnalight announced the addition of T5, T8 and T12 LED bulbs for their explosion proof and hazardous location fluorescent type lights. The 24 watt LED fluorescent replacement tubes produce 2200 lumens and last 50,000 hours.  We primarily designed these Led T series bulbs for our explosion proof and hazardous location fluorescent lights, including the EPL-48-2L and HAL-48-2L  

Dallas, TX (PRWEB) May 12, 2009 -- The pin configuration on the T-series 24 watt LED bulbs are compatible with all fluorescent light fixtures. These LED bulbs can be installed directly in fluorescent lights with magnetic ballasts for older retrofits, but require bypassing the ballast in the newer fixtures with electronic ballasts. The LEDT-24W bulbs are 4 foot alternatives to the standard T8, T12 and T5 fluorescent lamps and require power at one end only, simplifying the installation. These proprietary LED bulbs are approximately 15% brighter than 32 watt T8 bulbs when measured with an Extech light meter at 2 feet from the fixture.

"We primarily designed these Led T series bulbs for our explosion proof and hazardous location fluorescent lights, including the EPL-48-2L and HAL-48-2L," explained Rob Bresnahan, President of Larson Electronics. "We needed an extremely durable lamp that would perform comparably to the high output bulbs we typically use while producing less heat. These bulbs are made with Samsung LED's that are fully potted in an aluminum housing and protected with a polycarbonate lens. As such, these fixtures are durable, produce minimal heat and have operating lives rated at 50,000 hours. Explosion proof lights, paint spray booth lights and hazardous location lights are typically more difficult to re-lamp due to their sealed design. These LED bulbs offer durability and longevity, while reducing the need to re-lamp as often. Even the T5 lamps are only rated at 25,000 hours. From a price comparison standpoint, 2 LED T-series bulbs are significantly more expensive than comparable T5, T8 or T12 bulbs. However, the lower current draw and re-lamping costs may make up for that cost depending on the environment. Facilities need considered the costs associated with man-hours and equipment, including lifts, ladders, etc. involved in re-lamping fluorescent fixtures to get a better understanding of the true cost of ownership. On the electric demand side, we typically ship our explosion proof paint spray booth certified fixtures like the EPL-48-2L with T12HO or T5HO fixtures. That means 120 watts per fixture. Using these LEDT-24W fixtures creates a total of 48 watts, which can lower the kilowatt/hour usage by more than half which could be useful for facilities faced with electric utility threshold usage costs.

"Other benefits include the ability to use these bulbs in older magnetic ballast driven fixtures without changing the ballast or the fixture, which translates to significant replacement cost savings for facilities laden with older magnetic type fluorescent lights. On units with electronic ballasts, users will bypass the ballast, which translates into savings associated with replacing ballasts, which is more time consuming than re-lamping. "

Rob continued, "Operators can use these bulbs in any fluorescent fixture that takes T5, T8 and T12 bulbs ranging for 120 volts to 277 volts. We are even working on 24 volts AC models for the newer standards for rig lights. Our LEDT-24W LED bulbs carry a 2 year warranty and are available as an upgrade for any of our explosion proof fluorescent lights, paint spray booth lights and hazardous location lights. We also sell these bulbs by the pair on Magnalight.com."

Rob concluded, "Larson Electronics Magnalight is not new to the LED market, having made and sold a wide variety of high powered lighting solutions for handheld (HL-85-10W), vehicle mount (LED10W-6R) and boat (LEDLB-24B) applications for several years. Our tripod mount WALTP-L2X4 combines our low voltage LED emitters with a stout tripod for portable scene lighting and first responder portable tower lighting. Our LEDLB-24VIR is a combination visible and infrared emitter that is used on the MRAP military vehicles in Iraq and Afghanistan. Our LEDLB-20 visible and infrared emitters are installed on military HMMVW all around the world to auxiliary road lighting, IED identification, etc. We have a wealth of the experience with LED lighting and how to make and deliver durable, high output LED lights that survive under the worst conditions. These LEDT-24W incorporate that knowledge, testing and field experience."

Rob explained further, "All organizations need to carefully consider their choice of vendors. Developing, selling and supporting LED lighting requires deep knowledge and a fairly wide range of experience. Larson Electronics Magnalight has built and shipped thousands of LED lights for a wide range of applications. Customers considering LED lighting need to evaluate the history and future of their lighting provider. Larson Electronics has been solely focused on the lighting business for 40 years and continues to develop new solutions for our growing customer base."

You can learn more about Larson Electronics at Magnalight.com or by calling 1-800-369-6671.

Magnalight.com Adds Telescoping LED Lights to Portable Light Tower Product Range
Larson Electronics Magnalight announced the addition of an industrial grade, telescoping LED light on a collapsible tripod. As a LED light, the WALTP-L2X4 addition represents the lightest weight and most portable member of a portable lighting tower family that encompasses 2000 Watt Metal Halide towers (WAL-C-2XM), 140 watt Class 1 Division 1 hazardous location metal halide wheeled towers (EPL-TP-2X70) and 4 headed, 500 watt quartz light, tripod mount lighting (WAL-QP-4X500-25).

Dallas, TX (PRWEB) May 5, 2009 -- Larson Electronics Magnalight announced the addition of an industrial grade, telescoping LED light on a collapsible tripod. As a LED light, the WALTP-L2X4 addition represents the lightest weight and most portable member of a portable lighting tower family that encompasses 2000 Watt Metal Halide towers (WAL-C-2XM), 140 watt Class 1 Division 1 hazardous location metal halide wheeled towers (EPL-TP-2X70) and 4 headed, 500 watt quartz light, tripod mount lighting (WAL-QP-4X500-25).

"Generally, our customers need a substantial amount of light for working at night or illuminating fuel tanks, security checkpoints or event areas. Combined with our portable electrical distribution panels and hazardous area transformers, we can cover hundreds or thousands of square feet. But many of our customers are also looking for a lightweight, portable solution that can cover a few hundred square feet for shorter term work applications. The WALTP-L2X4 LED telescoping tripod light weighs less than 8 pounds and collapses to less than 3 feet. This LED light telescopes to 8 feet and can be plugged into to any 'jump start" portable battery pack, vehicle cigarette plug or connected to any available car/tractor battery. Drawing just 2 amps, this LED light tower will run about 9 hours on any $50 'jump start' battery pack you would find at the local Walmart or auto parts store. A typical car battery would run these tripod mount LED lights for 25 or more hours."

Rob explained further, "Priced under $500, this is an affordable, durable telescoping LED light tower can be stored in any size vehicle, and easily set up at the temporary worksite or event area. While a 1000 watt metal halide light will cover more area, typically the light must placed a distance from the worksite, closer to a generator. This LED light tower can be placed right in the middle of the worksite or event, without concern for generator noise, fumes or high voltage wiring. Each light tower has its place. The telescoping LED light is ideal for the first responders on the job at a downed line, broken main or accident. It might take several hours for generator driven 1000W metal halide light towers to reach the scene. Meanwhile work can begin. For one or two man jobs, this worksite LED light tower is sufficient. We offer a range of LED light heads for this telescoping tripod mount, all the way up to 9600 lumens of light output, which can be configured in a spot or flood pattern, depending on the application.    

Rob explained, "Larson Electronics LLC has been manufacturing lights for the utility, industrial and military markets since 1967. We started selling LED lights in 2005 and we continue to build on our experience in vehicle mount LED lighting, LED boat lights, military spotlights, handheld explosion proof LED lights and magnetic mount LED lights. Now we are equipping our explosion proof lights with LED bulbs and our portable light towers with LED light fixtures. We have a deep utility, military and industrial customer base and we integrate new technology, like LED bulbs and fixtures into our existing product lines to meet new needs of those customers."

Rob continued, "All organizations need to carefully consider their choice of vendors. Companies like Cyberlux (CYBLE) for example, are relatively new to the lighting business and while they have jumped on the LED bandwagon, customers need to consider whether Cyberlux will survive to support them long term. Cyberlux is more than 150 days past due on $15,465.52 for components that they purchased from Larson Electronics' Magnalight.com and resold to US National Guard. The Seattle Times reported that Cyberlux has the resources to chase earmarks and host fundraising dinners for Senator Elizabeth Dole and Representative David Price, but our recent attempts to get paid resulted in a Cyberlux response of, 'Please do not deposit any checks as they will be returned for insufficient funds.' There are a lot of new developments in the LED marketplace and organizations need to work with lighting providers that understand their needs and will support them in the future as the technology continues to change. Larson Electronics Magnalight has been doing that for the last 40 years and will continue to do so into the future."

You can learn more about Larson Electronics at magnalight.com or by calling 1-800-369-6671.

Magnalight.com Offers Explosion Proof Paint Spray Booth Lights With LED Bulbs
Larson Electronics LLC announced that its popular explosion proof paint spray booth lights will accommodate specially made LED lamps. This is an ongoing effort for not only a safer work environment, but a "greener" one.  Explosion proof lights are larger, heavier and have more seals and fasteners than general area lighting  
 Our LED lamps produce approximately the same light output as high output 60 watt fluorescent lamps. Also, the color is closer to a  
 we make a fairly wide range of LED lighting for all kinds of military, vehicle, boating and industrial applications.  

Dallas, TX (PRWEB) April 28, 2009 -- LED replacement lamps for fluorescent hazardous location lights offer several advantages to the operator, including reduced electricity usage, elimination of replacement ballasts and longer lifespan. Longer life LED bulbs are a big part of President Obama's "green" initiatives in the government sector, because they draw less electricity and reduce landfill waste. In the hazardous location lighting marketplace, benefits include reducing the risk and time associated with changing lamps in lighting fixtures with additional seals.

"Explosion proof lights are larger, heavier and have more seals and fasteners than general area lighting," explained Rob Bresnahan, President of Larson Electronics' Magnalight.com. "When a bulb goes out, operators must take more time and care in replacing those lamps. Improper replacement of seals and fasteners can void the hazardous location rating. Longer life LED lamps reduce the frequency of changing these lamps, lowering the risk and cost associated with maintenance and repair operations, which can make them much better lights for spray paint booths. Our LED lamps don't require ballasts, so we completely eliminate the need for replacing ballasts in our fixtures as well, which is a much more time consuming endeavor. There is also a reduction in safety risks, since the operators must typically use ladders and lifts to reach ceiling mounted explosion proof lights. Changing the bulbs less often reduces these safety risks as well."

"Our LED lamps produce approximately the same light output as high output 60 watt fluorescent lamps. Also, the color is closer to a "daylight" output typical with higher rendition lights and Kelvin ratings above 5000. As such, operators won't have to sacrifice luminosity for this change. They will, however, face higher costs. Well constructed lamps are more costly than conventional fluorescent lamps. For our popular explosion proof paint spray booth light models, like the EPL-48-2L (4 foot 2 lamp) and the EPL-24-2L (2 foot 2 lamp), adding LED bulbs will add about $240 to the cost of each fixture. In fact, this cost will be applicable to our hazardous location fixtures, like the HAL-48-2L and the HAL-24-2L, which will also accommodate the LED lamp upgrades. All of our explosion proof fluorescents lights are and will be upgradeable to our LED lamps. Operators can purchase our standard models, equipped with fluorescent bulbs now and change over to our LED bulbs at any time. New paint spray booth lights equipped with LED bulbs will not include a ballast, so they will not be backwards compatible with fluorescent bulbs."

Rob continued, "we make a fairly wide range of LED lighting for all kinds of military, vehicle, boating and industrial applications." As such, we have learned from these experiences and produce a LED bulb replacement for fluorescent lights that will have the same durability, longevity and quality of our other LED lights."

Larson Electronics LLC offers a wide variety of LED lights for vehicles, boats and industrial applications and a wide range of surface mount and portable explosion proof lighting. You can learn more about Larson Electronics LLC at magnalight.com or by calling 1-800-369-6671.

