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New Product Announcements!
TerraLUX in the News!
TLE-100K2
TLE-100K2 MaxCharger5 - Finally a 5 Watt K2 LED Replacement for the MagCharger
- 130 Lumens output of pure white light
- 100,000 hour rated life
- Shock mounted for durability
- 4-6 hour runtime
- Electronic regulation for rock steady light output.
- Never needs replacing
- Consistent Brightness and Color Regardless of Battery Condition
TLE-6K2
MaxStar 5 - 5 Watt Luxeon K2 upgrade for 3-6 C&D Maglites
- Electronically regulated for constant light output
- 100-135 Lumen output of pure white light
- Maintains Focusability
Workstar80 LED Worklight
TLW-80 WorkStar80 LED Cordless and Rechargable Worklight plus Flashlight
- 60 LED Worklight runs for 4 hours
- 20 LED Flashlight runs for 12 hours
- Approximately 240 Lumens, brighter than any LED flashlight
- AC Charger Included! Can run or recharge off 120VAC
- 12 Volt Car Lighter Adapter Included! Can run or recharge off 12VDC
- Recharges in 90 minutes!
- Low Price-High Brightness- Light Weight and Rugged
- 90 Day Warranty
- Magnetic Mounting Clips available
- Available in 120 VAC and also 220-240 VAC for UK, Europe and Australia
TLC-1
TerraLUX ClipStar TLC-1 Personal Task Light
- Bright 1 watt LED focused spot light
- Clips on hat, belt, pocket, vest, car visor
- Articulating head, 3 AAA batteries
- Perfect compliment to Work Light
TMM-1
TerraLUX Magnetic Mount TMM-1
- Magnetic Mount to put the light where you want it and be hands free.
- Heavy duty magnet, professional quality – can even hold 3D Maglite.
- Perfect for under the hood or trunk
Universal LED Upgrade
The TerraLUX Universal LED Upgrade (TLE-20) is a high brightness, low cost, general-purpose upgrade for battery powered lighting devices.
- Replaces 100 Year old incandescent bulbs; 10-100 times longer battery life than glass bulb
- State of the art techonology with TerraLUX PowerPush regulation circuit
- No more burned out bulbs!
- Automatically adapts to your power source in range of 3 to 6 VDC (2, 3 or 4 batteries)
- 20,000 hr rated lifetime; 25 plus lumens
- Perfect for most battery operated household appliances
- For use with: closet lights, camping lanterns, inexpensive flahtlights, emergency backup lights, japanese lanterns and many more
- Available now! Super Low Price.
Lighting solution - Transportation Industry
The TerraLUX TLE-12 is an extremely bright LED unit that combines sophisticated electronics with the world's brightest LEDs from LumiLED to provide a lighting solution for the Transportation Industry. With a wide operating voltage (9 VDC to 24 VDC) and wide color range (white, red, amber, blue & green) there are few applications that cannot be addressed.
- Typical 50 Lumens of Light Output
- Designed for 12 VDC Operation
- Highly Regulated: Operates from 9 VDC to 24 VDC
- 100,000 hr Rated LED Life
- Available in White, Red, Blue or Green
- Fits Standard Vehicle Bulb Sockets (B15s)
- Electronic Regulation for Rock Steady Light Output
Mag C & D Flashlights. Tactical LED Upgrade
The TerraLUX MaxStar3 is a high intensity LED upgrade intended to upgrade Mag Instruments 3 cell C & D cell flashlights. The units preserves the focusing of the product and increase light output to 100 Lumens, reaching tactical flashlight levels.
TACTICAL LEVEL, 3 Watt Luxeon LED UPGRADE For Maglite® 3 D cell Flashlight. With a dummy D cell battery can work in 4D Maglite.
- Super bright 100-120 lumen output -brighter than incandescent bulb
- 100,000 hour life time for LED
- Simply screws into bulb socket
- Run time is over 10 hours
A-Star LED Replacement for Flourescent Lights
TerraLUX has introduced the A-Star, an LED replacement for fluorescent lights that can be used in industrial settings, mobile applications such as boats, trucks and motor homes, and even in the home. Using only 2 Watts per foot, the unit can be powered from AC as well as DC sources.
