Everyone should have a flashlight on hand, whether at home or in the car or office. The first flashlight was invented by a man named Conrad Hubert in the late 1800s, consisting of little more than a battery powered light bulb inside of a metal tube. The patent for his invention was granted in 1903. Conrad Hubert’s company eventually became the Everready Battery Company, and the company is still considered the leader in flash light technology today.
The flashlight has evolved and today you can get a flashlight in nearly any shape, size or even color that you can imagine. It seems that everyone carries around at least one small flashlight that is as much a personality accent as a useful tool.
There are flashlights so tiny that they fit easily onto the top of a pen, and they are powered with small lithium batteries and utilize tiny LED flashlight bulbs. Nearly every profession has its own preference about flashlights. Everyone has a need for a flashlight at some point in their life, and some people utilize them on a daily basis.
As we move toward a more environmentally conscious society, the use of batteries is sometimes seen as harmful to the environment. Therefore, many flashlight developers and manufacturers are creating flashlights that can be powered by shaking or using a crank that will power the flashlight with electromagnetic induction.
There are many different types of flashlight bulbs, and the right type for a specific model will depend on both form and function. The two major types of flashlight bulbs are the Xeon bulb and the LED bulb. The main difference between these two types of flashlight bulbs is the way that they perform:
Xeon bulbs are gas filled and contain a filament, or a wire of tungsten that glows when the bulb is heated.
An LED bulb glows when introduced to electricity.
Obviously, there is more to it than that. The Xeon flashlight bulb looks like a small incandescent light bulb. It will almost always have screw in threading and be clear in color. You can see the filament of tungsten when you look closely enough. A Xeon bulb also requires the presence of a reflective material behind the bulb in order to properly project light.
What is a Xeon Flashlight Bulb?
Xeon is actually the gas inside of a standard flashlight bulb. Regular incandescent bulbs are filled with Argon. The sole purpose of this gas is to eliminate the risk of fire when the filament of the flashlight bulb is heated.
Maglite flashlights are extremely popular, very durable and top quality. They all contain Xeon flashlight bulbs as part of their excellent design.
LED Lights Do Get Hot
Some people believe that LED bulbs do not get hot like the other types of flashlight bulbs, as they do not require heat to glow. Contrary to this belief, an LED flashlight will get hot after running for a while.