Magnalight.com Adds Rechargeable Class 1 Division 2 Hazardous Location Lighting
Hazardous location lights are important for safe work environments in which traditional lighting might become unstable and dangerous. Magnalight.com has been leading the way in explosion proof lights for years, and continues to provide a crucial supply of these lights to businesses, the military and anyone in need of such technology.

Houston, TX (PRWEB) March 24, 2009 -- Larson Electronics LLC announced several additions to its line of hazardous location lighting, including cordless lights, surface mount fluorescent lights and flood lights on wheeled tripods. Hazardous location lighting is typically defined by Class and Division ratings. Class 1 Division 1 lights are considered explosion proof, while the Class 1 Division II lights are used in open air areas adjacent to the explosion proof rated areas, where the presence of flammable vapors and/or dusts are present occasionally.

Rob Bresnahan, President of Magnalight.com explained, "The new cordless lights include the new Class 1 Division 2 RUL-9 rechargeable handheld lantern style light with 5 hour run time lithium ion battery and the Class 1 Division 1 EXPRL-95 wand style rechargeable LED flashlight with up to 18 hours run time. The EXP-LED-F4W explosion proof LED flashlight is powered by 3 AA batteries and runs more than 100 hours while delivering a beam that reaches 225 feet."

Rob continued, "The new surface mount Class 1 Division 2 lights include 2 versions of a surface mount fluorescent light, include the wet area, corrosion resistant HALP-48-2L (4 foot) and the heavy duty aluminum extrusion based HAL-48-2L (4 foot) and the HAL-24-2L (2 foot) fluorescent light fixtures. These hazardous location lights are equipped with electronic ballasts and can be configured with a T12HO, T8 or T5HO bulbs. These Class 1 Division 2 rated lights are part of the same family as our popular EPL-48-2L explosion proof lights that are rated for paint spray booth operation.

Finally, we now offer either one or two 400 watt metal halide fixtures on a wheeled tripod. These Class 1 Division II lights are also UL rated for wet area applications. The provide wide area flood light in an easy to position format. The HAL-C-2X4 produces 150,000 lumens and covers 13,000 square feet. These fixtures are designed for dry are and wet area locations like shipyards, docks and wash areas."

You can learn more about Larson Electronics' complete line of hazardous location lighting at magnalight.com.

Magnalight Adds Portable Flood Lights for Hazardous Location Areas and General Work Site Lighting
Work safety should always be an issue, and under certain circumstances, even ordinary lighting can be hazardous. Larson Electronics has always offered intrinsically safe lighting for such work environments, and continues to expand their library of explosion proof lights with the addition of portable flood lights.  We continue to add flood light options for customer operating in hazardous location areas and general work areas in military, petrochemical and industrial areas  

Houston, TX (PRWEB) March 18, 2009 -- Larson Electronics' Magnalight.com announced several new flood lights for both 12/24 volt DC and 120 volts AC. The explosion proof, Class 1 Division 1 400 watt metal halide EPL-18C-1X4 is an 18 inch diameter flood light on wheels, designed to be used for cleaning tanks in hazardous location areas. The EPL-TP-1X70-100 features a 70 watt metal halide fixture that is rated both for Class 1 Division 1 environments and for wet, saltwater areas. In the portable light tower category, Magnalight.com added the WAL-C-2XM, a double headed 1000 watt metal halide on a cart with wheels, which produces 220,000 lumens for work site lighting. The new WAL-M-500-120 is a magnetically mounted 500 watt flood light is designed to be attached to any steel surface for general work area lighting. Generally, flood lights produce a soft, wide area of illumination for work site lighting, as opposed to spotlights which are a focused beam designed to illuminate targets at a distance.

"We continue to add flood light options for customer operating in hazardous location areas and general work areas in military, petrochemical and industrial areas," said Rob Bresnahan. "As customers come to us with their needs, we continue to develop innovative lighting solutions to meet their needs. For example, our WAL-PM-500-120, which is a pedestal mount work area flood light, helped one customer provide high powered flood lighting in environments where there was no metallic surface to use our magnetic mount flood lights. This has proved useful to other customers as well. We also introduced a 12 volt, 150 watt version WAL-M-150-1224 for other customers who wanted the same magnetic mount flood light powered from their vehicle at the job site."

Rob continued, "For operators in hazardous location areas, we added an 18 inch diameter, 400 watt metal halide flood light which can inserted into any size man hole in tanks and vessels. As an alternative to explosion proof string lights, a single 400 watt metal halide, Class 1 Division 1 flood light can illuminate even the largest tanks from a single light source. It is smaller than our 24 inch model, making it universal to all tanks, regardless of age. Also, we now offer a 70 watt metal halide flood light in both pedestal mount (EPL-BS-70-100) and tripod mount (EPL-TP-1X70-100). A 70 watt metal halide flood light produces more light than a 300 watt halogen light. The metal halide light is also more true color than incandescent lights, drawing less current and producing less heat. When a lot people are comparing alternatives, such as our incandescent 300 watt fixture (EPL-PM-1X300-100) to the EPL-70-BS-100, they will find that the 70 watt metal halide outperforms the 300 watt incandescent in both light output and color."

Larson Electronics' Magnalight brand of explosion proof lighting is used in military, petrochemical and industrial settings around the world. You can learn more at magnalight.com or by calling 1-800-369-6671.

Magnalight Adds More Infrared Light Options for Military and Security Applications
Larson Electronics Magnalight announced the addition of more Infrared (IR) light emitters to its existing line of lights suitable for both military and security applications, which are typically used at night and produce little or no visible illumination.  Larson Electronics' Magnalight.com offers a wide range of military field tested IR lights using both filtered visible light and IR LED emitters  

Dallas, TX (PRWEB) March 10, 2009 -- Infrared light is typically measured in nanometers. Common ranges include 730nm, 850nm and 940nm. The higher the wavelength, the less likely there is any visible light produced. Certain types of cameras and night vision equipment must be used to enhance the human eyes' ability to see with IR light. IR lights are commonly used with security cameras, which are typically tuned to capture images using IR light. However, the military continues to be the largest consumer of IR lights, in order to gain an advantage over adversaries who are not equipped with night vision gear. In effect, soldiers equipped with the IR lights and night vision equipment can easily see as well as they can during daylight hours. At the same time, the soldiers operate in stealth mode, since the enemy sees no visible light emissions. Finally, a growing number of varmint hunters are using IR lighting and night vision equipment to identify targets. IR lights are generally produced via filtering visible light or LED emitters tuned to produce only the desired wavelengths of light.

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"Larson Electronics' Magnalight.com offers a wide range of military field tested IR lights using both filtered visible light and IR LED emitters," stated Rob Bresnahan, President of Larson Electronics. Our 1870-M-IR850 features a 35 watt High Intensity Discharge (HID) light source filtered by a coated borosilicate cover that produces 850nm light. This light is widely deployed in Iraq. We now offer an upgraded HID-65-50-S-IRC, which is a 50 watt HID spotlight with a snap on filter cover that enables to soldiers to use the light in visible mode or in covert infrared mode. We recently added a 940nm lens option to our HLC-IR HMMWV headlight cover, which is designed to fit over the headlights on the AM General military Humvees. So we have added several new options for filtered visible lights. We even released the HML-5M-IR-850 filter cover for our HML-5M magnetic handheld spotlight, which is part of the Escalation of Force Kit issued to every deployed soldier."

Rob continued, "However, we made some significant advances in IR LED emitters, both in form and functions. Our LEDLB-24-VIR lights feature both visible and IR LEDS in the same light fixture. Separate power leads enable MRAP builders and operators to tie the visible LEDs to the black out system while leaving ongoing power to the IR LEDs. We offer this IR LED light with either 850nm or 940nm wavelength options and the light only draws 3 amps on 24 volts DC while covering an area 900 feet in length. Our LEDLB-4-IR is a small form factor LED Infrared light emitter that covers an area 90 feet long by 90 feet wide, while drawing only .5 amps on 24 volts. This light is being used as IR grill lights on larger convoy vehicles as well as military style ATVs due its small size, IP 67 watertight rating and durability. We just released our smallest IR emitter, measuring 2 inches by 2 inches by 2.5 inches, it is ideal IR trailing light for convoy type vehicles. The LEDLB-1-IR features a single 3 watt IR LED and is offered in 850nm and 940nm and draws only a ¼ amp on 12 volts and 1/8 amp on 24 volts."

"For vehicle to vehicle portability, we have both IR and visible LED emitter lights with magnetic bases that can be plugged into a typical cigarette plug socket. The LEDLB-12-M-IR is a magnetically mounted, 36 watt IR LED light that produces a beam that covers an area 450 long and 125 feet wide. The amp draw with this IR LED light is 1.5 amps on 24 volts. On the visible side, the MRAPs operators are deploying our LED10W-6R which is a 60 watt LED light that reaches 1200 feet while drawing 2.5 amps on 24 volts. All of our LED lights operate on 9 to 32 volts DC, which makes them applicable to all types of vehicle systems, boats and deep cycle batteries. At this point, every branch of the US military is using our visible LED lights and/or our IR LED light emitters on some type of vehicle or boat. The feedback has been excellent. I think there is still an impression out there that LED lights produce very little power and distance. However, the industry and Larson Electronics have made significant improvements in LED technology. The LED lights in the past did little more than glow to a distance of 15 feet. Now, we have small form factor LED lights that easily reach 1500 feet with either visible light or IR light, while still taking advantage of the ultra-low amp draw consistent with LED technology," Rob concluded.

Larson Electronics has a wide array of LED lights for vehicles, boats and industrial applications. As manufacturer of the HLM-5M magnetic spotlight included in the Escalation of Force kit, Larson Electronics continues to develop innovative, durable spotlights and flood lights for military and security applications. You can learn more at magnalight.com or by calling 1-800-369-6671 or 1-903-498-3363.    

Magnalight.com Unveils Corrosion Resistant Hazardous Location Fluorescent Lights
Safety in the workplace should be priority number one, and with the unveiling of several fluorescent lights that are especially resistant to conditions which normally cause damage to other kinds of lights, Magnalight.com proves to be a valuable asset to the safe workplace.  Fluorescent lights are a mainstay in just about every facility in the world  

Dallas, TX (PRWEB) March 3, 2009 -- Larson Electronics' Magnalight.com announced a new addition to its growing line of explosion proof and hazardous location fluorescent lighting products. The newest surface mount light, the HALP-48-2L was released last week and offers UL 595 outdoor marine certifications in addition to the UL 844 Class 1 Division II ratings for Groups A, B, C and D. The hazardous location light is the first significant departure from the use of aluminum castings and aluminum extrusions common in the heavier duty, Class 1 Division 1 fluorescent lights, like the EPL-48-2L and the HAL-48-2L.

"Fluorescent lights are a mainstay in just about every facility in the world," stated Rob Bresnahan, President of Magnalight.com. "Now, we cover most every aspect of hazardous location area lighting, starting with our Class 1 Division 1 EPL-48-2L explosion proof light, which is ideal for petrochemical, manufacturing and paint spray booth applications. That explosion proof fluorescent light is made with an aluminum casting, which makes it very heavy duty and meets the specifications necessary to reach the highest UL safety ratings. For areas that experience the presence of flammable vapors occasionally, or are adjacent to Class 1 Division 1 rated areas, we offer the lighter weight, HAL-48-2L hazardous location fluorescent light. This hazardous location area rated fixture's housing is made with an aluminum extrusion, making it lighter weight for easier installation. However, both fixtures are made from aluminum, which can be degraded by corrosive substances, such as saltwater. As such, the HALP-48-2L fills that gap in our line. Our newest Class 1 Division 2 rated light is made from a glass fiber reinforced polyester housing, an acrylic diffuser cover and stainless steel fasteners. Thus, it is ideal for shipyards, marine loading docks, vessels and other wet location areas that require corrosion resistant lighting that is also UL rated for hazardous location use. The HALP-48-2L also meets US Coast Guard specifications."