The TerraLUX A-Star is an LED lighting strip with the form factor of a fluorescent tubular light. Available in lengths from 1 foot to 8 feet and beyond (special order), the highly reliable units can be powered from a variety of sources. They are supplied with 110 VAC to 240 VAC wall adapters. 12 VDC battery adapters are also available. The one foot unit produces 120 Lumens and is available in warm or cool white. The 1 ft unit consumes only 2 Watts of power. Colored light can also be supplied on special order. The product is UL approved and carries a 2 year limited warrantee. The lighting strips include a mounting bracket to attach to rigid flat surfaces such as walls and under counters.
MiniStar2-UV 1 Watt UV LED Product
TerraLUX has introduced a 1 Watt ultraviolet LED product that converts any MiniMag flashlight into a high power ultraviolet light source. Featuring state-of-the-art electronics the unit produces a constant, very bright source of ultraviolet light for a variety of professional and industrial uses. Simply taking out the standard bulb and replacing it with the MiniStar2-UV is all that is required.
The TerraLUX MiniStar2 UV produces a 200 mW output of pure, 395 nm UV light. This UV light can be used for a variety of professional purposes. These include the following. Leak and crack detection using fluorescein dyes. Biologists will use the MiniStar2 UV to light up stained cells and to examinine fluorescent markers in fish and other wildlife. Forensic investigators will use the light to light up protein and blood stains. Food inspectors and apartment owners will use the light to show urea stains from pets & insect pests. Geologists and minerologists will use it to illuminate minerals for inspections.
Being just beyond the limits of human vision, this UV light source eliminates the need for special glasses to filter out ambient light. It simplifies examinations and provides a portable, mobile light source that breaks new ground in the UV lighting marketplace.
Care is required in the use of this product to limit direct exposure to the eyes for prolonged periods of time.
LED Headlamp for Medical/Dental Professionals
TerraLUX manufactures a high intensity LED headlamp for the Dental Professional. With a K2 Luxeon LED, Li-ion battery and universal clip, it provides complete mobility for the on-the-go professional user
- 100,000 hour, 130 Lumen LED
- Custom Optics
- Li-ion Batteries for 6-7 Hour Runtime
- Microprocessor Controlled
- Built-in Charger
- Adapters and Universal Clip to Fit Any Loupes or Glasses
Mag Rechargeable Flashlights LED Upgrade
The TerraLUX MaxCharger (TLE-100) is the first and only LED Upgrade for the popular Mag Instruments (R) rechargeable Flashlight. With extremely high brightness, a rugged enclosure, long battery lifetime and 100,000 hour life, it a serious upgrade for the serious user.
- 100 Lumens of Light Output-the Brightest!
- 100,000 hr Rated Life
- Shock Mounted for Durability
- 6 hour Runtime-not 1 hour!
- Electronic Regulation for Rock Steady Light Output
- Never Needs Replacing
- Pure White Light
- Consistent Brightness and Color Regardless of Battery Condition
StreamStarHP LED Upgrade for StreamlightHP
The TerraLUX TerraLUX LED Upgrade for StreamStar HP is the first and only LED upgrade for the popular Streamlight HP series of rechargeable flashlights. With a 100 Lumen output, enhanced battery runtime, and 100,000 hr life its hard to beat!
- 100 Lumens of Light Output-the Brightest!
- 100,000 hr Rated Life
- Rugged & Durable
- 6 hour Runtime-not 1 hour!
- Focuses!!!!!!!
- Never Needs Replacing
- Pure White Light
- Consistent Brightness and Color Regardless of Battery Condition
The WorkStar 60 LED Rechargeable Worklight
The TerraLUX 60 LED WorkStar includes a 12 VDC car adapter as well as a 110 VAC adapter. With cord-free operation, it allows complete mobility for the professional user.
- 60 SUPER-bright LEDs
- Approximately 240 Lumens
- AC Charger Included!
- 12 Volt Car Lighter Adapter Included!
- Low Price-High Brightness!
