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Petzl Actik Core
E12 · Level 2 · A quiet chip Dependable doofus

Petzl Actik Core

Petzl Actik Core rechargeable headlamp, 650 lumens.

$80Buy on Amazon
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A rechargeable headlamp with three brightness levels and a red light. A chip regulates the LED. It also takes three AAA batteries when the pack is flat.

Off-grid
Runs on battery, crank or solar, so it survives a power cut.

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Survival checklist

What it survives, next to the smart one it replaces.
1
=SURVIVES(threat)Survives…
ThisPetzl Actik Core
What it replacesSmart oneA phone flashlight
2
Power cut
TRUE
FALSE
3
Wi-Fi goes down
TRUE
#DEPENDS
4
The company switches off its servers
TRUE
#DEPENDS
5
Someone tries to hack it
TRUE
FALSE
6
A firmware update goes wrong
TRUE
FALSE
7
Twenty years from now
#DEPENDS
#DEPENDS
8
=COUNTIF(TRUE)Total
5 of 65/6and one maybe
0 of 60/6and three maybes

The smart one is the A phone flashlight.

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A driver chip keeps it bright. That is its job.

Petzl Actik Core

$80
Off-grid
Petzl Actik Core$80
Buy on Amazon