The Freeplay Jonta Flashlight is a Hand Crank LED High Power flashlight, that delivers excellent light beam quality, brightness and shine time performance.  Built on trusted and failsafe Freeplay self-charge technology, the Freeplay Jonta incorporates state-of-the-art Luxeon 1 Watt Star LED illumination and intelligent circuitry all without the need for replaceable batteries.  Designed for absolute reliability, the self-charge system offers maximum dependability for those times when you can not afford to be left in the dark by dead batteries.  A quick wind of about 60 seconds gives approximately 10 minutes of light in energy saving mode and you can wind again at any time for as much shine-time as you want.  A charge level indicator tells you the optimal winding speed.

When fully charged, the lantern provides up to 12 hours of continuous ultra bright light.  This recharge system provides an optimum charge to the batteries, ensuring superior battery performance.  Microprocessor driven charge circuitry fully charges the Jonta in 6 hours.  A choice of 3 light settings offers flexibility for everyday use, and emergency situations.  An energy saving mode allows you to use the flashlight for extended periods at a reduced brightness, select maximum power where the ultra-bright beam is required or the flashing beacon for distress signaling.  The beam is useful for illuminating surfaces up to 50 m away, and has a signal visibility over 3 km.  The digital control circuit offers many other useful features including battery level indication, mode indication and a low battery warning that lets you know when to crank further to avoid being left in the dark.

Internal mechanical components are specified to industrial standards for repeated use and long life.  The solid state LED has a lifetime of up to 100 000 hours, ensuring that it, like the batteries, should never require replacement.  The Freeplay Jonta, incorporating Freeplays self-sufficient energy technology, is the most dependable performance flashlight on the market.

Benefits

• Green energy  a sustainable solution that iss built to last.  The power mechanism is tested to 500 000 input cycles, and the LED is rated up to 100 000 hours or 11 years of continuous use (24 hours a day).
• The Jonta offers independence from the grid and disposable batteries, which means you wll never be without light.
• When your batteries run out and you need to wind for power, the Freeplay self-charge mechanism converts over 74% of your kinetic energy into stored electricity.
• Multiple lighting modes make the Jonta useful in practically any situation where a flashlight is required  mergencies or everyday use.
• Excellent beam retention over long distances makes Jonta an excellent spotlight and signaling flashlight.
• An included lanyard strap allows you to hold the Jonta securely around your wrist when you need both hands for other things.
• The plastic molding makes it easy to carry and use when it is cold.
• Microprocessor control ensures digital precision in battery charging and LED driving circuitry, ensuring optimum performance and long life.
• A great lighting solution to teach your kids about the value of green energy and show them how their own energy can provide them with all of their lighting needs.
• Single button control for simple and intuitive actuation of the LED.
• Lasts virtually forever.

Features

• Rechargeable Ni-MH battery built in
• Built-in crank means never running out of power
• Microprocessor-controlled ultra-bright 1 Watt LED never requires replacement
• Three beam settings:  Energy Saving, Full Power, and Flash
• Effective beam over 50 m (55 yards)
• Signal visibility over 3 km (nearly 2 miles)
• Optimum charge level indicator
• Low battery level warning
• Lanyard strap

Power

Self-Charge

Freeplay's patented self-charge mechanism is the world's most efficient human energy conversion system.  The winder can be cranked in both directions and the harder you crank, the more energy you create.  A crank level LED indicates the optimum winding speed, but only limitation to how much energy you can create and store is you.

AC

With a suitable AC adapter (mini USB), you can charge the Jonta from the wall.  A 6-hour charge fully charges the flashlight.

An AC adapter (mini USB) is not included with this purchase however, you can use any "mini-USB" AC adapter.  Many newer cellphones and digital cameras use the same adapter, so you may already have one.

Battery level

Depressing the switch for 2 seconds displays the battery charge level.  A warning light flashes when the battery voltage is very low.

Light

The Jonta is equipped with a microprocessor-controlled 1-Watt super bright white LED.  A choice between "energy saving" and "full power" allows the user to choose shine time over light performance.  A third light setting offers a flashing beam that is ideal for emergency signaling.  The excellent beam quality from the Jonta maintains focus at over 50 m (55 yards).

The state of the art LED has a useful life of up to 100 000 hours, and burns as brightly as a powerful incandescent bulb while using a fraction of the energy.

Durability

The Freeplay self-charge system is built around a custom designed, highly efficient alternator.  The architecture of this patented system has been developed to maximize the ability of the user to convert human mechanical energy into stored electricity quickly and efficiently.

While the basis of Freeplay's superiority lies in the performance of this system, Freeplay has extended the engineering excellence to every aspect of the Jonta.

The winder handle is made from tough glass reinforced Nylon and is designed, along with the grip of the flashlight, for comfort and ease of use.

The transmission (gear train) is constructed to high manufacturing tolerances from glass reinforced Nylon and Acetyl dissimilar engineering plastics that dramatically increase the life of the gear train.  The transmission has undergone accelerated lifetime testing in excess of 500 000 cycles.

Under self-charge conditions the batteries receive a conditioning charge that negates the memory effect common to rechargeable batteries and similarly increases their useful life.  Accelerated lifetime tests on the batteries in the Freeplay self-charge system have reflected no significant capacity loss after 10 000 crank charge cycles.

The light source, a star mounted 1-Watt super bright white LED, is the state of the art in LED technology.  Superior light output places this LED in the realm of incandescent lamps but with significantly higher efficiency and lifetime (rated at up to 100 000 hours).

A microprocessor-controlled circuit drives the LED, ensuring optimum performance and lifetime.  This circuit also introduces enhanced user interface functionality, including battery level indication, low voltage warning, charge and LED mode indication.

Specifications

Self-charge

AC alternator driven by the crank via a transmission.

Rechargeable battery

Rechargeable Ni-MH battery pack.

Light source

1 Watt super-bright LED.

Shine time

Fully charged battery:  24 hours (Energy Saving), or 2 1/2 hours (Full Power).
30-second wind:  10 minutes (Energy Saving).

Adapter charge rate

AC adapter mini-USB (5-pin, 5V, 500mA).  Charge rate: 6 hours  100% capacity.

Dimensions

Height:  86 mm (3.4")
Width:  80 mm (3.2")
Length:  217 mm (8.5")
Weight:  445 g (15.7oz.)

Colour

Silver

FAQs

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