Larson Electronics LLC continues to expand its line of explosion proof fluorescent lights, ranging from Class 1 Division 1 rated handheld drop lights to surface mount explosion proof paint spray booth lights. You can learn more about Larson Electronics LLC at magnalight.com or by calling 1-800-369-6671.

Magnalight.com Adds to Explosion Proof Lighting with LED and Rechargeable Flashlights
As battery and lighting technology evolves, newer explosion proof flashlights are integrating lithium ion batteries and LEDs to take advantage of the power, durability and lightweight form factors. Larson Electronics' Magnalight.com added several new, versatile hazardous location lights that incorporate high powered LEDs and/or the newer lithium ion battery packs.  The EXP-LED-F4W incorporates a 4 watt LED in a lightweight form factor and projects a tight, white beam to 225 feet  
 Many operators prefer http://www.magnalight.com/pc-1844-154-explosion-proof-led-flashlight--rechargeable-led-flashlight-and-floodlight.aspx[rechargeable explosion proof lights, to eliminate the need to stock batteries  

Dallas, TX (PRWEB) February 21, 2009 -- "The EXP-LED-F4W incorporates a 4 watt LED in a lightweight form factor and projects a tight, white beam to 225 feet," announced Rob Bresnahan, President of Larson Electronics. "This 4 watt explosion proof LED light operates for more than 100 hours on any type of AA batteries. This intrinsically safe flashlight is Zone Zero rated and incorporates all the worldwide safety ratings for both flammable vapors and explosive dusts. With no bulb to break, polycarbonate lens and nylon body, this light is applicable to all environments, including food safe applications, such as flour or sugar dust. A lot of people still think of LEDs as a very weak flood light, but the technology has really leaped forward in the last 12 months. Operators will be impressed with the bright, spot beam this light provides. At a price point below $50, this ultra-durable light is ideal for tank and vessel inspection."

RUL-9
"Many operators prefer http://www.magnalight.com/pc-1844-154-explosion-proof-led-flashlight--rechargeable-led-flashlight-and-floodlight.aspx[rechargeable explosion proof lights, to eliminate the need to stock batteries," Rob continued. "We offer several options that offer portability, durability and rechargeable lithium ion batteries. Unlike previous battery technologies, lithium ion batteries offer high capacities with no memory issues. Operators can recharge the batteries as little of as much as they like. Smart charging technology eliminates overcharging. Our RUL-9 is a popular Class 1 Division II light that operates for 5 hours on a single charge. Ideal for areas that experience the intermittent presence of hazardous petrochemical vapors or dusts, these vapor proof, hazardous location lights are lightweight and have articulating heads. The RUL-9 Tactical Spot Light is popular with pipeline inspection. For inspecting larger tanks, we offer the ATX-20-S, which integrated High Intensity Discharge (HID) into a Class 1 Division rated flashlight for Groups A, B, C and D. There are very few lights that cover Group B, but this explosion proof flashlight emits a 1500 foot long white beam and last 90 minutes on a single charge of its potted lithium ion battery.

For environmental companies that require ultra long battery life as well as the versatility to inspect surfaces at distance as well provide work area flood lighting, the EXPRL-95 offers 9-18 hour battery life, with UL safety ratings ranging across Class 1, Class II and Class III, this versatile, LED driven light is popular with aerospace applications and post paint spray booth inspection. For operators already integrating ceiling surface mount explosion proof fluorescent lighting, like our EPL-48-2L or EPL-48-4L, into their paint spray booth, the EXPRL-95 make idea post paint spray inspection lights for the underside of fuselages, etc. where all the 'nooks and crannies' are shielded from the overhead fluorescents."

LED lighting is ideal for the smallest of our explosion proof lighting line, including the Class 1 Division 1 pen lights (EPL-LED-PL1) and snake lights (EXP-LED-SL-10). Both are powered by LED technology and take alkaline batteries. They are ideal for minimum distance inspection work, etc.

Generally, these smaller, lightweight battery driven explosion proof and hazardous location lights augment are larger EPL-24C-1X4 or EPL-18C-1X4 400 watt, Class 1 Division 1 tank light. Typically, operators will set up the larger, heavier lights to encompass the work area and then use smaller portable LED driven lights for inspection," concluded Rob. "By adding smaller form factor hazardous location lighting to our larger Class 1 Division 1 flood lights we look to become a sole source for all safety rated lighting needs of our manufacturing, environmental and petrochemical customers."

Larson Electronics is a 40 year old supplier of lighting solutions for industrial, utility and military applications. You can learn more about Larson Electronics LLC at magnalight.com or by calling 1-800-369-6671.

Magnalight.com Adds Marine LED Lights and HID Remote Control Lights for Boats

Combining low amp draw, watertight design, bright white light output and attractive and functional form factors, the Magnalight line of LED emitter lights and HID remote control searchlights create new options for boats of all sizes, when it comes to boat spotlights.
As boaters prepare their vessels for the water this season, Larson Electronics' Magnalight.com announced an extensive range of spotlights, deck lights and flood lights for all types of boats.  LED lights are known for their low amp draw and durability, but now we have combined these benefits with new patent pending technology that gives them the powerful light output that boaters require  
 For greater range and true searchlight capabilities, we now offer High Intensity Discharge (HID) arc lamp technology in the Golight remote control lights  

"LED lights are known for their low amp draw and durability, but now we have combined these benefits with new patent pending technology that gives them the powerful light output that boaters require," said Rob Bresnahan, President of Magnalight.com. "Our LED10W-6R is a powerful 60 watt LED light fixture that operates on 9-32 volts, is IP68 rated and generates 4800 lumens, which creates a beam 1200 feet long and 75 feet wide. To date, there are not many affordable, compact, high powered LED lights that can deliver this kind of power. Our LEDLB-4 is an ideal spreader light, covering an area 80 feet wide and 80 feet long with 12 watts of LEDs, drawing only 1 amp on 12 volts. We have underwater rated LED lights, including the LED-UL-4, that can be mounted to the outside of the boat with 3 screws, eliminating the need for halogen type, through hull mounted lights. For even wider flood lighting patterns, we offer LED light emitter low profile lights, like the LEDLB-40 and LEDLB-80, which span to 5 foot in length, but are only 2.75 inches tall and 2.75 inches deep. These are ideal for applications where space is tight and lighting need not interfere with other mounted equipment, like radar domes. We offer all of our LED lights in white and black to more closely align with boaters needs for aesthetic requirements," concluded Rob.

"For greater range and true searchlight capabilities, we now offer High Intensity Discharge (HID) arc lamp technology in the Golight remote control lights," Rob continued. Typically, the Golight spotlights operate with a 65 watt halogen bulb, which produces a beam that is effective to 850 feet and has distinct yellow color. We upgrade the Golight Stryker spotlights with a 35 watt HID ballast and bulb. We also integrate wireless radio technology used at NASCAR races to improve the range of the wireless remote controllers to distances of 300 feet. Our GL-3067H (white) and GL-3049H (black) and GL-3066H (chrome) are wireless high intensity discharge golight searchlights suitable for fresh water and saltwater and offer beam lengths exceeding 3000 feet. The GL-3020H, GL-3021H and GL-3026H offer the same power with wired controllers. The beam is white, bright and true color, enabling boaters to navigate tricky waterways more effectively. There are other HID powered searchlights out there, but none of them offer this much power in a compact, lightweight, durable form factor at this low price point. We offer the large brass searchlights with HID power, like our HID-35-RC models as well, but the HID Golight spotlights offer similar power at a lower price point, which enables boaters to see farther for a lower cost."

Larson Electronics makes and sells industrial grade lighting solutions for military, petrochemical, utility and marine applications. You can learn more about Larson Electronics' boat lights at www.magnalight.com or 1-800-369-6671.
 

Magnalight.com Expands Range of High Power LED Lights For Vehicle, Military and Security Applications

In an ongoing effort to meet the needs of their industrial, military and security oriented customer base around the world, Larson Electronics’ Magnalight.com introduced several new LED light formats to its range of high powered emitters.

Magnalight.com, a supplier of industrial, military, and security oriented lighting products, is introducing several new LED light formats to its product line. Included in the new product release was a 4 LED model, measuring only 3.5 inches long, 2.75 inches tall and 2.7 inches deep. At the opposite end of the range, magnalight.com has an 80 LED light bar that is 40 inches long, 2.75 inches tall and 2.7 inches deep.

“We have had a tremendous response to the LED emitter lights when it comes to repeat sales,” stated Rob Bresnahan, President of Magnalight.com. “Generally, there is skepticism about the amount of the light these bars can produce and project. However, after limited trials, customers return to buy more. Each individual LED is packaged inside of its own reflector. When grouped together, the effect is similar to a wide spot beam, illuminating a large area with even, bright, white light. The 12 LED light models easily light up an area 400 feet long by 400 feet wide, and along with the 8 LED models, these have been popular with the security industry. They work well with all kinds of cameras for surveillance applications. The 40 LED lights and 80 LED lights are popular with military and mining applications, where durability and longevity, supported by our waterproof and shockproof design, are critical. We now offer these LED light emitters in infrared models, including 850 nm and 940 nm, which are ideal for covert night vision applications,” Rob continued. “Our 20 LED models are popular with customers looking to light up signs in a retail environment and the 16 LED and 24 LED light emitters are popular replacements for traditional halogen lights on front loaders, wheel loaders, tractors and other heavy equipment where traditional lighting solutions tend to break regularly. The 4X4 and 4X6 LED arrays concentrate more luminosity in a tighter area which is ideal for construction related applications. NASA is using them on the lunar rovers, the US military is using them to outfit the MRAPs and the Coast Guard is using them because they eliminate the problems with ‘casting’ on the open water, since the light produced in not reflective.”

“In fact,” Rob announced, “we have a pending ATEX rating on the LED lights for use in hazardous location areas and we are submitting it to UL for an explosion proof, Class 1 Division 1 rating in United States. Given their lightweight design, waterproof construction and longevity, we think that these LED light emitters offer several advantages in the explosion proof lighting marketplace. Given that most metal halide and fluorescent fixtures are very heavy, these LED emitter lights offer lightweight, powerful alternatives to the established choices, especially where portability is required. There could be a big difference in dragging a 125 pound light fixture into a tank for cleaning through a 18 inch manhole and bringing a 20 pound light fixture. More importantly, it is not necessary to relamp these LED lights, so you are not relying on operators to properly re-assemble gaskets and hardware improperly within the fixture, possibly creating a hazardous situation.”

Rob concluded, “generally, I think LED lights have turned the corner. A lot of the initial LED applications, like flashlights and other handheld lights, were weak flood lights at best, covering 15 or 20 feet. Although much more expensive, the newer LED technology offers very powerful light output, while still drawing much less amps and longevity of 100,000 plus hours. People look for our LED light emitters because they are waterproof and draw fewer amps than any other lighting solution. However, they are shocked when they see how much light they put out. That is why OEMs are integrating them into all kinds of mobile equipment, where low amp draw requirements usually relegated their designs to low output halogens. Although significantly more expensive initially, these LED light emitters are a real breakthrough when it comes to total cost of ownership for equipment builders and designers.”

