Lightwave 4000:
The Lightwave 4000 is a 10 LED light that runs off of 3 D cell batteries.
It makes a great utility light and long running power failure light.
I can run for nearly
48 hours continuously before losing 50% of it's original brightness!
The body of the LW4000 is molded rubberized plastic which gives you
a positive non-slip grip.
It comes with a lanyard that attaches to the end of the light.
The on/off switch is located on the
bezel end and works like your standard 3D mag-light switch.
The 10 LED's produce a lot of light and at a wider beam angle than
most luxeon star lights,
making it more of a short range flood light. It easily lights
up an entire room!
The LW4000 is huge! It's a foot long and is on the heavy side
but it's long run time more than makes up for it.
Beam comparison photos:
The LW4000 is much brighter than the Opalec Newbeam. 3 LEDs just
can't compete with 10!
The Arc puts out more light into a tighter beam but at short range
the light output is close.
The A2 is in a completely different class but you can still see the
Lightwave running.