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Whelen has recently released the Pioneer LiFe™ Battery Operated Portable Area Light Series. This is a rechargeable portable flood light based on the Pioneer lighthead. The model number is LF35.
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Regarding the release date:
The current Whelen automotive price list, number PL17.0WL, dated 12/29/16, showing effective 12/21/16 through 6/29/17, shows the LF35 as follows:
Based on Whelen's standard retail pricing formula:
The LF35 weighs 7.5 pounds, and measures 7.59 inches high, 9.17 inches wide, and 9.20 inches deep. The Pioneer Slimline Optic lighthead comes with both a floodlight lens and an 8° TIR optic lens, produces 3,500 usable lumens at a color temperature of 6,000° Kelvin and is adjustable over 180 degrees. The warranty term is five years.
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Regarding the release date:
- The product sheet lists a date of 1/24/17, but has been around since at least 1/1/17, with a date of 11/10/16.
- The product catalog lists a date of 1/24/17, but has been around since at least 5/18/16 with a date of 4/20/16.
- The product site, which still boasts 'Coming Summer 2016!' currently, has been around since at least 5/9/16.
- Whelen released a product announcement video on October 11, 2016:
- A press release on Officer.com lists a date of April 21, 2016.
The current Whelen automotive price list, number PL17.0WL, dated 12/29/16, showing effective 12/21/16 through 6/29/17, shows the LF35 as follows:
Based on Whelen's standard retail pricing formula:
- The list price of $1,425 for the 12 volt version equates to a retail price of $855.
- The list price of $1,525 for the 115 to 240 volt version equates to a retail price of $915.
The LF35 weighs 7.5 pounds, and measures 7.59 inches high, 9.17 inches wide, and 9.20 inches deep. The Pioneer Slimline Optic lighthead comes with both a floodlight lens and an 8° TIR optic lens, produces 3,500 usable lumens at a color temperature of 6,000° Kelvin and is adjustable over 180 degrees. The warranty term is five years.
I am an uninvolved user.