Larson Electronics offers a wide range of industrial grade lighting products, including military spotlights, explosion proof lights and HID remote control lights. On the consumer side, Larson Electronics manufactures and sells some of the most versatile and powerful handheld hunting spotlights available today. Larson Electronics LLC sells directly through its website, Magnalight.com and its products are also available as special order items at distributors like Grainger, Fastenal, Techni-Tool, McMaster Carr and MSC Industrial Supply. You can learn more about Larson Electronics LLC at www.mangalight.com or by calling 1-800-369-6671, or emailing sales@magnalight.com

Magnalight.com Adds More High Powered Golight Remote Controlled Spotlights

Larson Electronics’ Magnalight.com announces diversification of its line of High Intensity Discharge (HID) Golight remote controlled light upgrades.

As the name would indicate, the Golight spotlights are controlled via remote controllers, including both hard wired mounted joystick style controllers and wireless handheld and mounted button style models. If the operator depresses the buttons or the joystick, signals are sent to the motors in the Golight, causing it to rotate 360 degrees or tilt over a range of 140 degrees. The operator can also control the power to the light, which enables them to position the light head for activating the beam.

The standard Golight Stryker model offers a 900 foot long beam that presents a wide spot pattern with a width of 135 at that distance. The High Intensity Discharge (HID) Golight upgrade spotlights increase total beam distance of 2,800 feet (930 yards or 9 football fields), and reduce the overall beam width to 90 feet at that distance. The HID Golight Stryker spotlights offer a much brighter, whiter color over the entire beam distance, since the arc lamp burns gas at a 6000 Kelvin color, while the stock 65 watt halogen bulb produces a “yellow/orange” beam at distance. Magnalight.com solidified the HID Golight upgrade in September and is now expanding the range of packages to include more features and mounts. “We offer a wide range of HID fixed mount lights and we have been inundated with customer demand to integrate the power of HID into the Golight,” said Rob Bresnahan, President of Magnalight.com. “We responded with a beam length that is 3 times longer and brighter. In addition we improved the range of the wireless remote controllers to a distance of 290 feet. We actually used the same technology that NASCAR uses in maintaining communication between pit crews and drivers.

“Many operators in the military, utility and construction segments want versatility in their mounting options,” continued Bresnahan. “So we take the surface mount HID Golight Styrker and make it magnetic mount, with a 16 foot cord and cigarette plug. In addition to a wide range of adjustable stanchion and riser mounts sold as accessories, we now integrate the Perko pole mount with red and green running lights with the Golight HID spotlights. The US Coast Guard and the Wildlife Commissions use this type of light when patrolling waterways at night. Most boats have a Perko socket installed at the factory. The Perko pole mounted HID Golight is situated in an established Perko socket and the running lights are automatically activated, while the operator controls the position of the spotlight. Since the Golight HID spotlight is independently controlled, the operator chooses when to turn the light on. While this mount is popular with boaters, a lot of oilfield and construction operators use it as well. So we actually include a Perko socket with the GL-9100 series, so that other types of vehicles can use this feature as well. Often times, vehicles and heavy equipment are left unprotected, so operators want either magnetic, stanchion or pole mount lights that are removable at the end of the work day. They can secure the lights in the tool box.”

These HID Golight remote control spotlights round out a range of remote controlled lighting solutions, including LEDLB series of remote controlled LED emitter lights and the RCL360 series are ultra hardened HID remote controlled lights for mining and other high vibration environments. The PTB-1 is an independent, ultra heavy duty pan tilt base that is used for mounting multiple HID lights and LED emitter lights for military applications. Like LED lights, the HID lamps have long life and no filament to break under vibration, so they are popular in situations where operators need vast amounts of white, bright light with little or no maintenance. Combined, with an ability to position the light from the cab or jobsite remotely, makes the entire effective for operators who need to be as productive at night as they are during the day.

You can learn more about Larson Electronics at www.magnalight.com or by calling 1-800-369-6671.

Magnalight.com Adds Class 1 Division 2 Lights to Explosion Proof Fluorescent Lighting Range

Larson Electronics’ Magnalight.com announces the addition of a new Class 1 Division II fluorescent light.

The latest addition to the explosion proof lights family, including the paint spray booth approved, Class 1 Division 1 fluorescent lights (EPL-48-2L and EPL-48-4L), is designed to meet UL safety standards for “open air” hazardous location areas.

“We have a lot of solid feedback on our explosion proof, paint spray booth approved lights, including the EPL-48-2L and EPL-48-4L fluorescents lights,” stated Rob Bresnahan, President of Magnalight.com. “However, not all customers are operating in confined spaces. When flammable vapors in Groups A, B, C and D are constantly present in a confined space, our Class 1 Division 1 fixtures are the appropriate solution. This is common in paint spray booths, oil rigs, etc. However, when operators are looking to illuminate areas where these same vapors are sometimes present, usually adjacent to the confined space, OSHA requires Class 1 Division II fixtures. Generally, the confined space is a smaller area, while the adjacent spaces are substantially larger. So a lower cost fixture, like our HAL-48-2L, provides the same illumination at a much lower cost. This enables operators to provide the illumination they need, meet OSHA requirements and stay within budget.”

Rob continued, “often times, operators will change over large sections of their plants, etc. During that time, they require temporary explosion proof lighting. We offer an extensive range of handheld, hook mount and cart based explosion proof lights for sale and rental. This year, we are expanding our rental offerings to include all of our explosion proof and hazardous location lighting. For operators that have a limited need for one of our large explosion proof flood lights (EPL-24C-1X4) to complete plant maintenance, clean a tank or blast and paint a fuel vessel, they can purchase the light directly or they can rent the unit for one month at a fraction of the purchase cost. Many of these UL approved, explosion proof lights cost several thousand dollars. For operators needing these lights on an ongoing basis, purchase is their best choice. Operators who are doing a periodic maintenance operation or would simply prefer to expense the cost, instead of capitalizing and maintaining an asset, this is an alternative choice. Explosion proof light rentals offer other benefits as well, including flexibility, maintenance, etc.”

Rob concluded, “In 2009, we have many new explosion proof lighting solutions coming out for surface mount and portable applications. By extending our range, inventory levels, purchase and rental options, we continue to add value to our customers. We are looking to move closer to our goal of becoming a one stop shop for plant, construction and environmental companies. Last year we added explosion proof blowers to help our contractor blasting and painting customers meet their project needs from one source. In 2009, we continue to evaluate customer requests and look to add more items, like our Class 1 Division 2 fluorescent lights.”

You can learn more about Larson Electronics, LLC at www.magnalight.com or by calling toll free: 1- 800-369-6671.

Magnalight.com Adds Explosion Proof Fluorescent Drop Lights

Larson Electronics’ Magnalight.com division announced the addition of several new explosion proof fluorescent lights for handheld applications.

Larson Electronics’ Magnalight.com is expanding its line of explosion proof lights to include new fluorescent handheld lights. Models like the EPLFL-26W-P-120-100 offer a plastic housing, lightweight form factor and 100 foot of cord to reach outlets outside the hazardous location area. Alternatively, the EPL-FL26-100 is an ultra-heavy duty 26 watt fluorescent light that features an aluminum chassis and aluminum ceiling hook. The EPL-FL26-100 is rated Class 1 Division 1 and Class II Division 1, so it is appropriate for environments laden with flammable vapors and pulverized dust. This model also comes with a 100 foot cord, so that operators can reach outlets that are well past the 20 foot boundary surrounding the hazardous location area. For users wanting an wider flood pattern for post paint spray booth inspection or in tank applications, the EPL-FL1524-25 offers a 2 foot long borosilicate contained fluorescent bulb is an aluminum rod cage. With an inline ballast, this extended length model is ideal for users looking for a heavy duty, handheld flood light that needs to cover a wider area.

“These new explosion proof drop lights represent our ongoing commitment to adding more options for workers in hazardous location areas,” said Rob Bresnahan, President of Larson Electronics LLC. “We look to balance our addition of surface mount explosion proof lights, like our EPL-48-2L, Class 1 Division 1 paint spray booth approved light, with portable handheld fluorescent lights like the EPL-FL26-100. In general, explosion proof fluorescent lights are popular with all types of painting, finishing and inspection related activities, due to the even colored flood light they produce. While many of our incandescent explosion proof lights, like the EPL-120X12-100, are good for general area illumination, like fuel tank cleaning, the fluorescents are ideal for inspection activities, where color comparison and details are important,” Rob concluded.

You can learn more about Larson Electronics LLC at www.magnalight.com or by calling 1-800-369-6671.

Magnalight.com Introduces New Blackout Capable HID Spotlight and Explosion Proof Lights for Military and Industrial Applications

Larson Electronics’ Magnalight.com announces the release of the HID-65-50-S-IRC 50 Watt HID spotlight with IR blackout cover and a 2 foot long, aluminum housed explosion proof fluorescent drop light.

Magnalight.com will now have 2 new product offerings with the introduction of the HID-65-50-S-IRC 50 Watt HID spotlight with IR blackout cover and a 2 foot long, aluminum housed explosion proof fluorescent drop light.While the HID IR spotlight is designed for MRAP, Humvee and other military vehicles in the field, the explosion proof fluorescent drop light is designed for hazardous location area illumination and inspection where fuels, munitions and other flammable substances are present.

Larson Electronics’ Magnalight.com rolled out its latest spotlight with infrared wavelength capabilities. The HID-65-50-S-IRC vehicle light package produces 4500 lumens (approximately 20 million adjusted retail candlepower) with beams reaching 4000 feet. This heavy duty, cast aluminum fixture is designed for military and industrial applications and features a High Intensity Discharge (HID) bulb, dual 12 and 24 volt operation and a removable IR 850nm blackout cover. “This new package offers 5 times the power than similar format KC halogen lights with half the amp draw,” said Rob Bresnahan, President of Larson Electronics’ Magnalight.com. For amp constrained MRAPs and Humvees, the HID-65 series offers a lot more light power while reducing amp load. Operators using 500 watt halogens, drawing 21 amps on a 24 volt vehicle will be find these 50 watt HID lights have more projected light that is dramatically whiter and only see amp draw of 4.5 amps. These lights can simply replace existing halogen fixtures, since the through hole mounting system is the same and the wiring harnesses are completely interchangeable. The ballast is integrated into the housing, so there is no need to replace switch or in-vehicle wiring. With no filament to break, there is also less bulb replacement due to vibration. Finally, the heat generated by a 50 watt HID light is only a small percentage of the heat generated by higher wattage incandescent lighting. While not every vehicle needs blackout capability, we do have a snap-on IR 850nm cover for covert applications. Our 35 watt HID 1830-M lights are pretty widely used throughout Iraq. They have a lot more power than the halogen lights, but we didn’t have a removable infrared cover for those spotlights. The HID-65 series uses the same technology, but with 50 watts of HID power and a removable IR 850nm cut off filter cover for covert black out operations.”

In addition, Magnalight.com also introduced the EPL-FL1524 series of explosion proof fluorescent drop lights. This new explosion proof, handheld fluorescent drop light offers a 2 foot length fluorescent bulb within a heavy duty aluminum housing. Like its smaller sibling, the EPL-FL26 series, they are Class 1 Division 1 rated for Groups C and D and Class II Division 1 for groups E, F and G. The inline transformer is encased in aluminum and the longer drop light configuration enables greater area coverage for post paint spray inspection, hazardous location area repair work, etc. “The entire line of explosion proof fluorescent drop lights is popular with Naval and Air Force Bases around the globe,” said Rob. “This model doubles the amount of surface area the operator can illuminate for a minimal trade off in weight. The aluminum frame and the rod cage surrounding the glass fixture improve longevity and durability in the harshest environments. The aluminum rack hook is much more durable than the cheaper plastic hooks on comparable fluorescent drop lights,” Rob continued. “Decision makers need to determine how destructive the environment and/or operators are and select the appropriate explosion proof fluorescent light. We offer both options, but damage is more likely with the plastic lights. While spare parts are available, decision makers need to understand that repairs require disassembly and re-assembly of the explosion proof light. Errors in re-assembly can be detrimental to the safe operation of the lights in hazardous location areas. Each time you have to replace parts on site, you risk altering the safety rated construction of the light. With our EPL-FL1524 series, the heavy duty construction mitigates the need for ongoing repairs, which reduces the need for potentially faulty re-assembly,” concluded Rob.