- 4 hr Runtime
- Full Charge in 2-3 hrs
- Built-in Hook
- Rugged
- 90 Day Warranty
MiniStar2 LED Upgrade for 2 AA MiniMag (R)
MiniStar2 - Kit with 1 Watt Luxeon I for Mini Maglite® 2AA Flashlights
- Brightest LED upgrade kit for the Mini Mag 2AA
- Brighter than standard incandescent bulb
- 100,000 hour continuous lamp life (10 years)
- Extends battery life 6 times longer
- Retains focusing ability of the MiniMag 2AA
- Tactical flashlight performance at fraction of the cost Pure white light.
- Works with ALL versions of 2AA Mini flashlights
TerraLUX® Announces Powerful LED Upgrades for Mag Instruments® & Streamlight Rechargeable Flashlights
TerraLUX® has announced 5 Watt LED upgrades for the Mag Instruments and Streamlight 20X series of rechargeable flashlights. Using the world’s most powerful Luxeon® “K2” series of LEDs, these flashlights now produce up to 130 Lumens of light output, putting them on a par with the stock halogen bulb. However, unlike the stock bulb, the TerraLUX product does not burn out after a few hours. The LED has a rated lifetime of 100,000 hours and produces a pure, white light. Coupled to the LED is a sophisticated lens that produces a pencil-like 6o beam while creating enough side illumination to light the area around the user. This ensures the longest throw distance possible without producing a “blind-spot” nearby. Because of the LED’s inherent energy efficiency, battery life is 4-5 hours compared to about 1 hour with the halogen bulb. Because the TLE-100 contains sophisticated regulating electronics, the light output is rock solid over the entire run time; by comparison, the intensity of the halogen bulb runs down the instant it is turned on. As the battery becomes exhausted, the TLE-100 switches into a low intensity mode that continues to run for 48 hours, so the user is virtually never without light. The long run time leads to a 4 to 5-fold increase in the useable life of the rechargeable batteries which are usually only good for about 500 charge-discharge cycles. The unit is shock mounted to retard breakage. The products, termed the TLE-100 (for the Mag Instruments®flashlight) and the TLE-100S (for the Streamlight 20X series) are available now from retail and online resellers.
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TerraLUX kits aiding military serving in Iraq
By Ellen Mahoney, For the Camera
January 12, 2006
Light leads the way for TerraLUX Inc., a north Boulder company specializing in the design and manufacture of high-performance, light-emitting diode, or LED, upgrade kits for battery-operated flashlights, lanterns, emergency lights, work lights, and medical and surgical devices.
And the company's work is lighting the way for pilots serving in Iraq.
 The concept of an LED can be confusing, but in simple terms, a light-emitting diode creates light by moving a current through a semiconductor vs. the familiar way of heating a wire filament within a standard incandescent light bulb.
The patent-pending TerraLUXtechnology claims to enable consistent bright white light via energy-efficient bulbs that have lifetimes of 100,000 hours — about 11 years. TerraLUX LEDs are water-resistant and won't burn out or break.
The bulk of TerraLUX products consists of LED upgrade kits for existing Mag Instrument flashlights. TerraLUX also produces LED lighting solutions for medical and industrial companies.
One application of the LED upgrade has been in Iraq, with pilots using the transformed Maglite flashlights for reconnaissance flying missions. U.S. Army pilot Rodney Pais said the flashlight upgrades have helped provide light for flights, which are predominantly at night.
Other TerraLUX consumers include professions that typically require flashlights for their work, including emergency services personnel, doctors and medical technicians, industrial safety workers, law enforcement and forensic specialists, plumbers, electricians, and heating and air-conditioning technicians — as well as outdoor enthusiasts and homeowners.
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"I recently competed in the Bandera 100-kilometer ultra-marathon trail run in the Texas hill country," said Steve Burgess, owner of Burgess Sales, a heating, ventilation and air-conditioning sales agency in Brandon, Miss., that sells TerraLUX products. "I used the hand-held AAA Mini Maglite with the TerraLUX LED bulb for my light source, and it enabled me to carry a lighter, yet brighter, flashlight with me."
TerraLUX recently shipped thousands of the LED upgrades to a New Jersey medical equipment manufacturer. The upgrade kits will be used in hand-held surgical devices to light internal body cavities during surgery.
The company was founded by Tony Catalano three years ago, when he began inventing the LED upgrades out of his garage.
Catalano has a doctorate in physical chemistry from Brown University and went on to develop some of the first thin-film solar cells. In 1992, he became the director of the National Renewable Energy Laboratory's Photovoltaic Division in Golden before becoming an independent consultant to the semiconductor and solar cell industry in 1996.
