Dimensions & Weight
Case Material
Case Features
Case Access Type
Switch Type
Reflector Type
Lens Type
Bulb Type
Circuit
Beam Type
Beam Characteristics
Overall Output
Nominal Color
Battery / Power Type
Battery Life (advertised)
Environmental Protection
Accessories
Special Items of Note
Warranty
Retail Availability & Cost

1-Classification- The , AT 3000L is a medium size handheld tactical flashlight. It uses a Luxeon III LED emitter powered by 3 AAA size batteries stored in a dedicated cradle in it's battery compartment.
2- Geometry- The light is a radially symmetrical cylinder.
4- Build Quality- The AT 3000L is fairly well made by CNC machine process. There is some threading roughness, and the qulaity of aluminum used is not an especially hard alloy.
5- Physical Features - It looks rather minimalist with only a modest diamond pattern knurling around the handle and on the the tailpiece. The tail section is readily identified by a slightly protruding rubber button cap. The head of the light is obvious in that it contains the lens, reflector and emiter module.
6- Wall Thickness- The aluminum wall thickness of the battery tube is 3mm.
7- Finish- Black Type II anodizing on the outside and throughout the inside. This anodizing should be effective against corrosion.
8-Fit- There is no 'play' or rattle anywhere in the AT 3000L. Satisfactory 'O' ring seals at all junctions between sections provide, a snug fit and a seal against the elements- especially water. The front lens and reflector are easily accessible by unscrewing the front bezel. Threading action is sufficiently smooth.

2-Controls- in normal use, light emits from the front of the flashlight when activation occurs through a either a partial or full pressing of the switch button. Operating the switch only causes the button to travel about 3mm. There is no 'lock-out' or other switch protection feature.
3-Component/Section Accessibility The front bezel section is threaded to the body section, allowing for easy access to the enclosed LED module or ‘sandwich’ . The LED module is not easily removable without tools. The reflector and front lens may be removed and the lens replaced.
4 A removable tailpiece protects the battery compartment from the environment by a single 'O' ring and allows for battery replacement. Contact pressure with the battery is furnished by a coiled spring in the tailpiece. The rubber covered pushbutton switch is totally water-tight.

1-Deployment- The AT 3000L’s simple geometrical shape suggest that it may be easily stowed and deployed in a manner similar to other such lights. It easily slides in and out of pockets. The flashlight'sOn/Off functionality is simple to activate and follows the use model of many similar lights of this caliber.
2-Basic Use Model . The switch is at the tail end rather than at the head.
3-Changing 'States'- Focus is fixed at the optimal beam angle produced by the matched reflector.The switch functional model is standard and since there are only three states, it's easy to learn
4-Usage Options The AT 3000L is a light that can be carried or stowed loosely in a pocket or compartment, or it may be attached to a tether through it's ring hole.

Footnotes:

(*1) Medium Men's glove size- Also, a Standardized Flashlight Hand Size Metric (SFHSM)

		Small A-B = 4.5" or Shorter
		Medium A-B = 4.5"-5"
		Large A-B = 5"-6"
		X-Large A-B = 6" and Longer

(*2) Maximum Distance for Object Identification (MDOI). The maximum distance that a person without the aid of magnification-can with normal or corrected vision, under a given ambient level of light, identify an object of known size, and clearly distinguish it from its surroundings. We have tentatively identified the following scenarios for such measures:

• A single average sized person/body identification scenario
  • Urban (city, inside buildings, dark alley, lit streets)
  • Rural (countryside,farm residential backyard)
  • Environmental (dessert, woods, wetlands, over water)
  • Natural & manmade disaster (fire, flood/mudslide,earthquake, hurricane /tornado,bombing scene, collapsed structure etc)
• Small Inanimate Object (smaller than a shoe-box)
• Medium Inanimate Object (Black Plastic 33 Gallon (124Litre) Garbage Bag stuffed with a big sleeping bag)

(*3) Usability testing results - in progress.

(*5) Context Inclusive Illumination Window (CIIW) as compared with a Context Exclusive Illumination Window (CEIW) .

• CIIW describes a subject illumination paradigm wherein the illumination target is the focus of the beam's brightest disc or 'Hotspot' and peripheral objects to the target are more dimly illuminated in a larger disc that surrounds the focus or hotspot. This outer region is also referred to as a corona or penumbra.
• CEIW describes a subject illumination paradigm wherein the illumination target is the focus of the beam's brightest disc or 'Hotspot' and peripheral objects to the target are not sufficiently illuminated to be easily discernable at the periphery of subject beam's focus or hotspot.

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