You can learn more about Larson Electronics LLC at www.magnalight.com or by calling 1-800-369-6671.

Magnalight.com Expands Range of Explosion Proof Drop Lights

With UL safety ratings ranging from Class 1 Division 1 to Class II Division 1, explosion proof drop lights are designed to be used in hazardous locations where flammable vapors and /or dusts are present.

Larson Electronics’ Magalight.com announces additions to its line of explosion proof drop lights. With UL safety ratings ranging from Class 1 Division 1 to Class II Division 1, explosion proof drop lights are designed to be used in hazardous locations where flammable vapors and/or dusts are present.

“We have made an effort to include handheld explosion proof lights that vary in their construction, cord length, brightness and form factor,” explained Rob Bresnahan, President of Magnalight.com. “Recent additions include the EPL-FL1524-100, a 2 foot long explosion proof fluorescent light with a 100 foot cord, for wide area coverage. The EPL-FL26-100 is a compact explosion proof, 26 watt fluorescent light with the ballast embedded in the handle, which eliminates dragging an inline transformer through the work area. For operators, needing a spotlight type of inspection light, the Class 1 Division 1 EPL-50W-120X12-50 is a powerful handheld spotlight for inspecting tanks, fluid levels, etc.”

Rob continued, “In addition to corded handheld hazardous location lighting, we offer explosion proof string lights as well. By connecting 10 drop lights with 75 watt bulbs to a single heavy duty cord backbone, the EPL-SL-10X75-120V becomes a wide area work light configuration. Powered from a single plug, each light can be hooked to different spot overhead, enabling operators to position the lights in a way that best illuminates the work area.”

“Recognizing that not everyone wants to drag a cord around, we also added several battery operated explosion proof lights. Our simple LE-2206 Class 1 Division 1 lantern and LE-224 flashlight are inexpensive battery powered hazardous location lights. The EXP-LED-F4W is our brand new explosion proof LED flashlight. Operators get long battery life and 200 feet beam distance without ever having to replace the flashlight bulbs. This is a first battery powered, lightweight, explosion proof LED light of its kind.

For operators needing more power, we have a Class 1 Division 1 metal halide flashlight that delivers 20 watts of power and 1300 lumens. With the rechargeable ATX-20S, operators can point the beam at distances of 1000 feet and see clearly. Even in flood mode, the ATX-20S delivers a white, bright beam to 400 feet. Alternatively, we have the EXPRL-95, an intrinsically safe LED flashlight that delivers a spot and flood beam with up to 18 hours of run time on a single charge for users that need ultra long battery life.”

Rob explained, “We are actively responding to the needs of our customers, delivering portable lighting powered by an electrical outlet, replaceable batteries or rechargeable batteries. At the same time, operators can choose incandescent, fluorescent or LED lights sources. This enables our customers to select the best combination of explosion proof drop light features for their particular hazardous location area,” Rob summarized.

You can learn more about Larson Electronics LLC at www.magnalight.com or by calling 1-800-369-6671.

Magnalight.com Expands Line of Intrinsically Safe Fans and Blowers

Magnalight.com announced today, the new additions of electric powered intrinsically safe or "explosion proof" fans and blowers to its range of explosion proof lighting products.

Operators of environmental companies, petrochemical companies, manufacturing facilities, tank cleaning and blasting companies all need to keep the air within the work area fresh and remove stale air

So if the tank is 32,000 cubic feet and the blower is rated at 4,000 CFM, then the air will be refreshed roughly every 8 minutes. There are other variables, such as the length of ducting, but that is the general idea.

Dallas, TX (PRWEB) November 18, 2008 -- While Magnalight.com previously offered only pneumatic, explosion proof ventilation fans and blowers, customers were also looking for electric powered, explosion proof fans and blowers. These types of fans and blowers have an intrinsically safe design to prevent sparking in hazardous locations that may have flammable gases. While the specifics are regulated at the state level, OSHA mandates that explosion proof air movers must be used in confined spaces to "turn" or clear stale air within confined spaces. Ventilation fans and blowers are rated by CFM, which is cubic feet per minute, a measurement of the velocity of air movement through a space.

"Operators of environmental companies, petrochemical companies, manufacturing facilities, tank cleaning and blasting companies all need to keep the air within the work area fresh and remove stale air," said Rob Bresnahan, President of Larson Electronics' Magnalight.com operation. "Operators can measure the cubic feet of air in an area and determine the size and number of intrinsically safe air movers they require to refresh the air in that area every number of minutes (i.e. 8 minutes). In most cases explosion proof ventilation fans are used in conjunction with personal respirators to keep workers safe. Local state regulations dictate the specific amount of time that air must turn, but turning the air every 8 minutes is a common number," Rob continued. "So if the tank is 32,000 cubic feet and the blower is rated at 4,000 CFM, then the air will be refreshed roughly every 8 minutes. There are other variables, such as the length of ducting, but that is the general idea."

"Generally, pneumatic fans, powered by an air compressor, generate more CFM than their electric powered counterparts in the same form factor, usually by a factor of 2. However, the operator needs a compressor to operate the fan. The explosion proof fans and blowers that we offer are UL rated Class 1 Division for Groups C and D. Our EPF-30P is a very popular pneumatic model, because it is lightweight and produces more than 2000 CFM. The EPF-8P-E is our newest electric model, offering more than 1500 CFM.

For Magnalight.com, this is part of a comprehensive solution for petrochemical companies, environmental companies, blasting and painting operators, etc. We have expanded our range of portable and stand mounted explosion proof lights, intrinsically safe handheld lights, explosion proof headlights and tripod mounted and cart based tank lights to better serve those operators. Now, we are adding intrinsically safe air movers, blowers and ventilation fans, so we can be more of a "one stop shop" for our customers. We make every effort to manage a substantial inventory of these products, so we can ship same day or within a day of receiving the order. For the plant applications and paint spray booth operators, we have added a full line of fluorescent explosion proof lights, in both surface mount and wheeled cart formats. We have really worked aggressively to service the needs of our existing utility company customer base and add value to the environmental and blasting companies operating on a project basis," concluded Rob.

You can learn more about Larson Electronics LLC at www.magnalight.com or by calling 1-800-369-6671 or emailing sales@magnalight.com.

Magnalight.com Adds Explosion Proof Fluorescent Lighting for Paint Spray Booth Operators

Recent OSHA requirements mandate that explosion proof lighting be used in environments exposed to flammable vapors, and Magnalight.com has introduced new UL safety rated lights to meet those needs.

The EPL-48-2L is a popular 4 foot long fixture

Dallas, TX (PRWEB) November 5, 2008 -- Magnalight.com announced the addition of several new products to its line of explosion proof fluorescent lighting, typically used in paint spray booths, manufacturing plants, oil rigs and other petrochemical industry applications. OSHA mandates that environments that are exposed to flammable vapors and dusts must use UL safety rated, explosion proof lighting. UL divides these environments by Class and Division. Class 1 Division 1 lights are ideal for environments that are constantly saturated with explosion proof petrochemical vapors, while Class II Division 1 lights are ideal for environments laden with combustible dusts, like sugar or grain dust. By definition, Division 1 rated explosion proof lighting is suitable for Division II environments, where combustible vapors and dusts are sometimes present in the air. Typically, large companies will have safety people on staff that will specify the appropriate explosion proof safety rating for the plant. Smaller operations, like automotive paint spray booths and furniture manufacturer spray booths, rely on local codes and OSHA specifications for guidance. Larson Electronics' line of explosion proof lighting includes fluorescent fixtures that are UL rated at Class 1 Division 1 and Class II Division I.

Designed and built in Texas, Magnalight.com's new intrinsically safe explosion proof lighting products expand the options for customers in both size and application. "The EPL-48-2L is a popular 4 foot long fixture," said Rob Bresnahan of Magnalight.com. "However, some customers are looking for a smaller fixture, so we introduced the EPL-24-2L for smaller paint spray booths, etc. We also added the EPL-48-4L for customers who need greater lumen output. At 16,000 lumens, this 4 foot, 4 lamp fixture doubles the output of the EPL-48-2L. We typically use high output lamps, generally doubling the lumen output for the same money customers might spend elsewhere on competitive fixtures. We finally added a wheeled cart based explosion proof lighting fixture, the EPLC-48-4L, for customers who want a mobile fluorescent fixture that they position in larger paint booths. Aerospace firms, with large paint spray booths, have been asking us for this and we started shipping a 4 foot, 4 lamp explosion proof fluorescent fixture on a rolling cart last week."

Rob continued, "One of the benefits of being here in Texas is that we have a lot of component supplier support and flexible labor pools, so we can usually ship out customer orders within a week, and many times we can ship within a day. The Magnalight explosion proof lights are UL and marine rated, so they can be used in wet environments that require UL rated explosion proof lighting, including shipyards and manufacturing plants, where wash downs are necessary. Our explosion proof fluorescent lighting fixtures are used in waste treatment plants, oil rigs, solvent cleaning areas, fuel depots and whole host of military base applications. Combined with our handheld, explosion proof fluorescent lights, we offer a complete solution for general area lighting and parts inspection in hazardous locations."

You can learn more about Larson Electronics LLC explosion proof fluorescent lighting fixtures, intrinsically safe flashlights, explosion proof hand lamps and tank cleaning lights at www.magnalight.com or by calling 1-800-369-6671.

Magnalight.com Unveils Explosion Proof LED Flashlights

In an ongoing effort to extend their line of explosion proof and intrinsically safe flashlights, Larson Electronics' Magnalight.com has added new LED flashlights.

We have always looked to create portable explosion proof lighting options, starting with our 400 watt, wheeled tank cleaning lights and adding out wheeled cart based fluorescent lighting fixtures for paint spray booths

Dallas, TX (PRWEB) October 31, 2008 -- In an ongoing effort to extend their line of explosion proof and intrinsically safe flashlights, Larson Electronics' Magnalight.com has added new LED flashlights. OSHA mandates the use of UL Class 1 Division 1 safety rated lights when working in areas with flammable gases, including methane, chlorine and other petrochemical based gases. UL Class II Division 1 rated lights are mandated for environments laden with combustible dusts, like grain silos and sugar refineries. Magnalight.com offers a wide variety of explosion proof lights and intrinsically safe lights that can be used in these hazardous location areas.

"We have always looked to create portable explosion proof lighting options, starting with our 400 watt, wheeled tank cleaning lights and adding out wheeled cart based fluorescent lighting fixtures for paint spray booths," said Rob Bresnahan, President of Larson Electronics. "These intrinsically safe LED flashlights are the ultimate in portability. We offer a rechargeable model, EXPRL-95, which produces both and flood and spot beam and the EXP-LED-F4W, the ultra popular, battery powered LED flashlight under $30. There are not very many choices for intrinsically safe, durable, bright flashlights under $30. Furthermore, the implementation of LED in handheld lighting is changing daily. The quality of the LED, the type of driver board and position in the reflector make a big difference in the output. LEDs flashlights have always delivered longer battery life and long life, but now they can deliver really intense beams as well. The evolution of the LED is occurring rapidly. We learned a great deal about LED lighting from our LED light emitter bars, which helps us to make better choices when it comes to our intrinsically safe LED flashlights."

Magnalight.com offers a wide array of lighting for industrial and military applications. Known for its Escalation of Force HML-5M 24 volt spotlight, which is provided to all deployed soldiers in Iraq and Afghanistan, Larson Electronics has been manufacturing and selling industrial grade lighting for 40 years. Larson Electronics' Magnalights can be found in the utility, manufacturing and petrochemical industries throughout the world. You can learn more about Larson Electronics LLC at www.magnalight.com or calling 1-800-369-6671.