"I started TerraLUX because of a suggestion by my wife," Catalano said. "She wanted an umbrella light for our patio, which does not have electrical power."
To solve the patio problem, Catalano decided LEDs would perform better than battery-operated incandescent lights and started developing light-emitting diode prototypes. He incorporated TerraLUX in September 2003 and initially produced the upgrade kits, which promptly sold.
Catalano financed TerraLUX with his wife and now has seven employees, including Massachusetts Institute of Technology graduate Carl Kalin as vice president of sales and marketing and California Institute of Technology graduate Dan Harrison as an electrical engineer consultant.
Increased sales look promising.
"We did over $1 million in sales in 2005 and projecting multiples of that for 2006," Kalin said.
Products, which range in price from $15 to $50, are sold at Web sites such as ZBATTERY.com or TheLEDLight.com. In Boulder, TerraLUX LED upgrades are sold at McGuckin Hardware and the Boulder Army Store on Pearl Street.
Future products include new LED upgrades and LED light engines for automobiles, recreational vehicles, trucks, boats and experimental aircraft. Other applications will include cordless work lights, medical tools and industrial safety products.
"The biggest challenge we face is to stay focused," Catalano said. "The use of light is ubiquitous, and the market is as close to infinite as I have seen. We have tripled in size this year, and our greatest challenge is critically examining all the opportunities we are presented with." |
 BOULDER, CO. – Dec. 10, 2005 - TerraLUX, Inc, the world’s largest manufacturer of LED upgrades for the Maglite® flashlights pitches in to help reconnaissance pilots flying missions in Iraq. Said President and founder Tony Catalano, “when we heard just how useful TerraLUX LED Light Engines® have been for the pilots, we responded to their request to purchase our products by shipping 30 MiniStar2s, a tactical LED upgrade for the Mini Maglite, to every RC-12 pilot in the unit at no charge.”
US Army Pilot Rodney Pais had emailed TerraLUX as follows:
“I am a reconnaissance pilot flying here in Iraq in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom. My unit, the 1st Military Intelligence Battalion flies combat sorties nearly every night here in the desert. This is what brings me to write this email.
I want to thank you for making an outstanding product. One of the pilots in my unit introduced me to the TLE-5 LED upgrade kit, along with the tail cap for Mini Maglites that you make. Incredible product!!! We fly 90% of our missions during the hours of darkness, and your flashlight enhancements have contributed directly to an increase in our performance and awareness while conducting pre-flight duties, performing tasks in the cockpit while in flight, and all the way through the post flight inspections we complete when the mission is accomplished. “
In addition to professional and consumer products, TerraLUX manufactures a wide variety of medical and industrial products that replace incandescent lighting with LED Light Engines for surgical and safety applications. The TerraLUX LED Light Engines are unique because of the combination of the world’s brightest LEDs plus the proprietary PowerPush™ regulation circuit, that gives unrivaled brightness and run time from the batteries
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Camera article in Business Section, May 5, 2005
 Anthony Catalano, owner of Boulder-based TerraLUX Inc., says the company's products, which involve electrical circuitry that makes light-emitting diodes even brighter and more energy efficient than traditional bulbs, have pushed it close to $1 million in sales in just one year.
By Kathleen Jones, For the Camera
May 5, 2005
With revenue approaching $1 million, high-tech startup TerraLUX Inc. recently moved from its founder's garage into office space at 1501 Lee Hill Road.
TerraLUX, which combines the Latin words for earth and light in its name, was founded in September 2003, but didn't really start marketing its light-emitting diode, or LED, upgrade kits for Maglites and other flashlights in a significant way until a year ago, said Anthony Catalano, company president and chief inventor.
Since then, nearly 50,000 units have been sold.
TerraLUX combines the LED bulb with a complex electrical circuit that greatly increases energy efficiency compared to traditional bulbs. TerraLUX's product lasts up to 100,000 hours, or 10 years of continuous lighting.
"We're growing at a fantastic rate," Catalano said. "We're approaching seven-figure revenue in less than 12 months."
