IPX4
A light with a water ingress protection rating of 4 (that is, IPX4) is protected
IPX5
A light with a water ingress protection rating of 5 (that is, IPX5) is protected
IPX6
A light with a water ingress protection rating of 6 (that is, IPX6) is protected
IPX7
A light with a water ingress protection rating of 7 (that is, IPX7) is protected
IPX8
A light with a water ingress protection rating of 8 (that is, IPX8) is protected
Low Voltage Protection
Low Voltage Protection (LVP for short) is a feature on some lights which prevents rechargeable
Lumen
Lumens are a measurement of the total amount of light coming from a given source.
Picatinny
Adopted in 1995, the Picatinny or 1913 rail is a standardized version of the non-standardized
Spill
Spill refers to the part of a beam of light which surrounds the “hotspot.” A
Throw
A “thrower” is a light with a high candela-to-lumen ratio. This results in a beam