Magnalight.com Introduces Low Cost Explosion Proof Strobe Light

Magnalight.com announces the release of a new explosion proof strobe light that works on 110 volts for US use and 230/240 volts for international applications and carries an IP67 waterproof rating as well as a UL Class 1, Division 1 rating for groups C and D.

After the popular introduction of our explosion proof fluorescent paint spray booth lights

Dallas, TX (PRWEB) October 7, 2008 -- On the heels of its introduction of a cost effective explosion proof fluorescent light fixture for paint spray booths, oil rigs and manufacturing plants, Magnalight.com announced the release of a new explosion proof strobe light. This explosion proof strobe light works on 110 volts for US use and 230/240 volts for international applications and carries an IP67 waterproof rating as well as a UL Class 1, Division 1 rating for groups C and D.

"After the popular introduction of our explosion proof fluorescent paint spray booth lights," explained Rob Bresnahan, President of Larson Electronics, "customers asked for an explosion proof emergency light. We responded with a Class 1 Div 1 fluorescent light that included a battery that fulfilled the requirement for a 90 minute run time emergency light, while operating as a functional fluorescent light for paint spray booths. We delivered these fixtures at an attractive price point with higher light output than most other options in the marketplace. We gave our customers more light output for less money. Then, those same customers came back to us and asked for a more cost effective explosion proof strobe light. Our new EPSL-80-R Class 1 Div 1 red strobe light is available under $900. Basically, we are in a position to meet all of our customers needs and it relates to OSHA compliance. We started out point solutions, like our explosion proof, cart mounted 24 inch tank light and paint spray booth lights. Now, we are branching out to accommodate the OSHA safety requirements throughout the facility."

Larson Electronics' Magnalight.com offers a complete range of explosion proof lights including, hazardous location flashlights, rechargeable lanterns, explosion proof string lights, hand lamps, intrinsically safe fans and cart mounted tank inspection lights. In an ongoing effort to improve their one stop shop convenience for petrochemical companies, refineries and manufacturing plants of all kinds, customers can purchase or rent hazardous location lights from Magnalight.com. Larson Electronics also designs custom solutions for customer applications, many of which can be found in the aerospace industry. You can learn more about Larson Electronics at www.magnalight.com or by calling toll free, 1-800-369-6671.

Magnalight.com Introduces Low Cost Explosion Proof Strobe Light

Magnalight.com announces the release of a new explosion proof strobe light that works on 110 volts for US use and 230/240 volts for international applications and carries an IP67 waterproof rating as well as a UL Class 1, Division 1 rating for groups C and D.

After the popular introduction of our explosion proof fluorescent paint spray booth lights

Dallas, TX (PRWEB) October 7, 2008 -- On the heels of its introduction of a cost effective explosion proof fluorescent light fixture for paint spray booths, oil rigs and manufacturing plants, Magnalight.com announced the release of a new explosion proof strobe light. This explosion proof strobe light works on 110 volts for US use and 230/240 volts for international applications and carries an IP67 waterproof rating as well as a UL Class 1, Division 1 rating for groups C and D.

"After the popular introduction of our explosion proof fluorescent paint spray booth lights," explained Rob Bresnahan, President of Larson Electronics, "customers asked for an explosion proof emergency light. We responded with a Class 1 Div 1 fluorescent light that included a battery that fulfilled the requirement for a 90 minute run time emergency light, while operating as a functional fluorescent light for paint spray booths. We delivered these fixtures at an attractive price point with higher light output than most other options in the marketplace. We gave our customers more light output for less money. Then, those same customers came back to us and asked for a more cost effective explosion proof strobe light. Our new EPSL-80-R Class 1 Div 1 red strobe light is available under $900. Basically, we are in a position to meet all of our customers needs and it relates to OSHA compliance. We started out point solutions, like our explosion proof, cart mounted 24 inch tank light and paint spray booth lights. Now, we are branching out to accommodate the OSHA safety requirements throughout the facility."

Larson Electronics' Magnalight.com offers a complete range of explosion proof lights including, hazardous location flashlights, rechargeable lanterns, explosion proof string lights, hand lamps, intrinsically safe fans and cart mounted tank inspection lights. In an ongoing effort to improve their one stop shop convenience for petrochemical companies, refineries and manufacturing plants of all kinds, customers can purchase or rent hazardous location lights from Magnalight.com. Larson Electronics also designs custom solutions for customer applications, many of which can be found in the aerospace industry. You can learn more about Larson Electronics at www.magnalight.com or by calling toll free, 1-800-369-6671.

Magnalight.com Adds Explosion Proof Floodlights and Fluorescent Paint Booth Lights

Larson Electronics LLC (www.magnalight.com), a manufacturer and supplier of industrial grade lights to the military, utility companies, refineries and manufacturers announced the addition of new explosion proof lights. The new explosion proof lights include battery operated LED flashlights, 400 watt metal halide tank inspection lights and fluorescent lights for paint spray booths.

While our vehicle mounted lights are associated with cable, telephone and electric utilities and our HML-5M is the Escalation of Force military spotlight given to every deployed soldier in Iraq, we now have the largest selection of handheld rechargeable flashlights and lanterns for Class, Division 1 and Class 1 Division II hazardous location areas

(PRWEB) September 24, 2008 -- Larson Electronics LLC (www.magnalight.com), a manufacturer and supplier of industrial grade lights to the military, utility companies, refineries and manufacturers announced the addition of new explosion proof lights. The new explosion proof lights include battery operated LED flashlights, 400 watt metal halide tank inspection lights and fluorescent lights for paint spray booths.

Hazardous locations lights are necessary wherever flammable vapors and dusts are present. While there are different safety levels mandated by OSHA, magnalight.com offers a one stop shop experience for companies operating in mining, petrochemical, oilfield, aerospace, paint spray booth and manufacturing space. Ranging from the quadpod based EPL-24C series, that covers 22,000 square feet per fixture, to high output fluorescents lights found in the EPL-48 series, Larson Electronics, web based www.magnalight.com offers a wide range of intrinsically safe flood lights.

"While our vehicle mounted lights are associated with cable, telephone and electric utilities and our HML-5M is the Escalation of Force military spotlight given to every deployed soldier in Iraq, we now have the largest selection of handheld rechargeable flashlights and lanterns for Class, Division 1 and Class 1 Division II hazardous location areas," said Rob Bresnahan, President of Larson Electronics. "We have the traditional incandescent explosion proof drop lights, but we also offer intrinsically safe LED flashlights, explosion proof High Intensity Discharge flashlights, Class 1 Division II LED spotlights and corded 26 watt fluorescent hand lamps. We also have intrinsically safe headlights, flashlights and LED emitters that run on common alkaline batteries. In short, when it comes to handheld intrinsically safe lighting, we have an option for every application."

"However, we know that environmental companies, oilfield operations and paint spray booth operators need larger explosion proof lights. We continue to add new explosion proof lights every day to meet their needs. Our explosion proof fluorescent lights are ideal for paint booths, inspections and other flood light operations. Our EPL-24C tanks lights produce more than 70,000 lumens and cover 22,000 square feet, which makes them ideal for cleaning and blasting fuel tanks and vessels. We have even adapted them so they can fit through common 18 inch and 24 inch man way access points into tanks and vessels. Our EPL-TP-2X70 series offers 2 waterproof, Class 1 Division 1 metal halide lights on a quadpod stand, covering 26,000 square foot of area. This explosion proof floodlight is popular with shipyards and oil rigs."

"Just last week, we added and explosion proof right angle light that can be clipped to a jacket, vest or helmet, enabling the operator hands free lighting as an alternative to our explosion proof headlight. We have a new intrinsically safe LED flashlight, EXP-LED-F4W, that is under $30 and puts out a tight beam reaching more than 100 feet. We even added explosion proof ventilation fans, the EPF-30P, that pull contaminated and stale air out of confined spaces. Customers that need explosion proof lights also need explosion proof ventilation fans. You combine that with our deep offering of remote controlled spotlights and now our new High Intensity Discharge Golight remote spotlight models, like the GL-3049H-M, popular for oilfield security, and you can see our 'one-stop' strategy really beginning to shape," Rob concluded.

You can learn more about Larson Electronics LLC at www.magnalight.com or 1-800-369-6671.

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Magnalight.com Combines Explosion Proof Paint Spray Booth Fluorescent Lights With Explosion Proof Emergency Lights

OSHA stipulates that paint spray booths must use “explosion proof lights” that are rated Class 1, Division 1 under UL 844 requirements.  Fluorescent lights and emergency lights that meet these explosion proof standards do not create enough heat or spark to cause flammable vapors in Groups C and D to ignite in confined spaces, like paint booths.  “Often referred to as intrinsically safe lights, fluorescent lights are popular in paint spray booths because fluorescent lights provide even lighting and more consistent true color,” said Rob Bresnahan, President of Larson Electronics’ Magnalight.com web sales channel.  “While our explosion proof fluorescent lights continue to be popular with oil rigs and aerospace companies as surface mount lights, we have seen more and more paint booth operators working to bring their shops compliant with OSHA requirements.  We offer explosion proof fluorescent lights that can be mounted on the ceiling or on carts with wheels.  In this way, the operators can either work with overhead lighting or position these hazardous location fluorescent lights to illuminate specific portions of the painted pieces,” Rob continued.

“We think we offer one of the best values in the industry.  Our explosion proof paint spray booth lights are certified to UL 844 for hazardous locations, UL 595 and 1598 as waterproof lights for marine and saltwater applications and UL 924 which covers the use of these intrinsically safe lights as emergency lights.  We have recently added a second ballast to our existing fluorescent fixtures that enables them to operate not only as a work area light in the paint spray booth, but also offer 90 minutes of emergency lighting in the event of power loss.  Our explosion proof fluorescent light offers dual duty as a functional work light and an explosion proof emergency light, saving the paint spray booth operator or the oilfield operator money, both in fixtures and installation costs, while meeting all the OSHA requirements for hazardous location lighting.  To top it off, we offer these fixtures, made right here in Texas, under $1000 each and usually with less than 2 weeks lead time.”

The explosion proof paint spray booth lights are the most recent addition to a growing line of intrinsically safe lights and explosion proof lights designed for oilfield applications and petrochemical plant applications for Magnalight.com. Specialty items include Class 1, Division 1 HID and LED flashlights, 24 inch tank cleaning lights and rail mount lights for hazardous locations.  “We really have worked to become a one stop shop for plant maintenance workers, oil field operators, paint spray booth operators and shipyards, who need a variety of explosion proof surface mount and portable lighting,” Rob concluded.

You can learn more about Larson Electronics and the full range of explosion proof and intrinsically safe lights at www.magnalight.com or 1-800-369-6671.     

6/3/2008 Kemp, TX 
Rising gas prices are changing the way Americans live, there is a bright spot in a $4 gallon gas economy.  It is the oil companies themselves.  Petrochemical companies spend their money in the United States.  Visit any local machine shop and chances are they are working on petrochemical projects.  Oil companies, oil field service companies and related suppliers that support that industry buy goods and services almost solely from local US based companies.  This is in sharp contrast to the US, state and local governments who are taking a larger share of every American’s income in the form of taxes and spending it in China. 

“We have seen a dramatic shift in just the last year in how the military spends in the lighting industry,” said Rob Bresnahan, President of Larson Electronics.  “While the US troops are interested in our US made 24 volt military spotlights at www.magnalight.com, the purchasing decisions often favor cheaper Chinese made lights.  Other DOD suppliers in the lighting industry see the US military is buying Chinese made alternatives.  Thus, American suppliers react by finding new markets, discontinuing new development and reducing headcount.”

