Cap lamps – more than just a mining solution
This article has been supplied as a media statement and is not written by Creamer Media. It may be available only for a limited time on this website.
Company Announcement - On any given day, there are more than 200 000 First National Battery lead acid and Lithium Ion Cap Lamps in mines throughout Southern Africa. However, these lamps are not just restricted to use in a mining environment. Patented design features, reliability and nationwide availability make cap lamps the ideal lighting equipment for farmers, game lodge owners, security and EMS personnel, call-out technicians, campers and for everyday household use.
Unmatched versatility
Both lead acid and Lithium Ion Cap Lamps use the same charger unit available from First National Battery. Different sizes, from a 12 volt DC or 220 volt AC single point charger right up to 220 volt, 204 point charger are available. Users can therefore rely on either single or multiple point chargers.
“The variety of chargers available means the lamps can be used by a single person such as a farmer or maintenance electrician, or for bigger team-based executions,” explains Industrial Product Marketing Director for First National Battery, Ntsumbeni Mavhungu.
Powerful lighting
A minimum 24 hour main beam burn time (or more than 50 hours on auxiliary beam) coupled with a relatively short charging time and light intensity of 6000 candela, makes these cap lamps the ideal illumination solution for home, camping, fishing, sports or anywhere light is needed for extended periods of time.
Easy pickings
Cap lamps have become useful in various agricultural sectors – specifically night harvests within the wine making industry. The lightweight build allows grape pickers working at dusk to get the freshest grapes from the vineyards, without having to carry cumbersome hand held torches that require batteries to be charged or replaced every few hours.
In addition, the design of the lamp allows the light piece to be attached to a helmet and the battery to a belt for hands free use.
“With a life of at least 800 - 1000 cycles i.e.charge and recharge, depending on the type of battery, First National Battery Cap Lamps are a cost effective and reliable solution to ensure you are never caught in the dark,” concludes Mavhungu.
Comments
Press Office
Announcements
What's On
Subscribe to improve your user experience...
Option 1 (equivalent of R125 a month):
Receive a weekly copy of Creamer Media's Engineering News & Mining Weekly magazine
(print copy for those in South Africa and e-magazine for those outside of South Africa)
Receive daily email newsletters
Access to full search results
Access archive of magazine back copies
Access to Projects in Progress
Access to ONE Research Report of your choice in PDF format
Option 2 (equivalent of R375 a month):
All benefits from Option 1
PLUS
Access to Creamer Media's Research Channel Africa for ALL Research Reports, in PDF format, on various industrial and mining sectors
including Electricity; Water; Energy Transition; Hydrogen; Roads, Rail and Ports; Coal; Gold; Platinum; Battery Metals; etc.
Already a subscriber?
Forgotten your password?
Receive weekly copy of Creamer Media's Engineering News & Mining Weekly magazine (print copy for those in South Africa and e-magazine for those outside of South Africa)
➕
Recieve daily email newsletters
➕
Access to full search results
➕
Access archive of magazine back copies
➕
Access to Projects in Progress
➕
Access to ONE Research Report of your choice in PDF format
RESEARCH CHANNEL AFRICA
R4500 (equivalent of R375 a month)
SUBSCRIBEAll benefits from Option 1
➕
Access to Creamer Media's Research Channel Africa for ALL Research Reports on various industrial and mining sectors, in PDF format, including on:
Electricity
➕
Water
➕
Energy Transition
➕
Hydrogen
➕
Roads, Rail and Ports
➕
Coal
➕
Gold
➕
Platinum
➕
Battery Metals
➕
etc.
Receive all benefits from Option 1 or Option 2 delivered to numerous people at your company
➕
Multiple User names and Passwords for simultaneous log-ins
➕
Intranet integration access to all in your organisation