But Catalano who was previously director of photovoltaics at the National Renewable Energy Laboratory in Golden said the real benefit is the intellectual property that helps put TerraLUX at the forefront of a coming change he likens to the personal computer revolution of the 1970s and 1980s.
Because the company was self-financed, Catalano said, it had to start out with a product it could sell right away. TerraLUX's success with direct current, or battery-powered, products such as flashlight upgrade kits is "giving us the luxury to develop some intellectual property that hopefully will be valuable not just for battery applications, but also (alternating current) applications," he said.
Alternating current, or AC, electricity is the kind generated by power stations for homes and businesses. Catalano said he sees a future for TerraLUX's concept competing against more traditional sources of light, including fluorescent lights and incandescent bulbs.
For home and business owners, "the ability to basically install a light bulb and never ever change it again is pretty compelling," he said, noting that the energy savings is an additional incentive.
Carl Kalin, vice president of marketing and sales for TerraLUX, said LED lighting for AC applications also will offer a number of new options. "Currently, lighting is sort of dumb," Kalin said. "It's either on or it's off. People put dimmers in the wall to try to change it. By comparison, with LED lighting it is possible to introduce flashing on and off, light in any hue of color a whole new realm of possibilities."
Catalano's idea started when he grew frustrated with some battery-powered Chinese lanterns his wife asked him to pick up at a Pottery Barn. The lanterns were relatively inexpensive, but they required four double "A" batteries to light them for about an hour, which Catalano felt was a ridiculously short time.
In seeking to make the lanterns more efficient, Catalano designed an electrical circuit to act as an intermediary between the batteries and the LED. In the process, he realized the wider applications of his device, although his initial excitement about the energy savings didn't turn out to be the primary draw in the marketplace. The market wasn't as enthusiastic about the energy efficiency as it was with brightness, Catalano said.
End-users predominantly people who use flashlights for work, including electricians, plumbers and heating, venting and air-conditioning, or HVAC, contractors seem to like the bright white light and the virtual indestructibility of the LED.
Bob Baber, an employee at Charles D. Jones, an HVAC wholesaler in Gunbarrel, said TerraLUX's LED upgrade kits for flashlights are popular items. "Our customers love them," Baber said. "People in our business use flashlights all the time. Even in the daytime, you go into crawl spaces and other dark places where you need good light. And when you drop your flashlight, these bulbs don't break like the regular ones do."
Other major customers of TerraLUX include Walt Disney Co.'s Disney World theme park, Boeing, and hunters and campers, who appreciate a reliable light that lasts more than an hour or two, Kalin said.
TerraLUX's LED upgrade kits for flashlights are sold at a few local retailers, including McGuckin Hardware, J.B. Saunders Co. and the Boulder Army Store.
Along with moving the business out of Catalano's garage in April, TerraLUX has grown to employ six people. The focus at the company's north Boulder headquarters remains on product design, testing and quality control, along with shipping and receiving.
While it may take five or 10 years for the infrastructure to develop to the point where LED lighting becomes commonly accepted in the AC market, Catalano said this is a good time to get started. There's "an extraordinary number of things" the company expects it can do with LEDs.
"We're selling these DC lights and it gives us some cash flow, it gives us real revenue, real profits, but what we're really doing is developing something that we're going to be able to carry forward into the future," he said. "And right now, we have customers that help us pay to do that."
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I received a yellow envelope from Jennifer, filled with joy, late last week. You guys certainly went above and beyond, and I just wanted to give you my heartfelt thanks! Nick, my son loves the new pushbutton end-cap, as well; he can't wait for Tuesday's Troop meeting, where he'll no doubt show it off to all the other "flashlight nerds" that seem to populate our Troop. (including many of the leaders)
It's nice to see a company that still enjoys connecting with it's customers in a personal way. It’s also nice to find folks who appreciate what Scouting has done, and continues to do for this crazy country of ours. As a meager token of his appreciation, my son has given me permission to share this photo with you. From the flowstone, he’s about four hours into the cave, on his first set of batteries. TerraLUX LED is still blindingly bright, and impervious to the umpteen whacks and wallops he put his head through, bouncing through that cave. (yes, it’s true – real men don’t buy those fancy headlamps; they just duct-tape their Mini Maglight to their helmet!)
Best wishes to you and your company - Jeff
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