“On the flip side, we recently launched a line of portable explosion proof lighting on www.magnalight.com,” Rob continued.  “We are repurposing military grade lights to be used in hazardous location areas within petrochemical plants for use as work lights, inspection lights and confined air lights, for inspecting and cleaning tanks, plant turn-around.  We also rent lights, including our Class 1 Division 1 tank light for 18 inch and 24 inch man ways, quadpod mount wet area lights, vapor proof hand lamps, explosion proof drop lights and wheeled dolly work lights. We take permanent mount explosion proof fixtures and put turn them into portable hazardous location lights.  Given the positive sales response from oil companies, we feel comfortable investing more money, because we know that these customers won’t be looking at Chinese made alternatives for these types of critical petrochemical and aerospace lighting applications.  There is still competition, but we all share the same regulatory and tax burdens.”     

Government spending and taxation represent the largest influences on Gross Domestic Product of the US.  Every level of government is increasing taxes on businesses and consumers via higher property taxes, franchise taxes, etc. “Obama has regularly stated he favors taxing US businesses more,” stated Rob.  “If he is truly worried about the middle class American, he would better serve the country by ensuring that every tax dollar collected is spent here in the US.  This would go a long way to ensuring that US businesses are still able to employ the people that Obama is supposedly concerned with.”

You can learn more about Larson Electronics and their new line of explosion proof lighting at www.magnalight.com or 1-800-369-6671.

The Right Explosion Proof Light Can Save Your Life

Along the lines of The Colbert Reports’ Better Know a District, Larson Electronics is using www.magnalight.com to help their customers Better Know a Light. In this new series, Larson Electronics explores the latest advances in lighting technology, demystifies varies acronyms and terms and helps prospective customers make the best choices on lights. Although Stephen Colbert’s approach to unnerving various district’s representative in a fun and witty way, the Better Know a Light series is more informative and less humorous.

In this edition of Better Know a Light, we explore intrinsically safe lights and explosion proof lights. While term intrinsically safe is often used to characterize explosion proof lights, this term applies to a very narrow choice of lights. Intrinsically safe lights are defined as lights that create no heat, no spark and do not produce static electricity when dragged. Most spotlights and flood lights produce heat and some kind of spark, thus most lights are no intrinsically safe. Some specialty lighting products based on fiber optics are coming to market shortly that will meet these ultra-safe specifications.

Explosion proof lights are generally what customers need when searching for intrinsically safe lights. Explosion proof lights differ from hazardous area lights and are defined by the types of conditions their safety rating applies to. Class 1, Division 1 lights are the safest lights, meaning that they can be used in confined areas with exposure to flammable vapors and gases. The petrochemical and marine industries usually require Class 1, Division 1 lights to inspect and clean tanks, clean fuel cells, turn around facilities, etc.

Class 1, Division 2 lights are considered hazardous area lights, which generally means environments laden with pulverized dust, solvents and fumes. Class 1, Division 2 lights are required in grain silos, barges, sugar processing plants, paper mills, coal processing plants and grain silos where flash fires are a significant risk. The February 2008 explosion that incinerated an Imperial Sugar refinery, killing 6 people, in Georgia was the result of an ignition of sugar dust in a silo where refined sugar was stored before being packaged likely ignited like gunpowder. “The result was as devastating as a bomb. Floors inside the plant collapsed, flames spread throughout the refinery, metal girders buckled into twisted heaps and shredded sheet metal littered the wreckage. ‘There was fire all over the building,’ said Nakishya Hill, a machine operator who escaped from the third floor of the refinery uninjured but for blisters on her elbow.”

Safety ratings are based on several factors and generally the rating includes a group designation. Groups A,B,C,D are gas vapor related, including acetylene, hydrogen, benzene, hexane, naptha, acetone, benzol, lacquer solvents, etc. Groups D,E and F are specific to different types of dust. In general, Class 1, Div 1 are usually tested and rated for groups A-D. Given that is a more rigorous safety rating, it is assumed that Class 1, Div 1 will be sufficient for Class 1, Div 2 rated environments.

Finally, lights are assigned a t-rating which indicates that temperature at the lens. In order to receive a Class 1, Division 1 rating, the temperature at the lens must be below the ignition point of the gases and/or dusts it is rated for. This is why you won’t see anything stronger than 400 watts on an explosion proof light assembly. Beyond 400 watts, metal halide lights generate too much heat, raising their t-rating past the safe point.

The testing and certification of explosion proof lights is conducted within a lab environment. A chamber is filled with propane and the light is activated inside the chamber. If the light ignites the propane, then it fails the test. Secondly, the light itself is filled with propane and various variables are introduced to cause the light to explode. Combinations of tests similar to these are conducted in a controlled environment to determine the appropriate safety rating.

Larson Electronics offers a growing range of explosion proof lighting at www.magnalight.com which offers cart style tank lights, pedestal style lights, boom style lights, string lights, hand lamps and the only Class 1, Division 1 High Intensity Discharge (HID) flashlight with lithium ion battery. In addition, Larson Electronics can build to specification any explosion proof lights and/or hazardous area lights for their customers. Please visit www.magnalight.com or call 1-800-369-6671 to learn more.

Larson Electronics Supports Texas State Highway Patrol’s Trooper Fund

In an ongoing effort to support the US military abroad and the local law enforcement, Larson Electronics continued its support of the Trooper Fund for the second year. The Texas State Highway Patrol’s Trooper Fund assists families of officers killed in the line of duty. Rob Bresnahan, President of Larson Electronics, said, “100 percent of the funds donated to the Trooper Fund go directly to the families of fallen officers right here in our home state of Texas. We like that model and will continue our support in the years to come. Texas is a large and diverse border state, which creates a very complex and dynamic environment for the Texas Highway Patrol that is charged with the security of its highways. Our main facility is located on the US Highway 175 and we see a significant and active presence of the Texas Highway Patrol on a daily basis.”

Larson Electronics offers a wide array of spotlights, flashlights and other police and tactical equipment. The universal, plastic backup handcuff key, flashlight with pepper spray and high powered HID flashlights are the newest products to complement the existing line of light bars and post mount lights popular with law enforcement. You can learn more at www.magnalight.com or 1-800-369-6671.

Green Solar Panels Keep Batteries Working Longer and Out of Landfills

Larson Electronics began offering solar powered pulse battery chargers on its website, www.magnalight.com. The batteries in your car, boat, lawnmower, UPS and every other major mode of transportation and equipment are based on sealed lead acid technology. A series of lead plates imbedded in electrolyte are enclosed in a plastic battery box. If you have ever had a car that won’t turn over, that battery you are “jumping” is a sealed lead acid battery. This is the dominate form of large battery power on the planet. Statistics show that more than half of these batteries fail in under 12 months. 80 percent of those fail due to sulphation buildup. In conditions of high heat, long periods of idle or slow speed, the sulphates created during sub-optimal charging situations cover and corrode the lead plates in the battery, preventing proper charging. At battery not properly charged creates even more sulphation buildup. Very quickly, the battery dies and needs replacement.

However, with pulse charging, a very small amount of current is needed to “shock” the plates. This shocking will shake the sulphates loose from the plates, enabling the battery to take a charge. As the battery takes a proper charge, the sulphates are absorbed back into the electrolyte solution or gel, restoring the battery to a new condition. Given that a small amount of current is needed for this process, it lends itself well to a solar panel implementation. Rob Bresnahan, President of Larson Electronics, stated, “generally, if you are using a battery, you don’t ready access to conventional power sources anyway, so solar panels become a very smart choice for pulse charging anyway.”

Rob continued, “people need to understand that there are some very easy choices that can have a big impact on the environment. While a lot of people are looking at solar panels and wind turbines for power generation, these require massive scale and cost to produce a fraction of the energy that we receive through our traditional power generations sources. When you do the math, you can see why the wind mills need blades that are 100 feet long and why you see hundreds of them if you see any at all. Solar panels are extremely effective at collecting and delivering small amounts of current, however, finding the right application is important. If you plan on powering your home with solar panels, you will see that you require a huge panel array and substantial battery capacity to support it. The payback isn’t there in 20 years. At first glance, you think of solar panels for battery conditioning and charging and maybe you think ‘big deal’. But it is a big deal if you think of all the car, boat and equipment batteries that are consumed and discarded, day in and day out, around the world. There is no economical way to collect and re-use these. They end up in landfills. If your local garbage man is difficult about battery collection, then they end in the woods, lakes, parking lots and the side of the road. These batteries are big, contain caustic chemicals and batteries will not degrade over time. If you want to make a difference and be ‘green conscious’, our solar powered battery pulsing / charging systems can dramatically improve the life of your batteries, which ultimately keeps them out of landfills. At a minimum, you are free from finding an outlet, free from paying the utility company to charge a battery and free from buying a new battery. But going further, you really are making a difference in the accumulation of batteries in landfills.”

Larson Electronics offers a wider array of vehicle powered lighting products, including spotlights, flashlights, scene lighting and explosion proof lights incorporating High Intensity Discharge (HID), LED and Halogen light technology. To learn more, please visit www.magnalight.com or contact 1-800-369-6671.

Plastic Handcuff Keys Featured on National Geographic’s Lockdown TV Show

4/26/2008 Kemp, TX

While universal handcuff keys can open most brands of handcuffs, they all share one common characteristic. With one exception, ALL existing universal handcuff keys are made from metal. That one exception is Larson Electronics’ thermoplastic handcuff key, which is made from a proprietary material that has three unique properties. The key is encircled in a removable ring, made from the same materiel. The Magnalight universal cuff key is elastic enough to be manipulated into hiding spots on clothing tags, shirt buttons, watches, shoes, etc. Larson’s handcuff key is also stiff enough to enable the user to separate the key from the retaining ring with a thumb and finger quickly and easily. Finally, the cuff key is strong enough to be used as a daily duty key, while making no audible noise while unlocking the handcuffs. Finally, and most importantly, the patented plastic handcuff key is undetectable by metal detectors.

This concealable, universal handcuff key is available on www.magnalight.com. “The key is designed as an inexpensive insurance policy for law enforcement, corrections officers and soldiers in every branch of the military,” said Rob Bresnahan, President of Larson Electronics. Rob continued, “on www.magnalight.com, we see police officers, the US Air Force, FBI, Secret Service, Navy SPAWAR and a variety of prison correctional offices purchasing the plastic handcuff key. In fact, our concealable handcuff key is being shown on an upcoming TV episode of National Geographic’s Lockdown show, featuring officers working in a ‘high max’ prison facility on death row at the Georgia Diagnostic and Classification Prison in Jackson, Georgia. Law enforcement and military personnel in high risk positions can insure themselves against hostage situations by using our concealable key to escape and evade fatal situations. Our handcuff keys continue to save lives.”

The concealable, universal plastic handcuff key is MADE IN THE USA and is available at www.magnalight.com to law enforcement officers, correctional officers and military personnel. All sales are verified before shipping. Please visit Larson Electronics on the web at www.magnalight.com or call 1-800-369-6671 for more information.

WWW.MAGNALIGHT.COM Donates Lights to US Troops in Iraq

Kemp, TX

Larson Electronics (www.magnalight.com) continued to donate lights to the US soldiers stationed in Iraq. “In January, we sent some remote control lights and our HML-5M 24 volt handheld lights to Cpl Baccus’ Task Force National Capital Region unit,” said Rob Bresnahan, President of Larson Electronics. “Last week, we sent more remote control spotlights and HML-5M 24 volt lights for the HMMVs to SFC Jeremy Prickette’s unit.”

Larson Electronics’ Magnalight HML-5M (HLM-5M) 24 volt spotlight with magnetic base is part of the Escalation of Force Kit issued to deployed soldiers in Iraq. Typically, units charged with clearing roadways search for and clear IEDs at night. Using high powered spotlights assists these units in identifying the explosive threats. The HML-5M can be used handheld, mounted magnetically or attached to the outside of the armor using the armor attachment bolts.

