Petzl Actik Core 625 Lumen Head Torch

The Petzl Actik® Core is a rechargeable, compact multi-beam head torch with 625 lumens, perfect for most outdoor activities.

The new 625 lumen Petzl Actik Core is a powerful, rechargeable, and easy-to-use headlamp with white and red lighting.

The ideal rechargeable headlamp to extend your dynamic outdoor activities. 
Casting 625 lumens, the Petzl Actik Core provides powerful and comfortable lighting to go with you when you’re running, trekking, or mountaineering. 
Its phosphorescent reflector makes it easy to find in the dark. 
Red lighting keeps you from blinding those around you and a reflective headband allows you to remain visible. 
The Actik Core is supplied with the Petzl Core rechargeable battery , also accepts three standard batteries, with its HYBRID CONCEPT design.

Description
•    Lightweight, powerful, and rechargeable headlamp: 
- 625 lumens and only 88 g
- Easy to charge via USB-C port (charging cable not included)

•    Versatile and comfortable lighting for movement and dynamic activities:
- Wide, uniform beam so you can comfortably see up-close or around your feet
- Mixed beam (wide and focused) allows for proximity and distance vision for movement
- Three white lighting levels: MAX BURN TIME, STANDARD (better power/burn time balance), and MAX POWER
- Continuous red lighting to preserve night vision without blinding those around you, and strobe to signal your location, especially in emergency situations

•    Easy to use: 
- Single button for quick and easy selection of brightness or light color
- Plate allows you to easily tilt the lamp up or down and wear it around the neck
- Battery charge indicator shows the battery level each time lamp is turned on or off
- Useful phosphorescent reflector for locating the lamp in the dark
- LOCK function prevents the lamp from turning on during transit or storage
- Adjustable headband is symmetrical to more easily adjust the fit, plus it’s made entirely from recycled materials and can be removed, washed, and replaced
- Reflective headband helps you remain visible, even in low light
- Includes LT storage pouch with an eco-friendly design and can transform headlamp into a lantern.
- HYBRID CONCEPT design: the ACTIK CORE comes with the CORE rechargeable battery and also works with three AAA/LR03 batteries (not included); it automatically detects the energy source and adjusts lighting performance
- Reduced environmental impact: the entire lifespan of a CORE rechargeable battery is equivalent to that of 900 standard batteries
- Compatible with the HELMET ADAPT and BIKE ADAPT 2 mounts, so you can attach the lamp to a variety of helmet types or a bicycle (1)

(1) WARNING! This lamp is not certified for road use: when used in areas subject to traffic regulations, Petzl lights are not a substitute for required standardized lights. 

Specifications
•    Brightness: 625 lumens (ANSI/PLATO FL 1) 
•    Weight: 88 g 
•    Beam pattern: Wide or mixed 
•    Energy: CORE rechargeable battery (1250 mAh) or 3 AAA/LR03 batteries (not included) 
•    Charging time: 3.5 h 
•    Alternative Battery compatibility: Alkaline AA, lithium AA, or Ni-MH AA rechargeable 
•    Certification(s): CE 
•    Watertightness: IPX4 (weather resistant) 

Lighting performance with rechargeable CORE battery as defined by the ANSI/PLATO FL 1 protocol.

Lighting performance with 3 AAA / LR6 batteries as defined by the ANSI/PLATO F1 protocol.

Editors Comments:
The Actik Core ticks all the boxes and is currently my favourite head torch.
I hate the feeling of not knowing how discharged my batteries are, but with a rechargeable ‘Core’ battery I can keep my head torch 100% topped up and ready to go.  
The USB-C port can be connected to a laptop, a mains adapter or 12 volt car socket adapter, so it can be on charge at home, in the office, in the car or even from a solar charger or mobile battery source. Please note that the USB-C cable is not included. This is to reduce the wasteful overproduction of cables now that USB-C is the standard.
If you’re going on an extended trip and need backup sets of batteries, you simply remove the ‘Core’ battery and pop in three ‘AAA’ batteries.  You don't need any kind of adapter.  
The ‘Core’ battery is good for 300+ full recharge/discharge cycles, so if you calculate the cost of 300 sets of batteries (three batteries in a set at £0.75each = £675!), then the core suddenly seems extremely good value.  If you add to this the reduced environmental impact, it really makes sense to go rechargeable.
There’s just one button on top, so the function is simple and intuitive and because it's a decent sized button you can operate it whilst wearing gloves.
The Actik is compact and lightweight at 88 grams, so the headband has been kept simple. The headband is comfortable, reasonably stable, adjustable, washable, and removable. Replacement bands are available for when it starts to look old and worn out.

The dispersion of light is wide, even and soft edged, so you don’t feel like you’re in a tunnel or a kaleidoscope and the three light settings are appropriate for most outdoor activities, walking, running or by rope.  
The Actik Core has been and will continue to be my preferred 'pocket friendly, every day torch and preferred walking, camping and travelling companion.

'Nice things come in small boxes' - The Actik Core is a great gift that's invaluable and will last for years.
Editor: Adam

Guarantee: Lamp Body - 5 years,
Guarantee: CORE rechargeable battery - 2 years or 300 charging cycles

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