Rob continued, “We are also sending over our new BC-1 bar mount bracket system. These adjustable brackets are machined from aluminum billet and can attach to any size round or square rail, bar, pipe or tube. The attached mounting plate contains the mounting pattern for the remote controlled spotlights, magnetic mount spotlights and our 1870-M 24 Volt High Intensity Discharge (HID) lights. Soldiers can use the BC-1 to horizontally or vertically mount lights on roof racks or the mirror support brackets on the HMMV or MRAP vehicles. These are the latest version of our bar mount brackets that are used on various work trucks, boats and heavy equipment to mount various lighting products.

Larson Electronics has been donating lights to the troops since the start of the US involvement in Iraq. Most notably, Larson organized a fairly substantial donation for SFC Henk’s unit in Iraq at the end of 2006, which received a lot of support from family members, other customers and the media. Through normal military purchasing channels and its website www.magnalight.com, Larson Electronics provides 24 volt spotlights, 24 Volt HID vehicle lights, Golight remote controlled lights, covert infrared light covers, LED IR emitter bars and its patented ‘escape and evade’ plastic, universal handcuff key to troops in Iraq.

New Law Enforcement Products Keep Police and Soldiers Alive

4/14/2008 Kemp, TX

With kidnapping and violent crime on the rise in the United States and abroad, law enforcement and military personnel need to take extra precautions to ensure their safety. www.magnalight.com introduced several new products that help save lives. The list of new officer and soldier safety products include concealable, plastic handcuff keys, rechargeable flashlights with pepper spray and a variety of covert infrared blackout covers for flashlights and vehicle mount spotlights.

The universal handcuff key is made of plastic, not metal. “This key is designed to be hidden behind buttons and clothing tags while being undetectable by metal detectors,” said Rob Bresnahan, President of Larson Electronics’ www.magnalight.com site. He continued, “the UHC handcuff key is made of a special material that is tough enough to be a duty key, but flexible enough to hidden on various clothing and accessory items. Soldiers and law enforcement personnel can conceal it on their clothing and silently deploy and use the key to escape and evade their capturers. The Air Force and Air National Guard have made it a staple of their Escape and Evasion Kit.”

The plastic, universal handcuff key is popular with corrections officers, just as is the rechargeable flashlight with pepper spray dispenser. “Corrections officers are limited in the ways they can handle issues within the facility,” said Rob. “this FL-RH-PS-1 flashlight combines a high powered, rechargeable flashlight and a pepper spray gun into a single, easy to carry flashlight. Officers can carry less items and keep one hand free.”

Finally, Larson Electronics offers a wide variety of covert infrared lenses on www.magnalight.com for a wide range of remote controlled lights, HID flashlights and HID equipment lights. “Infrared covers block the projection of visible light,” said Rob. “When an infrared pass through cover is placed on a light, the bad guys can’t see the light beam or the source of the light. When the soldier or officer uses their night vision goggles with the infrared blackout cover, they have the visibility they would normally have, while the subject of their investigation cannot see them at all. Initially, this was popular with the military, but now we are seeing a lot of law enforcement agencies use this technology to assist in their work. There are two types of lenses. There is a plastic lens, which offers durability, but minimizes the infrared light energy that passes through. The plastic lenses may be problematic in high heat conditions. Coated borosilicate lenses are basically hardened glass with 24+ coatings. These glass lenses are equally durable and enable most (nearly 90) percent of the light energy to pass through. While the plastic IR lenses are usually made in China, we make our high quality coated glass lenses here in the United State s. Either option dramatically improves the efficiency and safety of night missions.”

You can learn more about Larson Electronics’ growing line of tactical and law enforcement products at www.magnalight.com or 800-369-6671.

New Law Enforcement Products Keep Police and Soldiers Alive

4/14/2008 Kemp, TX

With kidnapping and violent crime on the rise in the United States and abroad, law enforcement and military personnel need to take extra precautions to ensure their safety.   www.magnalight.com introduced several new products that help save lives.  The list of new officer and soldier safety products include concealable, plastic handcuff keys, rechargeable flashlights with pepper spray and a variety of cover infrared blackout covers for flashlights and vehicle mount spotlights.

The universal handcuff key is made of plastic, not metal.  “This key is designed to be hidden behind buttons and clothing tags while being undetectable by metal detectors,” said Rob Bresnahan, President of Larson Electronics’ www.magnalight.com site.  He continued, “the UHC handcuff key is made of a special material that is tough enough to be a duty key, but flexible enough to hidden on various clothing and accessory items.  Soldiers and law enforcement personnel can conceal it on their clothing and silently deploy and use the key to escape and evade their capturers.  The Air Force and Air National Guard have made it a staple of their Escape and Evasion Kit.” 

The plastic, universal handcuff key is popular with corrections officers, just as is the rechargeable flashlight with pepper spray dispenser.  “Corrections officers are limited in the ways they can handle issues within the facility,” said Rob. “this FL-RH-PS-1  flashlight combines a high powered, rechargeable flashlight and a pepper spray gun into a single, easy to carry flashlight.  Officers can carry less items and keep one hand free.” 

Finally, Larson Electronics offers a wide variety of covert infrared lenses on www.magnalight.com for a wide range of remote controlled lights, HID flashlights and HID equipment lights.  “Infrared covers block the projection of visible light,” said Rob.  “When an infrared pass through cover is placed on a light, the bad guys can’t see the light beam or the source of the light.  When the soldier or officer uses their night vision goggles with the infrared blackout cover, they have the visibility they would normally have, while the subject of their investigation cannot see them at all.  Initially, this was popular with the military, but now we are seeing a lot of law enforcement agencies use this technology to assist in their work.  There are two types of lenses.  There is a plastic lens, which offers durability, but minimizes the infrared light energy that passes through.  The plastic lenses may be problematic in high heat conditions.  Coated borosilicate lenses are basically hardened glass with 24+ coatings.  These glass lenses are equally durable and enable most (nearly 90) percent of the light energy to pass through.  While the plastic IR lenses are usually made in China, we make our high quality coated glass lenses here in the United States.  Either option dramatically improves the efficiency and safety of night missions.”

You can learn more about Larson Electronics’ growing line of tactical and law enforcement products at www.magnalight.com or 800-369-6671.

WWW.MAGNALIGHT.COM Adds Waterproof, Eco-Friendly HID Light For Under $200

Larson Electronics (www.magnalight.com) released the HL-15 handheld spotlight. This high quality High Intensity Discharge (HID) light is the first weatherproof, 35 watt HID light under $200. Projecting a beam nearly 1800 feet, the Magnalight HL-15 is suitable for industrial applications and utility work. Given it's sub $200 price point and weatherproof construction make useful as a boat light and hunting light as well.

The Magnalight HL-15 operates using a high intensity discharge lamp, which lasts more than 5000 hours and generates light output comparable to 200+ watt halogen lamps. "HID lighting offers a lot of benefits to businesses, consumers and military personnel," stated Rob Bresnahan, President of Larson Electronics. ""HID lights are intensely bright, last 10 times longer than any normal filament based bulb and draw very little energy. On top of that, there is no filament to break, so they can sustain a lot of damage. When durable bulbs last 10-20 years, we are not filling up landfills with spent bulbs."

The HL-15, with a 35 watt HID lamp, rubberized weatherproof housing and booted toggle switch operates off of 12 volts via a 12 foot coil cord and cigarette plug. The Magnalight HL-15 can be found at www.magnalight.com.

First Intrinsically Safe HID Flashlight Highlighted During Super Bowl

The half time show at Super Bowl will feature the first intrinsically safe High Intensity Discharge (HID) flashlight, the ATX-20-S.  HID metal halide lights are becoming better known for their blinding output, thanks in part to the adoption of the technology for the new Mercedes and BMW headlights.  HID lights are becoming cost effective, low amp draw alternatives for ultra-high wattage halogen lights common for theater, construction and scene lighting.  Now the first HID flashlight has received a safety rating that enables workers in hazardous environments to benefit from the intense light output without danger of causing explosions.

Intrinsically safe lights do not cause explosions.   Thus workers in highly flammable environments, including oilfields, refineries and chemical storage tanks are required to use intrinsically safe lights.  Very dusty environments common in the farm and agriculture arena also qualify as hazardous.  The lights are subjected to rigorous tests, using propane filled pressure chambers to simulate hazardous environments.  Lights that pass these UL specified tests are assigned a safety rating. 

“Typically, workers using explosion proof lights have been relegated to fairly low power handheld units,” explained Rob Bresnahan, President of Larson Electronics.  “On magnalight.com, we carry a wide variety of heavy duty, Made in the USA handheld, intrinsically safe lights.  However, most of these lights have beams that only reach 100 feet.  Now, we have the first Division 1, Class 1 approved High Intensity Discharge (HID) flashlight.  This means that this light can be safely used around flammable gases and explosive materials.  This ATX-20-S is a 20 watt HID flashlight that projects a 1200 lumen beam that reaches more than 1000 feet.  We constantly have inquiries by tank and pipeline inspectors for a more powerful explosion proof flashlight and now we have a fantastic solution on magnalight.com for them.”

Packaged in a traditional flashlight format, the ATX-20-S combines power and convenience into a single model.  As such, the coordinators of the Super Bowl halftime show choose the ATX-20-S to help them organize a special effect that includes spectator participation during the break in the most popular of gridiron football games.  

Larson Electronics manufactures and distributes a wide variety of spotlights and flashlights for military, industrial, boating and hunting applications.  You can learn more at www.magnalight.com or 1-800-369-6671.

Spotlights and Flashlights Go Green and Save Environment

Kemp, TX 1/7/2008

The growing interest in energy conservation, global warming and “green” environmentalism efforts have made new technologies popular.  High Intensity Discharge (HID) lights help protect the environment and offer a wealth of additional benefits to industrial, military and consumer markets.  Due in large part to ultra bright headlights integrated into BMW, Mercedes and other luxury automobiles, everyone is learning about the unmatched power of HID lights.  While HID lights dwarf incandescent bulbs in light output, people may not know that they consume less than 50% of the energy of the common light bulb.  HID lights also put out far less heat than incandescent lights.  Moreover, HID lights often last several thousand more hours than comparably specified halogen lights.  This dramatically reduces the landfill impact, since most HID lights last decades.  On the other hand, most halogen lights are treated as consumable items and are discarded and replaced every few months.

“On www.magnalight.com, we are really seeing our sales of HID spotlights, flood lights and flashlights sky rocket,” said Rob Bresnahan, President of Larson Electronics.  “Businesses, utilities, soldiers and outdoorsmen want HID spotlights and HID flashlights for high power and durability.  These same customers want low amp draw and minimal maintenance and replacement costs associated with bulb replacement.  There is a very real cost of halting their efforts to find and change bulbs.  This costs businesses, like airlines, railroads and utilities substantial money.  These customers seek out our Magnalight HID lights because they realize the total cost of ownership is much lower than incandescent halogen lights.  Their goals are closely aligned with customers concerned about “going green,” who want to reduce energy consumption and landfill use.  As more customers react to global warming concerns, they are starting to connect the dots, realizing that HID’s attributes deliver “green” advantages.  It’s really a win-win situation for the users of HID lights and the environment of planet Earth,” concluded Rob.  

While a significant investment is often required to “go green” and save the environment (i.e. buying a more fuel efficient car), High Intensity Discharge lights are a natural and easy transition.  Incandescent lights will fail over a normal course of usage, so replacing old spotlights and flashlights with new HID powered lights is simply a matter of being aware of the choice.  You can learn more about HID lights and Larson Electronics at www.magnalight.com or 800-369-6671.